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  Liverpool's Ukrainian Community is praying for peace and the lives of their loved ones back home. As the Russian tanks continue their relentless advance on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv Liverpool's Ukrainian Catholic Congregation has turned to its church and the...

This week on Merseynewslive, we are hosting our first ever 'Wellbeing Week' where the majority of the stories we publish all have a health and wellbeing theme! The web team today are working on topics like thyroid awareness, period poverty,...

A student-led society at the University of Liverpool is developing a new initiative to help combat period poverty across Merseyside. Project Ruby is producing sustainable self-care boxes, with a view to donating profits to local charities, such as The Period...

Bibliotherapy is being used to help students to better their mental health and wellbeing.  Liverpool John Moores University's Counselling Service has partnered with the university's libraries and the mental health team to equip students with self-help mental health books.  The universities...

Research carried out by Liverpool John Moores University has shown how beneficial exercise can be during chemotherapy treatment for cancer patients. The study, which was funded by the Guy's and St Thomas' charity, found that those who followed a strict...

For as long as I can remember, I have suffered with something called hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) - a condition where my thyroid gland does not produce the correct number of hormones. The condition is one of two types and it...

A new exhibition has revealed the shocking figures on how many young women are experiencing Female Genital Mutilation across the world. The #ENDFGM exhibition was open throughout February at the International Slavery Museum. It Featured artwork created by the Savera...

As today is shrove Tuesday, the nation rejoices at the opportunity to stuff their faces with as many pancakes as they can stomach. People around the country absolutely love flipping their batter every Pancake Tuesday and who can blame them? An...

A star-studded cast are heading to St Helens Theatre Royal this August to perform the much acclaimed Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. The glitzy cast, headed by comedian Joe Pasquale, will bring Ray Allen's TV comedy from the 1970s to the...

Jamaica Making: The Theresa Roberts Art Collection at the Victoria Gallery & Museum A beautiful collection showing the rich past of Jamaica, D. Emma Roberts has organised the first all-Jamaican art exhibition in Merseyside. Jamaican Making opened this weekend, displaying over...