Every year a youngster is named as an honorary runner in the race at Aintree racecourse.

Ellis Cox, who was shot dead in Aintree in June, would have been celebrating his 20th birthday.

Whiston Hospital is the latest to declare a critical incident as A&E services face high demand.

The former fire station in Aintree shut when a new £40m fire and rescue training centre opened nearby.

Ellis Cox, 19, was shot dead in an industrial estate in Aintree, Merseyside, in June.

Four arrests have been made but nobody has yet been charged in connection with Ellis Cox's death.

The former inn, which is in a "state of disrepair", last served a pint to its community in 2013.

Police have not yet charged anyone with the killing of Ellis Cox who was shot dead on an industrial estate.