Good afternoon, these are the latest Liverpool ECHO headlines this lunchtime.
Lime Street contract terminated as city braces for months of chaos
Liverpool Council has formally terminated its contract for the redevelopment of the Lime Street area after the company carrying out the work collapsed into administration.
It had been hoped that a buyout of NMCN Ltd may have allowed work to quickly re-start on the project, but the termination of the contract will now lead to several months of delays.
The project involves a major redesign of the iconic route, reducing it to a single lane of traffic in each direction, with more open space created in the area outside St George's Hall.
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A spokesperson for Liverpool Council said: "Liverpool City Council has legally terminated the contract for the Lime Street development scheme, owing to the contractor, NMCN, going into administration."
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Police shooting of woman in Toxteth was not caught on body-worn cameras
The shooting of a woman by police in Toxteth was not caught on the body-worn cameras of the officers involved.
A watchdog investigation has found the officers attempted to record the incident, which left Sonia Price fighting for her life, but the devices did not launch in time.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct, which found no wrongdoing on behalf of Merseyside Police over the shooting, said the force will change its body-worn camera tactics as a result.
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Man claims Mr Porky scratchings left him 'shaking and sweating'
Two men claim they became ill after eating pork scratchings which have since been recalled.
Daniel Roberts, from Wirral, claims he fell ill after eating a packet of Mr Porky's pork scratchings.
He said: "I’ve never felt so unwell before and it continued for so long that I had to contact the NHS. I was really worried when I heard that it could be salmonella.
"I’m still feeling a little off, more than a month on. I really hope that it’s investigated as I wouldn’t wish what I went through on my worst enemy."
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