Liverpool News for 9 October 2008

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Rhys Jones trial: Jury gasps at CCTV footage shown in murder trial Oct 09 2008

A gasp was heard from the jury box as CCTV footage of the shooting of Rhys Jones was played at a murder trial today.Read

Rhys Jones murder trial: CCTV footage of shooting shown Oct 09 2008

A GASP was heard from the jury box as CCTV footage of the shooting of Rhys Jones was played at a murder trial today.Read

Rhys Jones murder trial: 'Violent gang war led to 11-year-old's death' Oct 09 2008

SCHOOLBOY Rhys Jones was shot dead after he was caught up in a violent Liverpool gang war, a court heard today.Read

Criminal pair 'Gave false intelligence for sentence cuts' Oct 09 2008

TWO Liverpool criminals facing a long stretch behind bars secured a large reduction in their sentences by providing false information to the authorities, a court heard today.Read

Wirral and Cheshire council millions at risk in Icelandic banks Oct 09 2008

MILLIONS of pounds of Wirral and Cheshire taxpayers cash is at risk following the collapse of banks in Iceland, it was revealed.Read

Property tycoon facing police inquiry as company folds with £2.3m debts Oct 09 2008

THE property business of a self-proclaimed Liverpool millionaire is under investi-gation for fraud after the company went into liquid-ation owing debts of £2.3m.Read

JMU university professor who lost job claims ‘I was silenced’ Oct 09 2008

A LIVERPOOL professor who lost her job claims she was silenced by her university employer and was a victim of discrimination.Read

Councils fear for £10mplus stored in Iceland Oct 09 2008

Cheshire County Council has revealed £8.5m is invested with troubled Icelandic bank Heritable.Read

New landlords flock to rent dodger "name and shame" estate agent Oct 09 2008

A MERSEYSIDE estate agent who began putting signs outside the homes of “rent dodgers” has attracted new landlords, it was revealed last night.Read

Gordon Brown reveals his £400bn last throw of the dice Oct 09 2008

A DRAMATIC £400bn rescue package for Britain’s ailing banks – including the part- nationalisation of all the big High Street names – was widely seen as the last throw of the dice to beat the credit crunch last night.Read

CRISIS SKETCH: The ‘world turns upside down’ as Brown no longer the ditherer Oct 09 2008

THEY cancelled the traditional reading of prayers when the House of Commons began its session yesterday – the MPs simply sang the Red Flag instead.Read

Libraries under threat in council budget review Oct 09 2008

LIBRARIES across Wirral could be closed down as part of a massive review of the council’s overspent cultural services department.Read

Land swap plan to create new station for Maghull Oct 09 2008

COMMUTERS on Merseyrail’s packed Northern Line could see a second station built in Maghull to ease pressure on the overcrowded terminal, the Daily Post has learned.Read

Champions League trophy comes home - to Liverpool Oct 09 2008

THE ball Geoff Hurst slammed into the German net three times in 1966 is just one of the highlights in a treasure trove of European football being exhibited at World Museum Liverpool.Read

Celebrity DJ Kev Seed faces drink driving charge Oct 09 2008

CELEBRITY DJ Kev Seed was yesterday suspended from Radio City after it emerged he faces a drink driving charge.Read

Parents urged to back plan for Birkenhead academy Oct 09 2008

PLANS to open a new £30m academy in Birkenhead will be put to Wirral Council’s ruling cabinet this week, following the recommendation of a Government report.Read

Daniel Craig takes aim as 007, James Bond in the film, Casino Royale

Daniel Craig admits to plastic surgery to fix James Bond injuries Oct 09 2008

The star, 40, severed his fingertip and had eight stitches on his face after being accidentally kicked by a Quantum of Solace co-star.Read

Director Terence Davies on the red carpet at Cannes

Film-maker’s final look at old Liverpool Oct 09 2008

Liverpool director Terence Davies’s acclaimed new movie has its world premiere tonight at the Philharmonic Hall. Ben Schofield found him suffering opening night jittersRead

Man stable after being shot in Everton Oct 09 2008

A MAN is in a stable condition in hospital after he was shot in the Everton area last night.Read

The statue of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, watches over Liverpool from the top of the Town Hall dome. Picture Howard Davies

300 former Liverpool council workers face redundancy Oct 09 2008

STRIKE action could be called by union mem- bers after 300 former council workers were told they face the axe.Read

A police officer trains on a Taser stun gun

Stun gun man spared prison Oct 09 2008

A LIVERPOOL man found with a 90,000-volt stun gun hidden in his bedroom has walked free from court.Read

Thousands flock to Hindu festival on Merseyside Oct 09 2008

THOUSANDS of people from all over the UK have poured into Merseyside to celebrate the Hindu festival, Durga Puja.Read

Riddle as waste trio resign together Oct 09 2008

MYSTERY surrounds the sudden resignation of three senior officials who deal with the region’s rubbish.Read

Liverpool FC's Jamie Carragher back in the classroom Oct 09 2008

LIVERPOOL FC’s Jamie Carragher paid a visit to a primary school to promote positive family relationships.Read

Ringleaders of huge pirate DVD ring could face prison Oct 09 2008

THE ringleaders of a huge pirate DVD ring could be facing prison.Read

Take a dive into the world of sharks Oct 09 2008

WORLD Museum Liverpool assistant aquarist Rachel Ball will be giving a presentation called the Trouble with Sharks this Saturday, as part of European Shark Week.Read

Unemployment figures shoot up as economic crash begins to bite deeper Oct 09 2008

NEW figures revealing big leaps in the unemployment count provide the hardest evidence yet that the economic crash is now biting in the region.Read

Artists turn park into a strange nocturnal world Oct 09 2008

A STRANGE nocturnal world of sound and light came to one of Liverpool’s most beautiful and historic public parks last night as part of the European Capital of Culture celebrations.Read

Charity bike ride thank-you to hospital Oct 09 2008

A MAN who suffered a heart attack in a Cheshire bike shop has been raising money for the hospital that treated him – by going on a 174-mile cycle ride.Read

Full steam ahead for a trip into the past Oct 09 2008

A SPECIAL Christmas steam train excursion marks the return to Liverpool of the veteran locomotive Leander for the first time in 44 years.Read

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