Liverpool News Archive

Hero Joeseph, 10, saved his mother's life
(Fri 17 Jul 2009 09:51)
A 10-year-old boy from the Liverpool city region has been hailed a hero after saving his mother's life using a technique he learned on a school trip.

Tunnel walk cost toll payers more than £100,000
(Thu 16 Jul 2009 13:09)
Mersey Tunnels users have questioned the finances of a tunnel walk staged last year after it emerged that the amount donated to charity directly from the event was just £495

Joe Lappin's parents face the 10 accused of his murder
(Thu 16 Jul 2009 12:07)
The parents of murder victim Joseph Lappin have for the first time seen the ten people accused of his killing.

Cherie Blair pulls out of ceremony with suspected swine flu
(Thu 16 Jul 2009 11:27)
Cherie Blair has been forced to pull out of a degree ceremony in Liverpool after she was struck down with suspected swine flu.

Father of Rhys Jones' killer quizzed over arson attack
(Thu 16 Jul 2009 08:33)
Joseph McCormick - the father of Rhys Jones's killer - has been released after being quizzed by detectives over an arson attack.

Married boxer plans sex swap operation
(Thu 16 Jul 2009 07:01)
A married boxer with three kids has decided to ditch his macho lifestyle and try his hand in the fashion industry... as a woman!

Liverpool Jaguar Land Rover plant "not a basket case" - MP
(Wed 15 Jul 2009 18:36)
An MP has pleged to fight for the future of the Halewood car plant on Merseyside after the announcement that prodcution of the X-type Jaguar is to cease with the lost of 300 jobs.

Liverpool politicians unite over Jaguar Land Rover jobs
(Wed 15 Jul 2009 17:24)
Liverpool's political leaders have called for an urgent and effective response following today’s announcement by Jaguar that they are ceasing production of the X-type at Halewood with the loss of around 300 jobs.

Ten charged with Joseph Lappin murder
(Wed 15 Jul 2009 16:43)
Detectives hunting the killers of Liverpool Army cadet Joseph Lappin have charged ten people with his murder.

Jaguar to end X-type car production in Liverpool
(Wed 15 Jul 2009 10:18)
A major jobs blow has been dealt to Merseyside with a decision by to end production of the Jaguar X-Type model in the region.

MP demands probe into child's death
(Wed 15 Jul 2009 09:06)
An MP is demanding an inquiry after a dying baby was taken past the gates of an emergency hospital to another unit eight miles away.

Merseyside NH Trust rejects 4-hour deadline allegastions
(Tue 14 Jul 2009 17:56)
A Merseyside NHS Trust has countered claims that hospitals frequently move patients from Casualty Dapartments in the last few minutes before a four-hour treatment target deadline expires.

Concern over baby's ambulance journey
(Tue 14 Jul 2009 16:29)
Hospital chiefs at have defended a decision to take a dying baby on a 15-minute journey - past the gates of another NHS emergency hospital.

Joe Lappin murder - nine arrested by police
(Tue 14 Jul 2009 09:50)
A total of nine suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder Liverpool Army cadet Joseph Lappin, who was stabbed to death last October.

Liverpool crane collapse - residents move back in
(Mon 13 Jul 2009 09:35)
Residents have been allowed back into their apartments at Chandler's Wharf in Liverpool after the removal of most of the wreckage of a crane that collapsed on the building.

Hope as Formby Red squirrel population rises
(Mon 13 Jul 2009 07:42)
Conservationists are hopeful the Formby red squirrel population is bouncing back from the verge of extinction.

Fab Four frolics on 2nd annual Beatles Day
(Sun 12 Jul 2009 10:18)
The second official Beatles Day united celebrities, fans, musicians, artists and local revellers throughout the city

Man shot in leg outside Dovecot bingo hall
(Sun 12 Jul 2009 09:17)
A man has been shot in the leg outside a bingo hall on East Prescot road.

Liverpool teacher on charge over sex with pupil
(Sat 11 Jul 2009 22:48)
A woman teacher at an exclusive boys' school in the Liverpool City Region has been accused of breach of trust and sexual activity with a sixth-former.

"Killer is a coward" - wife of murdered soldier
(Fri 10 Jul 2009 17:45)
A grieving widow last night branded as "a coward" the man who murdered her husband and stabbed her teenage son.