UK news

Welcome to LJMU's first themed news day of the year! Today MerseyNewsLive will be shining a light on the communities that don't normally hear their concerns covered in the press. Stories of marginalized people across Liverpool and Merseyside will be covered...

National Coming Out Day is an annual day celebrated on October 11, supporting those who decide to be open with their sexuality or gender. National Coming Out Day was first observed on the one-year anniversary of the 1987 National March...

MerseyNewsLive TV presenters Jessica McGillivray and Charley Young bring you our round-up of news and sport across the region: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYaHthKiwezVk_b_1eSlKR4aGxZP9YF7b  

Commuter face rail chaos tomorrow (Wednesday) as train union ASLEF will be striking across the UK. The strike action will cause train disruption across the north and will increase demand on Merseyrail services, although Merseyrail itself is not affected. Train drivers...

Hotels are charging thousands of pounds more than normal to stay in Liverpool over the Eurovision period. An investigation by MerseyNewsLive compared hotel and other short-term accommodation prices and revealed an eye-watering price hike. Hotel prices were compared between the Eurovision week, May...

The LGBTQ+ community is coming together to share memories of the late Paul O’Grady following news of the beloved broadcaster’s death. The 67-year-old comedian, a big supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and known for his drag queen persona Lily Savage...

Merseyside Police Chief Constable, Serena Kennedy, has said the Casey Review into the conduct of the Metropolitan Police will have "far-reaching" effects on police forces across the country. Following the sentencing of Wayne Couzens over the kidnapping and murder of...

Hotels are charging thousands of pounds more than normal to stay in Liverpool over the Eurovision period. An investigation by MerseyNewsLive compared hotel and other short-term accommodation prices and revealed an eye-watering price hike. Hotel prices were compared between the Eurovision...

Merseyside MP Maria Eagle has called for an increase in the minimum height of car park barriers in a Bill being referred to as 'Gabe's Law'. The Bill is named after Gabriel Santer, who died after falling from Q-Park Hanover...

Women in their fifties provide more unpaid care in the UK than anyone else. New data from the ONS reveals that 19.9% of unpaid carers are females in the 55-59 age bracket, while males aged 60-64 provide 13% of unpaid...