my problem is to stop another elle edwards, another ashley dale, another olivia pratt—korbell.i can be part of something that helps stop these kids doing these horrendous crimes, then i'm all for it. i'll do what i can. as we heard tim edwards say, his mission is now to stop gun violence on merseyside. our reporter lindsey prosser has been to wallasey, to speak to people living on the estates where the gangs operate, to hear how they're trying to tackle crime. for months, the woodchurch estate has been the focus of media attention. elle edwards' killer was repeatedly banned from the estate. this community does not want to be tarnished with a reputation for gang violence. it's a community that wants opportunities for its young people, a community that wants change. they're tired and they're fearful of how the estate is presented in the outside world. people are proud of this estate, they love the estate, but for years and years and years, they've seen services reduced, they've had their opportunities for young people — youth centres — closing down. the local leisure centre remai

my problem is to stop another elle edwards, another ashley dale, another 0livia pratt—korbel.ing that helps stop these kids doing these horrendous crimes, then i'm all for it. i'll do what i can. that was tim edwards, the father of elle edwards, ending that report the new barbie movie gets its european premier tonight. but its not the only toy story being put on film. mattel, which owns barbie, is raiding its stable for the big screen with movies based on toys, like polly pocket and hot wheels in the works. what marvel did for superheroes, mattel is hoping to do for toys, as michelle fleury reports from new york. it's the real world. it's the summer of barbie. why are these men looking at me? yeah. they're also staring at me. a chance to relive your childhood with one of the most hotly anticipated movies of the season. and my heels are on the ground. at the star—studded la premiere, actor and producer margot robbie channelled her inner barbie, expressing surprise at the warm reception. i'm even shocked. yeah, very shocked. and every barbie needs a ken. this one played by actor

there were five fatal shootings in total, they included the murder of olivia pratt—korbel, ashley dalerearms incidents. and it's interesting to note that, since this incident and since connor chapman has been arrested, the number of firearms incidents in merseyside has dropped considerably. and that is something testament to the good work of police investigators and so on, but it shows you that, in a particular location, normally in big cities, if you get a situation where you get gangs involved in violence and they have access to firearms, the devastation they can bring is just enormous, it mayjust be a small amount of violence over a small period of time, but it absolutely has a devastating impact, and gun crime in this country in england and wales is relatively rare, we have very strict firearms controls and laws, the latest figures for 2021—2, 12 people lost their lives from fatal shootings, a relatively small number compared with the number of people who are knifed to death, stab wounds, people who are strangled and so on, it's a small number, but it's so on, it's a small number,

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there was also a shooting of sam rimmer, ashley dale. the verdicts on the killer of ellie edwards, who, as you say, was killed in wallasey. so this is an issue that isn't just in one region that can be pinpointed down. it's spanning across the entirety of merseyside and merseyside. police have said that they're absolutely cracking down on this issue. they're going to do whatever it takes to make sure that every single gun is removed from the streets of merseyside . oh, yeah. merseyside. oh, yeah. >> and there's a lot of discussion now about how to do that you suggestions that that, you know, suggestions that we need more police on the streets. they need to be more stop and searches. sophie of course. >> but i mean, the real crux of the issue is where does the money come from? and that's, you know, that's where it really stems from. how do the police afford budget wise to be able to put more officers on the street? i think question, i think the real question, though, that's been , you know, though, that's been, you know, circulated mersey