Jul
2008
Articles from 22nd Jul 2008
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MoD laptop stolen from Liverpool's Adelphi hotel
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
A Ministry of Defence (MoD) laptop containing “sensitive information” which was stolen while an official checked out of a hotel has been recovered, police said today. Read
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Madeleine McCann police report 'leaked on Internet'
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
PORTUGUESE police’s final report on their investigation into Madeleine McCann’s disappearance was apparently leaked online today. Read
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Tributes to schoolboy, 12, found hanging
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
A “MODEL” schoolboy was found hanging from a tree hours after going out to play. Read
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Benefits cheat had £46,000 in bank
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
REALITY TV star Kerry Katona’s benefits cheat mother, from Warrington, had £46,000 in the bank, despite claiming she had no income, a court has heard. Read
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Agency red-faced over illegal immigrant
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
THE body responsible for tracking down illegal immigrants has been embarrassed after admitting that one had been working in its offices in Liverpool. Read
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Globe’s Midsummer Night’s Dream heads for Cathedral for festival finale
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
NIGHTLY performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in the gardens of the Anglican Cathedral, will mark the climax of this year’s Liverpool Shakespeare Festival. Read
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Cash bid aims to revamp city park
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
A MULTI-MILLION pound bid for Lottery cash to transform a run-down Liverpool park is in the pipeline. Read
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Boy dies after motorbike hits wire
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
POLICE say there is no indication to suggest the wire which killed a teenage off-road motorcyclist was placed to cause deliberate harm. Read
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Hospital appointments hit by ‘glitches’ in system
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
APPOINTMENTS at two Liverpool hospitals were disrupted after patients’ medical records were transferred on to a new computer system. Read
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Madeleine McCann's parents vow to continue their search
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
KATE and Gerry McCann vowed to continue the search for their daughter Madeleine last night, after the Portuguese authorities shelved their investigation into the child’s disappearance. Read
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Rafa Benitez and Kenny Dalglish give support to AFC Liverpool
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
THE new amateur football club AFC Liverpool has been backed by Liverpool FC managers past and present Rafael Benitez and Kenny Dalglish. Read
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Steven Gerrard to receive an honorary fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard will be given an honorary fellowship to John Moores University in recognition of his services to sport. Read
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Liverpool waves off the Tall Ships
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
It was a special day on the Mersey as the Tall Ships race flotilla made an emotional departure. Laura Sharpe joined the unprecedented crowds to wave goodbye Read
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TALL SHIPS: View of the Tall Ships from the Wirral
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
FROM Wirral, the Tall Ships' Parade of Sail was a truly spectacular sight, with thousands upon thousands lining the promenade from Seacombe to New Brighton. Read
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Flying Scotsman rescues locomotive on Tall Ships excursion
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
A LATE-NIGHT dash to borrow a crucial spring from the world-famous Flying Scotsman steam locomotive saved a major excursion to Liverpool from cancellation. Read
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TALL SHIPS: Crowds flank river to bid ships bon voyage
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
Tens of thousands came from all over the UK, as well as from around the world, to see the Tall Ships Parade of Sail in the River Mersey. Laura Sharpe reports Read
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TALL SHIPS: Police praise ‘good behaviour’ of Tall Ships and Open spectators
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE Police have hailed their largest-ever operation, split between the Open Golf championship and the Tall Ships event, as a huge success. Read
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TALL SHIPS: Daredevil goes for a drive in the Mersey as Parade of Sail gets underway
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
A DAREDEVIL driver crossed the Mersey in his amphibious car just ahead of the Parade of Sail yesterday. Read
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Call-in decision on Everton FC stadium plans delayed
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
EVERTON FC’s plans to build a new stadium in Kirkby will not face a decision over a “call-in” until at least next week. Read
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Government announce plans to axe incapacity benefit
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
INCAPACITY benefit will be scrapped and all claimants put through a tough new disability test to find the estimated 2m people able to work, under plans unveiled yesterday. Read
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Frank Field opposes latest government welfare proposals
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
ONLY one MP broke the new Labour-Tory consensus on welfare reform to insist the proposals were too weak – Birkenhead’s Frank Field. Read
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Charity ball raises £9,000 for Third World charities
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
A SPECTACULAR ball sponsored by a Wirral law firm raised thousands of pounds for a local charity. Read
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Bid to prevent hardship for couples who split up
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE family solicitor is teaming up with a top law maker to throw her weight behind proposed legislation aiming to make life easier for cohabiting couples, carers and siblings living together. Read
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Law Society approves delegation of its rule-making powers
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
THE Law Society’s Council approved the delegation of its rule-making powers to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) last week. Read
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Liverpool Music Week and MTV announce partnership
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL Music Week and MTV have announced a partnership for the sixth annual winter music festival. Read
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Google Earth starts filming Merseyside
Jul 22 2008 | Liverpool News
GOOGLE Street View, the pioneering eye level mapping project, has arrived on Merseyside amid invasion of privacy fears. Read
