Oct
2008
Articles from 9th Oct 2008
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Gordon Brown reveals his £400bn last throw of the dice
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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Stun gun man spared prison
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL man found with a 90,000-volt stun gun hidden in his bedroom has walked free from court. Read
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Champions League trophy comes home - to Liverpool
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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Man stable after being shot in Everton
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A MAN is in a stable condition in hospital after he was shot in the Everton area last night. Read
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CRISIS SKETCH: The ‘world turns upside down’ as Brown no longer the ditherer
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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Property tycoon facing police inquiry as company folds with £2.3m debts
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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Land swap plan to create new station for Maghull
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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Libraries under threat in council budget review
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
LIBRARIES across Wirral could be closed down as part of a massive review of the council’s overspent cultural services department. Read
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Film-maker’s final look at old Liverpool
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
Liverpool director Terence Davies’s acclaimed new movie has its world premiere tonight at the Philharmonic Hall. Ben Schofield found him suffering opening night jitters Read
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Rhys Jones trial: Jury gasps at CCTV footage shown in murder trial
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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Councils fear for £10mplus stored in Iceland
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
Cheshire County Council has revealed £8.5m is invested with troubled Icelandic bank Heritable. Read
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Rhys Jones murder trial: CCTV footage of shooting shown
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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Criminal pair 'Gave false intelligence for sentence cuts'
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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Wirral and Cheshire council millions at risk in Icelandic banks
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
MILLIONS of pounds of Wirral and Cheshire taxpayers cash is at risk following the collapse of banks in Iceland, it was revealed. Read
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Rhys Jones murder trial: 'Violent gang war led to 11-year-old's death'
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
SCHOOLBOY Rhys Jones was shot dead after he was caught up in a violent Liverpool gang war, a court heard today. Read
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Full steam ahead for a trip into the past
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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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Ringleaders of huge pirate DVD ring could face prison
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
THE ringleaders of a huge pirate DVD ring could be facing prison. Read
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Liverpool FC's Jamie Carragher back in the classroom
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL FC’s Jamie Carragher paid a visit to a primary school to promote positive family relationships. Read
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Unemployment figures shoot up as economic crash begins to bite deeper
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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300 former Liverpool council workers face redundancy
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
STRIKE action could be called by union mem- bers after 300 former council workers were told they face the axe. Read
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Artists turn park into a strange nocturnal world
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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Celebrity DJ Kev Seed faces drink driving charge
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
CELEBRITY DJ Kev Seed was yesterday suspended from Radio City after it emerged he faces a drink driving charge. Read
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New landlords flock to rent dodger "name and shame" estate agent
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE estate agent who began putting signs outside the homes of “rent dodgers” has attracted new landlords, it was revealed last night. Read
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Daniel Craig admits to plastic surgery to fix James Bond injuries
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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Riddle as waste trio resign together
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
MYSTERY surrounds the sudden resignation of three senior officials who deal with the region’s rubbish. Read
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Parents urged to back plan for Birkenhead academy
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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Charity bike ride thank-you to hospital
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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JMU university professor who lost job claims ‘I was silenced’
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL professor who lost her job claims she was silenced by her university employer and was a victim of discrimination. Read
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Take a dive into the world of sharks
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
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
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Thousands flock to Hindu festival on Merseyside
Oct 09 2008 | Liverpool News
THOUSANDS of people from all over the UK have poured into Merseyside to celebrate the Hindu festival, Durga Puja. Read
