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2013
Articles from 3rd Jan 2013
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Newcastle 1 Everton FC 2 - Leighton Baines inspires tremendous EFC victory
Jan 03 2013 | Everton FC News
VICTOR ANICHEBE fired Everton back into the Premier League’s European challenging spots with his first touch of the ball at St James Park. Read
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Leighton Baines confident Everton FC can cope with missing players
Jan 03 2013 | Everton FC News
LEIGHTON BAINES is confident Everton’s ability to “find a way” means they can overcome their New Year injury crisis. Read
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Nic Davies’ Blue Watch: Chelsea defeat highlighted Everton FC’s strengths – and their weaknesses
Jan 03 2013 | Everton FC News
SUNDAY’S defeat to Chelsea highlighted both Everton’s ability to compete at the top of the table and also the squad’s shortcomings, particularly in terms of depth. Read
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Everton FC’s last five FA Cup third round ties
Jan 03 2013 | Everton FC News
January 2012 Everton 2 Tamworth 0 Read
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Liverpool FC 3 Sunderland 0 - Luis Suarez sets standard for Sturridge to follow
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool FC News
ADDRESSING supporters in the matchday programme, Brendan Rodgers declared the start of 2013 would allow the opportunity to create new dreams and memories. Read
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Liverpool FC signing Daniel Sturridge on 'last chance' at elite club says Brendan Rodgers
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool FC News
BRENDAN RODGERS has warned Daniel Sturridge he is on his “last chance” at an elite club after the striker watched his new team-mates demolish Sunderland. Read
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Liverpool FC £12m striker Daniel Sturridge humbled to join club
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool FC News
DANIEL STURRIDGE declared he is at “humongous” Liverpool for the long haul – with the striker’s arrival set to spark a busy transfer window for Brendan Rodgers. Read
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Liverpool FC’s last five FA Cup third round matches
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool FC News
January 2012 Liverpool 5 Oldham Athletic 1 Read
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Police injured in new flag riots
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Eight police officers have been injured by rioting loyalists in east Belfast. Read
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Last Jarrow marcher dies aged 96
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The last survivor of the Jarrow March, a famous protest against unemployment and poverty during the Great Depression of the 1930s, has died. Read
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Police attacked in new flag protest
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Loyalists have attacked police in east Belfast in a new outbreak of street disorder linked to protests against the decision to restrict the flying of the Union Flag above the City Hall. Read
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Charity slams food bank critic
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A charity that provides almost 300 food banks across the UK has criticised comments made by a Tory councillor questioning the need for the resource. Read
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£10,000 reward over organist murder
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A £10,000 reward has been offered to help track down the killer or killers of a church organist who died after he was attacked on Christmas Eve. Read
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Norovirus triggers blood shortage
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The NHS has made an urgent appeal for O Negative blood donors after the norovirus outbreak and the festive period caused a drop in donations. Read
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PM rejects pensioner payment cuts
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron has rejected calls to means-test winter fuel payments, insisting he would stick to an election pledge not to cut state help for pensioners. Read
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Two fall in after bridge collapses
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Two people have been taken to hospital after falling into flood waters when a bridge collapsed. Read
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Increased future flooding 'likely'
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The UK experienced its second wettest year on record last year, with warnings the country faces a future of increasing downpours and floods as the climate changes. Read
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Taliban chief killed by US drone
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A senior Taliban commander has been killed in a US drone strike on north-west Pakistan, intelligence officials have said. Read
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Al Qaida suspect extradited to US
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
An alleged al Qaida operative accused of planning to launch terror attacks worldwide has been extradited from the UK to the United States, Scotland Yard has said. Read
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PM rebuffs Argentina over Falklands
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The Prime Minister has said the future of the Falkland Islands is up to the people who live there - not Argentina. Read
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Misconduct probe for Weeting police
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Five police officers and a member of civilian staff involved in the phone hacking probe have faced misconduct allegations, it has been revealed. Read
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Appointment enables Malala to stay
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The family of a girl shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting women's rights will be able to stay in the UK following an announcement by the Pakistani High Commission. Read
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Five charged over Delhi gang rape
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Authorities have filed rape and murder charges against five men accused of the gang rape of a 23-year-old university student on a New Delhi bus.The crime has horrified Indians and provoked a national debate about the treatment of women. Read
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'Disruptive' women force diversion
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A British Airways plane had to divert on a flight to North Africa following alleged drunken behaviour by two women passengers. Read
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Locked-in syndrome appeal allowed
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The family of locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson has won permission to continue his right-to-die campaign by appealing against a High Court ruling that went against him. Read
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Men charged over Delhi gang rape
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Indian police have filed rape and murder charges against five men accused in the gang rape of a woman on a New Delhi bus. Read
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Availability of mortgages increases
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Mortgage availability has surged and is expected to continue rising this year in the clearest signal yet that efforts to free up credit are working. Read
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Man held on Nepal war torture claim
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A 46-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of torture carried out during the civil war in Nepal, Scotland Yard said. Read
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University applications slump again
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The number of UK students applying to university has slumped for the second year in a row, official figures show. Read
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Last year second wettest on record
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Last year was the second wettest year across the UK in records dating back more than a century to 1910, the Met Office has revealed. Read
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Three dead in Switzerland shooting
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A gunman armed with an old-model military rifle has shot and killed three women and injured two men in a Swiss village, and was then arrested by officers who shot and injured him. Read
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Benefits link to exercise plan
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Overweight benefit claimants could have their money docked if they refuse exercise regimes prescribed by doctors under pioneering council plans. Read
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Working class boys university call
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Universities should recruit more white, working class boys in the same way they target students from other disadvantaged groups, it will be suggested. Read
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Transmitter fire affects broadcasts
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A fire at a transmitter site has affected television and radio broadcasts to thousands of homes. Read
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US drone strikes kill top militant
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Two US drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal regions bordering Afghanistan have killed 13 people, including a top militant commander who had a truce with the military, intelligence officials said. Read
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Morning news headlines for January 3, 2013
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A MAN accused of shooting dead British tourist Stephen Ashton in Thailand is expected to appear in court today; Jim Davidson “vigorously denies” allegations made against him by two women, his solicitor said and a former minister has said the majority of pensioners should see their winter fuel allowance cut to help fund a reformed system of care for the elderly. Read
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Three killed in Swiss shooting
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A gunman has shot and killed three people and injured another two in a Swiss village, police said. Read
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House prices down 1% during 2012
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
House prices fell by 0.1% month-on-month in December and they are likely to remain flat or edge lower still during 2013, Nationwide has said. Read
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Call to curb winter fuel payments
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The majority of pensioners should see their winter fuel allowance cut to help fund a reformed system of care for the elderly, a former minister has said. Read
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Working-class boys university call
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Universities should recruit more white, working-class boys in the same way they target students from other disadvantaged groups, it will be suggested. Read
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Clinton home after clot treatment
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has left a New York hospital, three days after doctors discovered a blood clot in her head. Read
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Man due in court over Thai death
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A man accused of shooting dead a British holidaymaker during a New Year's Eve party in Thailand is expected to appear in court. Read
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Killer found after hospital escape
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A convicted killer dubbed the Black Dog Strangler who escaped from a secure hospital has been found, police said. Read
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Break up banks, urges think-tank
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Banks should be broken up to help stimulate competition in the financial sector and cut the costs of services to customers, a think-tank has said. Read
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Mediator plea to separating couples
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Separating couples have been urged to consider third-party mediators in a bid to avoid "traumatic" courtroom battles at a time when the number of broken marriages is expected to peak. Read
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£30m business loans boost for young
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Thousands more young people could get Dragons Den-style Government loans to help them turn business ideas into reality, David Cameron has announced. Read
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Families not told of benefit change
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
"Extensive" media activity is being employed to inform people of the imminent changes to child benefit, the Government said, as it was revealed almost a third of families affected by the new means-tested rules had not been formally contacted. Read
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Gary Bainbridge: Run for the hills
Jan 03 2013 | Comment
I FOUND myself having to go for a run this week. I can scarcely believe that I have just typed the previous sentence. Read
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Mr Brocklebank: Oyez! Oyez! Mr B’s 2012 dishonours list
Jan 03 2013 | Comment
MR BROCKLEBANK’S American counterpart Bill Vaughan once said: “An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” Read
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Stock Market report: January 3, 2013
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
A buoyant Christmas trading update from fashion chain Next ensured a solid session for retailers as the wider market also climbed further past the 6000 mark. Read
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North West stockbrokers warn over US fiscal cliff deal
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
RELIEF at America’s deal to avert a budget crisis sent London’s FTSE-100 smashing through the 6,000 mark for the first time since July 2011. Read
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£1bn injection offers hope for 2013
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
Investment in infrastructure should boost local construction industry Bill Gleeson reports Read
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Medical negligence specialist welcomes tougher regulation of plastic surgery
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
A MEDICAL negligence specialist welcomed proposals for tougher curbs on plastic surgery. Read
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My Day Off: Ann-Marie Atkins of Haines Watts accountants
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
Ann-Marie Atkins, 37, is a chartered financial planner for Haines Watts accountants in Liverpool city centre and has a passion for netball Read
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Trading Gossip: It’s CPR for dummies at Health@Work
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
LIVERPOOL workplace charity Health@Work has added four new members to its team – but the quartet is not saying an awful lot. Read
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Southport Flower Show CEO to leave after five years
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
SOUTHPORT Flower Show chief executive, David Jackson, is to leave his post early in the New Year. Read
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City insurer hails Bernard Matthews deal
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
THE Liverpool office of Oval Insurance Broking has won its parent group a major contract with poultry giant Bernard Matthews. Read
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FSB says finance and tax are key for small businesses in 2013
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
THE chairman of the Merseyside, West Cheshire and Wigan branch of the Federation of Small Businesses is calling for more Government support to help the “fragile” SME sector in 2013. Read
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PR agency Paver Smith upbeat after client wins
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
STAFF AT PR agency Paver Smith are returning to work in good spirits after securing three account wins in the run-up to Christmas. Read
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The New Year is a traditional time for hope and aspiration
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
LAST year was been a funny old year – a tough time for many and plenty of stuff to be cynical, gloomy and maybe angry about. Read
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Language School duo sell city at a cool place to study
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
Bill Gleeson meets VICTORIA LEE and LEANNE LINACRE, owners of English language school Lila Read
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Dragon’s cash fires growth at myBunjee
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
THERE are few things more annoying and inconvenient than losing a mobile phone since so many of us rely on them to store all our contact details, diary appointments and photographs. As well as that, they can be very expensive to replace. Read
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Business people urged to become charity trustees
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
A “MATCHMAKING” database been launched by accountancy firm McEwan Wallace to help charities recruit experienced trustees. Read
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Social enterprise Vivark plans jobs boost
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
ONE of the region’s biggest social enterprises says the growing demand for contractors with a “social purpose” will help its newly-formed commercial arm to win private sector contracts and create jobs. Read
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Kevin McManus: How the creative sector fared in 2012
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
Kevin McManus, of ACME, on how the region’s creative sector fared in 2012 Read
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Tesco sweeps into mortgage market
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
Jeremy Gates looks at which managed funds are best for your money in 2013 Read
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Balancing a new baby and the birth of a business
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
CARRIE DWERRYHOUSE is a partner in Portia Enterprises, a business she founded with her husband Andrew. Read
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Profits soar at call centre giant The Contact Company
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
A FLAGSHIP Wirral business has seen turnover almost double and profits soar tenfold as it ramps up its call centre operations. Read
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Salad Bowl offers refuge for guilty Christmas revellers
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
TWO young Liverpool entrepreneurs could be the saviour of revellers wracked with guilt after their Christmas food and booze binge. Read
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Ben Hatton: Tablets will drive 2013 e-marketing
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
IN TERMS of data access, tablet computers have been the big success story of recent years. Read
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Profits up at Glen Dimplex
Jan 03 2013 | Business News
COOKER manufacturer Glen Dimplex Home Appliances (GDHA) more than doubled its profits despite a fall in sales. Read
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Liverpool students set to study in China as university expands
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
AROUND 100 city students a year are set to take degrees in China as part of University of Liverpool expansion plans. Read
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International Festival for Business launch event
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S International Festival for Business will be launched to an audience of business leaders today. Read
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Merseyside chief fire officer Dan Stephens: Fire stations could be saved, but tough choices remain
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
UP TO 10 Merseyside fire stations could be saved after the service convinced the government to lessen the blow of funding cuts. Read
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After two years of Mersey Tunnel toll freezes, can a 10p rise be averted?
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
TUNNEL tolls could rise by 10p for cars or cash-strapped transport authority Merseytravel will miss out on generating an additional £2.6m. Read
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Next phase of refurbishment works on Merseyrail loop line gets under way
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
THE NEXT phase of a £40m programme to improve the five underground stations on the Merseyrail network gets under way at the weekend. Read
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Former acting chief executive of Merseytravel Jim Barclay leaves with £30,000 payoff
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
TRANSPORT authority Merseytravel has parted company with its former acting chief executive. Read
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Big Interview: Liverpool barrister Harry Gow's with a past life as a crack SAS soldier and best-selling author
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
Barrister HENRY GOW tells Marc Waddington about his part in a plot to kill Robert Mugabe Read
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Thieves trash cancer charity shop
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
THIEVES caused thousands of pounds of worth of damage after they broke into a charity shop through its roof. Read
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£1.3bn trio of projects to kickstart Merseyside economy to start in 2013
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
VITAL projects worth more than £1.3bn which could help kick-start Merseyside's economy are due to be started this year. Read
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Stawart of Irish music mourned
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
HUNDREDS gathered to pay tribute to a giant of Liverpool's Irish music scene. Read
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Georgia Varley train guard Christopher McGee lodges appeal
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
A TRAIN guard convicted of causing the death of a teenager has officially lodged an appeal against his jail term. Read
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Memorial planned at Pier Head for UK’s biggest ship loss
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
A NEW Liverpool Pier Head memorial is planned to commemorate the people who died on the biggest UK ship ever to be lost. Read
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PEOPLE are being asked to consider saving a life or three for their New Year’s resolution by giving blood in 2013.
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool News
Sessions take place on January 5: Holy Trinity Parochial Centre, Hoghton Street, Southport, 10.30am-2.30pm and January 7: Liverpool Road Methodist Church Hall, Liverpool Road, Birkdale, 2pm-4pm and 5.30pm-7.30pm. Read
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Liverpool culture highlights for 2013: Twelve months of shows you won't want to miss
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Arts
ARTS editor Laura Davis looks ahead to 2013 in her cultural highlights guide in Liverpool and Merseyside for the coming year. Read
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WITH the New Year here, it’s normal to stop looking back and start looking forward.
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Arts
But first, to be contrary, lets spend a couple of paragraphs on Christmas telly. Has Outnumbered (Christmas Eve, BBC 1) finally outstayed its welcome? It felt like it – the words from the mouths of babes joke lost a lot of its edge when it became abundantly clear that Ben’s voice had broken. Read
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MUSIC: Renaissance man Paul Carrack has got a good feeling as he hits the road for Liverpool
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Arts
Jade Wright chats with Paul Carrack as his new album is released and he hits the road for Liverpool. Read
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JAMIE BOWMAN: That awkward moment when Kate Bush accepted a CBE
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Arts
DESPITE 2012 being my own ‘annus mirabilis’ (birth of daughter, Champions League triumph, Stone Roses reformation, the continuing rare ability to make money from writing) it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t start the new year with a moan. Read
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Comic Les Dawson’s legacy lives on in Joke Book
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Arts
As fans chuckle over Les Dawson’s Joke Book this Christmas, his widow Tracy and daughter Charlotte tell Hannah Stephenson about keeping his memory alive 20 years after his death. Read
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Who are the Liverpool musicians set for success in 2013?
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Arts
Jade Wright reveals her pick of the Liverpool musicians promising big things over the year ahead Read
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MUSIC: A Tribute to Sinatra and Friends at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Arts
THERE is always a danger on the sagging days between Christmas and New Year that gatherings of people will be serenaded by a chorus from the Brussels sprouts. generously orchestrated by second helpings of plum duff. Read
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Sarah Millican: There’s nothing like pleasure of making my audience laugh
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Arts
The breakdown of comedian Sarah Millican's marriage helped fuel her determination to follow her dream of making other people laugh, she tells Gabrielle Fagan. Read
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CLASSICAL: Latest reviews and previews from Merseyside shows
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Arts
HANDEL’S Messiah (not The Messiah please note) is a problem piece. When Handel premiered it in 1742, he conducted it himself, and so the music score is sparse in performance instructions. Read
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SPOTLIGHT: Liverpool-based author Deborah Morgan
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Arts
Deborah Morgan, Liverpool-based author whose debut novel Disappearing Home, was published by Tindal Street Press last year and who co-created The Anfield Home Tour for the Biennial. Read
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Liverpool author George Skelly's new crusade for posthumous pardons
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Arts
FOURTEEN years ago, Merseyside author George Skelly put an appeal in the Post’s sister paper the Liverpool Echo for information about the murder of widow Beatrice Rimmer – who was often known as Alice – in Cranborne Road, Wavertree, on August 19, 1951. Read
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Hammers set to sign Cole on Friday
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
West Ham hope to finalise the transfer of Joe Cole from Liverpool on Friday morning, Press Association Sport understands. Read
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Spurs rocked by Kaboul setback
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Tottenham's bid for a top-four finish has taken a blow with the news that defender Younes Kaboul may not be fit until the end of February. Read
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Everton agree fresh Jagielka terms
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Everton defender Phil Jagielka has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2017. Read
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Pietersen form delights Cook
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Alastair Cook has been delighted by Kevin Pietersen's contribution since his return to the England fold and expects more of the same in this month's one-day series in India. Read
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Shawcross pens new Potters deal
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross has committed his future to the Potters by agreeing a new five-and-a-half-year contract. Read
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Murray makes Brisbane progress
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Andy Murray shrugged off a second-set scare to reach the third round of the Brisbane International with a 6-1 5-7 6-3 victory over world number 199 John Millman. Read
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Pictures point to new Balotelli bust-up
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Mario Balotelli's Manchester City future has been thrown into doubt after pictures emerged of what appeared to be a furious training-ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini. Read
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Wright-Phillips believes in survival bid
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Shaun Wright-Phillips insists Wednesday's startling victory over Chelsea has reinforced the belief that QPR can avoid relegation from the Barclays Premier League. Read
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Toffees chew over £9.1m loss
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Everton recorded a net loss of £9.1million for the 2011-12 season, the publication of the club's annual results has revealed. Read
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Cole undergoing Hammers medical
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole is having a medical at West Ham ahead of his proposed return to the club where he began his career, Press Association Sport understands. Read
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Suarez is our Messi - Rodgers
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers hailed the Lionel Messi-like character of Luis Suarez after the striker scored twice in the 3-0 defeat of Sunderland. Read
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Fourie hangs up his boots
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Sale and England flanker Hendre Fourie has been forced to retire after losing his battle to recover from a shoulder injury. Read
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Jones-Bishop knows rest is best
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Leeds winger Ben Jones-Bishop has been ruled out of action for up to six months while he undergoes treatment on a blood clot affecting his lungs. Read
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Dwyer feels 'fine' after heart attack
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Former Australia coach Bob Dwyer is recovering after suffering a heart attack. Read
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Watson pulls out of Hobart International
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
British number one Heather Watson has withdrawn from next week's Moorilla Hobart International, raising doubts over her participation in the Australian Open. Read
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City can cope without Toure - Zabaleta
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta has urged all his team-mates to step up to compensate for the loss of Yaya Toure. Read
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Cook relishing Giles link-up
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Alastair Cook heralded the dawn of a new era for England's one-day team, following the appointment of Ashley Giles as limited-overs coach, with the vow: 'We'll do it our way'. Read
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Rodgers: Suarez is our Messi
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers hailed the Lionel Messi-like character of Luis Suarez after the striker scored twice in the 3-0 defeat of Sunderland. Read
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Pardew eyes Ba replacement
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is confident he will find a replacement for Demba Ba after seeing his side slip deeper into relegation trouble with a 2-1 defeat to Everton. Read
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Redknapp: Win vital for signing players
Jan 03 2013 | National Sport
Harry Redknapp hopes Wednesday night's 1-0 Barclays Premier League victory over Chelsea will enable QPR to attract players in the transfer window after expressing his disappointment at missing out on Joe Cole. Read
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Football: Fans still care about the FA Cup
Jan 03 2013 | Other Football
SO THE FA Cup seems not to hold the same appeal to clubs. But can the same be said of the fans? Read
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Tranmere Rovers FC: Ronnie Moore hails Rovers’ local heroes
Jan 03 2013 | Other Football
AS MANAGER Ronnie Moore began 2013 on the lookout for loan signings to strengthen Tranmere’s promotion challenge, he was keen to acknowledge the contributions of his own young players in keeping the team on course at the top end of the League One table. Read
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Football: Does the FA Cup really matter any more?
Jan 03 2013 | Other Football
It’s that time of year again... time for Ian Doyle to examine whether the FA Cup still has its sheen Read
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Hillside golfer Emily Taylor turns professional and joins ISM
Jan 03 2013 | Other Sports
HILLSIDE’S Emily Taylor has confirmed her decision to turn professional and has joined the ISM stable. Read
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Rugby union: Birkenhead Park round-up
Jan 03 2013 | Other Sports
BIRKENHEAD Park will be hoping to start the New Year with a bang when they welcome Waterloo to the Upper Park on Saturday for an important National Three North derby, kick-off 2.15pm. Read
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rugby webhead in here
Jan 03 2013 | Other Sports
WIDNES make a welcome return to action on Saturday when they take on big spending Sale at Heath Road. Read
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Rugby union: Liverpool St Helens round-up
Jan 03 2013 | Other Sports
LIVERPOOL St Helens resume North One West action this weekend with a trip to Altrincham Kersal. The Moss Laners, despite the pre-Christmas defeat to Carlisle, will be looking to continue the decent run of form that sees them in a handy second place. Read
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Golfer Ian Keenan heading into 2013 with renewed vigour
Jan 03 2013 | Other Sports
IAN KEENAN heads into 2013 with renewed vigour after a year in which he experienced two golfing extremes. Read
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Sean McGuire: FA Cup nostalgia ain’t what it used to be...
Jan 03 2013 | Other Sports
WHILE it is a cliché to say nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, it is definitely true that both the FA Cup isn’t the competition it once was, and neither is FA Cup nostalgia. Read
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Formby Hall plays host to rising stars of England Golf
Jan 03 2013 | Other Sports
ENGLAND’S up and coming young golfers have been busy honing their skills on Merseyside. Read
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Cheshire Get into golf schemes a success
Jan 03 2013 | Other Sports
MORE THAN 70,000 people took advantage of a nationwide campaign to help would-be players get into golf last summer. Read
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Rugby union: Waterloo round-up
Jan 03 2013 | Other Sports
WATERLOO are desperate to continue where they left off in 2012 when they travel to take on improving Birkenhead Park. Read
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Rugby union: Caldy round-up
Jan 03 2013 | Other Sports
CALDY secured their third successive Cheshire Cup final appearance with a 21-15 win against a Stockport side looking to regain some form ahead of the re-start of the league campaign next weekend. Read
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Andy Proudfoot’s Red Watch: Liverpool FC must show some character in 2013
Jan 03 2013 | Sport Opinion
WHEN teams have a run of results like Liverpool have been experiencing, the plea that is often heard is to show more consistency. Read
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Sport on TV: January 3
Jan 03 2013 | Sport Opinion
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Mark Lawrenson: Who’d be a defender in the Premier League?
Jan 03 2013 | Sport Opinion
IT HAS been raining goals in the top flight this season – great for the punters, but markedly less so for defenders. Read
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Ian Doyle: What’s on our football heroes’ New Year resolution list?
Jan 03 2013 | Sport Opinion
NEW YEAR, new optimism. And, keeping with tradition, what better way to bring in 2013 than by suggesting a few resolutions for the football family on Merseyside and beyond? Read
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Sean McGuire: Why Paul Sculthorpe deserves his honour
Jan 03 2013 | Sport Opinion
ONE of the really great players of the modern era in rugby league, Paul Sculthorpe, is a most worthy recipient of an MBE in the New Year’s honours list. Read
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Winning Post: Merseyside football in 2013 (and beyond)
Jan 03 2013 | Sport Opinion
Marouane Fellaini to be Everton’s top scorer – 5/2 (BetVictor) Read
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Mark Lawrenson: We’ve seen two sides of Liverpool FC this Christmas
Jan 03 2013 | Sport Opinion
THE festive period has seen the best and worst of Liverpool. But the one telling fact for me is that they have still to beat anybody above them in the league table. Read
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Sean McGuire: Harry Redknapp was spot-on about salaries
Jan 03 2013 | Sport Opinion
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Mark Lawrenson: Don’t expect Everton FC to splash the cash in January
Jan 03 2013 | Sport Opinion
THE arrival of the January transfer window offers Everton the temptation to spend money to bolster their chances of Champions League qualification. Read
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Ian Doyle: Fergie’s spat with Pardew was comedy gold
Jan 03 2013 | Sport Opinion
THERE was much comedy gold to be gleaned from the recent spat between Alan Pardew and Sir Alex Ferguson in the wake of Newcastle United having the temerity to almost win at Old Trafford. Read
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Some of the best from flickr
Jan 03 2013 | Specials Features
Dan Kay picks some of the best new Post Flickr group pictures Read
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World breathes a sigh of relief as US stops short of the ‘cliff’
Jan 03 2013 | Stock Market Reports
A WEARY Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation to avert the economy-threatening “fiscal cliff” of middle-class tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts yesterday, hours before financial markets reopened after the New Year holiday. Read
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Port expansion could be a ‘game-changer’ for the commercial sector
Jan 03 2013 | Business Opinion
THE last 12 months started optimistically but 2012 proved to be another challenging year. Read
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Alex Turner: Five changes to benefit business
Jan 03 2013 | Business Opinion
AS CERTAIN as New Year’s resolutions and back-to-work blues at this time of year are the large number of warnings dressed up as rallying cries. Read
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Right to life grandad dies 10 days after hospital wins right to withhold treatment
Jan 03 2013 | Politics News
A DESPERATELY-ill Liverpool grandad at the centre of a court battle over his care has died. Read
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Emma Johnson: Yoga replaces mince pies and other Christmas treats
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Life
HAPPY New Year people. I cannot tell you how happy I am that the festive season is finally behind us, not because I don't like Christmas (although I can be a bit bah humbug about it), but because I can now get back to eating and exercising normally rather than living on a diet of Celebrations, Quality Street and mince pies. Read
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Look of the Year 2012: Stella McCartney's Saskia dress
Jan 03 2013 | Liverpool Life
It topped off a quite a year which saw Stella not only open a new store but return to London Fashion Week and do the double at last month's British Fashion Awards, being named both Designer of the Year and Designer Brand of the Year. Read
