Your guide to travel, transport & more in Liverpool over the festive period

North East School Attendance Crisis

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Catherine McKinnell, the Minister for School Standards and MP for Newcastle North, highlighted alarming statistics that 1.6 million children across the UK miss a day of school every other week,

Should criminals be banned from pubs and sports events instead of prison?

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Ministers have proposed banning criminals from sports games and bars as an alternative to prison to free up space. We ask locals whether they think this is a good idea and if it would work in the long run.

House prices in the West Midlands have surged over the last decade

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A look at the West Midlands areas where house prices have risen the most in the past decade, with Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Birmingham, and South Staffordshire seeing the biggest increases.

HTW-STORY4A-100325- Our Properties in the North East good value for money?

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With house prices across the region always rising, are they still good value for money in comparison to other parts of the UK?

How important are dogs to people in Birmingham?

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Crufts 2025 has finished, but how do people feel about dogs in everyday life? Do they own one? Would they like to? And do they really deserve the title of man’s best friend? We hit the streets of Birmingham to find out.

London: Should criminals be banned from public spaces instead of going to prison?

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We ask Londoners about the issue of overcrowding and alternative punishment.

People of Glasgow share what they love about the city and how they would spend their perfect day

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We take to Sauchiehall Street to ask Glaswegians the places they like to spend their free time and what’s so great about the city.

People on the street: Football bans for criminals

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We went out into Manchester to ask people on the street about the suggestion that criminals could be banned from football games or pubs if rather than go to prison in order to cut down on prison overcrowding.

Giant Easter egg hunt to take over London

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Prizes will be on offer and it’s all for charity.

With council tax bills rising are we getting good value for money?

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Council tax bills will go up across Liverpool to the maximum amount of Five percent after being signed off by the city council.