The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) has announced ACC Liverpool, home to BT Convention Centre and Echo Arena as host venue for its bi-annual scientific meeting in June 2012. The meeting will welcome up to 1500 experts and exhibitors from Europe, USA and Asia Pacific.

Labour Party leader Ed Miliband was officially welcomed to ACC Liverpool by Chief Executive Bob Prattey as some 11,000 delegates descended on the city for the party's annual conference - the biggest ever event to take place at the river-side venue.

Readers of leading leisure magazine Conde Nast Traveller have voted Liverpool as the UK's Friendliest City for a second successive year.

X-Factor season is officially underway as judges from the hit ITV1 show arrive in Liverpool to find the UK's next budding star.

The Government has underscored its commitment to the green economy with two major investments in renewable energy technology, which was announced at a press conference on 26th May at ACC Liverpool, recognised as one of Europe's greenest meetings and events venues.