MerseyNewsLive 4pm TV bulletin December 6 2022
Rachel Cowan, our MerseyNewsLive presenter, shares the top stories of the day and highlights for the week up to December 6 2022:
https://youtu.be/-XDdLw6mFOM
Nurses to walk out as Merseyside hit by more strikes
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced that its first strike action will commence on Thursday December 15 and Tuesday December 20.
Hospitals across the region will be affected.
It will be the largest walkout in the history of the...
MerseyNewsLive TV bulletin for LJMU Board of Governors 2022
Coni Harpham and Adam Tiffen present the top news and sports stories of the week at the 2022 Liverpool John Moores Board of Governors meeting:
https://youtu.be/VFUJPiFzXUc
Three day strike action to affect commuters across Merseyside
Merseyrail will be running a limited timetable starting from November 5 due to strikes conducted by Network Rail staff.
Strikes are scheduled nationwide, with those involved responsible for jobs such as signalling and maintenance under Network Rail. This results in...
Tributes to ‘sparkling’ Liverpool Philharmonic conductor
Merseyside is mourning the death of Libor Pešek, the Czech classical music conductor who was Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra from 1987 to 1997.
Mr Pešek died on October 23, aged 89. He was...
Liverpool reacts to Rishi Sunak becoming PM
Rishi Sunak has become the latest Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after being appointed leader of the Conservative Party.
Sunak won the contest after former PM Boris Johnson and leadership candidate Penny Mourdant ruled themselves out.
So how has Liverpool...
Partial solar eclipse seen over the skies of Merseyside
The UK was awaiting another astronomical event today as the country was expected to fall into a shadow.
According to experts, the further North you were, the better chance you would have had of seeing the partial solar eclipse.
A solar...
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...
Disability pay gap accelerating in the North-West according to new statistics
The disability pay gap is accelerating quicker in the North-West than the national average, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.
According to the report, the disability pay gap has grown nationally from 11.7% in 2014...
End of free Covid tests is ‘balanced approach’, says immunologist
The government has made a sensible decision in withdrawing free mass COVID tests, a Liverpool John Moores University immunologist believes.
From April 1, the vast majority of lateral flow and PCR tests in England will now incur a cost.
Dr Darren...
