Nov
2009
Articles from 25th Nov 2009
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Private detective in Madeleine McCann case arrested over fraud allegations
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A PRIVATE detective hired to find missing Madeleine McCann was arrested yesterday after spending six months living a life of secret luxury in a top hotel. Read
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Blaze shuts down nuclear power plant in Kent
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A NUCLEAR power station was shut yesterday after fire broke out. Read
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Liverpool City Council guilty of maladministration over 'unjust' £750k school playground contract
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL council has been found guilty of maladministration over the “unjust” awarding of a £750,000 contract to fit school playground equipment. Read
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Formby ex-soldier bank robber strikes at the same branch twice
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
AN EX-SOLDIER admitted holding up the same bank in an armed robbery twice in nine years. Read
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Fonzie’s bid to hook panto crowds at the Liverpool Empire
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
THE legendary Henry Winkler has arrived in Liverpool – minus the iconic leather jacket that shot him to fame as The Fonz, in Happy Days. Read
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No-frills airline easyJet adds Malta link from Liverpool John Lennon airport
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
NO-FRILLS airline Easyjet will add another route to its Liverpool John Lennon airport network when it starts flights to the island of Malta on June 13. Read
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Liverpool receives the keys to Shanghai Expo
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A DELEGATION from Liverpool is in Shanghai to officially receive the keys to its World Expo pavilion. Read
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Wirral Council retains Investor in people status
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL Council has successfully retained Investor In People status. Read
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Liverpool Primary Care Trust asks Childwall residents if they want health centre and library
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
PEOPLE in Childwall are being asked if they want a new £7m health centre and library. Read
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Liverpool's Great War heroes added to Hall of Remembrance
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
TWENTY fallen heroes of World War I were added to the Hall of Remembrance at the town hall last night. Read
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A £17m Bootle apartment block which was on the cusp of being “credit crunched” was officially opened
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A ONCE-STRUGGLING £17m apartment block, which was on the cusp of being “credit crunched” has been officially opened. Read
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Liverpool pupils become bullies to avoid being victims
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL pupils are turning into bullies to avoid being victims themselves, according to a new report. Read
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Lifetime achievement for Liverpool legal legend Rex Makin
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
CITY solicitor Rex Makin has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by his peers in Liverpool. Read
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Icebergs shipping warning
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
HUNDREDS of Antarctic icebergs are drifting north towards New Zealand prompting a warning to all ships in the area. Read
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Three in frame for Merseyside Police Chief Contstable job
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
THE race for the top police job in Merseyside has been whittled down to three candidates. Read
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Rare blue and white Everton FC spider “needs to be seen to be believed”
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A RARE blue and white tarantula, dubbed the “Everton spider” because of its colours, is to go on display at the Bugworld Experience attraction this week. Read
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Cut salt to save millions of lives
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
CUTTING people’s salt intake by one teaspoon a day could save around 4m lives worldwide every year, researchers said today. Read
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Families’ feelings still raw as Iraq Inquiry gets under way
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
MORE than 6½ years after Tony Blair defied opposition at home and abroad to invade Iraq, the official inquiry into the conflict finally began hearing evidence yesterday. Read
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Love it or steal it
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A PETROL station has been forced keep his Marmite supplies behind the counter. Read
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Women left alone during labour
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
MORE than one in three new mothers are left alone and worried during labour or shortly after giving birth, a poll found today. Read
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Dilemma on Iraq invasion revealed
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
BRITISH officials secretly discussed the prospects for “regime change” in Iraq in late 2001 – more than a year before the invasion – the official inquiry into the war was told yesterday. Read
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Roadshow will give Merseyside pupils insight into university
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE pupils are to be given a glimpse of university life. Read
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Mysterious email sparked terror raids in Liverpool
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A MYSTERIOUS email from the ringleader of an alleged al-Qaida cell was the trigger for terror raids that saw a dozen suspects rounded up in the North-West, a report revealed yesterday. Read
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Father held over toddler stabbing
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A FATHER-OF-TWO suspected of stabbing his three-year-old son to death before turning the knife on himself was arrested in hospital last night. Read
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Liverpool arson attack victim Francesca Bimpson’s aunt has told court of death threat by accused
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
THE aunt of a three-year-old girl who died after an arson attack has told how the man accused of starting the blaze threatened to kill her when she ended their relationship. Read
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Music store HMV to be prosecuted after Britain's Got Talent finalist Faryl Smith's impromptu performance
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
MUSIC store HMV is being prosecuted for allowing Britain’s Got Talent finalist Faryl Smith to sing during an album signing at one of their stores. Read
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Sheffield city council reveal search for Liverpool FC Hillsborough disaster doument archivists
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
THE first jobs in the long process to make public the 2m documents about the Hillsborough tragedy were advertised today. Read
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King Kong ‘skeleton’ hits the heights as model sells for £120,000
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A METAL skeleton used to make King Kong come to life in a 1933 film was sold for more than £120,000. Read
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New date for Liverpool FC star Dietmar Hamann’s drink drive trial
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A NEW trial date has been fixed for former Liverpool footballer Dietmar Hamann, who is accused of drink driving. Read
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Liverpool University professor calls for police reforms in review of G20 protests
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL lecturer has called for reform into how police handle crowds in a review of the G20 protests due out today. Read
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‘Stubborn core’ of poor teaching under attack
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
CHILDREN’S progress is being hampered by a “stubborn core” of poor teaching, Ofsted’s chief inspector of schools warned. Read
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Marie Curie bids for Merseyside singers
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
A CANCER charity has launched a drive to recruit singers from across Merseyside in the run-up to Christmas. Read
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Motorists are ‘cash cows’ for councils
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
TOWN halls were accused by campaigners today of using motorists as “cash cows”, despite research showing that the money raised in parking fines dropped 16% last year. Read
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Liverpool historic lodge owner eye to eye with car gang who crashed into his porch
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
THIEVES who smashed a car into a couple’s historic home threatened to set fire to it in front of them. Read
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Gimme, gimme more ABBA
Nov 25 2009 | Liverpool News
ABBA is the band the British public would most like to see re-form, a survey said. Read
