Feb
2008
Articles from 11th Feb 2008
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Liverpool FC architects suffer setback after Dallas stadium collapse
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
THE FIRM which won the contract to building Liverpool FC’s new stadium has launched an investigation after part of another of its projects collapsed. Read
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Sir Paul McCartney faces court showdown with Heather Mills
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
SIR PAUL McCartney was returning to court today to try to reach a settlement over his failed marriage. Read
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Teens given life for murder of Garry Newlove
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
TEENAGER Adam Swellings was today jailed for life with a minimum term of 17 years at Chester Crown Court for the murder of father-of-three Garry Newlove. Read
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£17.5million makeover of Liverpool high school revealed
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A MULTI-MILLION pound plan to transform Liverpool’s biggest school was unveiled today. Read
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2,000 Scousers threaten to quit Facebook over city 'slur'
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
THOUSANDS of Merseysiders are threatening to leave internet site Facebook after accusing them of snubbing the city. Read
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Wirral GP suspended in probe over patients safety
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE GP was suspended amid hygiene concerns and fears for patient safety. Read
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Mystery chemical hospitalises three
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A CHEMICAL accident at Birkenhead’s Cammell Lairds put three workmen in hospital last night after contact with a mystery substance. Read
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Brown pressed to help save factory
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
THE Prime Minister will meet a trade union leader this week in another push to save 200 jobs at a Merseyside factory earmarked for closure. Read
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Thousands arrive to see in Chinese Year of the Rat
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
EUROPE’S oldest Chinese community celebrated its New Year with thousands of well-wishers who packed Liverpool’s China Town. Read
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Sunbeds warning as cancer rate soars
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE’S obsession with the sunbed is to blame for the dramatic increase in the number of cases of skin cancer being recorded in the region, a senior cancer surgeon has warned. Read
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Hollyoaks star finally lands dream job – as a midwife
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A FORMER Hollyoaks star who gave up her acting career to become a midwife has finally landed an NHS job. Read
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Attacks on fire crews buck the official line as union claims more incidents
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
NEARLY 400 attacks on firefighters have been committed in Merseyside and Cheshire during the last three years, according to figures released today. Read
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Fitness comes first as the Navy drops in
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
CAUGHT against a crimson sky while moored in Liverpool, staff on board HMS Bulwark are staying in shape ahead of naval exercises in and around Norway later this month. Read
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Football hooligans facing bans
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
NINE Merseyside football hooligans have received banning orders and one man has been jailed after two men were attacked on a train. Read
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Councillor quits politics in protest at Cheshire split
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
CHESTER’S first-ever Lord Mayor is leaving politics in protest, stating the Government has burdened tax payers with costs on a “political whim”. Read
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Wirral councillor lands 500% pay rise
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A WIRRAL councillor will receive a 500% pay rise after new rates were agreed for members of the local authority. Read
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Wirral Meals on Wheels decision to be scrutinised
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A DECISION to scrap a quarter of a century of meals on wheels provision by voluntary workers in Wirral is to face closer scrutiny. Read
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LIVERPOOL MAP: What’s in or out – the full list
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
LIZA Williams reveals the full roster of locations which will be included in the 2008 Liverpool Map project Read
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Lib Dems reveal plan to run British economy from Liverpool
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
BRITAIN’S economy would be partly run from Liverpool under radical Liberal Democrat plans to end London’s stranglehold on government. Read
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Mystery blaze
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A MAN inhaled noxious smoke after a fire broke out in the store room of a derelict building in Liverpool. Read
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Sudanese office worker denies causing Gillian Gibbons teddy outrage
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A SUDANESE school office assistant has denied sparking the case four months ago against Liverpool teacher Gillian Gibbons. Read
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Wirral nurses rally round for brave Jay Pritchard
Feb 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD Wirral boy who was born with a one-in-a-million immune deficiency has inspired nurses to raise money for support and research into his rare condition. Read
