Cancer patients exercise

Exercise during chemotherapy ‘shrinks tumours’ say LJMU researchers

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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...
Thyroid awareness

The butterfly effect: Time to talk about thyroid health

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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...
FGM poster

3 million women at risk of female genital mutilation

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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...

Are these the best pancake toppings this Pancake Tuesday? Vote now!

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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...

Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em heads to St Helens this summer

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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...
Priest 1 & 2

Jamaica Making: An intriguing look into nation’s rich culture

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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...
Student girl

Students to pick up thousands in university fees as repayments are extended

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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...
Russia invades Ukraine

People of Liverpool react to Ukraine invasion as Russian forces zone in

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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

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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

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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,...