UK police investigate after car ploughs into Liverpool crowds

Britain's prime minister, Keir Starmer, says the whole country stands with the city of Liverpool, after a car drove through crowds celebrating Liverpool Football Club's Premier League victory parade on Monday. Almost fifty people were injured. We speak to BBC Verify who are analysing videos posted on social media that show what happened. We also hear from eyewitnesses and members of the community.

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Presenter: Mark Lowen
(Photo: Forensic officers place numbered evidence markers at the scene of an incident where a car plowed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade celebrating their side's Premier League soccer title, in central Liverpool, Britain. May 27, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Vitalii Yalahuzian)