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Measles symptoms warning as cases rise and two die - full list
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (609+ words) Measles are extremely infectious(Image: Yasser Chalid via Getty Images) Parents are being urged to recognise warning signs as measles cases continue to climb. Two children have died after catching the illness this year, prompting the UKHSA to issue renewed…...
'We told pupils not to congregate at the gates, we want them to be safe"
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (696+ words) Michael Sutton, headteacher of King David High School in Liverpool(Image: Liverpool Echo) The headteacher of King David secondary school has opened up about the realities of running a Jewish school amid a rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes around the…...
ECHO readers share Scouse sayings their parents would say growing up
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (951+ words) If you grew up in Liverpool, chances are you'll remember your parents or even your grandparents using certain sayings to you throughout your childhood If you grew up in Liverpool, chances are you'll remember your parents or even your grandparents…...
Children in need forced to wait longer as recruitment struggle goes on
1+ week, 3+ day ago (874+ words) The meeting took place in Bootle Town Hall (Image: Emma Morgan / Liverpool Echo) Sefton Council is working with healthcare partners on a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) improvement plan and on the recruitment of new educational psychologists, after an…...
Mum's urgent warning as 'concerning' social media trend rises among school kids
1+ week, 5+ day ago (401+ words) It's quite a worrying trend among school children(Image: Getty Images) A mum issued an urgent warning to fellow parents after spotting a disturbing increase in a social media trend. It follows news the UK's social media ban for children…...
Inside the epicentre of Liverpool & England's child poverty crisis
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1405+ words) It's a blisteringly hot day on the streets that lie off the northern section of Liverpool's famous Smithdown Road. On each of the side streets, children are playing in the road, smiling as they shoot water pistols at each other…...
Britain's Got Talent viewers full of praise for 'beautiful' Liverpool performance
1+ week, 6+ day ago (763+ words) LMA are incredibly proud to represent Liverpool in the final(Image: LMA ) Britain's Got Talent viewers have all been left saying the same thing after LMA's performance. A spectacular 17th series of the show has aired over the last few months....
Health visitor shares 'normal' amount of times baby should wake up in the night
1+ week, 6+ day ago (510+ words) Babies waking up in the night is very normal(Image: Getty Images) Parents understand the challenge when it comes to getting babies to sleep. Initially, it's a constant battle for survival with newborns rousing roughly every hour for feeds and…...
New immersive trail set for Merseyside this half term
3+ week, 1+ day ago (296+ words) The magical installations are heading to Knowsley Safari Park(Image: Darren Creswell) A new immersive trail is heading to Merseyside during half term. Knowsley Safari Park will transform the attraction's Foot Safari into a playful world of fairytales, storytelling and…...
Channel 4 Your Song winner Chantel shaped by Liverpool - 'There's a creative monster in the pain"
3+ week, 5+ day ago (868+ words) Chantel, 46 from Liverpool was crowned winner of Your Song on Channel 4(Image: Chantel) Chantel, 46 was victorious on the first ever series of Your Song. She was awarded the "Special Performance of the Evening", which aired tonight on Channel 4. The new…...