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MerseyNewsLive 1pm radio bulletin November 21 2023

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Jessica McGillivray brings you the latest MerseyNewsLive radio headlines at 1pm: https://soundcloud.com/user-621403500/1-oclock-bulletin?si=90d6681c16e34d8f94bf0ada60b68f89&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing  
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Birkenhead Royal Navy ship builders set to strike over pay dispute

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Ship builders at Birkenhead's Cammell Laird are ready to walk out after overwhelmingly voting to strike following a dispute with bosses over pay and conditions. More than 400 workers belonging to the GMB and Unite unions voted to strike, with...
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MerseyNewsLive is focusing coverage on health and wellbeing this week

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Here at MerseyNewsLive we are focusing on a range of health and wellbeing articles for our news coverage this week. We've covered subjects inclduing breast cancer awareness and breast cancer screening, alcohol awareness, football league designed for people to lose...

Mersey Breast Cancer Roadshow helps improve awareness of screening

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Be-Breast-Cancer is a group that has worked across Liverpool and Merseyside for the last few months, raising people's understanding of breast cancer and its symptoms as well as the importance of breast cancer screening. The roadshows have taken place in...
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MerseyNewsLive 12pm bulletin November 21 2023

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Jessica McGillivray brings you the latest MerseyNewsLive radio headlines at 12pm: https://soundcloud.com/user-621403500/12-oclock-bulletin?si=33180f5347cb41a986b0a36838537dd8&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing  

Ian Byrne tackles Everton point deduction in Parliament

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Liverpool West Derby MP Ian Byrne has made recent comments in parliament on Everton's 10 point deduction. The MP described the decision - after the club was found to have breached the Premier League's financial rules - as "grossly unjust". Listen...
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Two-in-five retail staff ‘abused, assaulted or threatened’ at work

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Research by a charity for UK retail workers reveals that attacks on retail workers are worsening amidst levels of in-store crime. Staff from over 200 retailers have spoken to The Retail Trust about the wave of assaults and theft that...
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Prescription cannabis users ‘criminalised’ despite five years of legality

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Recent research reveals prescription cannabis users are being forced to pay hundreds of pounds to access their prescriptions. Patients have also reported a number of other obstacles including a lack of awareness of the legality of the drug. Researchers Dr Lindsey...
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US Senator Bernie Sanders to visit Liverpool in New Year

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Former US Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be giving a talk at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall speaking about his recent book “It’s OK to be Angry at Capitalism”, on January 15.  The Senator from Vermont will present his vision of what...
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Still time to take action and get involved with Movember

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As the month of November continues, more charities and students across Merseyside have been coming together to commemorate the well-known month of Movember. This is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during November to raise awareness of men’s...