内容摘要：But her journey into maths was not straightforward.

But her journey into maths was not straightforward.

Targeted financial assistance will be offered to all affected businesses and organisations located in the Hart Street and St Lukes Road areas of Southport with longer term economic solutions also to be assessed.Merseyside Police closures have been in place for a number of weeks while investigations take place and it is estimated that up to 20 businesses on Hart Street have been forced to close due to the police cordon.

InvestSefton officers, Councillor Atkinson and Council Chief Executive Phil Porter have all been engaging with businesses in the affected areas to get their feedback and offer support.US President Donald Trump has appeared to soften his recent comments on China and the head of the US Federal Reserve after recent clashes as he pursues his economic agenda.Trump said he has "no intention of firing" Jerome Powell after repeatedly criticising the head of the central bank, but added that he would like Powell to be "a little more active" on cutting interest rates.

Speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump also said he was optimistic about improving trade relations with China.He said the level of tariffs - or import taxes - that he had imposed on Chinese imports would "come down substantially, but it won't be zero".

The president's tariffs are an effort to encourage factories and jobs to return to the US. This is a pillar of his economic agenda - as is a cut in interest rates, aimed at reducing the cost of borrowing for Americans.

Trump has ratcheted the rate on Chinese goods up to 145% - sparking reciprocal measures from Beijing and warnings from economists about the global impact of a trade war.The new pay offer, if approved by the council's employment committee, would come into effect on 1 June.

Some of the lowest paid council workerin waste and recycling, passenger transport, and IT were facing a pay cut, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).

The council had recently brought a number of adult social contracts in house bringing with it a low paid mainly female workforce.According to LDRS, the union suspected the pay cut was to avoid the threat of a costly equal pay claim.