Jun
2009
Articles from 25th Jun 2009
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Murder investigation launched after body of 35-year-old man found in Whiston
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A MURDER investigation was launched yesterday after a man was battered to death in his own home. Read
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Liverpool Empire and Southport Theatre put up for sale
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO major Merseyside theatres could be sold under their owner’s plans to offload its 17 UK venues. Read
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New play based on the work of a Liverpool University lecturer into Liverpool’s Victorian gangs
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A UNIVERSITY professor’s study of gangs in Victorian Liverpool has inspired a new stage show premiering in the city next month. Read
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Man in court over murder of Liverpool toddler Francesca Bimpson
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN has made his first appearance at Crown Court charged with the murder of three-year-old Francesca Bimpson, who died after an arson attack on her home. Read
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Liverpool gun conspirators appeal dismissed
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE man and two women involved in a plot to allow two major international drug smugglers to escape justice have had appeals against their jail terms rejected. Read
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One in nine Merseyside homeowners now in negative equity
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
ONE in five homeowners in parts of Merseyside are currently in negative equity, the Daily Post can reveal. Read
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Politicians unite to pay tribute to murdered Iraq hostage from Skelmersdale
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
PARTY leaders joined Prime Minister Gordon Brown in paying tribute to murdered Iraq hostage Jason Swindlehurst and offering condolences to his family. Read
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Health Secretary Andy Burnham gives new hope to Merseyside burns campaign
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
HEALTH Secretary Andy Burnham will step into the row over the fate of Merseyside's burns units by examining whether crucial facts and figures are false. Read
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Swine flu pressure on A&Es
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
HOSPITALS in the UK region worst affected by swine flu have set up assessment bays to ease the strain on A&E departments, it was revealed. Read
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BBC told what its viewers think
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A REPORT commissioned in the wake of the Andrew Sachs scandal has recommended new guidance to ensure BBC programme makers understand “malicious intrusion, intimidation and humiliation are unacceptable”. Read
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Home Secretary to organise release of Hillsborough files
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
NEW Home Secretary Alan Johnson is setting up a ministerial committee to work out how to release the Hillsborough files. Read
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West Lancashire couple could have their £900k house demolished
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A COUPLE could have their £900,000 dream house demolished after the council said they went against the planning regulations. Read
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Liverpool drunk who threatened police with bottle is jailed
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A DRUNK who threatened a police officer with a broken bottle while on a suspended sentence has been put behind bars. Read
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Old-time music
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
EUROPEAN humans were piping tunes from bone and ivory flutes more than 35,000 years ago, new research has shown. Read
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Teenager fights back
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A TEENAGER, who was told she might never walk again following a car crash, was celebrating last night after landing a modelling contract. Read
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Sufferers struggle with cost of asthma
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
PEOPLE with asthma are finding it difficult to pay for their medicines in the recession, a charity warned last night. Read
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Major new blueprint for Liverpool’s economic future unveiled
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A “ROUTE map” for the future of Liverpool’s economy will be launched today before an audience of political and business leaders. Read
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Celebrities put their artistic talent to the test for children’s charity
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
FAMOUS Liverpool comedians and actors are among a host of stars to create art works for the charity, Action for Children. Read
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New Liverpool cancer research hub opens
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE’S top cancer researchers are joining together for the first time today, as a hub of excellence opens in Liverpool. Read
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Jurors ponder Rainhill murder verdict
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
JURORS have retired to consider their verdict in the trial of a man accused of murdering his former football team mate. Read
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Crosby is warmest place in the North West
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
CROSBY enjoyed the highest temperatures in the whole of the north-west of England, as Merseyside continued to bask in the summer sunshine. Read
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Liverpool crown court spares attacker prison sentence
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN who assaulted his partner in 2003 has walked free from court. Read
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Two men from Merseyside arrested in Majorca on counterfeit cash charge
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO Merseysiders were arrested on the holiday island of Majorca for allegedly trying pass off fake euro notes. Read
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Liverpool FC chief executive Rick Parry to lead inquiry on gambling in sport
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
DEPARTING Liverpool FC chief executive Rick Parry is to head up an inquiry looking into rooting out corruption in sports betting. Read
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Wirral council and Mersey Docks and Harbour company look to dispose of historic lifeboat station
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL Council is looking to develop the site of an historic lifeboat station. Read
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School governors ‘failing’ pupils
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
CHILDREN who are bullied at school – or have special needs – are being "failed" by governors who do not investigate complaints properly, one of the region's MPs warned. Read
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Liverpool academy sponsors sitting on their cash
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S three academies are owed more than £1m in sponsorship from their private backers – government accounts obtained by the Daily Post reveal. Read
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A week in Zimbabwe for city children
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
CHILDREN are heading for violence-racked Zimbabwe to improve their English. Read
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Weather warning texts for villagers
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
VILLAGERS living in vulnerable areas of Bangladesh will soon get warnings of impending cyclones and floods on their mobile phones, a government spokesman has said. Read
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Campaigner disappointed cervical cancer test age will not be lowered after Jade Goody death
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
JACK TWEED said yesterday it was a “great shame” the Government had rejected calls to lower the screening age for cervical cancer. Read
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Passengers left plane
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
MORE than 70 holidaymakers refused to fly home after they were told by the crew that they had to sit at the back of the plane to balance it out. Read
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Sealion rescued
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A BABY sealion was rescued after wandering on to a busy main road in the San Francisco Bay area. Read
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World leading academic defends Liverpool health bosses’ plan to give films with smoking an 18 rating
Jun 25 2009 | Liverpool News
THE world’s leading academic on the study of the influence of films in people’s decisions to take up smoking has defended Liverpool health bosses’ plans to rate films which show tobacco use with 18 certificates. Read
