‘I’m a crazy fanatic of the music’
The Philharmonic's new maestro on life in Liverpool and the lucky meeting that gave him his big break
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The arguments for and against expanding Liverpool Airport
Plus: an art club for children in deprived communities and why arts provision matters in north Liverpool
Lewis quits Merseyside Resistance - and the story of the Florrie's first couple
Plus: the main headlines from the Convention of the North
The loneliness of conspiratorial thinking
Reactions to our weekend read, plus the rest of the briefing
Lewis believed Covid was a conspiracy. Now he's changed his mind.
‘It does hurt the ego to figure out that you’re wrong’
In a workshop in Bootle, England’s last barrelmaker hangs up his tools
Plus: a report into child abuse failures in St Helens
It's been condemned and saved many times - can the Epstein Theatre's new owner break the cycle?
Plus: the new Levelling Up white paper, and the rest of the mini-briefing
'After the sadness came the anger'
Are the authorities doing enough to help women who are abused behind closed doors?
'There’s always a chance that abusers will rediscover their victims'
We speak to a small - and highly secretive - charity that helps women to escape from 'honour-based' abuse
Is a 584ft tall skyscraper coming to Southport?
Plus: a report from Liverpool's anti-vaccine protest, and the rest of the weekly briefing
Liverpool's anti-German riots
How the sinking of a ship created an air of xenophobia in 1915 Liverpool
The arguments for Liverpool's mayoralty — and why the Caller report was 'sexed-up'
We speak to Professor Michael Parkinson about Liverpool's political crisis and its economic future
Will Liverpool voters get a referendum on the mayoralty?
Reports that Labour might be changing its position, plus the rest of our weekly briefing