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Maleka, Amina and Yvonne Meet the mentors are aiming to train more social workers from Black and diverse communities in Liverpool. This year sees the launch of a new degree programme at Liverpool Hope University, being run in conjunction with Liverpool City Council and spearheaded by the Lord Mayor Anna Rothery.  The institutions say that too few people from the city’s Global Majority groups take-up roles in social work - which has a significant knock-on effect for those needing care.  And to combat that shortage the University and the Council are creating 15 brand new spaces on ...

Likely Mayoral candidate emerges as MPs call for role to be scrapped Former MEP likely to be among new names on shortlist after party controversially removed previous candidates Labour's Theresa Griffin is a former MEP (Image: PA) Get the inside track on the political scene with Liam Thorp's weekly email, The Merseyside ReportInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noti...

This story is part of Black Ballad’s takeover of HuffPost UK, a week-long series by Black women on parenting, family, and our post-Covid future. Black women have revealed the shocking racism they faced in the UK’s healthcare system during pregnancy and childbirth, in a landmark study that sheds light on the country’s damning death rate for expectant Black mothers. The survey, carried out by lifestyle publication Black Ballad, with more than 2,500 respondents, uncovered stories of substandard care, discrimination and microaggressions that marred the experiences of many pregnant women. Fr...

Every word of Joe Anderson's statement as he accepts he won't fight to be Mayor again 62-year-old to continue to stand aside as police investigation continues - but says Labour will need a new candidate for Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson (Image: James Maloney/Liverpool Echo) Get the inside track on the political scene with Liam Thorp's weekly email, The Merseyside ReportInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related new...

'Black Women Are 5 Times As Likely to Die in Childbirth. So, Is It Safe for Me to Have a Baby?' Nadine White © Provided by Women's Health UK One writer goes in search of an answer to a question no woman should have to ask herself in 2020: is it safe for me to have a child? In the midst of this, one writer, Nadine White, asks a question that should be required of no one: 'Is it safe for me to have a baby?' Correction: a version of this feature, published in the Dec/ Jan 2020 issue of Women's Health, misattributed research