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Apr 19 2007
The girlfriend of Liverpool soldier Kingsman Adam Smith, one of four soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, has paid a tearful tribute to her “soul-mate“....
Apr 19 2007
THE boss of Belfast city centre is heading to Liverpool to take control of the £1.06bn Grosvenor Paradise Street retail scheme....
Apr 19 2007
THE roof of one of the country’s largest power stations is on fire. Currently 12 fire crews from across Merseyside are fighting to bring the blaze at Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Widnes, under control....
Apr 19 2007
THE prime suspect in a vicious alcohol-fuelled murder in Wirral kidnapped an elderly couple and forced them to drive him to London at knife-point, police revealed last night....
Apr 19 2007
A UNIVERSITY chapel severely damaged by fire will cost more than £1m to repair. Liverpool Hope University has launched an appeal after learning that its insurance settlement is unlikely to cover the cost of replacing the distinctive pyramid-shaped copper roof of the Hope Chapel in Childwall, which was destroyed in Tuesday’s blaze....
Apr 19 2007
A NUCLEAR site in Wirral was yesterday named as being involved in the latest body parts retention scandal....
Apr 19 2007
THE list of awards won by Sir Paul McCartney down the years is already huge....
Apr 19 2007
THE prime suspect in a vicious alcohol-fuelled murder in Wirral kidnapped an elderly couple and forced them to drive him to London at knife-point, police revealed last night.Merseyside detectives said the couple, both in their 60s, were severely traumatised after being abducted overnight on Monday by 47-year-old Daniel Breaks. Breaks, described by police as “highly dangerous”, went on the run on Monday after the body of Simon Sutton was found dumped in an alleyway near Birkenhead Central Station. Last night, it emerged Mr Sutton, 40, was the boyfriend of Breaks’s sister. His beaten body was found by council workers cleaning the alleyway off Argyle Street, at 10.40am on Monday morning. Detectives revealed the dumped body was left undiscovered for almost a week, since Tuesday, April 10. Although a post mortem examination has been carried out, detectives said they would not release details of the cause of death as it was “pivotal to the case”. Police said they were highly concerned that Breaks, an “extremely violent man”, was travelling round the country, possibly with his girlfriend, and warned the public he must not be approached under any circumstance. Those who have previously encountered Breaks described him as a “frightening” and “intimidating individual” who would boast his brother was already serving a prison sentence for murder. One individual, too afraid of Breaks to give their name, described him as a “complete lunatic” who was often drunk and lived life on the edge. They said he would often brag about being ready to kill anybody and was “the type of guy who if he had said he was going to do something would go ahead and do it, with no regard for the law”. Another said he was highly aggressive and described him as a “very bad character”. It is understood that Breaks, who also has connections with the Allerton, Birkenhead and Eastham areas, used to often talk about his children. Last night, Assistant Chief Constable Patricia Gallan, of Merseyside Police, made a public appeal for information as to Breaks’ whereabouts and said detectives were highly concerned that he had the means to travel round the country. She said detectives did not know where he was or whether he had returned to Merseyside. She added: “We need the public’s help in tracing this man. “Daniel Breaks is considered to be dangerous and must not be approached. We believe he is a risk to the public. We are looking to speak to him in relation to the murder of Simon Sutton in Merseyside and in connection with allegations of abduction in Durham. “We understand that Mr Sutton had been drinking at a Wirral address on the night of Tuesday, April 10. During that evening, an argument broke out and Mr Sutton was viciously attacked. “His body was then left in an alleyway close to the address.” She continued: “We also want to speak to him in relation to the abduction of an elderly retired couple from their home in the Durham area who were abducted at knifepoint and taken to London in their car. “They were released un-harmed yesterday after being released in the Northolt area of London. “We understand that they have some sort of friendship with Breaks but are very traumatised. They are now back in Durham.” Police believe both incid-ents happened at the end of a drinking spree. “These are serious incidents,” said ACC Gallan. “He drinks heavily and his behaviour is triggered by alcohol.” Officers have already arrested three people from Birkenhead – a 39-year-old woman and two teenage boys – on suspicion of murder. They were questioned before being released on police bail on Tuesday. Anyone with information is asked to contact Merseyside’s Major Investigation Team by calling 0800 2300600, or by texting the word crime to 61051, or calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111....
Apr 19 2007
EVERY new secondary school in England will help fight off global warming under a £100m scheme modelled on Liverpool’s “green” school....
Apr 19 2007
A LIVERPOOL glitterati of diplomats, cultural leaders, politicians and rock stars have been invited to a film commemorating a block of tenements which were demolished 20 years ago....
Apr 19 2007
IN the latest part of our countdown to the May local elections, Larry Neild looks at the political map of Halton...
Apr 19 2007
THE home-grown British pineapple could soon be making a return to Cheshire’s Tatton Park after an absence of 80 years....
Apr 19 2007
THE long-running saga of a controversial development site alongside Liverpool’s Lime Street station has finally been resolved....
Apr 19 2007
A KENSINGTON man yesterday became the first person to be prosecuted for putting his feet on train seats....
Apr 19 2007
A LIVERPOOL family was the first called to testify at an independent public inquiry into what has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS....
Apr 19 2007
THE sentencing of two young women who slashed a love rival in a Psycho-style shower attack in Liverpool has been adjourned....
Apr 19 2007
A VAN driver has died after his vehicle became sandwiched between two lorries on the M62 motorway near Warrington....
Apr 19 2007
TWO North West commandos killed in Afghanistan were remembered at a thanksgiving service yesterday, attended by hundreds of comrades....
Apr 19 2007
A LIVERPOOL student is urging young designers to boycott the use of size zero models and has designed a super-sized dress to set the new trend....
