Liverpool Dock Star

Liverpool’s search for a Dock Star: do you have what it takes?

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The Royal Albert Dock is set to host a music competition this May to find the city's best emerging talent to perform at Liverpool Sound City 2027.  “Dock Star” is calling out to all musicians, singers and bands of all...

St Helens veteran makes history at 2026 London Marathon

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St Helens war hero and charity founder Andy Reid MBE defied the odds by becoming the first triple amputee to finish the London Marathon. Mr Reid crossed the finish line on Sunday after 12 hours, 34 minutes and 54 seconds,...
Melissa Blease, journalist and Francesco Mellina the photographer at Cafe Tabac

Cafe Tabac and The Post show rarely seen photographs of Pete Burns

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On a cool spring evening at Café Tabac, an intimate event hosted by The Liverpool Post showing rarely seen photographs of the iconic ‘Dead or Alive’ Pete Burns took place, featuring images of the star taken by Francesco Mellina...
A person leaves a polling station, near St Luke's Church, in Formby

MNL explains: What you need to know about the local elections 

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What you need to know about the local elections  The 7th of May brings the local elections to those of you in Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens and Halton. We know that elections and politics can be complex so Mersey News Live is...
Southport/Sefton Local Elections. Picture by Tamsin Keeney

MNL Elections: Ward changes for Sefton in upcoming local elections

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If you live in the Sefton borough, you may be voting in a new ward in the upcoming local elections. Big changes have been made to the borough by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE). Their changes are meant...
Image of a Polling Place sign.

Everything you need to know about the Sefton elections

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On the 7th of May, voters across the Liverpool City Region boroughs of Sefton, St Helens, Knowsley and Halton will be going to the polls to elect their councils. These elections are occurring in conjunction with the local elections happening...
St Helens Town Centre Sign

St Helens – a town still undecided

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For the Merseyside town of St Helens, the upcoming local election is bringing a clear level of uncertainty. For only the second time in the council’s history, all 48 seats, across 18 wards, will be contested on 7th May. This makes...
Brink Bar

Merseyside’s haven for people struggling with addiction

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The Brink recovery café and dry bar is tucked away on the cobbled avenue of Parr Street in Central Liverpool. The Brink offers a safe space for anyone battling with addiction or just making a choice to live life...
Former Foreign Office Permanent Secretary Olly Robbins attends Iftar.

Liverpool MP criticises sacking of Foreign Office chief as “plain wrong”

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A Liverpool MP has criticised Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's decision to sack Sir Olly Robbins, characterising it as "plain wrong". Dan Carden, MP for Liverpool Walton and a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, made the comments on...
Houses of parliament

Olivia’s Law: New law ensures criminals must face their victims’ families

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A new legal measure designed to force criminals to attend their sentencing hearings has cleared its final parliamentary hurdle. Olivia's Law, named after a murdered Liverpool schoolgirl, was passed by the House of Lords yesterday as part of the larger...