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    • Saturday, 2 April, 2022
      UK business & economy
      England’s northern mayors seek to ‘defrost’ relations with Ireland

      Leaders of Liverpool and Manchester cross to Dublin, looking at ‘city to city’ diplomacy after Brexit

    • Tuesday, 21 December, 2021
      FT Schools
      Further reading

      Lira madness; working lunches; keep the schools open

    • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
      Terrorism in UK
      UK terror level raised to ‘severe’ after Liverpool blast

      Risk of attack ‘highly likely’ following second terrorism incident in a month

    • Sunday, 14 November, 2021
      UK crime
      Counterterror police arrest three after fatal car explosion in Liverpool

      Blast outside hospital occurred as Remembrance Sunday was being marked around UK

    • Friday, 23 July, 2021
      Edwin Heathcote
      Liverpool has been careless with its heritage

      The city should not despair about its expulsion from Unesco’s World Heritage list but learn a development lesson

    • Wednesday, 21 July, 2021
      Liverpool loses World Heritage status over redevelopment concerns

      Decision by Unesco committee condemned by local leaders who insist growth and conservation can work together

    • Friday, 28 May, 2021
      ReviewTelevision
      Liverpool Narcos on Sky Documentaries tells the story of Operation Rainman

      A semi-dramatised three-parter about the police’s attempts to halt the influx of drugs in ’90s Liverpool

    • Friday, 30 April, 2021
      Jim O'Neill
      The beautiful game of football is in sore need of a credible regulator

      Hare-brained scheme for a European Super League shows it is time for the UK government to act

    • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
      ReviewVisual Arts
      Liverpool Biennial lifts spirits and raises questions

      The UK’s first big arts festival of 2021 gets under way with a series of eye-catching and thought-provoking outdoor works

    • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
      UK government seizes control of Liverpool council functions

      Move follows critical independent report showing ‘serious breakdown in governance’

    • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
      Sebastian Payne
      Liverpool’s ‘levelling up’ is a model for other regions

      Once deemed a ‘hellhole’, the city has undergone an economic revival

    • Sunday, 7 February, 2021
      UK trade
      The UK companies seeing the upside of Brexit

      Despite the EU-UK trade deal bringing disruption and red tape, some companies report benefits

    • Friday, 11 December, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Lateral flow tests pick up only half of Covid-19 cases, study finds

      Sage releases research showing Innova procedure picked up just 48.89 per cent of active infections

    • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
      Liverpool mayor steps aside after arrest and questioning by police

      Joe Anderson to take unpaid leave until year-end while Merseyside force investigates building deals

    • Monday, 7 December, 2020
      Sarah O'Connor
      People understand statistics better than politicians think

      If the public are ‘sceptical and cynical’ about economic data, it is because it does not always reflect reality

    • Sunday, 6 December, 2020
      UK
      Liverpool mayor released on police bail

      Joe Anderson questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation

    • Friday, 4 December, 2020
      Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson arrested in bribery probe

      Police detain five men as part of inquiry into building and development contracts

    • Sunday, 22 November, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Liverpool rapid test trial aims to end need to self-isolate

      Strategy will be rolled out across NHS and care homes in December if successful

    • Friday, 6 November, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Queues and enthusiasm mark first day of mass Covid testing in Liverpool

      Government hopes to replicate pilot across the country in hunt for alternative to lockdowns for controlling the virus

    • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
      LexCoronavirus treatment
      Coronavirus/mass testing: positive diagnosis

      Spotting potential ‘spreaders’ could provide a vital route out of the crisis

    • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
      Coronavirus economic impact
      Liverpool to be first UK city to hold trial of mass testing for Covid-19

      Small businesses find regional measures more economically damaging than full national lockdown

    • Sunday, 18 October, 2020
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak ready to release ‘tens of millions’ to secure Manchester Covid deal

      Chancellor has told Boris Johnson he will provide more cash to end deadlock over tier-3 restrictions

    • Sunday, 18 October, 2020
      Coronavirus economic impact
      Liverpool given £30m to enact tougher Covid restrictions

      UK government is battling to convince local leaders to put in place new measures as cases rise

    • Saturday, 17 October, 2020
      Steve Rotheram
      Liverpool has been hit by both Covid and its mismanagement

      In choosing to ignore the experts, the UK government has put lives in danger across the country

    • Friday, 16 October, 2020
      The Weekend Essay
      The real red wall: Liverpool, Covid-19 and the north-south divide

      The city’s current crisis reflects decades of neglect by Westminster’s politicians

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