Merseyside
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Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral and the city of Liverpool. Merseyside, which was created on 1ย April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, takes its name from the River Mersey.
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![Dramatic moment children are plucked from rough seas off Merseyside [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200630/2006301545-Dramatic-moment-children-are-plucked-from-rough-seas.jpg) Dramatic moment children are plucked from rough seas off Merseyside Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:34Published | |
Everton 0-0 Liverpool - a Merseyside derby draw like no other at Goodison ParkEverton's goalless stalemate with Liverpool was a derby like no other with no fans present, writes BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty.BBC News - Published | |
Coronavirus: Merseyside's 'forgotten street'The BBC's Ed Thomas visited one street on Merseyside that's reeling from three coronavirus deaths.BBC News - Published | |
Man who set fire to telephone mast amid false 5G-coronavirus conspiracy theories faces prisonMichael Whitty, 47, pleads guilty to arson over blaze in MerseysideIndependent - Published | |
Coronavirus: Mayors call for regional 'R' rates to be publishedGreater Manchester and Merseyside are still seeing high numbers of new cases of coronavirus.BBC News - Published | |
Coronavirus: Merseyside patient returns home after seven weeksFather-of-two Gerard Small spent four weeks in intensive care where he was placed on a ventilator.BBC News - Published | |
Coronavirus: Should Liverpool's match against Atletico Madrid ever have gone ahead?As Europe warned the UK about the toll of Covid-19, a Champions League match on Merseyside was allowed to go ahead on government advice. Now, writes Mark Critchley, there are fears this gathering of..Independent - Published | |
Litherland shooting: Murder probe after man shot dead at houseThe 20-year-old victim was shot through the window of a home on Merseyside on Tuesday evening.BBC News - Published | |
Coronavirus: Birmingham and Merseyside masts set on fire over false 5G claimsMobile networks say theories linking coronavirus to 5G are "baseless".BBC News - Published | |
Aintree racecourse to donate 10,000 tickets to NHS staff and care workersAintree donates 10,000 tickets for day one of next year's Grand National festival to NHS staff and carers on Merseyside.BBC News - Published | |
Coronavirus: Liverpool pub 'stayed open after lockdown order'The Orient in Speke, Merseyside, ignored government orders to close its doors, a council says.BBC News - Published | |
Bootle fire: Man dies as blaze engulfs housePeople living nearby were evacuated from their homes during the blaze in Bootle, Merseyside.BBC News - Published | |
Coronavirus: Wirral school closes after child's parent tests positiveA child's parent tests positive for coronavirus on Merseyside, prompting the closure of a high school.BBC News - Published | |
County lines: Police arrest 46 in raids across the UKThere were raids in Merseyside, Lancashire, Cumbria and Tayside on Tuesday morning.BBC News - Published | Coronavirus: Four new UK cases confirmed as cruise ship evacuees test positiveFour recently repatriated evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus in Merseyside.Independent - Published |
General Election 2019: Merseyside bucks national trend with Labour winsLabour has held 14 out of the 15 seats despite the Conservatives gaining seats across the country.BBC News - Published | Liverpool 5-2 Everton: Marco Silva sees pressure build after derby lossLiverpool pile the pressure on Everton boss Marco Silva as they send their Merseyside rivals into the relegation zone and retain their eight-point lead at the top.BBC News - Published |
Liverpool pile pressure on Everton boss Silva with derby winLiverpool pile the pressure on Everton boss Marco Silva as they send their Merseyside rivals into the relegation zone and retain their eight-point lead at the top.BBC News - Published | Kirkby raids: Five charged in drug and gun crime inquiryA total of seven arrests were made during the raids at four homes in Kirkby, Merseyside, on Tuesday.BBC News - Published |
British man Aidan James who fought against IS jailedAidan James, from Merseyside, had no previous military knowledge when he set out for Syria in 2017.BBC News - Published | Girl hit by car which had been shot at on MerseysideShots are fired at a car which then runs down a 12-year-old girl in a street on Merseyside.BBC News - Published |
Mischief Night vandals cause chaos across MerseysideFireworks and eggs were thrown at firefighters as they attended 34 deliberate fires.BBC News - Published | Liverpool Women v Everton Women: Anfield to host Merseyside derby for first timeLiverpool will host Everton in a first Merseyside league derby at Anfield in the Women's Super League.BBC News - Published |
Child dies on railway tracks in BootleIt has not been confirmed whether a train was involved in the death in Merseyside.BBC News - Published | Brexit: Sun boycott helped to cut Euroscepticism in Merseyside, study suggestsMost readers switched allegiance after tabloid blamed fans for tragedyIndependent - Published |
Champions League: Liverpool fans worldwide celebrate From Merseyside to New York, crowds gathered to watch the team become champions of Europe.BBC News - Published | |
