The Luftwaffe bombed the Mersey-side for the fifth successive night but the pressure of the attack was less than the four previous assaults.
"Bombs were dropped on many places elsewhere, particularly east, north-east and south-west England, but there was no concentrated attack on these areas and the damage done was not extensive," said the official communique.
There was a brief alarm sounded in London, but no attack followed.
In Belfast the Ministry of Public Security and the R.A.F, headquarters issued a joint communique saying that a "small force of enemy bombers made a short attack on the Belfast area and other northern Ireland districts early this morning, One aircraft was shot down by our fighters and fell in flames into the sea.
"During the attack, high explosives were dropped. It is believed that the casualties were comparatively light, although some unfortunately were United Press,
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