Anger as Airbnb prices skyrocket for Eurovision finals
It’s official! Liverpool is the host of Eurovision 2023 ... but the news hasn't been greeted with universal glee.
The city is holding the event honour of this year's winner Ukraine, which is not seen as a safe country due...
Merseyside warned of blackouts for first time in decades
The country could face rolling three-hour blackouts this winter under a worst case scenario if energy imports run out, the National Grid has warned, amid the highest gas and electricity prices in decades.
Merseyside is set to be hit the...
Liverpool Irish Centre to host festival events later this month
Liverpool's Irish Centre - a home-from-home for Irish people and friends of Ireland across the city - is launching its annual festival later this month.
The Irish Centre, on Boundary Road, has been open since 1997 and will be hosting...
Emotional Hillsborough play makes welcome return to city
A moving performance based on the impact the Hillsborough disaster had on survivors is returning to Edge Hill University on October 11.
Set in 2012, the play focuses on two survivors John and Steve and how they cope with the...
Liverpool’s new Royal Hospital opens its doors to first patients
Additional reporting by Coni Harpham & Ciara Bolton
After nearly five years of deliberation and waiting, the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital has finally opened its doors to the public.
Originally set to open in 2017, the project was continuously set...
Liverpool braced for disruption as yellow weather warning issued
The Met Office is warning Merseyside residents that strong winds up to 80 mph and showers will hit the city starting tomorrow (October 5).
The weather warning may lead to disruption, such as public transport cancellations and road closures.
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Furry friends take centre stage at Wirral dog show
Thousands of owners and their furry friends made the Mowgli Dog Show the "ulti-mutt" success last weekend.
The show followed on from last year's achievement in raising over £43,000 for Claire House Children’s Hospice.
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Nisha Katona organised the event at Claremont...
Full or overcapacity Halton schools can negatively affect education, says expert
The number of pupils in full or overcapacity Halton schools needs to be brought down, an educational expert believes.
It comes after seven schools in the borough had more pupils than places, data released by the Department of Education for...
Concern over ‘rollercoaster’ student loan interest rates
The student loan interest rate is expected to fluctuate significantly in the future, leading to uncertainty for graduates.
The Institute for Fiscal Studios (IFS) tweeted a briefing on the retail price index (RPI) inflation, suggesting that graduates are in for...
‘Only words and hot air’: Liverpool response to P&O firings as ferries restart operation
Protests have been voiced on the streets, at the Liverpool docks, as well as in parliament since P&O fired 800 UK workers in March, but little tangible change has been achieved.
An issue that unites the city, let alone the...
