2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (282+ words) Surely, then, Burnham’s rise to power and his emphasis on devolving powers from Westminster to regional bodies can only be a good thing for Merseyside. But while devolution is often presented as pure opportunity, there’s also a hidden danger for…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (317+ words) More than a million homes could be built around train stations in Newcastle if planning rules were reformed. Research by the Centre for Cities shows that 1.2 million homes are missing around inner-city rail hubs in Britain's 12 largest cities, including Newcastle,…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (549+ words) Abuse of RNLI volunteers is “wholly unacceptable in a civilised society”, the charity’s chief executive has said following anti-migrant demonstrations at the weekend. Peter Sparkes said recent protests had “generated deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding” about the charity, and condemned…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (666+ words) On a slightly soggy Monday morning at a bus depot in St Helens, there was plenty of talk about how history was being made. On Sunday morning, more than nine years later, the first of those publicly controlled buses left…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (247+ words) The first buses under public control in Merseyside have hit the road in St Helens. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) said the "rollout of the first locally-run bus services" in the area is the "biggest change to public…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (560+ words) Lord Blunkett has said he "deeply" regrets not doing more for Hillsborough families while he was home secretary. The Labour peer told the House of Lords that the decades-long wait for the Hillsborough Law could have been "shortened enormously" if…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (336+ words) With plans in the pipeline for tens of thousands of new homes and armed with sweeping new planning powers, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority appoints new interim director of housing and regeneration. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool City Region Combined Authority…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (156+ words) Autumn 2026 will see the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, the "Hillsborough Law", back on the move. Andy Burnham, the original sponsor of the 2017 Private Members' Bill from which today's legislation flows, has continued to push for its passage as one of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (796+ words) An investigation marking 20 years since Hillsborough gave campaigh fresh impetus. Guardian investigations correspondent David Conn has told Press Gazette about the role his journalism has played in the passage of the proposed ‘Hillsborough law’. The Public Office (Accountability) Bill, which…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (351+ words) as he takes swipe at UUP leader Belfast Live Mike Nesbitt has hit out at the UUP leader Jon Burrows in his resignation letter as Health Minister Mr Nesbitt resigned from his position as Health Minister on Tuesday night following…...