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Rio Ngumoha drove a Champions League comeback at Anfield, with two goals from Alexis Mac Allister and one each from Ronald Araújo and Florian Wirtz.

Merseyrail runs replacement buses until 6 November while Mersey Ferries stay suspended with no return date.

Apple Corps plans a larger Beatles attraction opposite Lime Street station, with film sets and a Yellow Submarine viewing tower.

A Lancet Public Health study led by Liverpool and Manchester researchers finds the North-South mortality gap in this age group has more than tripled since 1981.

The water company and the university have signed a memorandum of understanding covering research, education and innovation, and a campus testing site among its features.

From Sunday 25 October, Wirral's buses run under public control for the first time in four decades, with more frequent and later services, new hospital links and a new Metro fleet.

Liverpool City Council's Cabinet has backed a new alcohol strategy running to 2032, with £70m of ring-fenced government funding over three years for prevention, treatment and family support.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is working with K2K and NVIDIA to test whether secure, shared computing power could help councils, universities and firms use AI responsibly.

Nearly 300 students have started at the University of Liverpool's new Bengaluru campus, the first Russell Group campus in Karnataka and the university's first overseas campus in over 20 years.

Daresbury life sciences firm Medcotec has closed a £2.4m round, backed in part by the Liverpool City Region Seed Fund, to take its single-use powder transfer valve to market.

The fourth round of the Liverpool City Region Community Environment Fund offers £350,000 for local green projects, with grants from £1,000 to £30,000. Applications close on 30 November.

Wirral Council's culture committee will decide on 22 October whether to adopt Libraries for All, a five-year strategy that turns libraries into community hubs with clear performance checks.

Future Yard and Off The Ground Theatre bring a psychedelic, Merseyside-flavoured Alice in Wonderland Gig Panto to Birkenhead, with eight shows between 22 and 31 December.

A University of Liverpool and UCL review of 19 studies found a 70% higher death rate among people with ADHD, with some evidence that medication lowers the risk.

Peel Ports Group has moved its chief operating officer into the top job after the former chief executive stood down earlier this month.