Violence flared in south Liverpool last night as rioters took to the streets. Cars on Grove Street were set alight.

There were reports of hundreds of youths on the rampage along Smithdown Road. Merseyside Police said they had arrested six people so far.

Cars and wheelie bins were set alight there during the disturbances in the city centre, Toxteth, Dingle and Wavertree.

After midnight, police warned members of the public to avoid the Smithdown Road, Upper Parliament Street, Lodge Lane and Lawrence Road areas.

The clean-up operation in Smithdown Road started at 09:00 BST.