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Liverpool-born Bill Kenwright, a successful theatre producer and Everton FC chairman for the past 19 years, has died aged 78. Kenwright was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and recently underwent surgery to remove a tumor from his liver. His death is a great loss to the football club as he had long been regarded as… Continue reading Bill Kenwright: Everton chairman and theatre impresario dies aged 78

During a recent trip to Liverpool, the author visited the Victoria Gallery & Museum to attend a literary festival featuring novelist Jonathan Coe. She then made her way to the Walker Art Gallery to admire Benjamin Robert Haydon’s Christ Blessing the Little Children. As she explored the city, she bemoaned the sight of a Hooters… Continue reading Liverpool is spectacular and sometimes strange to walk around, but how it can make the heart ache | Rachel Cooke

The acclaimed filmmaker Terence Davies passed away at the age of 77 after battling a brief illness. Davies was known for his poetic and evocative films that delved into his difficult upbringing in Liverpool. Despite the often-brutal subject matter, his films were interspersed with moments of beauty and joy. Davies himself struggled with self-loathing and… Continue reading Terence Davies obituary

Geoff Davies, a prominent figure in the Liverpool music scene during the 1970s and 80s, passed away at 80 years old. Davies was known for being an owner of Probe Records, a record shop and label, and also for his talents as a promoter. Together with his first wife, Annie, Davies opened Probe Records in… Continue reading Geoff Davies obituary

The Liverpool region has announced plans to bring its buses back under public control. The decision comes after mayor Steve Rotheram introduced franchising that will enable the region to set its own routes and fares. Liverpool is set to become the second area in England to overturn decades of bus deregulation after Greater Manchester did… Continue reading Liverpool announces it will bring buses back under public control

The detonation of a homemade bomb outside a hospital in Liverpool was the result of a personal grievance against the British state, according to an investigation by police. Emad al-Swealmeen, aged 32, made the device himself and detonated it in a taxi outside the hospital on 14 November 2021. The taxi driver, David Perry, managed… Continue reading Liverpool hospital bomber had asylum claim grievance, police inquiry finds

Liverpool saw thousands of people take to the streets as it hosted KyivPride, on behalf of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, in a march that reinforced the cities’ friendship. The relationship was first built when Liverpool hosted the Eurovision song contest on behalf of the war-torn Ukraine earlier this year. Edward Reese, a spokesperson from KyivPride,… Continue reading Thousands march in Liverpool as city hosts Kyiv Pride

Liverpool’s Museum is set to showcase an exhibit devoted to the late comedian Sir Ken Dodd. The exhibit, named ‘Happiness!’ after Dodd’s signature song, will display various memorabilia including his colourful tickling sticks, his ventriloquist doll Dicky Mint and writings from the notebooks Dodd filled with his jokes and comedic philosophy. The exhibition will also… Continue reading Happiness! Ken Dodd exhibition to open at the Museum of Liverpool

The UK government’s plans to house asylum seekers on decommissioned cruise ships have been thrown into disarray as two vessels were unable to find ports to dock. Although there were talks about ships being located in Wirral, near Edinburgh and London, the proposals have been refused. Sky News reported that government officials had to return… Continue reading Ports rebuff UK plan to house asylum seekers on cruise ships

The perpetrator of a shooting outside a Merseyside pub on Christmas Eve, which led to the death of an innocent bystander, Elle Edwards, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 48 years. Connor Chapman, 23, used a military-grade submachine gun to spray bullets at a group of people from a… Continue reading Connor Chapman jailed for minimum of 48 years for murder of Elle Edwards