Daily Post (Liverpool, England) back issues from December 2007:
Doctor who switched off equipment is cleared.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A DOCTOR who switched off vital equipment during surgery to test junior doctors' training has been cleared of misconduct by medical watchdogs. Dr James Murphy, 49, turned off the power supply to anaesthetics machinery and told junior colleagues he was going on a coffee break ...
Portuguese urged to clear McCanns.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY TIM WALSH Daily Post Correspondent A SPOKESMAN for Liverpool-born Kate McCann and husband Gerry has declared "enough is enough" as he called on Portuguese police to clear the couple over their missing daughter, Madeleine. Four members of the Portuguese ...
Fourth man in court over Wright death.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A CROXTETH man accused of murdering a man as he sat in his car has appeared for the first time at Liverpool Crown Court.. Paul Holland, 20, of Portlemouth Road, is alleged to have killed Michael Wright, known as Mikey last December ...
IN BRIEF: Police launch hunt for city man's killers.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A MURDER investigation has been launched after a man was killed in the street. Grandfather Anthony Clarke, 45, from Anfield, died in the Royal Liverpool hospital on Wednesday when his family agreed to let doctors turn off his life support machine. The Evertonian, ...
IN BRIEF: Firework attack damages car.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... AN AUDI car was severely damaged after an industrial fire work was placed inside it in Warrington on Wednesday. Cheshire police are appealing for ...
IN BRIEF: Barrier stuck.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... RUSH-HOUR traffic around Southport suffered hold-ups yesterday after a level crossing barrier stuck leaving vehicles unable to get through Ainsdale. Police ...
No frills - but plenty of thrills; Cash prudence promise for 2008 Birkdale Open.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY DAVID BARTLETT Daily Post Staff THE head of tourism in Sefton last night admitted that the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Birkdale next July will be a "no frills" event. Council leader Tony Robertson said that the authority was still expecting to ...
Mother with fitted pacemaker died four days later.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... THE death of a Liverpool woman four days after having a pacemaker fitted was aggravated by neglect, a coroner has ruled. Mother-of-two Alice Brown, 49, from Oriel Drive, Aintree, was admitted to Fazakerley hospital after complaining of breathlessness. Doctors ...
Jail for man over child porn.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... AMERSEYSIDE man caught downloading and distributing child porn is starting a twoyear jail term. Albert Cherry was arrested after police detained a man from the West Midlands in 2005 for downloading indecent child images. While analysing his computer, they found links ...
Murder accused.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... TWO men accused of murdering a fellow Liverpool University student during a night out appeared at crown court for the first time yesterday. Sion Hardy, 24, of Bangor, a planning undergraduate at Liverpool University, died after an attack in Liverpool city centre last month. ...
Lee Forde: I have nothing to fear - we need a full inquiry; MATHEW STREET FIASCO SECRET CONVERSATION.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... FORMER Liverpool events manager Lee Forde last night told how he had done a "great deal of soulsearching" before going public with his dossier. "It's not something I have taken lightly. It's been a long, hard, considered response to this. "I believe that I have a ...
LIVERPOOL DAILY POST: Don't let golf opportunity go to waste.(Leaders)
Dec 01, 2007 ... WE HEARD yesterday from Sefton Council officials that next year's hotly anticipated Open championship at Birkdale will be what was termed as a "no frills" event. That particular description might send a shiver down the spine of all those hoping that the Capital of Culture year ...
THOUGHT for the WEEK.(Features)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rev Harry Ross I ENJOY delving into the origin of words, as, over time, many of the words in common usage have changed almost completely. But even I was surprised to learn that the word "fail" came, originally, from the Latin word "to deceive." Over the ...
School wins appeal to increase pupil numbers; Council decision rejected.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY MATT HURST Daily Post Corespondent CHILDWALL Primary School has won a battle to expand pupil numbers by 50%, despite council chiefs ruling against the move in September. The popular Church of England school asked Liverpool council for permission to increase ...
Icelandic arts festival shows off country's culture.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... AN EXHIBITION of top Icelandic artists and designers is currently on display as part of a festival celebrating the best of the country's culture. ICE07 continues today and tomorrow at various locations around the city. The Ice Cool exhibition, in the atrium of the ...
Seven are arrested after raids.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... FIVE men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of firearms and drugs offences after police executed a warrant at houses in Haydock. During a search of one property, officers from the specialist Matrix teamrecovered a self-loading pistol and silencer along with 13 rounds ...
Biggins is jungle king.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... CHRISTOPHER Biggins was crowned king of the jungle last night as the public voted him the winner of this year's series of I'm A Celebrity, ...
Sudanese protesters call for teacher's execution; Riot police control mob.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY VICKY ANDERSON Daily Post Staff LIVERPOOL school teacher Gillian Gibbons was dramatically switched to a secret location in Sudan last night, as angry protesters called for her execution. Mrs Gibbons escaped a public flogging but was jailed for 15 days in ...
Hold-ups for rail travellers.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... AN INVESTIGATION was under way last night into howa set of points was damaged by an empty train, causing severe rush hour delays. Services from Ellesmere Port and Chester were affected after a set of points at the end of Birkenhead station had been damaged at 5.30am. ...
VIDEO OF THE DAY.(Features)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Manager Rafael Benitez previews Liverpool's clash against Bolton at An ...
FIRST WITH THE MATCH ACTION.(Features)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Everton and Tranmere match reports online from 5.30pm today and ...
MOST POPULAR.(Features)
Dec 01, 2007 ... 1 Protest in support of Rafael Benitez - picture gallery 2 Liverpool FC: Tom Hicks won't be selling up 3 Everton UEFA Cup ...
Jail for wedding ring thief.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A BURGLAR who broke into a woman's home and stole her wedding ring has been jailed for 33 months. Judge Gerald Clifton told Christopher O'Connor: "The burglary in terms of money amounts to very little. In terms of sentimental value, it meant a huge amount." ...
School in colourful tribute to Rhys; Staff and pupils in football kits.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY LIZA WILLIAMS Daily Post Staff THE school where Rhys Jones was due to start before his murder has commemorated his life with a red and blue day. Pupils and school friends of the 11-year-old at Fazakerley High wore the colours in memory of the Evertonian's ...
Historic warehouse must be torn down; Building has become dangerous.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY LIZA WILLIAMS Daily Post Staff ONE of Liverpool's most historic warehouses is to be demolished after being declared unsafe. Jamaica House, a white rendered building on the corner of Dale Street and Vernon Street, is likely to be knocked down in the next few ...
Bail for stabbing charge man.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... DETECTIVES from British Transport police have arrested a man following an incident in which a 19-year-old student from Wirral was stabbed with what is believed to be a pair of nail scissors. ...
Crash causes jam.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... TAILBACKS stretched down the M6 yesterday after two lorries crashed, just after 9am, near Junction 21, Warrington. ...
Manwith false ID smuggled into UK.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... AN ILLEGAL Chinese immigrant arrested in Bebington was found in possession of a bogus Home Office letter. Liverpool Crown Court heard that Xiou Chen later told police he had borrowed money and been smuggled into the UK by the notorious Snakeheads. He was arrested ...
Major city street shut.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... NORTH John Street, in Liverpool, will be closed at its junction with Dale Street from tonight until next Saturday. The work is part of United Utilities' pounds 35m mains replacement scheme to improve the quality of tap ...
Clinton HQ is seized by 'bomber'.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... ADERANGED man wearing what appeared to be a bomb strapped to his chest walked into a Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign office last night, took several hostages and demanded to speak to the candidate during a near four-hour standoff, authorities said. The man released at least ...
Manhunt for killer.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... DETECTIVES were last night hunting a man who fled in a car after murdering a woman at a garage. The body of the woman was discovered at Spooner's garage, in Little Westfield Lane, in the Royston area of Barnsley, yesterday. The emergency services had been alerted by ...
Daredevil motorcyclist Evel Knievel dies, aged 69, after years of ill health.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... EVEL KNIEVEL, the hardliving motorcycle daredevil whose exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s, died last night. He was 69. Knievel's death was confirmed by his granddaughter, Krysten Knievel. He had been in failing health for years, suffering from diabetes and ...
Brown 'welcomes' inquiry into disguised donations; Party staff asked to co-operate with police.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY JOE CHURCHER Daily Post Correspondent GORDON BROWN last night told police considering a criminal inquiry into Labour's disguised donations that he would welcome the "fullest possible investigation". In a letter to the senior Metropolitan Police Officer ...
London Market.(Business)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BUSINESS EDITOR: BILL GLEESON THE FTSE 100 Index soared above the 6,400 barrier yesterday, as the market notched its biggest weekly gain since before the summer's credit crunch. The Footsie closed up 83.4 points, at 6,432.5, after gaining nearly 300 points in ...
WALL ST.(Business)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BUSINESS EDITOR: BILL GLEESON WALL Street closed out a volatile week and month with a comparatively mild performance last night closing mostly higher on encouraging words from Federal Reserve ...
Renewable energy offices scheme to create 280 jobs; Bootle site to use ground-source heat.(Business)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY TONY McDONOUGH Deputy Business Editor PLANS to build an pounds llm 80,000 sq ft office development in Bootle have been submitted to Sefton Council. Regeneration specialist Priority Sites claims the scheme in Bridle Road could create up to 280 jobs. ...
Bright young things of Aerogistics scoop national award.(Business)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BUSINESS EDITOR: BILL GLEESON LIVERPOOL aerospace company Aerogistics Holdings has been named Britain's brightest young business. The firm, the parent company of surface treatment specialist King & Fowler, won the Most Promising New Business Award at the ...
More bad news for the UK economy.(Business)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BUSINESS EDITOR: BILL GLEESON FEARS of a sharp slowdown in the UK economy were fuelled yesterday after monthly consumer confidence figures fell to their lowest level since March, 2003. The GfK NOP barometer of UK confidence scored minus 10 in November, down ...
Horse Racing: McCoy set for Morning glory.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY ARGUS SNOWY Morning can make good use of his huge pull in the weights with Denman and claim Newbury's Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup. The pair are old adversaries, having clashed in the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at Cheltenham last season when Denman ran out a ...
Rugby Union: No Six for Argentina.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY DUNCAN BECH ARGENTINA will not be admitted into the RBS Six Nations after being told by the International Rugby Board their future lies in the southern hemisphere. The IRB held their global rugby forum in Woking this week with the Pumas' future near the ...
Same size World Cup.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY DUNCAN BECH THE World Cup will maintain its existing 20-team format, the International Rugby Board announced yesterday. A special meeting of the IRB's council, held this morning, rejected proposals to reduce the number of participating sides to 16. ...
Cricket: England aim to stay as main challengers.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY RICHARD GIBSON in Kandy MICHAEL VAUGHAN leads England in a Test series overseas for the first time in two years facing a battle to preserve their status as Australia's closest challengers. Unless England repeat their 2001 success here in Sri Lanka they ...
Horse Racing: Thomas knows difficulty of Denman Hennessy run.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY CHRIS WRIGHT Daily Post Staff SAM THOMAS admits Denman faces a tough task when shouldering top weight in this afternoon's Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury. Thomas has proved a more than able deputy for Paul Nicholls's stable jockey since Ruby Walsh ...
Golf: Flawless Rose into share of the lead.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... EUROPEAN number one Justin Rose fired a flawless 65 to claim a share of the lead after the second round of the Nedbank Challenge yesterday. Rose, who won the Volvo Masters at the start of November to claim his first Order of Merit crown, carded seven birdies and no bogeys over ...
Boxing: Novices give no quarter.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY DAVE RANDLES SIX city boxers are in action in the national Senior Novice quarterfinals this weekend. Neil Farraq, James Metcalf, John Cunninghamand Wayne Adeniyi are all representing the North West Counties in Class A against Tyne Tees at the Wythenshawe ...
Books for boxers.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY DAVE RANDLES THE greatest gathering of ex-champions and contenders Liverpool has ever seen is taking place in the city on Monday. Shea Neary, Andy Holligan, Paul Hodkinson, Brian London, Jimmy Price, John Lyon, and George and Ray Gilbody are just some of ...
UEFA rule that Saturday night's all right for final.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY MARTYN ZIEGLER Daily Post Correspondent WEMBLEY is in the running to be the first stadiumto host a Champions League final on a Saturday. UEFA have decided to move the final from its traditional Wednesday night slot from the 2009-10 season. ...
Rugby Union: Caldy fit to tame Lions.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY ANDREW STRATTON CALDY aim for their fifth National Three North success when they take on Rugby Lions at Paton Field today. Ben MacPherson is a doubt at fly-half after being forced off through injury last week which means Simon Mason could move up from ...
Waterloo driving on.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY IAN HARGRAVES MOST of the rugby union teams on the Liverpool side of the river are on their travels this weekend, with Waterloo forced to drive down to Kent last night for today's game at Westcombe. Liverpool St Helens are one of the few sides to have the ...
Tennis Lawn: IN BRIEF - Murray won't be going it alone.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... TENNIS: Andy Murray has signalled his desire to employ a rotating squad of tennis experts following his split with coach Brad Gilbert. The British number one confirmed former Davis Cup player and fellow Scot Miles Maclagan will work with him in Florida ...
Rugby League: IN BRIEF - Thompson role.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... RUGBY LEAGUE: Former performance director Graeme Thompson has been named as England's new team manager. Thompson, who has worked in the Rugby Football League performance department for the past six years, will ...
Boxing: IN BRIEF - Weight problems rule out return.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... BOXING: Wayne McCullough's highly-anticipated return to the ring has been scrapped after his Spanish opponent failed to make the weight. The Belfast veteran was set to meet European super-bantamweight champion Kiko Martinez in Belfast's King's Hall ...
Rugby Union: IN BRIEF - Sevens progress.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... RUGBY UNION: England and Scotland both qualified for the quarter-finals of the Emirates Dubai Sevens. The English scraped into the last eight on points difference after a disappointing day that yielded just one ...
IN BRIEF: London leading a good example.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... OLYMPICS: International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has praised plans for London's Olympic stadium as "a very good model". Rogge said the plan to reduce the capacity of the pounds 496million stadium from 80,000 to 25,000 seats after the Games in 2012 was ...
Wide football experience good for Myrie-Williams; FA CUP THIRD ROUND BRADFORD CITY v TRANMERE ROVERS, TODAY 3PM.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: NICK HILTON TEENAGER Jennison Myrie-Williams takes the grown-up view that experiencing a variety of football cultures is liable to benefit his education in the game. The 19-year-old Bristol City winger did not hesitate in accepting a temporary move to ...
Football: Moore now has the options to ring the changes; FA CUP THIRD ROUND.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY NICK HILTON Daily Post Staff MANAGER Ronnie Moore has the options to make changes for Tranmere's FA Cup encounter with Bradford City this afternoon. The clearing injury situation and the recent arrival of loan players Andrew Taylor and Jennison ...
Testing month was a failure; FA CUP THIRD ROUND VIEW FROM THE STANDS FANS FORUM.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY DAVE KNOTT Tranmere Supporter WELL that's November over and if Ronnie Moore sawit as a test of our promotion credentials then we have come up short with only a single point gained from the four league games played. The only saving grace is with the league ...
Davis debut on reunion.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY DAVID BASSETT CENTRAL defender Earl Davis is set to make his Burscough debut today after renewing links with Victoria Park boss Liam Watson. Davis, 24, who has joined the Linnets on a three-month loan from Hyde United, was at Southport until 18 months ago ...
Showdown in Stafford.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY MIKE TALBOT-BUTLER NORTHWICH Victoria face one of their most important games of the season today when they visit Blue Square Premier basement rivals Stafford Rangers. While bottom of the table Vics have lost all nine of their away games, Stafford, who lie ...
It's double trouble as City suffer injury blow.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY NEIL TURNER Daily Post Correspondent CHESTER CITY'S play-off push received a setback last night, when it was revealed that midfield players Tony Dinning and Tony Grant could be out of action for a number of weeks. Both players hobbled out of last Sunday's ...
Saints go marching on.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY DAVID BASSETT ST HELENS Town look to maintain their impressive recent revival when they take on Colne at Knowsley Road today in the Vodkat League First Division. Town have won their last two games, including a sensational 4-2 victory at high-flying ...
Port look for lucky seven.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY JAMES PEARCE MANAGER Peter Davenport believes Southport's 3-2 FA Trophy victory at Barrow showed how far his side have come this season. Port were beaten 1-0 in Blue Square North at Holker Street in August but they avenged that defeat last Saturday to set ...
Football: 'The Wardrobe' doors need to be kept shut; RONNIE GOODLASS TALKING TACTICS ON THE GAMES BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE PORTSMOUTH v EVERTON, TODAY 3PM.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... HARRY REDKNAPP has done a good job in turning Portsmouth into a solid Premier League side and on their own patch they have become a force to be reckoned with. Goodison Park has a great atmosphere, but the fans are really on top of you at Portsmouth and provide great vocal ...
Football: Make-or-break month ahead; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE PORTSMOUTH v EVERTON, TODAY 3PM VIEW FROM THE STANDS FANS FORUM.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: BY EDDIE O'GARA Everton Supporter AS MONTHS go, December could be one of the most crucial Everton have gone into in recent years. We'll be playing at least two games a week from now on to the New Year and we'll know our fate in two other cup competitions by ...
Revolving door must be stopped-Moyes; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: IAN DOYLE WHEN Billy Davies was asked to clear his desk at Derby County earlier this week, he became the sixth Premier League manager to lose his job this season. It was a further example of the "revolving door" David Moyes believes is spinning far too ...