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English mayors push for visitor levy to boost income from tourism

Group led by Steve Rotheram says introducing local tourism tax would empower regional growth

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves to announce billions in regional spending after Treasury rule changes

Extra investment lined up for schemes such as energy projects, roads and rails outside London and south-east

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool fans ‘staggered’ by traffic control measures in place at victory parade

Several in attendance say they weren’t surprised a collision could take place, with access described as a ‘free-for-all’

The Guardian - UK

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Liverpool parade crash suspect 'was drug driver who tailgated ambulance through roadblock'

Police believe driver of Ford Galaxy followed an ambulance into the sealed-off city centre before driving into crowd injuring at least 65 people

Evening Standard

Probe into whether Liverpool driver tailgated ambulance before parade horror

The city’s metro mayor Steve Rotheram said the vehicle should not have been on the street when it ploughed into pedestrians.

Evening Standard

Virgil van Dijk ‘praying for speedy recovery’ for those hurt in parade incident

A 53-year-old man was arrested after a car struck several pedestrians on Water Street, close to where the parade had finished, with 50 people injured.

The Independent UK

Liverpool parade collision driver believed to have followed ambulance, say police

Man, 53, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and drug driving, may have tailgated ambulance after roadblock temporarily lifted

The Guardian - UK

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‘Big question’ over how car was on road before parade incident, mayor says

Liverpool City Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram said four people are still ‘very, very ill in hospital’.

Evening Standard

Liverpool parade collision: what we know so far

A man has been arrested after a car ploughed into the crowd at Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool parade car crash: What happened, and who the victims, suspect are

Eleven people remain hospitalised after the car crash. The police have said it is not being treated as a terror attack.

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Four still very ill in hospital after ‘horror’ Liverpool incident, mayor says

A 53-year-old man was arrested at the scene of the football parade on Monday.

Evening Standard

Liverpool parade collision: man, 53, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and dangerous driving offences, say police – as it happened

Merseyside police say man also arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs; incident resulted in 65 casualties

The Guardian - AU

Kendall vows to give young people ‘chances and choices’ for a better life

The Work and Pensions Secretary was speaking at the launch in Liverpool of a programme to get young people into education, work and training.

Evening Standard

Travel time to be slashed between major northern cities as new train line planned

The route would ‘punch well above its weight’ say regional mayors

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Evening Standard

New Liverpool-Manchester railway line proposed

Mayors Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham, alongside former rail minister Huw Merriman, are urging the Government to support the proposal.

The Guardian - UK

Mohamed Salah: a bridge between worlds in Liverpool

The Egyptian is more than simply a role model in his adopted home, he speaks to the city’s broader mythology

Evening Standard

North West mayors sign deal with US space firm

Liverpool City Mayor Steve Rotheram and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham signed the agreement with Axiom Space.

Evening Standard

Prime Minister and Taoiseach pledge to work together ahead of inaugural summit

Sir Keir Starmer and Micheal Martin spoke at a reception at the Museum of Liverpool on Wednesday evening.

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The Guardian - UK

Tate Liverpool ‘flings open windows’ to first phase of £30m revamp

Gallery, whose success its director says others have learned from, is now expected to reopen in spring 2027

The Guardian - UK

Northern MPs warn of ‘brain drain’ to infrastructure projects in south of England

Labour figures struggling to explain benefits of major investment in the south of England to their constituents

The Independent UK

Dean Windass’ dementia diagnosis revealed as authorities urged to tackle disease

The 55-year-old was diagnosed with stage two dementia last year but it only came to light on Friday morning.

Evening Standard

Millions will still have £2 bus fare cap as mayors step in to extend scheme

The metro mayors for West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region have pledged to extend the £2 bus fare cap.

Evening Standard

Liverpool mayor honours legacy of John Lennon on visit to New York

Steve Rotheram attended a meeting between music leaders from Merseyside and New York to discuss future projects

The Independent UK

Liverpool Mayor says agreement for Friedkin Group to buy Everton ‘great news’

The Toffees are currently 19th in the Premier League with one point from five games.

The Guardian - UK

Britain has two kinds of buses – but the days of second-class services could be numbered

In some regions they’re a lifeline, in others an irregular, unreliable last resort. Labour’s plans will begin to close the gap, says journalist Laura Laker

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