Bid to wipe Penny Lane off the map

Penny Lane - the street made famous by the Beatles' song - faced being wiped from the map because of its associations with the slave trade.

Councillors in Liverpool are considering plans to rename all streets named after people linked to slavery.

However, the city's leaders were unaware that this would mean losing one of its most famous and most photographed streets.

Penny Lane is thought to have been named after 18th century slave ship owner James Penny, who made his fortune in the industry.