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2009
Articles from 10th Jun 2009
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Francesca Bimpson murder case: Police make new 'significant' arrest
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A BREAKTHROUGH arrest was made this morning in the hunt for the killer of three-year-old Francesca Bimpson. Read
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Arriva bus knocks over lamp-post in Liverpool city centre crash
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A BUS mounted a city centre kerb and smashed into a lamp-post yesterday. Read
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Liverpool FC legends to finally receive World Cup winners medals
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL football legends Ian Callaghan and Gerry Byrne will finally receive their World Cup winner’s medals today – more than 40 years late. Read
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MP Stephen Hesford told to ‘stick to the point’ during Wirral libraries public inquiry
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL West’s MP yesterday almost risked being asked to leave the public inquiry after being told to stick to the point. Read
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Wirral Council to be primary witness at inquiry into library closures today
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
THE inquiry into the proposed closure of 11 libraries in Wirral will continue today at the Floral Pavilion. Read
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Highlights of our Liveblog from the Wirral libraries inquiry
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
10am Inquiry opens. Read
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Wirral libraries public inquiry chairman compared with Anne Robinson
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A FEW minutes of light relief crept into the library inquiry as it drew to a close yeserday. Read
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More bodies found
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
AIR France and other airlines have moved to replace speed monitors suspected of feeding false information to the computers of Flight 447 and leading to a series of failures that broke the plane apart over the Atlantic Ocean. Read
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Lifesize sculpture unveiled to celebrate Liverpool school’s centenary
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO lifesize figures leaping out of a bright orange wall were unveiled to mark the centenary of a Liverpool school. Read
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Revenge theory for Croxteth pub shooting
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN may have been shot in a revenge attack – after he helped a pub landlord deal with a gang of rowdy youths. Read
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Hero Bootle Navy airman to receive Queen’s gallantry medal
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Queen will honour a heroic Merseyside airman who helped save 23 people from a stricken ferry. Read
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Clash looms over food labelling
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Government is set for a collision course with retailers as it announced sell-by dates could be a thing of the past as part of its “war on waste”. Read
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Griffin forced to flee as BNP supporters pelted with eggs outside Commons
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
BRITISH National Party leader Nick Griffin was forced to abandon a press conference outside Parliament yesterday when demonstrators pelted him and his supporters with eggs. Read
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Government plan to end fuel poverty slammed by MPs
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A MUCH-HYPED government action plan to end the scandal of families too poor to heat their homes is doomed to failure, a damning report warns today. Read
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Internet holds the key to change - Tim Berners-Lee
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
THE man credited with inventing the world- wide web said he hoped the internet may help combat climate change and incurable diseases. Read
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Nintendo recreates childhood games
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
CHILDREN’S favourite playground clapping and skipping activities are to be turned into Nintendo-style computer games as part of a new project. Read
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Picasso art book stolen
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A NOTEBOOK full of Pablo Picasso’s sketches, worth several million pounds, has been stolen from the Paris museum that bears the painter’s name. Read
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Grieving Southport widow, 90, in hospital after fire alert
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A GRIEVING 90-year-old widow was taken to hospital after a fire in her home. Read
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Nursery worker arrested over indecent child images
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
PARENTS have spoken of their “disgust” following the arrest of a nursery worker in connection with the distribution of indecent images of children. Read
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Tributes to Liverpool FC fan killed in a scooter crash in Thailand
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
FAMILY and friends have paid their last respects to a Liverpool man killed in a bike crash as he travelled around the world. Read
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Waterloo park pavilion in running for makeover led by Sir Terence Conran
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO design icons could be let loose on a rundown park pavilion if it wins a national contest. Read
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Netherton’s Cabbage Inn pub torched as vendetta against two Merseyside businessmen – John Ball and Terry Riley – continues
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE pub was torched yesterday as part of an escalating vendetta against two local businessmen. Read
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Global warming flattening reefs
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
GLOBAL warming has “flattened” Caribbean coral reefs over the past 40 years, it was claimed yesterday. Read
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Acid thrown into crowd
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A BOTTLE of acid thrown into a crowd in one of Hong Kong’s most densely populated shopping districts injured 24 pedestrians. It was the third in a series of attacks that have injured nearly 100 people. Read
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Lottery scams
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
THREE-QUARTERS of Britons have been targeted by internet scams during the past year, a survey showed. Read
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Weapons aid
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
BRITISH scientists have developed a portable scanner to detect guns and knives concealed in clothing. Read
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Dead horses found at farm
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
AN ANIMAL welfare charity said it had found a “large number” of dead horses at a farm. Read
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£10,000 reward for help catching the killer of Speke dad Joey Peloe
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A REWARD of £10,000 is being offered to help catch the killer of a Liverpool father-of-four in the run-up to what would have been his 50th birthday. Read
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Cookery classes for children start at Everton’s Goodison Park
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A GROUP of 42 children and adults went to Everton FC to learn new cooking skills. Read
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Insurance ‘too costly’
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
NEARLY one in four Britons has cancelled their home insurance to save money due to the economic downturn. Read
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Final preparations for Hillsborough justice march being put in place
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
FINAL preparations are being put in place for a mass march to Parliament demanding justice for those who died at Hillsborough. Read
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Liverpool shipping giant Donald Tod remembered at Anglican Cathedral funeral service
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A SHIPPING giant who battled polio and opened up Liverpool’s port to the world has died. Read
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Call for rethink on qualifications
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
ENGLAND’S qualifications system needs overhauling to ensure it is fit for future generations, a major review has concluded. Read
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Barber’s chairs made famous by The Beatles set to raise £10,000 at auction
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A PAIR of barber’s chairs made famous by The Beatles could attract bids of up to £10,000 when they go on auction in London next week. Read
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‘Ultracool’ stars roam galaxy at high speed
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A RECENTLY discovered family of peculiar wandering stars may include a visitor from another galaxy, scientists believe. Read
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More delays hit flagship council housing regeneration scheme in Bootle
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
HOMEOWNERS living in condemned houses will face years more misery because a council scheme has not got enough cash. Read
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Landmark ruling may help victims of Warrington IRA bomb get justice
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A LANDMARK legal ruling may pave the way for victims of the 1993 Warrington IRA bombing to successfully sue Colonel Gaddafi and Libya for arming the terrorist organisation. Read
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Death of Tuebrook’s Denise Brown “not suspicious”.
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
POLICE are not treating the death of a Tuebrook woman as suspicious. Read
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New target for thieves
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
IDENTITY fraudsters are targeting lower- income consumers living in rented accommodation, a new report has warned. Read
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I’m sorry, says ‘lowlife’ Gordon Ramsay
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
GORDON RAMSAY “unreservedly apologised” last night for comments he made about a TV presenter which led the Australian prime minister to describe him as a “new form of lowlife”. Read
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Wirral library inquiry: 'Control should go to another authority'
Jun 10 2009 | Liverpool News
A CAMPAIGNER has told a inquiry into Wirral’s controversial library closures that the government should step in and hand control of them to a neighbouring authority. Read
