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Keir Starmer wants to establish himself as a working-class politician, but many voters are sceptical. In a recent YouGov poll, 48% of working-class voters think Starmer is doing a bad job. Labour’s lead is also narrower with working-class voters than among the wider electorate. It is a sentiment that is likely to be echoed in… Continue reading Keir Starmer wants to be seen as a working-class PM. Deeds, not warm words, will determine that | Aaron Sharp

According to corporate records, Everton has paid almost £30m in interest charges to an unclear lender linked with a tax exile. The Premier League club’s accounts suggest that the charges reached around £438,000 per week, which is more than three times the reported wages of the club’s goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford. A controversial alteration in accounting… Continue reading Everton paid £30m in interest to lender with links to tax exile, documents suggest

Cunard has released further details about the Naming Ceremony of its latest vessel, Queen Anne. The event will take place on Monday, 3 June, during its introductory voyage around the British Isles. The ceremony will occur on the Mersey waterfront and Queen Anne is expected to arrive just after sunrise, which makes it the most… Continue reading More details released of Queen Anne Naming Ceremony

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy, and Liverpool will be holding a minute’s silence to honour the 97 people who lost their lives. The silence will be held on Monday, April 15th at precisely 3.06 pm, the exact time that the match was stopped. Upon the completion of this minute of… Continue reading Remembering the Hillsborough anniversary

The Big Bike Revival is an opportunity to get out and explore on two wheels. Cycling UK, a charity dedicated to promoting cycling across the UK, has partnered with two local organizations, Liverpool Cycle Tours and Cycling FIX CIC, to provide free events over the next two weeks in Sefton Park, Kings Dock, and Toxteth… Continue reading The Big Bike Revival is here

Liverpool’s sexual health services are blazing a trail in the field thanks to its innovative approaches in providing greater access to medicines and better testing for people in the area. The city has ramped up its testing program, resulting in a record number of people being tested for HIV and other STIs last year. This… Continue reading BLOG: Improving access to innovative sexual health care in Liverpool

ity going on,” she said. “I just didn’t know what form it was taking. I don’t think anybody did.” It wasn’t until after Gittins’ death that his flat, which he had painstakingly crafted over the course of 30 years, was discovered to be an extraordinary palace of outsider art. Comprising brightly coloured historical murals, handmade… Continue reading Ron’s Place: Birkenhead flat of outsider art granted grade-II listing

Liverpool has been selected to receive funding from a European-wide climate grant to support greening schemes aimed at complementing new active travel routes. This comes as part of the Sustainable Cities Mobility Challenge and has been awarded as part of a wider initiative to promote initiatives that are aligned with Europe’s climate agenda. The projects… Continue reading Green Liverpool projects chosen for climate challenge award

A national expansion of funded childcare is set to take place in the UK in the coming years, and parents are being asked to provide details of their childcare needs as a result. The changes will benefit working parents of young children, as well as parents of primary school-aged children. To ensure that these changes… Continue reading Childcare surveys – help us to support you

Liverpool City Council is opening up applications for up to £50,000 in funding for third-party organisations to provide support to domestic abuse victims in need of housing. The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has provided guidance on how to invest Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, which is the new duties… Continue reading Grants available to support victims of domestic abuse