Drink-driving offences on the rise as festive period begins
With Christmas parties around the corner and festivities in full swing, Merseyside Road Safety Partnership (MRSP) are reminding people how to stay safe over the festive period.
Since lockdown restrictions eased in March, the number of people who have been...
Liverpool universities to go on strike this week
University strikes are happening again with three Liverpool institutions joining in with industrial action
From December 1-3, 58 universities across the country will be hit with strike action.
Three Liverpool education providers are taking part in the dispute: the University of...
Wirral clean up could take ‘weeks’ after Storm Arwen causes chaos
Merseyside is still dealing with the aftermath of Storm Arwen, which battered the region on Friday and Saturday.
Forecasters warned of flying debris, danger to life and travel disruption, with an amber level weather warning.
The Wirral was the worst hit, with more...
Fury at proposed changes to student loan repayments
Liverpool MP Kim Johnson has added her voice to the outrage surrounding government plans to lower the income level at which students will have to start repaying their student loans.
Charity encourages children to walk more to combat air pollution
The Living Streets charity has launched the WOW Walk to School challenge to help reduce levels of air pollution.
The national campaign is encouraging more children to walk to their schools. The challenge aims to reduce the number of congested roads and the associated levels of pollution.
The organisation found that...
Invisible illnesses – how the nation’s unnoticed suffering affects lives
A disease that affects millions of people globally, Lupus is normally forgotten and ignored. But October is shining a light on this condition.
Lupus, medically known as systemic lupus erythematosus, is a long-term autoimmune disease affecting the joints and skin.
The...
Concern grows for Liverpool woman, 48, missing from home
Police are appealing to the public after a woman went missing from her home in Kensington.
Man arrested and two cannabis farms seized in St Helens.
Officers have arrested a man and seized two cannabis farms from addresses in St Helens this week.
Liverpool’s Kim Johnson challenges Boris Johnson on fire and rehire policy
Liverpool Riverside MP Kim Johnson put a question to the Prime Minister in Parliament following the GMB British Gas engineer strike.
Today's Prime Minister's questions included a question from Ms Johnson on the government's stance on fire and rehire practices.
Last...
Hillsborough trial under way following 32nd anniversary
The trial of two former police officers and a police solicitor accused of perverting the course of justice following the Hillsborough disaster, began this week.
On trial are retired police chief superintendent Donald Denton, 83, Alan Foster, 74, a retired...
