Politics

The government has confirmed that the North West will receive £1.48bn from the Local Transport Fund from next April. The funding comes from reallocated HS2 funding and is being invested into new bus and train stations, better public transport and...

Wirral Council have approved plans to extend the number of roads in the borough with a reduced 20mph speed limit to more than 1000. The proposed speed limits are part of Wirral's contribution to the Liverpool City Region Road Safety...

People living in the six boroughs of the Liverpool City Region (Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral and Halton), have a choice of five candidates to vote for their next mayor on May 2. Here’s everything you need to...

Among the four elections across Merseyside on May 6 is the vote for a new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). The incumbent, Jane Kennedy, is stepping down, and four new faces are vying for the role.

Merseyside in the 1960s and 70s was hotbed of culture and activity. Not only did the city have their most famous export topping the charts, but one of their adopted sons was top of the government. Twice. Harold Wilson is...

The Government has announced that it will intervene in the running of Liverpool City Council after a bombshell report into the administration was revealed. Local Government Secretary, Robert Jenrick, delivered a statement to Parliament where he outlined the major problems discovered in the report and his plans for the future running of the council.

In preparation for the upcoming Liverpool City Region Metro Mayoral Election, Steve Rotheram is eyeing up a hat-trick of election wins. On the 2nd May the people of Merseyside will elect a metro mayor for just the third time, after...

Additional reporting by Tom Mourino Merseynewslive visited Chester and Liverpool to find out what people were hoping for ahead of today's Spring Budget. The budget is focussed on the 'four E's': Education, Enterprise, Employment, Everywhere. Does that match public priorities? The overall...

https://youtu.be/SDD5bfIkZGE 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...

Rishi Sunak has finally become Prime Minister amidst fears on Merseyside that he will do little to help the Labour stronghold. He is the first British Asian to hold the office and the youngest leader the country has seen in...