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2013
Articles from 7th Feb 2013
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Blue Watch: Cut out silly defensive mistakes and we have what it takes to get a long-overdue win at Old Trafford
Feb 07 2013 | Everton FC News
DAVID MOYES will have had sleepless nights this week wondering how he can quickly eradicate the defensive frailties that surfaced against Aston Villa in time for what is always a testing fixture at Old Trafford this weekend. Read
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Everton FC captain Phil Neville to hold talks over extending Goodison career
Feb 07 2013 | Everton FC News
PHIL NEVILLE will hold talks over his Everton FC future next month as he ponders extending his Goodison commitment. Read
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Manchester United v Everton FC preview: Victor Anichebe starting to find his feet in the EFC first team
Feb 07 2013 | Everton FC News
ANYBODY searching for the true point of origin for Everton’s continued top-four challenge should look no further than their most recent visit to Old Trafford. Read
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Liverpool FC supporters could have no complaints if Luis Suarez left, says former Reds midfielder Dietmar Hamann
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool FC News
DIETMAR HAMANN admits Liverpool FC supporters could have no complaints should Luis Suarez seek pastures new at the end of the season. Read
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Red Watch: Performance as important as points in early stage of Liverpool FC’s development
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool FC News
HARD though it was to believe, there were still some supporters rushing to the airwaves after Sunday’s game to berate Liverpool’s failure to close out two successive matches when leading away from home. Read
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Liverpool FC manager Brendan Rodgers values youth highly but is realising you can’t put a price on experience
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool FC News
IF Brendan Rodgers has brought one thing to Liverpool as manager, it’s a renewed faith in the value of the club’s youngsters. Read
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Tests ordered in horse meat scandal
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Food companies will be ordered to test their beef products after some Findus beef lasagnes were found to contain up to 100% horse meat, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said. Read
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Defence cuts 'close to the bone'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
The armed forces cannot afford any further spending cuts if Britain is to maintain its ability to project military power around the globe, a former defence minister has warned. Read
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Some Findus meals '100% horse meat'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Testing on Findus beef lasagne has revealed that some of the ready meals may have contained up to 100% horse meat, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said. Read
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PM sets out stall ahead of summit
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron was bandying billions in budget figures as an EU summit to agree future spending was delayed yet again in Brussels. Read
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GCSE reforms a bridge too far: Gove
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Michael Gove has admitted his GCSE reforms were "a bridge too far" as he was forced to abandon the proposals. Read
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NHS reorganisation 'to be avoided'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
The Government must "avoid wholesale reorganisation" of the NHS following the damning report into failings of care at Stafford Hospital, according to its author. Read
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Family questions killer's release
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
The family of a grandmother murdered in the street by a convicted killer have demanded to know why she was freed to kill again. Read
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Findus lasagne contained horse meat
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Testing on Findus beef lasagne has revealed the meals contain more than 60% horse meat, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said. Read
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Huhne 'pressed wife for abortion'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Chris Huhne's ex-wife has told a court that he pressured her into having an abortion, as she described him bullying her into taking his speeding points. Read
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Households face more inflation pain
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Households are braced for further financial pain after policymakers warned of another two years of above-target inflation. Read
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Footballers likely to face retrial
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Four footballers are likely to face a retrial for sexual assault after an Old Bailey jury failed to reach verdicts. Read
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Freed killer found guilty of murder
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
A killer who was freed to kill again has been found guilty of the murder of an innocent stranger. Read
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New flood defence schemes approved
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Almost 100 new flood defences have been given the green light in a move the Government says will better protect more than 64,000 homes from flooding. Read
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New Bank boss 'will not be emperor'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Incoming Bank of England boss Mark Carney told MPs he would not be an "emperor" when he takes on one of the most powerful jobs in Britain later this year. Read
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Man 'shot Pcs until gun was empty'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
A man accused of killing two policewomen fired his gun until it was empty of bullets before throwing a fragmentation hand grenade at them, a court has heard. Read
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Pryce 'pressured to take points'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Disgraced MP Chris Huhne pressured his former wife into taking his speeding points, presenting her with a "fait accompli", a court has heard. Read
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PM arrives for EU budget talks
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron has arrived in Brussels for marathon EU budget talks, insisting there would be no deal unless the cost of running Europe for the rest of the decade comes down. Read
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Sex claims are nightmare, says Hall
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall, who is fighting historic sex offence allegations, said he might have considered taking his own life had it not been for the support of his family. Read
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ONS: Drunk rape victims 'to blame'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Around one in 12 people believe sexual assault and rape victims are to blame if they are either drunk, under the influence of drugs or flirtatious with the offender. Read
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Ex-Pc facing misconduct charges
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
A former police officer is facing criminal charges for allegedly selling details of separate cases involving footballer John Terry's mother and Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood to The Sun newspaper. Read
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'Wait and see' as rates are held
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
The Bank of England held off from further emergency support, despite the threat of a triple-dip recession hanging over the UK economy. Read
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Rolls-Royce attacked over job cuts
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce has come under fire for announcing hundreds of job losses. Read
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Cregan 'lured PCs to their deaths'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
One-eyed fugitive Dale Cregan lured unarmed police officers to him as he lay in wait before shooting them repeatedly and then throwing a grenade at them, a court has heard. Read
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'High' mortality at five NHS trusts
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
There were 3,000 more deaths than expected at five NHS trusts which are under investigation by NHS bosses for having high mortality rates, figures suggest. Read
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Stuart Hall: My living nightmare
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has vowed to fight sex offence allegations and "regain my honour", saying he had been through a "living nightmare" since the charges were brought. Read
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No retribution, appeals Nick Clegg
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Nick Clegg has appealed to voters in Eastleigh not to exact retribution on the Liberal Democrats for Chris Huhne's conduct. Read
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Pryce 'told editor about points'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Disgraced MP Chris Huhne's ex-wife confided in a political journalist over lunch about how he had got her to take his speeding points years before, a court has heard. Read
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We won't scrap GCSEs, says Gove
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Michael Gove has confirmed he will not press ahead with plans to scrap GCSEs, saying the reforms were "a bridge too far". Read
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Military equipment 'may not return'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
More than 40% of Britain's Afghan military equipment may not return to the UK, according to Government exit strategy plans. Read
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Officers' families at murder trial
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
The family and loved ones of two police officers shot and killed in Manchester have arrived at court amid high security. Read
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Administrator to close 66 HMV shops
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
HMV's administrators are to close 66 shops at the music chain in a move set to cost nearly 1,000 jobs. Read
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Gove in 'humiliating' GCSE U-turn
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Michael Gove has been forced into a "humiliating climbdown" over his plans to axe GCSEs, Labour said. Read
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OAP 'left in agony' before death
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
An elderly woman who died after she was left without care in her own home for nine days must have been in "agony", a friend has said. Read
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Former Anglo Irish to be liquidated
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
The former Anglo Irish Bank is to be liquidated after emergency laws were enacted in Ireland overnight. Read
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Morning news headlines for February 7, 2013
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
FIVE hospital trusts are to be investigated over high death rates, it has emerged; the Sunday Times’ political editor will give evidence today at the trial of Chris Huhne’s ex-wife and Nick Clegg will fire the starting gun in the Liberal Democrats’ Eastleigh by-election campaign. Read
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Jemima Khan's warning for Assange
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Jemima Khan has warned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that he risks falling from a "hero" to someone who expects "blinkered, cultish devotion". Read
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Drugs 'common in Australian sport'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
A year-long government investigation has uncovered widespread drug use by elite athletes in Australia and links with organised crime, rocking a nation that prides itself on its sporting achievements and notion of fair play. Read
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Police murders trial set to open
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
The trial of a man accused of the murder of two police officers is set to open with the jury being told details about the double-killing for the first time. Read
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Five trusts face death rates probe
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Five hospital trusts are to be investigated over high death rates, it has emerged, following a scathing report which laid bare the "disaster" of Stafford Hospital. Read
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Clegg to launch Easleigh campaign
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will fire the starting gun in the Liberal Democrats' Eastleigh by-election campaign later with a promise to press for higher taxes on the wealthy to ease the burden on "hard-working families". Read
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Child sexual behaviour 'ignored'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Schools and social services are ignoring warning signs over the sexual behaviour of children who later go on to abuse other youngsters, probation inspectors have found. Read
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Insurers' plea over floods strategy
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Insurers urged politicians to ensure there is a rigorous planning system to prevent building in flood plains and enough spending on flood defences. Read
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Deal confirmed on Anglo Irish debt
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
The Irish Government has confirmed plans to liquidise the former Anglo Irish Bank in a deal with European chiefs to ease its 28 billion euro (£24 billion) toxic bank debt burden. Read
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Call for solar superstorm board
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
A new quango is needed to help Britain brace itself against a once-in-a-century "solar superstorm", experts said. Read
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Further HMRC cuts 'challenging'
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Tax chiefs are doing well so far at slashing running costs but face a serious challenge to cut deeper without harming customer relations, a watchdog has said. Read
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Gove forced into U-turn on GCSEs
Feb 07 2013 | UK & World News
Education Secretary Michael Gove has been forced to abandon his flagship plan to scrap GCSEs and replace them with a new English Baccalaureate. Read
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Gary Bainbridge: No more Mister Nice Guy
Feb 07 2013 | Comment
I HAVE never been an especially competitive person. I am probably the least competitive person I know. Read
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Mr Brocklebank: Would you buy a used stagecoach from this man?
Feb 07 2013 | Comment
HOWDY pardners!Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson’s saddle was certainly blazing over the weekend – although it was mudslinging rather than gunslinging on the horizon when he decided to go after that dastardly outlaw Richard Kemp. Read
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Stock Market report: February 7, 2013
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
Renewed eurozone fears prompted investors to take recent profits as markets fell sharply into the red on both sides of the Atlantic. Read
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HMV shuts four local stores
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
THE administrators of embattled music chain HMV are closing its stores in Birkenhead, Speke and Warrington. Read
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DWF unveils takeover of collapsed rival Cobbetts
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
Liverpool business and corporate law firm DWF has completed the acquisition of stricken rival Cobbetts in a deal first revealed last week. Read
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Bellway sees half year volumes and prices improve
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
Housebuilder Bellway reported uplifted sales and selling prices in the six months to January 31, today. Read
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Dairy Crest sales disappoint analysts
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
Liverpool stockbroker Panmure Gordon today shifted its recommendation from ‘buy’ to ‘hold’ on Dairy Crest shares after a disappointing trading update. Read
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Top speakers heading to Futureproof conference
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
LEADERS from some of the biggest companies in the UK will be taking part in a summit next week designed to inspire start-ups and promote Liverpool’s digital and creative sector. Read
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Former chamber chief Jack Stopforth receives MBE from Prince Charles
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
FORMER Liverpool Chamber of Commerce chief executive Jack Stopforth received his MBE at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace last week. Read
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Liverpool Sound City reveals plan to hold event in Athens, Georgia
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
MUSIC festival and conference Liverpool Sound City is launching a sister event in the US to help Liverpool build on its trade links with the state of Georgia. Read
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GB Group provides verification software for Italian loyalty programme
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
GB Group, the Chester-based identity management specialist, has clinched a new deal with a key Italian client. Read
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Business profile: Jeff Orr, founder and chief executive of the Stack group
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
SUCH IS Jeff Orr’s modesty that he claims to barely think of himself as what one might call a proper entrepreneur. The evidence, however, suggests otherwise. Read
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Has Liverpool hit the HS2 buffers?
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
WHEN last week’s consultation document about the shape of Britain’s proposed high-speed rail network was published, many in the city responded with disappointment that the new track would not run the whole way into Lime Street station. Read
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Berlin holiday operator targets Liverpool for UK’s first SCUBE Park
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
AN ECO-friendly German company wants to bring a new camping experience to Liverpool. Read
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Tie or no tie? Have your say in the great office attire debate (VOTE)
Feb 07 2013 | Business News
Shirt and tie was once standard wear for the male office worker. However, in recent years many chaps have now ditched the tie – to the horror of sartorial traditionalists. So can a man go tie-less and still always look presentable and professional? Read
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Post editor Mark Thomas talks about covering the James Bulger murder case as a reporter and why he still has sleepless nights
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool News
Post Editor Mark Thomas – who 20 years ago as a reporter covered James Bulger’s murder – reflects on the story which still gives him sleepless nights Read
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No end in sight for Mersey Tunnel debts as repayments slowdown dramatically in two years time
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool News
DEBT repayments on the Mersey Tunnels are set to fall dramatically within two years, prolonging toll misery for motorists. Read
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Former Crosby MP Claire Curtis-Thomas does not regret role in promoting tunnels act
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool News
THE MP who introduced the controversial Mersey Tunnel Act 2004 remains convinced it was the right thing to do. Read
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Liverpool John Moores University and University of Liverpool enjoy rising applications despite fee rises
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool News
TWO Liverpool universities are celebrating an annual surge in student applications. Read
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Author Alan Gibbons calls for campaign to save Liverpool’s under threat libraries
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool News
AWARD-winning Liverpool children’s author Alan Gibbons has called for a campaign to save the city’s under-threat libraries. Read
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Three special maritime weekends will bring the Liverpool waterfront alive
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool News
THREE special consecutive maritime weekends will bring the Liverpool waterfront alive in early summer for the first time. Read
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LEP chairman to make economic case to bring HS2 to Liverpool
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool News
THE chairman of Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) plans to put together a detailed economic case to bring Britain’s new high speed railtrack (HS2) into Liverpool city centre. Read
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James Bulger’s death, 20 years on: Albert Kirby on how James’s death taught him things about himself
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool News
Twenty years on from the murder of James Bulger, Albert Kirby – former head of Merseyside Police’s serious crime squad – writes exclusively for the Post about the case and its enormous impact Read
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Liverpool prepares to welcome Year of the Snake
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool News
ONE of the most spectacular events in the city’s calendar takes place this weekend with the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations. Read
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International Festival of Business is crucial to Liverpool’s future says new city marketing boss
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool News
Peter Elson speaks to Chris Brown, the new marketing boss for Liverpool Read
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A&E could close if bid for Foundation Trust status fails
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool News
ACCIDENT and Emergency services could close if Southport & Ormskirk Hospital Trust fails to achieve Foundation Trust (FT) status. Read
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TV COLUMN: David Higgerson on this week's television
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Arts
Every now and again, we don’t mind suspending our sense of reality. When the plane fell out of the sky in Emmerdale for example – thus beginning its shift from plodding rural soap to glamour-and-murder-in-wellies-daily-diet which continues today – or, more recently, when the tram fell into Coronation Street, the high drama is rare enough to be exciting. Read
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Balthazar - We’d love to play with Ringo and the RLPO
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Arts
Jade Wright meets hot new Belgian band Balthazar Read
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JAMIE BOWMAN: Waiting around 20 years for a new album is nothinhg to us indie fans
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Arts
WHAT it says about my character I’m not sure, but many of my favourite hobbies and pastimes seem to involve an inordinate amount of patience. Read
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THEATRE INTERVIEW: Sir Cameron Mackintosh on The Phantom of the Opera at the Liverpool Empire
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Arts
A successful musical starts with a great story, Phantom of the Opera producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh tells Laura Davis Read
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Laura Davis: Does musical theatre make me suffer from Stockholm syndrome?
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Arts
WHEN it comes to musical theatre, my usual feminist good sense flies out the window with the smoke from my smouldering bras. Read
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POP REVIEW: Donny and Marie Osmond, Echo Arena
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Arts
IT’S a showbusiness marriage made in heaven: high octane American entertain- ers (one a winsome former 1970s’ teen idol) meet thousands of near-hysterical post-menopausal Merseyside women. Read
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DANCE REVIEW: Russian State Ballet presents La Fille Mal Gardee, Liverpool Empire
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Arts
YOU have to admire the stamina of the Russian State Ballet of Siberia. Halfway through a British tour, they came to Liverpool to perform three different ballets over three days. Read
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CLASSICAL REVIEW: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic Hall
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Arts
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REVIEW: Roger McGough’s As Far as I Know, Liverpool Playhouse
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Arts
THE personable poet in the red trainers turned 75 last year and his thoughts have turned to age. “Not for me a young man’s death” he recites, contradicting the early poem Let Me Die a Youngman’s Death written in Liverpool’s Picton Library shortly after the death of his father. Read
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POP REVIEW: The Heritage Blues Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Arts
AS SOMEONE born in the Thames Delta and brought up by a blues loving daddy, I’ve always regretted the fact I’ll never get to see so many of those great names of black American music. Read
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INTERVIEW: Photographer Dan Kenyon on the new Everyman Theatre’s portrait wall
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Arts
More than 100 local people will become part of the new Everyman Theatre’s portrait wall. Laura Davis meets the photographer behind their pictures Read
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Ronaldo's an example to Bale - AVB
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Andre Villas-Boas believes Gareth Bale can become Tottenham's version of Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Read
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Tipuric shies away from publicity
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Justin Tipuric will run out for Wales in Paris on Saturday after commanding rave reviews following a number of top-class performances this season. Read
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League underline threat to Pompey
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
The Football League have confirmed Portsmouth will lose their membership if the Pompey Supporters Trust's bid to buy the club fails. Read
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Clubs face sanctions over broken rules
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Top-flight clubs will face a points deduction if they breach new spending controls, Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has confirmed. Read
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Cavendish triumphs again
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Mark Cavendish celebrated victory at the Tour of Qatar for a third successive day to enhance his overall lead. Read
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Villas-Boas fears Bale exit
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Andre Villas-Boas admits Gareth Bale's future at Tottenham is likely to hinge on whether they qualify for the Champions League. Read
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Britain defeat Bosnia in opener
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Great Britain started their Fed Cup Group One campaign with a resounding 3-0 win over Bosnia in Eilat, Israel. Read
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Davies has 'unfinished business'
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al-Hasawi has backed Billy Davies to finish what he started and get the club promoted to the Barclays Premier League. Read
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Rooney puts friendly win in perspective
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Wayne Rooney has told his England team-mates not to get too carried away with their win over Brazil, insisting victory over San Marino and Montenegro next month is far more important. Read
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Clubs agree to tighter spending controls
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Premier League clubs have voted overwhelmingly for spending controls including financial fair play and restrictions on salary increases, West Ham's co-owner David Gold has confirmed. Read
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Wilshere happy with England changes
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Jack Wilshere thinks the England camp is now a much nicer place to be than it was under former manager Fabio Capello. Read
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Davies returns to Forest
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Nottingham Forest have re-appointed Billy Davies as manager. Read
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Tremmel extends Swans stay
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Goalkeeper Gerhard Tremmel has become the latest player to commit his future to Swansea after signing a new two-and-a-half-year deal at the Liberty Stadium. Read
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Carragher to hang up boots
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has announced he will retire from football at the end of the season. Read
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Davies to make Forest return
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Nottingham Forest have reached an agreement with Billy Davies for him to return as manager, Press Association Sport understands. Read
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Adebayor set for Spurs selection
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Andre Villas-Boas has no qualms about throwing Emmanuel Adebayor into the Tottenham team even though he is likely to have just one training session before Saturday's game against Newcastle. Read
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Former League chief launches Pompey bid
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Portsmouth's administrators have confirmed they have received an offer to buy the troubled club from football financier Keith Harris. Read
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Strokosch could make Six Nations return
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Scotland flanker Alasdair Strokosch could still play some part in the RBS 6 Nations despite confirmation he suffered a fractured bone near his eye during the opening defeat against England. Read
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Warburton out of France clash
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Wales captain Sam Warburton has been ruled out of Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash against France in Paris. Read
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Suarez enjoying Anfield life
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has re-iterated his happiness at Anfield and admits he still has hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. Read
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Wales set to shuffle pack
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Wales could change half their pack for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash against France in Paris. Read
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O'Neill laments lack of cutting edge
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill admitted his side were not good enough in the final third as they had to settle for a goalless draw against Malta in Wednesday night's friendly at the Ta'qali National Stadium. Read
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Coleman hails Bale after win
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Chris Coleman heaped praise on Gareth Bale after the winger put in another sparkling display to help Wales beat Austria 2-1 in Swansea. Read
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Trapattoni delighted with attacking duo
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Wes Hoolahan and Conor Sammon played their way into World Cup qualifier contention as the Republic of Ireland beat Poland 2-0. Read
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Lions picture spurs on O'Driscoll
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Brian O'Driscoll may have delivered an emphatic "absolutely not" when asked if he had given any thought to the Lions captaincy, but the looming tour to Australia is still capturing his imagination. Read
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Strachan hails 'incredible experience'
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Gordon Strachan admitted his Scotland managerial debut had sparked feelings he had never experienced in his career after leading his country to a 1-0 friendly win over Estonia. Read
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Hodgson wants Lampard close to home
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Roy Hodgson has urged Frank Lampard to keep playing his football in Europe after the Chelsea midfielder scored the winner which saw England defeat Brazil in a thrilling friendly at Wembley. Read
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USADA extends Armstrong deadline
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
The US Anti-Doping Agency has announced Lance Armstrong wants to "assist in the effort to clean up the sport of cycling" and has given the disgraced cyclist a two-week extension to co-operate with investigators. Read
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Australian sport rocked by ACC report
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Professional sport in Australia is set to be rocked to its core after an Australian Crime Commission (ACC) investigation uncovered widespread use of performance enhancing drugs as well as links to match fixing and organised crime. Read
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Nadal wins on singles return
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Rafael Nadal recovered from a poor start to coast past Federico Delbonis in his first singles match in eight months in the second round of the VTR Open in Chile. Read
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Williams named Team GB ambassador
Feb 07 2013 | National Sport
Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams has vowed to inspire the next generation of Great British winter stars after being announced as the first official Team GB 2014 Ambassador by the British Olympic Association. Read
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Tranmere Rovers hopes of loan return for Wolves’ Jake Cassidy look remote
Feb 07 2013 | Other Football
TRANMERE’S hopes of bringing hotshot striker Jake Cassidy back to Prenton Park for a second loan spell are looking more remote than ever because Wolves manager Dean Saunders believes the teenager can score goals for his own team this season. Read
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Tranmere Rovers FC manager Ronnie Moore expects a blanket finish in League One title and promotion race despite Doncaster boss Brian Flynn claiming they are the best team
Feb 07 2013 | Other Football
DONCASTER Rovers’ Brian Flynn reckons he is the manager of the best team in League One. Read
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Winning Post: No quick-fixes when it comes to fathoming football
Feb 07 2013 | Other Sports
AND here are the classified results from next week’s Champions League matches. Read
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Golf: Tommy Fleetwood continues impressive start to new European Tour campaign
Feb 07 2013 | Other Sports
TOMMY FLEETWOOD continued his impressive start to the new European Tour campaign with a top-10 finish in Dubai. Read
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Golf: Changes on cards as northern pros go back to the future
Feb 07 2013 | Other Sports
LOCAL club professionals are going back to the future as the tournaments they play in undergo a makeover. Read
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End to more than 100 years of tradition at Wirral Ladies Golf Club
Feb 07 2013 | Other Sports
WIRRAL LADIES Golf Club is to break with more than a century of tradition. Read
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Rugby Union: Liverpool St Helens looking to come in from the cold following a month of inaction
Feb 07 2013 | Other Sports
LIVERPOOL St Helens return to North One West action this Saturday at Anselmians. Read
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Rugby Union: Birkenhead Park hoping to get back in action at Billingham
Feb 07 2013 | Other Sports
BIRKENHEAD Park should at last be able to resume their relegation battle in National Three North after a month without a game when they travel to Billingham on Saturday. Read
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Rugby Union: Wirral score first ever victory over Vale of Lune
Feb 07 2013 | Other Sports
WIRRAL achieved their first ever victory – 17-12 – over a powerful Vale team aided by their forwards following the loss through injury of three influential backs. Read
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Rugby Union: No victory but Caldy push leaders Stourbridge all the way
Feb 07 2013 | Other Sports
CALDY did not manage to come away with any points at Stourbridge but can take great heart from an excellent performance in which they put the champions-elect under some pressure. Read
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Rugby Union: Scoreline not a true reflection of Waterloo display, says coach Jan Van Deventer after 41-16 defeat at Chester
Feb 07 2013 | Other Sports
FIRWOOD Waterloo lost 41-16 at Chester but coach Jan Van Deventer believes the scoreline didn’t reflect his side’s performance. Read
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Rugby Union: Widnes maintain challenge at the top with battling victory over Rochdale
Feb 07 2013 | Other Sports
WIDNES produced a real ‘backs-to-the-wall’ job to win 30-13 against a Rochdale side who have had something of a mini-revival of late. Read
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Brian Barwick: Starting on the right track in my new rugby league journey
Feb 07 2013 | Sport Opinion
I WAS determined to get my new role as the chairman of the Rugby Football League off on the right track. Read
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Mark Lawrenson: Liverpool FC can take heart from their best team performance
Feb 07 2013 | Sport Opinion
BRENDAN RODGERS can take plenty of encouragement from Liverpool FC’s performance at Manchester City on Sunday. Read
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Ian Doyle: Dime for the meter and Jacoby Jones touches down
Feb 07 2013 | Sport Opinion
IT went from Superbowl to Superb Owl at New Orleans on Sunday. Read
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Mark Lawrenson: Fit squad is key to make sure frustration of the past week doesn’t continue for Everton FC
Feb 07 2013 | Sport Opinion
DAVID MOYES will have been one very frustrated man on Saturday evening. Read
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Mark Lawrenson: West Brom’s Goran Popov should get hefty ban for shameful spitting incident
Feb 07 2013 | Sport Opinion
GORAN POPOV should be ashamed of himself. Read
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Ian Doyle: Wake-up call for St Helens and new coach Nathan Brown
Feb 07 2013 | Sport Opinion
AS wake-up calls go, it was the equivalent of having Brian Blessed holding a megaphone to your ear while screaming “Gordon’s alive!” at full volume. Read
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Emma Johnson: Blonde and beautiful, I’m happy to Hitch my wagon to this killer style
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Life
FROM Scarlett O’Hara to Carrie Bradshaw, over the years my fashion choices have been hugely influenced by my movie watching habits with varying degrees of success (where would you wear a dress like Scarlett’s exactly?). Read
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Restaurant review: A warm Mediterranean welcome at Gecko
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Life
Jade Wright experiences a warm welcome at Gecko in the city centre Read
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Wine: I don’t want to become a wine bore, I just want to have choices
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Life
I’M TRYING ever so hard not to become a wine snob – but I might be failing miserably. Read
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Give Cupid a helping hand this Valentine’s Day
Feb 07 2013 | Liverpool Life
MAKE Valentine’s Day a date to lavish yourself with some extra attention. Read
