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More than £25m of council tax went uncollected by Merseyside councils over the last year

OVER £25m of council tax and business rates went uncollected by Merseyside councils in the last year.Read

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge

Liverpool Alder Hey hospital to welcome Kate Middleton for Valentines Day visit

LIVERPOOL'S Alder Hey hospital is set to welcome Kate Middleton for a Valentines Day welcome.Read

Mike Penning

Liverpool River Mersey cruise terminal ‘door is still open’ says shipping minister Mike Penning

SHIPPING Minister Mike Penning who appeared to shatter Liverpool’s River Mersey cruise terminal dreams has insisted that he has left “the door very much open” to future success.Read

Joe Anderson

Reread our webchat with Liverpool Council leader Joe Anderson

LIVERPOOL Council leader Joe Anderson joined us for a live blog earlier today.Read

High-speed rail

Liverpool high speed rail link plans quietly dropped to save money

PLANS for a high-speed rail link to the edge of Liverpool have been quietly dumped, apparently to save money – adding to the journey time to London.Read

Romney baby

World In Pictures, February 2 2012: Woman celebrates 127th birthday, Black Sea freezes and Mitt Romney wins Florida

WELCOME to the World In Pictures for February 2, 2012 - a collection of images taken across the globe in the last 24 hours.Read

Liverpool will be ‘collateral damage’ as Manchester becomes economic powerhouse in high-speed railway war

LIVERPOOL will be “collateral damage” in the government’s determination to make Manchester an economic powerhouse, one expert has warned.Read

Warren Bradley

Warren Bradley summonsed to court on perjury charge

WARREN Bradley will be summonsed to appear in Liverpool Magistrates Court in March charged with perjury after an electoral fraud investigation by Merseyside Police.Read

Liverpool town hall

The Debate: Does Liverpool really need an elected mayor?

A HISTORIC meeting at Liverpool council on Tuesday is set to vote to have an elected mayor.Read

David Cameron

David Cameron orders government investigation into Wirral Council social care whistleblower scandal

DAVID Cameron has ordered a government investigation into the abuse of vulnerable people in council social care in Wirral – describing the affair as “very serious”.Read

Lorraine Rogers

Crisis engulfs The Mersey Partnership after failed merger with Liverpool Local Enterprise Partnership

MERSEYSIDE’S tourism and investment body The Mersey Partnership does not have a future after talks on merging it into a new agency collapsed, Liverpool council leader Joe Anderson has warned.Read

Justice system needs more equality, says Merseyside's chief prosecutor

THE Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Merseyside and Cheshire region has called for a “rethink” on the way women offenders are viewed and dealt with by the criminal justice system.Read

Celebrated Liverpool artist’s £1m gift to students of the future

THE death of a celebrated Liverpool artist will pave the way for a new generation to study in the city – thanks to an incredible bequest worth more than £1m.Read

Riots panel member visits Liverpool for answers

A MEMBER of the panel set up by the government to explore why the August riots happened is visiting Liverpool today.Read

Liverpool river pilots to get international award

THE Liverpool Pilotage Services will be presented with an outstanding global award by Lloyd’s Register at the Town Hall tomorrow.Read

Kirkdale-based LA Productions starts work on new BBC adult literacy drama series

HARRY Potter actor Tony Maudsley is among the actors who have filmed for new Liverpool-made literacy dramas.Read

Sefton Council to pass latest raft of cuts

A CULL in lifeguard cover at swimming pools is among a £1.8m cuts package proposed by Sefton Council.Read

Education demonstrator John Moran in the Worlds Museum planetarium

VIDEO: Planetarium at Liverpool's World Museum unveils new digital projection system

THE PLANETARIUM at Liverpool's World Museum has undergone a major revamp more than 40 years after it opened in 1970.Read

Paul Rice, Spirit of Shankly

Merseyside football and business figures pay tribute to Paul Rice at Metropolitan Cathedral funeral

PROMINENT figures from Merseyside’s business world were among the mourners who attended the funeral of late Liverpool Commercial District Partnership chief executive Paul Rice.Read

Liverpool Garden Festival site

Liverpool’s Garden Festival jinx hits as management firm Groundwork collapses

LIVERPOOL’S much-delayed Garden Festival project was dealt a fresh blow after the charity tasked with managing the site collapsed into administration.Read