Jun
2009
Articles from 1st Jun 2009
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Chelsea v Everton FA Cup Final: The moments that mattered
Jun 01 2009 | Everton FC News
25 seconds: A Marouane Fellaini knock-down finds Louis Saha on the edge of the penalty area and he dispatches the ball into the net to put Everton in front with the fastest-ever FA Cup final goal. Read
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Tim Cahill calling for wise buys in market for Everton FC
Jun 01 2009 | Everton FC News
TIM CAHILL believes Everton must move wisely in the transfer market this summer to ensure they build on a season of further progress. Read
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Phil Neville: Everton FC Cup run shows how far club has come
Jun 01 2009 | Everton FC News
PHIL NEVILLE admits FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea has shown how far Everton remain off regularly challenging for major honours. Read
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David Moyes: I can still achieve my ambition at Everton
Jun 01 2009 | Everton FC News
EVERTON manager David Moyes says he is not interested in a move to Celtic or anybody else – as he still believes the Goodison Park outfit can match his ambitions. Read
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Marouane Fellaini: Early FA Cup Final goal wasn’t the best start for us
Jun 01 2009 | Everton FC News
MAROUANE FELLAINI admits Everton may have paid the price for their record-breaking start at Wembley. Read
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Chelsea response to Everton FC historic goal thrills Guus Hiddink
Jun 01 2009 | Everton FC News
CHELSEA manager Guus Hiddink was delighted with how his team responded to conceding the fastest goal in FA Cup final history by hitting back to defeat Everton 2-1 but admits he didn’t even see Louis Saha’s 25-second strike fly past Petr Cech. Read
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Next step forward could be hardest of all for Everton FC
Jun 01 2009 | Everton FC News
DAVID MOYES is acutely aware the next step could be the hardest one of all for Everton. Read
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FA CUP FINAL: Everton player ratings
Jun 01 2009 | Everton FC News
HOWARD: Good distribution and given no chance with Didier Drogba’s equaliser but could possibly have done better with Frank Lampard’s winner. 6 Read
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Chelsea 2, Everton 1: Mission Impossible ringing so true as Moyes’s men wilt
Jun 01 2009 | Everton FC News
AS David Moyes held court with the assembled media after an afternoon of heartbreaking disappointment, his flow was interrupted by the chirping of an instantly recognisable ringtone. Read
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Real Madrid set to make move for Xabi Alonso
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool FC News
LIVERPOOL are bracing themselves for a imminent official bid from Real Madrid for Xabi Alonso with Florentino Perez today expected to take up presidency at the Spanish giants. Read
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LETTERS to the editor and vox pop TV interviews are all very well, but the only effective way people can express their outrage at greedy politicians is by voting. This week you have your chance in the European elections. In the case of people living in places like Skelmersdale and Ormskirk you have a double-barreled gun in your hands with the Lancashire County Council elections taking place as well.
Jun 01 2009 | Comment
It is sad, but entirely understandable that the public’s anger will be the sweeping away many guiltless politicians. Along with that there is an almost total absence of discussion about questions affecting Europe or the delivery of services from County Hall in Preston. Read
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Peter Elson: We must improve the welcome for cruise liners
Jun 01 2009 | Comment
THE contrast could hardly have been sharper. Privileged to tour the splendid Holland America Line flagship Rotterdam last week, I was elevated nine decks above the waterline to view the equally magnificent Liverpool Pier Head waterfront. Read
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It’s looking good for the Derby at Epsom
Jun 01 2009 | Horse Racing
EPSOM expect good ground for the start of the two-day Investec Derby meeting. Read
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D’Arcy makes the right Decision
Jun 01 2009 | Horse Racing
EVERTON supporter Paul D’Arcy turned down the chance to go to Wembley on Saturday to follow his football team and was rewarded with victory at Haydock Park. Read
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Private Sector Partners says pathway scheme could undermine region’s economy
Jun 01 2009 | Business News
A LEADING business group says granting Greater Manchester a pathway towards a London-style city-region risks undermining 10 years of hard work on the North West region’s economy. Read
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Natwest/RBS loans £24m to North West firms under EFG scheme
Jun 01 2009 | Business News
NATWEST and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) say they have loaned around £24m to North West and North Wales businesses under the Government’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme. Read
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Young entrepreneurs remain optimistic
Jun 01 2009 | Business News
SIGNS of business confidence are evident among the next generation of British entrepreneurs, according to research conducted by Shell LiveWIRE. Read
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Forum of Private Business launches campaign to promote UK tourism
Jun 01 2009 | Business News
SMALL business lobby group the Forum of Private Business (FPB) is launching a campaign to promote the UK’s tourist industry. Read
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Employers find it difficult to recruit despite the recession
Jun 01 2009 | Business News
ONE in 10 UK employers are facing difficulties in recruiting the staff they require despite the recession, according to the fourth Manpower Annual Talent Shortage Survey. Read
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Full list of European Elections Candidates
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
Read a full list of European Elections Candidates ahead of the vote. Read
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Ellesmere Port Vauxhall workers' fears for the future
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
Workers at car giant Vauxhall told of their fears for the future today as they were warned it could be two months before they know if their jobs are safe. Read
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Liverpool man on murder charge after death at Speke house
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A 62-YEAR-old man was last night charged with murder. Read
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Liverpool's oldest pottery found abandoned in Crosby school skip
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S oldest piece of indigenous pottery could soon be on public display after it was discovered in the back of a skip. Read
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Parents warned to keep eye on children after boys rescued from Wirral beauty spot
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
PARENTS were warned to keep an eye on their children last night after two young boys had to be rescued from a Wirral beauty spot with “treacherous” tides. Read
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Four hurt in crash on Wallasey Road, Liscard
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
FOUR people were taken to hospital after a crash on a Wirral road. Read
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Will Ellesmere Port plant be shielded as part of new General Motors deal?
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
UNION leaders last night warned of “difficult times ahead” after Canadian car parts maker Magna International agreed to take over Vauxhall and its German sister Opel. Read
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Missing boy found dead in North Wales river
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A BOY has died after going missing in a river, police said last night. Read
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Tight security in South Korea after nuclear test
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
SOUTH Korea imposed heavy security last night for a summit with south-east Asian leaders following North Korean nuclear and missile tests that frayed nerves across the region. Read
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Betting on life
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
JON MATTHEWS, 59, from Milton Keynes who was diagnosed with terminal cancer has won £5,000 after a £100 bet in 2006 with bookmakers William Hill that he would remain alive until June 1, 2008. Read
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Britain’s Got Talent favourite Susan Boyle ‘gracious in defeat’
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
DANCE group Diversity heaped praise on singer Susan Boyle yesterday after their shock victory in the Britain’s Got Talent final. Read
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Award for Liverpool city centre redevelopment project
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A PROJECT which has transformed Liverpool city centre’s public spaces has won a major award. Read
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Prince Harry’s doubts over pilot training
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
PRINCE Harry has spoken of his self-doubts over being able to cut it as an Army pilot. Read
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Cheshire murder suspect tycoon is urged to contact police
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A CHESHIRE businessman was being hunted by police last night in connection with the murder of his millionairess girlfriend. Read
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Jobcentre vacancies
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
THOUSANDS of front line staff are to be recruited into Jobcentre Plus in an effort to get people back into work. Read
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Ex-drugs baron Howard Marks in candid Liverpool Q&A session
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
FELON, folk hero and famous author Mr Nice aka Howard Marks held court to an audience of 100 fans last night. Read
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Women can ‘have it all’
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
MARKS & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose says glass ceilings have disappeared from the workplace and women “have never had it so good”. Read
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“BNP style” mailing against Wirral Labour party defector
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL’S Labour group last night refused to comment on an email calling for help to hand out leaflets in the ward of a defector from their party – despite one of their own volunteers comparing it to “a BNP mailing”. Read
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s bid to block pictures
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
ITALIAN premier Silvio Berlusconi has moved to block publication of hundreds of photos, including images of topless and bikini-clad young women, at one of his Sardinian villas, it has been reported. Read
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Witness sought after woman dies in Wirral car crash
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
WITNESSES are being sought after a 25-year-old woman died in a road accident in Wirral. Read
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Wirral James Bond star daniel Craig is licensed to chill your tongue
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
DANIEL CRAIG’S toned torso has been immortalised in an ice lolly. Read
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Wirral MP Frank Field testing support for Speaker of the House of Commons bid
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
BIRKENHEAD MP Frank Field is canvassing support for a bid to become Commons Speaker. Read
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Liverpool pupils to be trained in Italy by world leading chefs
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
HUNDREDS of city pupils are set to be trained in Italy by the world’s leading chefs as part of a bid to bring an international cooking school to Liverpool. Read
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Gunman takes £5m worth of jewellery from Paris’s chic Place Vendome
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A LONE gunman stole 6-6.5m euros (£5.2-£5.7m) worth of gems from the Chopard jewellery house in Paris’s chic Place Vendome. Read
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Everton FC FA Cup Final: 10,500 miles couldn’t stop Evertonian Rob
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
EVERTON fans came from far and wide to watch the Blues at Wembley. Read
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Everton FC FA Cup Final: The highs and lows at Wembley
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
Everton may have lost the FA Cup to Chelsea but Greg O’Keeffe, watched as the fans proved real winners Read
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Thousands race for life at Liverpool's Sefton Park
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
THOUSANDS of Merseyside women braved the scorching heat to take part in the Race for Life event at Sefton Park yesterday. Read
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Last Titanic tragedy survivor dies, aged 97
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
MILLVINA DEAN, the last survivor of the Titanic, has died at the age of 97. Read
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Vets warn on disease
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
VETS are today warning of a “ticking timebomb in killer animal diseases” as one in five pet owners is cutting back on veterinary expenses. Read
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Warning on sharks
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
AUTHORITIES are warning surfers to beware of sharks off South Africa’s coast where 55 whales beached themselves near Cape Point. Read
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Scientists ‘fix’ defective cells
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
PATIENT-DERIVED stem cells with a genetic defect have been “fixed” for the first time in a move with major implications for future treatments. Read
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Gordon Brown pledges code of conduct for MPs
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A BINDING code of conduct for MPs will be part of a package of measures to “clean up” politics, Gordon Brown has said as he battled to rescue Labour from an expense scandal-fuelled electoral meltdown. Read
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Extinct bumblebee to buzz back in UK
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A BUMBLEBEE which died out in the UK in 2000, but survived in New Zealand after being shipped there in the late 19th century to pollinate crops of red clover, is to be re-introduced to England. Read
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Hat poll triumph for first lady
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
FASHION icon Carla Bruni has been named winner of this year’s Celebrity Hat Wearers list. Read
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Big Ben marks its 150th birthday
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
On May 31 1859, the construction of the tower, the great bell and the clock was completed and one of the most famous clocks in the world started keeping time. Read
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Claire House Children's Hospice: A decade of helping families
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
CLAIRE House was the first English children’s hospice to open 10 years ago, helping 15 to 20 children and their families cope with the strains and heartbreak of long-term illness. Read
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Wirral show to have sports demonstrations
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
ONE of the biggest events in Merseyside will this year be inviting visitors to get involved with sports demonstrations being performed by local clubs. Read
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Room to think
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A POLICE force may install “contemplation rooms” in stations so officers can “pray and have a quiet moment”. Read
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Fears over integrity
Jun 01 2009 | Letters
FOR much of my life I have been a voluntary worker for the UK political establishment. Read
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Le Grande Cirque clown Salvador Salansang on balloon disasters
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool Arts
IT’S handy to have a couple of strongmen on hand when you’ve run away with the circus. When they’re not pumping iron or balancing people on one hand, they can be relied upon to get you out of a tricky situation. Read
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REVIEW: Tmesis, Unity Theatre, Liverpool
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool Arts
WE WERE once two-headed, eight-limbed beings, goes the ancient Greek theory, brought to life in Tmesis, a captivating piece of physical theatre. Read
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Daily Post Arts Editor’s Pick of the Day: Monday June 1, 2009
Jun 01 2009 | Liverpool Arts
THEATRE: Liverpool writer Laurence Wilson brings his latest play Lost Monsters to the Everyman. Set in an isolated house, surrounded on all sides by a motorway, it stars Joe McGann and Shameless’s Rebecca Ryan. Three runaways seek refuge in the house of a recluse who is terrified by the world outside.Everyman Theatre until June 13, tickets £12-£14, 0151 709 4776. Read
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England calls for Rose and Stearman
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Tottenham midfielder Danny Rose and Wolves defender Richard Stearman have been called into the England Under-21 squad for the European Championship which takes place later this month. Read
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Federer focusing only on his game
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Roger Federer stuttered into the French Open quarter-finals on Monday denying there is any extra pressure on him now arch rival Rafael Nadal is no longer in the title frame. Read
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Jankovic: I let myself down
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Unseeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea produced the performance of her life to dump out fifth seed Jelena Jankovic at the French Open on Monday. Read
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Trio quit Bath
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Michael Lipman, Alex Crockett and Andrew Higgins have resigned from Bath with immediate effect. Read
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Legend O'Brien dies, aged 92
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Vincent O'Brien, perhaps the greatest trainer of all time, died on Monday, aged 92, at his home in Straffan, Co Kildare, Ireland. Read
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Federer recovers to take thriller
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Second seed Roger Federer recovered from going two sets down to defeat Germany's Tommy Haas in a fourth-round thriller at the French Open. Read
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Long energised by new chapter
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
St Helens legend Sean Long believes joining Hull next season will "revitalise" his career. Read
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Ancelotti eyes Champions League success
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Carlo Ancelotti is determined to end Chelsea's wait for Champions League glory after signing a three-year deal to become the new manager at Stamford Bridge. Read
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Hull snare Long
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Hull have signed St Helens scrum-half Sean Long on a two-year contract starting next season. Read
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Williams secures last-eight spot
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Second seed Serena Williams barely broke sweat as she eased into the French Open quarter-finals at the expense of Aleksandra Wozniak. Read
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Hoops make Martinez approach
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Celtic have made an official approach for Swansea boss Roberto Martinez, according to the Coca-Cola Championship club's chairman. Read
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Cole and Ferdinand miss training
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
England defenders Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole missed training on Monday as a precaution ahead of the trip to Kazakhstan for their World Cup qualifier. Read
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Posh snub Reading approach for Ferguson
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony has insisted that manager Darren Ferguson will stay at the club despite an approach from Reading. Read
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O'Driscoll to skipper Lions
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Brian O'Driscoll will captain the British and Irish Lions in their second tour match against the Golden Lions in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Read
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Lavezzi prepared to snub Liverpool
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Argentina striker Ezequiel Lavezzi wants to remain at Napoli despite reported interest from Liverpool. Read
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Bruce compensation agreed
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Sunderland have moved a step closer to appointing Steve Bruce as their next manager after a compensation package was agreed with Wigan. Read
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Edwards wary of Golden Lions
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Shaun Edwards expects the British and Irish Lions' next tour opponents to be at their "absolute premium" on Wednesday night. Read
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Chelsea confirm Ancelotti as manager
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager. Read
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Colly looks for Ashes momentum
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Paul Collingwood is intent on helping England's Ashes hopes later this summer by making history and lifting the ICC World Twenty20 trophy in the next few weeks. Read
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O'Neill needs more players - Taylor
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Graham Taylor believes Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill will have to sign five quality players this summer if the club are to challenge for a Champions League spot next season. Read
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Matterson disappointed at late defeat
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Castleford coach Terry Matterson admitted defeat was hard to take after Huddersfield snatched a 16-14 victory in Sunday's Carnegie Challenge Cup quarter-final with two tries in the last 11 minutes. Read
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Edwards wary of troubled Lions
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Shaun Edwards expects the British and Irish Lions' next tour opponents to be at their "absolute premium" on Wednesday night. Read
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England get green light for Olympics
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
FIFA have given the all-clear for exclusively English football teams to represent Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics but are expected to decide this week only under-21 players will be involved. Read
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Drogba will accept UEFA punishment
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has indicated he will accept whatever punishment UEFA give him for his outburst after the Champions League semi-final defeat to Barcelona. Read
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Nadal: Federer the favourite
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Andy Murray's serene progress to the French Open quarter-finals has not persuaded deposed champion Rafael Nadal the British number one is ready to lift the Roland Garros crown. Read
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Murray eyes more Paris progress
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Andy Murray set his sights on matching Tim Henman's 2004 semi-final appearance at the French Open after powering through to the last eight at Roland Garros. Read
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Hiddink: Blues boss must be given time
Jun 01 2009 | National Sport
Carlo Ancelotti is set to be confirmed as Chelsea manager in the next couple of days, with Guus Hiddink urging the Stamford Bridge hierarchy to stick with his successor long-term. Read
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Moore spells it out as Kay quits for Terriers
Jun 01 2009 | Other Football
MANAGER Ronnie Moore admitted Tranmere could do little to prevent losing skipper Antony Kay to League One rivals Huddersfield Town over the weekend. Read
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Ancelotti must be given time – Ballack
Jun 01 2009 | Other Football
MICHAEL BALLACK has urged the Chelsea board to give Carlo Ancelotti time to settle in after agreeing to stay at Stamford Bridge for another year. Read
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Tennis courts in Merseyside
Jun 01 2009 | Other Sports
WANT to copy your Wimbledon idols? Find out where the nearest tennis court is to you on Merseyside. Read
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Dwain Chambers is still winning despite ban
Jun 01 2009 | Other Sports
DWAIN CHAMBERS is adamant a ban by Euromeetings promoters will not interrupt his World Championship preparations following his sprint double at the Papaflessia International Meeting in Kalamata on Saturday. Read
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Bravehearts England can be the best – Collingwood
Jun 01 2009 | Sport Opinion
PAUL COLLINGWOOD has urged England to be brave as they attempt to end their long wait for success on the international stage by lifting the ICC World Twenty20 trophy on home soil. Read
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Blue Watch: Team didn’t do enough - but Everton FC fans certainly did
Jun 01 2009 | Sport Opinion
IF the FA Cup was handed to the club whose supporters wanted it most, then Everton would have spent yesterday afternoon parading the trophy through the city. Read
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Why David Moyes now needs his Everton trophy win prediction to come true
Jun 01 2009 | Sport Opinion
BEFORE his side’s FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United, manager David Moyes declared: “This Everton team will win a trophy soon.” Read
