Thieves forced the shutters on the Coronation News in Coronation Walk during the night. They got away with a quantity of cigarettes and alcohol.

Anyone with information is asked to call Merseyside Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

When I was a boy Police used to patrol the streets at night, how have we come to this when the country appears to be so affluent.

I'd be looking for two brothers called Gallagher - one quietly spoken with big eyebrows, the other with a bad attitude and prone to getting slapped around a German bar.