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The fight to keep two libraries in two of Liverpool's most deprived areas: 'It would be a grievous blow'
A protest sign at Dovecot Muli Activity Centre in Liverpool
Libraries

The fight to keep two libraries in two of Liverpool's most deprived areas: 'It would be a grievous blow'

A charity took on two libraries when Liverpool City Council couldn’t afford to keep them open a decade ago. Now a row over funding threatens to leave deprived communities without them
From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today
Football

From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today

Football legend David James: 'I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool'
Letter To My Younger Self

Football legend David James: 'I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool'

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: 'The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool'
My Big Year

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: 'The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool'

The Piano's Brad Kella: 'I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams'
Music

The Piano's Brad Kella: 'I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots
Stock image showing a person reaching for a book in a library
Libraries

Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots

'Shocking' racial violence outside Liverpool asylum hotel proves why politicians' words matter
Knowsley, asylum seeker hotel protest
Immigration

'Shocking' racial violence outside Liverpool asylum hotel proves why politicians' words matter

Charlatans star Tim Burgess raises thousands serving coffee to help homeless people
The Charlatans Tim Burgess working as a barista to support homeless people
Music

Charlatans star Tim Burgess raises thousands serving coffee to help homeless people

My visit to Labour Party Conference brought home the underlying impact of poverty
Liverpool skyline
John Bird

My visit to Labour Party Conference brought home the underlying impact of poverty

Can Eurovision 2023 help Liverpool fight for a better future?
Liverpool Eurovision 2023
Eurovision 2023

Can Eurovision 2023 help Liverpool fight for a better future?

Police launch probe after Liverpool cafe serving homeless people for free hit with third break-in in two weeks
Paper Cup Coffee Liverpool
Homelessness

Police launch probe after Liverpool cafe serving homeless people for free hit with third break-in in two weeks

‘We had to turn away a man who hadn’t eaten for two days’: Liverpool café serving homeless people for free broken into twice in two weeks
Paper Cup Coffee opened last year in Liverpool to give homeless people free food
Homelessness

‘We had to turn away a man who hadn’t eaten for two days’: Liverpool café serving homeless people for free broken into twice in two weeks