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Liverpool's new leader issues 'be kind' message to the city with tough times ahead

Liverpool's new leader issues 'be kind' message to the city with tough times ahead
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Four important elections that could completely change Merseyside in 2021

Four important elections that could completely change Merseyside in 2021
We will have a large number of votes to cast this year after polls were postponed because of the pandemic
Vote counters wait for ballot boxes to arrive at Wavertree Tennis Centre in Liverpool
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Seven days that rocked Liverpool to its core

Seven days that rocked Liverpool to its core
The full story behind a week this city will never forget after Mayor's arrest
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It was a day that will be remembered in Liverpool for a long time to come.
An otherwise fairly quiet Friday spiralled into almighty chaos as news broke that the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson had been arrested by Merseyside Police as part of a corruption probe looking at building contracts in the city.
Here
political editor Liam Thorp looks at what came next in a week that shook the city to its core.
In newsrooms - both real and virtual - Fridays can sometimes be a little quieter than the rest of the week.

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