just across the mersey from liverpool, this place took the full force of the 1980s recession, as thepyards failed and unemployment rose and heroin and other drugs took hold. birkenhead is a deprived area. the sort of place we know can be especially vulnerable to drug and alcohol problems. but this is a community which is fighting back. and here in birkenhead, they've come up with this concept of a recovery village. what is that? a recovery village? there are already loads of different services here working to help people struggling with addiction, but now they're working together in much closer cooperation. so the rehab hub, the recovery cafe down here, and the place where groups meet for mutual support round the corner, they're all working on really close co—ordination to get people off the drink and off the drugs. it is organisations coming together as a collective on the wirral to work with a kind of shared goal. so we will do this test for you today. one of the main players here is wirral ways, a drug and alcohol service, and they're right at the heart of the recovery village. it

sanchez in gb newsroom a investigation is underway after a woman was shot and in a village pub on merseys eve , she died from on christmas eve, she died from her injuries in hospice . all her injuries in hospice. all three men were also taken to hospital gunshot wounds after the incident at the lighthouse inn on the

sanchez in gb newsroom a investigation is underway after a woman was shot and in a village pub on mersey side late on christmas eve , she died from on christmas eve, she died from her injuries in hospice . all her injuries in hospice. all three men were also taken to hospital gunshot wounds after the incident at the lighthouse inn on the world before midnight and a number of others are said to be injured . the area's mp, to be injured. the area's mp, dame angela , described the dame angela, described the incident as heartbreaking . incident as heartbreaking. millions of people the country will be tuning in today to watch king charles give his first christmas speech as monarch . christmas speech as monarch. charles recorded the broadcast which airs at 3:00 this afternoon. he and the queen consort have already attended the royal family's traditional christmas day church service for the first time since the death . the first time since the death. his mother, the queen. were joined by the prince and princess wales and their children while speaking earlier today. our royal correspondent camer

mersey the local mp has slammed it as detrimental to the town and tourist economy .ing migrants in the pm's ambitious plan to clear the asylum backlog. he's promised to end the crisis by this time next yean the crisis by this time next year, saying enough is enough. my superstar panel back with now. she is our sparky christmas spirit top mail columnist amanda alongside her the conservative commentator, the reverend kelvin and the author and journalist rebecca reid. today you saw the start of a fresh wave of strikes orchestrated by the militant rmt union boss, the grinch lynch, who seems dead set on ruining our first normal christmas. after two years of pandemic hell, despite reassure brits just last month that he would loosen his stranglehold over the festive season. so while the likes of the and sly news likes of the bbc and sly news have repeatedly given lynch an easy ride when other msm finally caught news today caught up to gb news today deciding to fight your corner this the scargill tribute act lost the plot in a series of car crash interviews, exposing his lac

mersey the local mp has slammed it as detrimental to the town and tourist economy .ing migrants in the pm's ambitious plan to clear the asylum backlog. he's promised to end the crisis by this time next yean the crisis by this time next year, saying enough is enough. my superstar panel back with now. she is our sparky christmas spirit top mail columnist amanda alongside her the conservative commentator, the reverend kelvin and the author and journalist rebecca reid. today you saw the start of a fresh wave of strikes orchestrated by the militant rmt union boss, the grinch lynch, who seems dead set on ruining our first normal christmas. after two years of pandemic hell, despite reassure brits just last month that he would loosen his stranglehold over the festive season. so while the likes of the and sly news likes of the bbc and sly news have repeatedly given lynch an easy ride when other msm finally caught news today caught up to gb news today deciding to fight your corner this the scargill tribute act lost the plot in a series of car crash interviews, exposing his lac

mersey side police has vowed to be relentless in its murder investigation of a 26 year old woman killed. 11 was shot at the lighthouse inn in wallasey village while celebrating with friends , celebrating with friends, family. the 30 year old man has been arrested on suspicion, murder and attempted murder. 19 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy . on suspicion of conspiracy. murder rail passengers are being told to expect significant disrupt into new year amid wave of industrial unrest across the country. they were busy at london's king's cross earlier due to the knock on effects of boxing day strikes . members of boxing day strikes. members of the tsa at cross country have been staging a 24 hour walkout as part of a long running dispute over pay conditions . at dispute over pay conditions. at least 60 people have died and thousands are without power as winter storms continue to hammer the us and canada. freezing temperatures and blizzard conditions have left many under more than four feet of snow. the city of buffalo, new york state , has been hit the hardest with

mersey side police has vowed to be relentless in its murder investigation of a 26 year old woman killed. 11 was shot at the lighthouse inn in wallasey village while celebrating with friends , celebrating with friends, family. the 30 year old man has been arrested on suspicion, murder and attempted murder. 19 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy . on suspicion of conspiracy. murder rail passengers are being told to expect significant disrupt into new year amid wave of industrial unrest across the country. they were busy at london's king's cross earlier due to the knock on effects of boxing day strikes . members of boxing day strikes. members of the tsa at cross country have been staging a 24 hour walkout as part of a long running dispute over pay conditions . at dispute over pay conditions. at least 60 people have died and thousands are without power as winter storms continue to hammer the us and canada. freezing temperatures and blizzard conditions have left many under more than four feet of snow. the city of buffalo, new york state , has been hit the hardest with

on mersey site.a village pub on mersey site. three men were also taken to hospital with gunshot wounds after the incident at the lighthouse inn in wallace village on the world just before the woman was later pronounced dead. good grief, right? well, the prime minister has been urged to drop to child benefit caps to lift thousands children out of poverty. a scottish party member, kirsten , says that rishi member, kirsten, says that rishi sunak should reserve his decision to back the to child limit on as well. it comes as households with more than children by universal or child tax credit is claimed no longer receive additional . irish receive additional. irish premier lee over at coast says he hasn't formed a view on whether the use of drugs cannabis should be decriminalised or regulated. it's after the justice committee recommended decriminalisation on the possession of drugs for personal use. mr. varadkar says he intends to establish a citizen's assembly on drugs policy early next. yeah well we you

ella's father, tim edwards mersey sign police read out the family statement she had this way about itone that knew and met al knew how special she was . her life was infectious . . her life was infectious. anyone who was a watts around her had a good time. anyone who was a watts around her had a good time . she loved her had a good time. she loved life and had so many amazing plans for the future. she was only just getting started started . crane nightclub where started. crane nightclub where three year old footballer cody fisher died in a knife attack on boxing day, has had its licence suspended. the decision follows an urgent meeting like birmingham's city council after police said , there'd been police said, there'd been serious management failings at the club. the suspension pending a full review hearing when a decision will be made on whether or not it should be closed permanently and has begun. three days of national mourning honour of football legend pele . the 82 of football legend pele. the 82 year old had colon cancer and died yesterday at hospital in sao paolo . widely rega