News bulletin: NHS nurses vote to strike, fines for dog owners, warm hubs expansion

🏥 NHS nurses in Merseyside have voted to go on strike following a national ballot in a row over pay and patient safety. The Royal College of Nursing asked its members to support industrial action as they launched the first statutory ballot on industrial action across the UK in the 106-year history of the union.

☕ More than 60 warm hubs will be proposed as part of Wirral Council plans to help people through the winter with the cost of living crisis. The warm hubs will provide spaces where those struggling with heating bills can seek advice and receive warm food and a drink.

🐕 On-the-spot fines for irresponsible dog owners are to be introduced for the next three years across Liverpool. The three-year order will prevent dogs from being off lead in eight city cemeteries and present at at more than 70 playgrounds and sports pitches.