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An online vigil to mourn Sarah Everard and all victims of male violence was watched by hundreds in and outside of Liverpool. The broadcast organised by Reclaim These Streets Liverpool was held on Saturday 13 March at 6pm after the...

Merseyside nurses say their work through the Covid-19 pandemic is being undervalued following the announcement they will receive a 1% pay rise.  The BBC reports that some health unions are demanding a 12.5% pay increase for nurses for their work during the pandemic.  Sophie Fay, a nurse at Aintree University...

One year ago today, on March 11th 2020, the World Health Organisation declared that the Covid-19 emergency had reached pandemic status. The global death toll had passed 4,000 but in the UK the number of confirmed deaths was still in...

The founder of Merseyside Black Lives Matter Alliance has spoken out about the wider impact of the Royal Family's treatment of Meghan Markle. Meghan Markle revealed on Monday why she and Harry left their duties as Senior Members of the...

Campaigners supporting the arts in Merseyside say the government has not supported creative industries throughout Covid-19 and new plans to allow events to go ahead are inadequate. This week, Boris Johnson announced his ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, which includes four...

Tomorrow marks the three-week point since the discovery of a baby’s body on Brackenwood Golf Course and Merseyside Police are still appealing for any information regarding the identity of its mother.

Merseyside leaseholders are furious after it was announced that many buildings will not be eligible for government funding to remove dangerous cladding.  This comes as the Secretary of State for Housing, Robert Jenrick, introduced a £3.5bn fund to fix dangerous cladding.   Leaseholders say this support does not go far enough as grants will not...