Bottled urine, explosive vapes and drug dealers in business: a day in the life of a litter picker

Liverpool has a litter problem — but just how bad is it?

Dear members — there are certain things that feel too beautiful to be realistically attainable. World peace. Cigarettes that don’t give you cancer. A litter-free Liverpool. Today, we’re focusing on the last one: namely, why Liverpool has such a terrible issue with rubbish (did you know that this city has three times more litter than the national average?) and what — if anything! — can be done about it.

But first up, our news briefing — including tributes to a couple who died during this weekend’s floods, and new investment avenues for Everton FC.