Good evening, these are the latest ECHO headlines on Thursday, June 9.
Huge military plane seen circling in sky over Liverpool
A huge military plane was spotted circling "low" in the skies over Liverpool.
READ MORE: Outrage as French authorities say all CCTV from Stade de France final has been 'deleted'
The C-17 Globemaster III, owned by the military, took off from RAF Brize Norton at 12.52pm on Thursday, June 9, and headed straight up towards Wirral and Liverpool. The plane was then seen circling over Liverpool by an eyewitness at around 1.35pm in Bootle.
After circling multiple times the plane headed straight back to RAF Brize Norton, and after circling four more times, it landed at 2.40pm.
The C-17 Globemaster III is a long-range, heavy-lift strategic transport aircraft that can operate close to a potential area of operations for combat, peacekeeping or humanitarian missions worldwide. C-17 is capable of rapid, strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases anywhere in the world.
Outrage as French authorities say all CCTV from Stade de France final has been 'deleted'
Footage of 'extremely violent' scenes outside the Stade de France at the time of the Champions League have been destroyed, French authorities today confirmed.
Liverpool fans continue to speak out about their abhorrent treatment in the build up and aftermath of the Paris final by French police, match organisers and local gangs. An enquiry into the chaos is continuing in the French Senate, where Liverpool City Region Mayor today gave evidence of his own experience as a victim of crime in the French capital.
But in another shocking development today, French outlet RMC has reported quotes from the French Football Federation (FFF) which state that all CCTV from outside the Stade de France on the day of the final - May 28 - has been deleted.
Erwan Le Prevost is the director of international relations at the FFF, he is quoted as saying: “The images are available for seven days. They are then automatically destroyed. We should have had a requisition to provide them to the different populations, the images are extremely violent."
'Plates smashing' as man attacked with knife while he ate lunch in café
Armed police swarmed a busy high street after a man was slashed while eating lunch in a café.
Merseyside Police rushed to The Whistle Stop Café on Picton Road, Wavertree, at around 1.55pm on Thursday, June 9, following reports of an assault. Once at the scene officers found a man was slashed inside the café, and asked the ambulance service to attend.
The man suffered slash injuries to his arm and was rushed to hospital by ambulance. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Merseyside Police believe the attacker, a man, left the scene in a dark coloured vehicle. Eyewitnesses who work on Picton Road said it was "pandemonium" on the busy street after the incident happened, with armed police, officers and paramedics all responding to the incident.
