May
2009
Articles from 27th May 2009
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Ulster politician in shooting threat scare
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A MASKED man threatened to shoot a member of the Northern Ireland assembly last night as she canvassed in a staunchly republican area, her party said. Read
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D-day looms on Vauxhall future
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
THE new owner of General Motors’ (GM) European arm could be known later today or tomorrow. Read
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Liverpool mother arrested in Dubai for adultery after husband's tip-off
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL mother-of-two faces a year in jail after she admitted committing adultery in Dubai. Read
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Mentally ill man facing death
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown is facing calls to intervene personally in the case of a mentally ill Briton on Death Row in China on drugs charges. Read
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Young Liverpool anglers get the hook in Calderstones Park
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
BUDDING anglers learnt about responsible fishing at an event in Calderstones Park yesterday. Read
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Paedophile offers to talk to Madeleine McCann detectives
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
RETIRED British detectives searching for Madeleine McCann yesterday welcomed convicted paedophile Raymond Hewlett’s offer to answer their questions. Read
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Star to appeal against sentence
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
OJ SIMPSON has filed an appeal against his conviction for kidnap and armed robbery. Read
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French help never arrived to help Bonnie Prince Charlie claim the English throne
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
LOUIS XV was the chief sponsor and financier of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion – Charles Edward Stuart’s attempt to seize the thrones of Scotland and England. Read
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Liverpool divers in historic search for Bonnie Prince Charlie gold
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A FATHER and son diving team from Liverpool believe they have uncovered the wreck of a gold-laden galleon intended for Bonnie Prince Charlie. Read
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Former Conservative high-flyer accused of sexual discrimination
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A FORMER Conservative Party high-flyer, facing claims of sexual discrimination, allegedly told a colleague that “all women should be sterilised”, an employment tribunal heard. Read
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Online jigsaw puzzle of tragic Bradford City blaze is scrapped
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
AN ONLINE jigsaw service which offered a picture of the Bradford City fire has been criticised by the two football clubs involved in the disaster. Read
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Commuters thanked for patience as Loop Line gets back on track
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
SENIOR rail chiefs played a mugs game during rush hour on the Wirral Line last night. Read
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George Clooney and David Beckham add their support for Burma opposition leader
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
CELEBRITIES including George Clooney and David Beckham joined the Prime Minister in preparing messages of support for Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Read
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Campaign launched to oppose Wirral landfill plans
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
ENVIRONMENTAL experts have been accused of ignoring responses to consultation after pressing ahead with proposals for a landfill site in Wirral. Read
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Advances in survival prediction
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO markers of inflammation in the blood may help doctors predict the survival chances of women with breast cancer. Read
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Anger at police watchdog after Jean Charles de Menezes case
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
THE police watchdog came under fierce attack from campaigners for the family of Jean Charles de Menezes after an officer who admitted tampering with evidence was cleared of any wrongdoing. Read
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono exhibition gives peace a second chance
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
JOHN LENNON’S famous peace protest is being brought back to life in a new exhibition at the Beatles Story. Read
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Prosecution drop case after victim dies
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO men accused of robbing a teenager will not now be prosecuted because their alleged victim died later in a motorcycle accident. Read
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Leukaemia patients’ hopes for green tea
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
GREEN tea extract could prove to be a life-saver for leukaemia patients, new research suggests. Read
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Anger at fresh nuclear tests
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
NORTH Korea faced international condemnation and calls for fresh sanctions last night, following the “provocative” launch of two short-range missiles and an underground nuclear test. Read
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Katie Price (aka Jordan) in TV chat U-turn over Peter Andre split
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
KATIE PRICE has decided to pull out of her planned interview with Jonathan Ross, her spokesman said. Read
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Luxury Dutch super liner revives New York - Liverpool link
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S lost link to the New World was revived in five-star style when the mighty Rotterdam berthed at the city’s cruise terminal yesterday. Read
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Mike Tyson fears for daughter
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
THE four-year-old daughter of Mike Tyson is fighting for her life in hospital after accidentally strangling herself. Read
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Gothic Liverpool gallery inspired producer’s tale of terror
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S historic Victoria Gallery has inspired a horror film based on tales of its ghosts and ghouls. Read
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Meeting to set up Wirral’s first women’s rugby team
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
BIRKENHEAD Park Rugby Club is setting up Wirral’s only women’s rugby team, and are looking for potential players. Read
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Transplant defended
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
DOCTORS have defended their decision to give a suicidal man with mental health problems a liver transplant. Read
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Liverpool writer Jimmy McGovern's Moving On drama vies for major award
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL-MADE BBC daytime drama series has been nominated for a major award. Read
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Historic buildings play vital role for bats
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
HISTORIC and traditional buildings have become vital to bats and without them many species could struggle to survive, conservation charities have warned. Read
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Wirral remembers victims of Thetis submarine tragedy 70 years on
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL will remember the victims of the Thetis submarine tragedy this weekend, 70 years after it sank with the loss of 99 lives. Read
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Action over torture ‘collusion’
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Home Secretary faces legal action over claims that MI5 colluded in the torture of a former civil servant suspected of terrorism, the Home Office confirmed last night. Read
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Campaigning Liverpool grandmother to stand against law break councillor
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
CAMPAIGNING grandmother Elizabeth Pascoe is to stand in next year’s Liverpool Council elections against a Liberal Democrat councillor convicted of breaking election law. Read
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Boys are beating girls in science
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
BOYS are significantly out-performing girls in science in the UK, research found last night. Read
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2010 Year of Food plan for Wirral
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
PLANS for Wirral’s Year of Food in 2010 have been revealed. Read
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Crosby Merchant Taylors’ teacher on crest of a wave after sailing triumph
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE teacher is on the crest of a wave, after winning a major sailing event. Read
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Checks on sex offenders halved
May 27 2009 | Liverpool News
MINISTERS have been accused of “serial mismanagement” after it emerged the number of checks carried out on convicted sex offenders has been slashed. Read
