Students to pick up thousands in university fees as repayments are extended
Students will be paying off their student loans until they retire.
The Department for Education (DfE) announced today that undergraduate students will pay back loans over 40 years rather than 30.
The starting salary benchmark for repayments is being reduced to...
People of Liverpool react to Ukraine invasion as Russian forces zone in
The situation in Ukraine escalated today to what officials are now calling a “full-scale” Russian invasion.
In the early hours this morning, tanks, missiles and gunfire erupted across Ukraine’s cities, including the capital, Kyiv, after President Vladimir Putin announced a...
Liverpool professor warns of refugee disaster in the Ukraine
Ukraine is heading towards a refugee crisis according to an expert from Liverpool University.
Professor Erika Harris, an internationally recognised expert on Central Europe, post- Soviet space and the Balkans, says that the conflict threatens to cause a huge humanitarian...
International Women’s Day 2022 – What’s on in Liverpool
International Women’s Day is on the way, an event in which women have been celebrated around the globe for over 100 years.
Originating in the times of universal female suffrage in the early 20th century, issues of gender equality,...
Merseyside Crossfit athletes on course to prove they are ‘Fittest in the City’
Four women from Merseyside have taken the top spots in the regional heat of a major endurance competition.
The Turfgames ‘Fittest in the City’ endurance competition brought Crossfit athletes from across the North West to its Manchester heat.
Crossfit athletes compete...
Birkenhead workers vote unanimously to begin strike action
Workers at a Wirral manufacturer have voted unanimously in favour of formal strike action.
Unite members at the Wabtec Birkenhead site passed the motion for strike action following allegations of 'fire and rehire' strategies against the company.
Faiveley Transport runs the...
Liverpool’s Ukrainian community fears as crisis deepens
The Ukrainian community in Liverpool are fearing for their families and homeland after Russian President Vladimir Putin began his invasion of Ukraine this morning.
PM Boris Johnson has described President Putin as unleashing a "tidal wave of violence" against Ukraine.
Reverend...
Merseyside medical centre set ablaze after vandals wreak havoc
Huyton residents were shocked after vandals attacked a medical centre in the early hours of this morning.
Roby Medical Centre, on Pilch Lane East, was targeted at 2.30am.
The reason for the violent attack has not yet been determined but Merseyside...
Demolition of famous TJ Hughes site begins to make way for homes
The demolition of one of Liverpool's most famous stores has begun as it makes way for residential apartments.
Hughes House on London Road was a part of the famous TJ Hughes chain, which first opened in Liverpool in 1925.
The store’s...
Liverpool aims for two million minutes of reading to mark World Book Day
This year marks the 25th anniversary of World Book Day where children and adults share their love of books.
Across the city, events are taking place to mark the ‘You are a Reader’ theme as well as sharing the benefits...
