Is Liverpool a safe place for LGBT+ football fans?
In January, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that the ‘Chelsea Rent Boys’ chant - heard aimed at Norwich’s Billy Gilmour by Liverpool fans - is now classed as a hate crime.
This means that fans who sing this chant can...
Cricket team supports men’s mental health
At the entrance to Earlestown cricket ground, a white banner flutters across the fence and acts like a symbol of surrender, where people come to lay down their woes.
Held up by cable ties, the banner states in bold, black...
How Liverpool found fame and glory on the big screen
For over more than 40 years, Hollywood blockbusters have used the city of Liverpool as a location to shoot their films.
Liverpool's gothic, historic architecture is the reason it can be used as a double for period pieces and major...
Is Liverpool the “beauty capital of the UK”? Women’s spending on beauty treatments revealed
Women in Liverpool are spending an average £1,000 on beauty treatments every month, a survey has revealed.
As lockdown restrictions saw the doors of our favourite salons and spas close, the floodgates have well and truly been opened with ladies...
Listen to the MNL podcast round-up of the year
Listen to the MNL broadcast team's podcast round-up of the year, as Emma Carter leads the crew in their guide to the past eight months:
https://soundcloud.com/emma-carter-821421267/merseynewslive-podcast-round-up?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
You can also listen to the magazine and web team's podcasts here.
Looking back on a year of achievements – and looking ahead to the future
As one of our Merseynewslive news teams sign off and our student journalists get ready to graduate this summer, we look back at the past year in our newsroom.
Amongst looming deadlines and frantic job hunting, it can be easy...
James Bulger: Remembering the murder that shook Britain
Next year is the 30th anniversary since the death of James Bulger, yet the surveillance image from the case remains etched in the minds of the millions in Merseyside and across the nation.
To those who aren’t familiar, the scene...
International Women’s Day: Celebrating women in journalism
Today is International Women’s Day, meaning a celebration of women and a fight for a gender equal world.
Fighting for a world free of stereotypes and discrimination, the day brings all women together to #BreakTheBias.
The journalism industry has continuously faced...
Glowing new skincare business launches in Liverpool
Twenty-year-old student Erin Lilly has launched a brand-new skincare business in Liverpool, Skin by Erin Lilly.
Currently working from her home in Wavertree, Erin offers treatments from dermaplaning, and massages to blackhead removal.
The hour-long dermaplaning session costs £20 and includes...
What are you giving up for Lent?
Following the celebrations of pancake Tuesday, many people have decided to get involved with Lent this year.
The 40-day period is a chance for Christians to reflect on the events leading up to Easter, but for some it is not...