MAYDAY! Scorching temperatures across Liverpool
Liverpool has seen boiling temperatures today as a record broke in London where it was the warmest start to May on record.
The Met Office has confirmed this, after temperatures hit 28 degrees at Kew Gardens in south west London....
Runcorn voters head to polls in Starmer’s first by-election test
Voters in Runcorn and Helsby head to the polls this Thursday for the first by-election of the current parliament. With 15 candidates in the running, the Labour-held constituency may be under threat as a tight battle is expected.
The constituency...
Liverpool’s LGBTQ+ community reacts to “scary” Supreme Court ruling
Liverpool's LGBTQ+ community gathered in the city centre this weekend as part of a national day of action in response to the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a woman.
Protesters told Mersey News Live that the court judgement,...
Campaigners criticise delays to ‘Hillsborough Law’
Hillsborough campaigners have expressed frustration about new delays to a promised law designed to prevent cover-ups by police and other public bodies.
Last week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer cancelled a meeting with relatives of the Hillsborough victims.
On Friday, a...
Merseyrail cleaners reach deal to avoid Ladies Day strike
A union representing outsourced cleaners on Merseyrail has announced that it will suspend proposed strike actions set to take place over Aintree Ladies Day.
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, known as RMT announced plans to strike...
“Prices will increase” as a result of Trump’s Trade War says Liverpool economist.
A Liverpool economist has said that America's US Trade War being could create a world not seen since the 1930s’ Great Depression.
The Trump administration has imposed a 25% tax increase on steel and aluminium exports as well as products...
Runner goes shirtless in freezing conditions to conquer body anxiety
A local man has been running shirtless in the recent freezing weather to conquer his body anxiety and raise awareness for the issue, known as dysmorphia.
Stephen Melling, who originally started running as a part of his recovery from drug...
Merseyside charity launches UK’s first modern slavery risk checker
Modern slavery charity Causeway have launched a cutting-edge self-assessment risk checker.
The ‘Exploitation Risk Checker’ allows individuals to answer a series of questions to see if they may be experiencing, or at risk of, criminal or sexual exploitation. A UK...
You’ll never guess what these lecturers are doing in their lunch break
University lecturers at LJMU have taken up the ukulele in order to unwind during their lunch breaks.
Timothy Nichol set up the group as a way for faculty staff to relax and try something new during their free time.
He said:...
Diabetes alert: As temperatures drop, so can blood sugar levels
With the UK's temperatures falling, diabetics are at a higher chance of fluctuation in blood sugar levels.
Diabetes is when your body cannot produce or effectively use the right amount of insulin. Insulin is produced by your pancreas and used...
