Campaigners react as parliament votes against making misogyny a hate crime
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MPs have voted against making misogyny a hate crime, despite a record 63,136 rape cases being reported last year.
Here is Joe Foley with more information.
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Liverpool moves closer towards public bus services
Liverpool City Region has taken the first steps into transport reform and aims to put bus services back into public control.
Local leaders of the combined authority voted through the changes last week, confirming the move to a London-style business...
Hundreds gather in Liverpool to protest against the enforcement of vaccines
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According to government figures around 139 million COVID-19 vaccinations have now been administered across all 4 nations of the UK as part of the largest vaccination programme in British history.
While the latest NHS figures show nearly 60% of the...
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...
Living with Lupus: My Mother and I
My name is Gio'vanna Thompson and in 2005 my life changed forever, when my mother Audrey was diagnosed with SLE Lupus. She'd been ill for months always tired, aching, losing weight.
Then one night she collapsed on the stairs and...
How did medical students cope during Covid-19 pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic was ‘scary’ for medical and nursing students as they felt their education being compromised.
The first wave of the pandemic hit the nation with fear and uncertainty.
With advice to not leave our homes and a ban on...
Latest issue of our sister magazine MerseyNewsLive available now
Keeping a healthy body and mind is very important to everyone, across Mersey News Live’s website and magazine we’re bringing you everything to do with health, writes health reporter LUKE POLLITT.
To kick things off this week, Ellie reports on...
Liverpool ‘Save the NHS’ activists protest over new health and care bill
NHS activists, trade union officials and members of the public marched through the streets of Liverpool to protest against the Health and Care Bill.
A National Day of Action on Saturday saw Liverpool city centre emblazoned with banners, impassioned speeches...
At-home chemotherapy treatment ramps up in North Liverpool
A chemotherapy treatment centre has opened up in Aintree, allowing patients in North Liverpool to receive at-home treatment.
Patients from Sefton are also set to benefit from the new facility, as it is much closer to them.
Chemotherapy can be an...
Police urge community groups to apply for cash fund as deadline nears
Merseyside Police are reminding anyone interested in applying for funding for community projects to get their applications in soon as the closing date is getting nearer.
The Community Cashback Fund scheme, which was launched in February, invites local community groups...