Daily Post (Liverpool, England) back issues from January 2009:
Style City.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Liverpool's guide to urban living A Daily Post Supplement Thursday January 1 See your future What ...
'Toxic' bay could add pounds 1,000 to water bills; EXCLUSIVE Court battle looms as EU claims Mersey suffers from environmental damage.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY LAURA SHARPE Daily Post Staff THE health of water in Liverpool Bay is at the centre of a court case which could see customers facing pounds 1,000 increases in their water bills. Testing is under way by Liverpool University scientists as the Environment ...
Quicksand terror in the freezing fog; Stranded dog walker's copter rescue.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY LAURA SHARPE Daily Post Staff A HYPOTHERMIC man was last night branded "lucky to be alive" after getting stuck in quicksand with his three dogs yesterday morning. The middle-aged man became disorientated while walking his dogs around 9am near Marshside, ...
All eyes on new mascara; happening.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... IT LOOKS like 2009 is going to be all about the eyes when it comes to beauty as the big cosmetics houses go crazy for high-tech mascaras, promising us luscious lashes in an instant. Silent Witness actress Emilia Fox is a particular fan of Givenchy's new ...
Icy road causes more than 20 car crashes.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... MORE than 20 vehicles were involved in three separate collisions on the same icy road yesteroday. Police said the crashes all happened on the A435, near Gorcott Hill, ...
Treat yourself to a night-in; happening.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE festive season may be over, but that doesn't mean you can't still have a party. Only try banishing the booze and going for a pampering session instead, courtesy of Lush. Get the girl friends round, shut out the cold and treat yourselves with their "Night in" set. For a credit ...
IN BRIEF: Marine killed in Afghan explosion.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A ROYAL Marine was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan yesterday. The serviceman from 45 Commando Royal Marines died as he took part in a routine patrol in the Sangin ...
Get in shape the easy way; happening.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... ON PAGE six, you will find 13 ways to beat the Christmas bloat, but if you need a quick fix try La Senza's Jessica Shapewear lingerie. Not only is it sexy with its 50s detailing, lashings of lace and ...
IN BRIEF: 54 revellers die in club inferno.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... AT LEAST 54 New Year revellers died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in the Thai capital, Bangkok. Workers at the scene said about 100 others were injured when ...
I'm in the mood for next year's fashions; Fashion Victim happening.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Emma Johnson SO, HERE we are. January 1, 2009. How on earth did we get here? And so fast. I am sure it was just summer a minute ago. Well, it was just June a minute ago - there was no summer. As you read this, I will hopefully be asleep in bed sleeping off ...
IN BRIEF: Gas threat.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE CEO of Russia's state gas monopoly Gazprom said last night Russia will cut off all gas supplies to Ukraine this morning. Alexei Miller said the decision was made after talks ended with no ...
Girls behaving stylishly; happening.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... IT HAS been a frantic festive fortnight for the Girls Behaving Stylishly, what with trying to look stylish at all of those parties. However, in between soirees, they have been tackling some of the big issues ...
IN BRIEF: Euro decade.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE euro celebrates its 10th birthday today amid predictions it could soon mark another milestone - achieving parity with the pound. This week, the single European currency climbed to a ...
Thieves gas man and steal takings.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A BUSINESSMAN was robbed of his takings by two men who sprayed CS gas into his face in Waterloo. Merseyside Police yesterday released CCTV images of the two men they wish to speak to in connection with the attack which took place around 12.30pm on Monday. The two ...
Damage denied.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... STAND-UP comic Lee Hurst yesterday pleaded not guilty to smashing an audience member's mobile phone at one of his gigs. The comedian is alleged to have grabbed the phone during a performance at the Stoke Pub in Guildford, Surrey and thrown ...
Rivals let their feet do the talking in pitch battle; Freestylers mirror FA Cup clash at weekend.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY LAURA SHARPE Daily Post Staff TWO of the world's best football freestylers were in the city yesterday to settle a score, ahead of the forthcoming FA Cup clash at the weekend. Richard Braithwaite, a die-hard Liverpool FC fan, came face-toface with his ...
Hunt for men after boy shot in chest.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... POLICE are hunting two men who took a seriously injured teenager to hospital after he was shot in the chest. Medical staff called in officers after the 14-year-old boy was taken to Northwick Park Hospital, London. Two unidentified men put the teenager in a minicab and ...
Turn your children into style icons; fashion Children's top labels are half the price, says Emma Pinch.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Emma Pinch IF YOU feel guilty about splashing out on new designer outfits for yourself after the excesses of Christmas, the solution's simple. Just buy it for your children instead. Most of the leading labels feature a children's range, at a ...
IN BRIEF: Revellers celebrate an extra second.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... REVELLERS had an extra second to enjoy last night's New Year celebrations. Thanks to the Earth's erratic rotation, the countdown to 2009 lasted a moment longer. British physicists and official timekeepers around the world ...
IN BRIEF: Marley classic writer dies.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... VINCENT FORD, a Jamaican credited with writing the Bob Marley classic No Woman, No Cry, has died. Ford died of complications from diabetes at a hospital on ...
IN BRIEF: Digital first.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... SINGER Lauren Harris's debut single was released digitally at one second into the New Year across the different time zones of the world, in what organisers say ...
IN BRIEF: Briton bailed.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A BRITISH man has been bailed in Tenerife as investigations continue into the violent death of his child's mother. Leighton Richardson was arrested on Christmas Eve after his ex-girlfriend, ...
IN BRIEF: Pay delayed.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THOUSANDS of workers had their New Year plans disrupted yesterday after the UK's biggest building society failed to deliver wages on time. ...
BLOG.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Want to know what Peter Guy's top 100 records of 2008 were and catch his musical year in review? Log ...
Beauty tips to help recovery.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... JUST like budgets, diets and alcohol limits, beauty regimes tend to go out of the window during the party season. Seasonal drinking, dancing and cavorting make for fun times during December, but it's our face and body that suffer come January. Luckily, the beauty world is more ...
VIDEO.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Ahead of Liverpool and Preston's FA Cup clash, we invited keepy-uppy champions from both camps to battle it out for victory - ...
BLOG.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... They may be politically polls apart but Liverpool's Warren Bradley and Joe Anderson share an unusual honour, courtesy of David Bartlett's ...
TOP FIVE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 1 Gerrard charge - maximum five years in jail if convicted 2 Steven Gerrard to face court on assault charge 3 Kenny Dalglish ...
Centenary call to link pensions and wages; Increase payments, TUC urges.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY DAVID BARTLETT aily Post Chief Reporter TODAY'S centenary of the UK State pension should be used to restore the link with earnings, campaigners in Liverpool said last night. A hundred years ago today the first pensioners went to the Post Office to collect ...
New Year resolutions are bad for you.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... DECIDING to turn over a new leaf in the New Year could actually do you more harm than good, a mental health charity said today. Mind urged people not to feel they must start 2009 full of resolutions for selfimprovement. It said resolutions which focussed on physical ...
Teens threaten worker.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... POLICE in Warrington are hunting four teenagers who threatened a young shopworker with a knife. Four men, aged between 16 and 19, stole cigarettes and alcohol from Bargain Booze, on Marsh Lane, after threatening the woman with a knife. The incident took place at ...
A new you for the New Year; Feeling the post-Christmas bloat? Emma Johnson has ways to get you fighting fit ideas.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Emma Johnson 01 THE Clubland Work it Out DVD, starring Deanne Berry, above, (from the Eric Prydz video) combines huge house anthems with a high energy workout. Priced from pounds 10.99. 02 WORK out what you weigh in celebrities with these fab Matter Monitor ...
Record sales.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... MAMMA Mia! The Movie is the biggestselling DVD in the UK ever. The release, which ...
Beauty/win or bin? ideas.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... FORGET the gold and myrrh, they are not beauty regime stars, but frankincense is. Beauty brands have been going crazy for the Christmas-themed essential oil. We tried out three moisturisers, ideal for the cold winter months. REN Frankincense Vitamin A/C/E ...
Rallying call as Culture Year ends; Leaders' message to Liverpool.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY RICHARD DOWN Daily Post Staff LIVERPOOL'S civic leaders have urged the city to capitalise on a stunning year in the national and international eye and cement its place as a culture capital. The rise in profile in 2008 could also help Merseyside withstand ...
Antibiotics 'can reduce intensive care deaths'.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... SERIOUSLY-ILL patients under intensive care have a better chance of survival if they are given antibiotics as a preventive treatment, a study has found. Researchers looked at the effect of antibiotic treatment on 6,000 patients admitted to intensive care units at 13 Dutch ...
Freezing weather ushers in New Year; Met Office issued 'red alert'.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY LAURA SHARPE Daily Post Staff FREEZING temperatures greeted New Year revellers as temperatures dropped to -5C across Merseyside last night. The Met Office issued a "red alert" for the region, amid fears that the cold could threaten older people, families ...
By invitation only; people.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Carolyn Hughes ST HELENS Theatre Royal pulled out all the stops this year to make their Christmas pantomime one for the adults, as well as the children. Spectacular costumes, great music and a hilarious script proved a magical winner for all who have seen it. ...
Health care forum launch.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A NEW body to give people a say in how health care services are run in Liverpool is being launched. Liverpool's Local Involvement Network (LINk) is to hold its launch event at the LACE Conference Centre in Croxteth Drive, Sefton Park, on Tuesday, January 27. LINk, ...
Living it up with... Hazel Liu, 33, is sales and marketing manager for Sapporo and Il Forno restaurants, in Liverpool.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Hazel Liu What are you reading? Grazia, OK, Marie Claire and Glamour - I love my magazines! Where did you last eat out? EastzEast, in Manchester. What are you listening to? Seldom Seen Kid, by Elbow. Where do you splash the cash? ...
Grim death counter.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A GIANT LED counter which will show the number of people who die around the world this year has been unveiled in London. Death Counter, by Spanish artist ...
LIVERPOOL DAILY POST: Happy birthday to state pension.(Leaders)
Jan 01, 2009 ... IT SEEMS incredible that, 100 years ago today, the first set of pensioners arrived at their local Post Office to collect their state pension of five shillings. It is a milestone that should not be allowed to go unmarked for, despite the views of its critics, the state pension is ...
LIVERPOOL DAILY POST: Challenges ahead.(Leaders)
Jan 01, 2009 ... TODAY sees the start of a New Year - one filled with challenges, but also with exciting possibilities. As we leave Culture Year behind, we should ...
Letter: Marina's MBE well deserved.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Catherine Armitage I WAS delighted that Kenny Dalglish's wife, Marina, has been awarded the MBE for her services to breast cancer patients, since herself having the disease diagnosed five years ago. She always seems to have behaved with dignity and good sense, ...
Letter: Fine city honoured.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: PR IT MADE me so proud to read about so many local people appearing in the New Year's Honours List. It shows that so many truly great people do come from Merseyside. I know ...
Letter: Two splendid artists.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Robert Eccles ON READING the names of people picking up awards in the New Year's Honours, I wondered why two of Liverpool's most distinguished artists were not mentioned, as we reach the end of the European Capital of Culture. I am referring to Tom Murphy, ...
Letter: Cold discomfort.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: L Halliwell I WENT to the skating rink at St George's Hall on Monday, having promised my children that we would go, and was bitterly disappointed by the experience. There was no ice at all, and what there was appeared to be a series of floor tiles greased up ...
Letter: Top pops hope.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sylvia Graham MY HOPE for this year would be that the old pop charts could be revived. I think that, with all this "downloading" and so on, young people have lost a real pleasure. When I was young and the Top 10 was based on record sales, there were battles ...
Letter: Not cost-effective.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: H Walters ISN'T it amazing how the banks are able to call upon almost limitless public cash resources to prop themselves up, in spite of the financial disaster which is now overwhelming us all having been caused by their own incompetence and greed? They've ...
Letter: Don't overdo it.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: E Robertson (Mrs) WE HEAR so much about "binge Britain" and it appears that these fears are not unfounded, as the 999 services brace themselves for a New Year busier than they faced at the Millennium. This situation is made worse when ...
Letter: Turning the tide.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: P Hornby MY HUSBAND and I went for a curry this Christmas Day, and other people turned up at the restaurant for a takeaway. I even hear that McDonald's was open, and some people had a Big Mac and fries in place of their Christmas roast. Some people ...
Letter: What a pantomime.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Arnold Glover WHAT is it about over-paid, undertalented people in the public eye that makes them so arrogant? Linda Lusardi was on her way to work when she called 999 to see if she could drive on the hard shoulder, and her "work" happens to be a pantomime. ...
Letter: Thought for food.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: S Timpson I WAS pleased to read in the Daily Post (December 31) that battery hens and eggs will no longer be served in schools. All I can say is it's about time. This is something that should have been done a long time ago. Our children ...
Letter: It's another world.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Stanley Blake THE absurd importance attached to the antics of professional footballers, on and off the field, has been fully illustrated by the newspapers of the past few days. It is not my intention to comment on what might or might not have happened in what ...
OBITUARY: Ray Deakin.(Features)(Obituary)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE long-jawed football manager stared from the window and saw a young man lapping the training ground. Yes, he had enough faith to fill a cathedral and that magnificent head of perfectly groomed dark hair that was certain to be noticed by the fans on the Gwladys Street terrace, ...
THE DAILY POSTCARD.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... To order copies of pictures in the Daily Post, contact Photosales on 0151 472 2549 CAPTION(S): World Museum ...
08 was truly great; TRUST THE POST.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: ALISON GOW I HOPE all readers enjoyed a happy and healthy Christmas and, as we move into 2009, are looking forward to the New Year. Christmas week is for the Daily Post a time of reflection, looking back at the highs and lows of the previous 12 months, and ...
THOUGHT for the DAY.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... I AM sure that I am not alone in revealing that I usually have my most profound thoughts when I wake up in the early hours of the morning. I find that things which I have felt to be almost insoluble, the night before, suddenly seem to become crystal clear in those early hours. The old ...
Table-topping AFC mirror their Anfield heroes' success; Team's fanbase strengthens.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY MIKE CHAPPLE FLEDGLING team AFC Liverpool, like their Premiership brethren Liverpool FC, are celebrating the New Year as table-toppers of their own league, the first division of the Vodkat League. And, despite its semiprofessional status in its debut ...
Murder suspects handed to Iraq.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... TWO Iraqis accused of murdering two British soldiers were handed over to the Baghdad government by UK forces yesterday in defiance of the European Court of Human Rights. Defence Secretary John Hutton said Faisal Al-Saadoon, 56, and Khalaf Mufdhi, 58, were transferred by British ...
Double twins.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A MIXED-RACE couple who had one black and one white twin daughter seven years ago have defied the odds and done it again. Dean Durrant, 33, and Alison Spooner, ...
Forgotten link with Bulgaria revived; Tie-in lost after change of name.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY RICHARD DOWN Daily Post Staff A MERSEYSIDE authority is reviving links with an ancient corner of Bulgaria, after forgetting about the international union it formed 22 years ago. A little over a year ago, Knowsley council officers were reviewing the ...
HMV picks out next year's big music acts.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... MUSIC chain HMV yesterday released its top 10 compilation list of "unknowns" tipped to break through this year. In the past, the store has predicted the success of Franz Ferdinand, The Arctic Monkeys and Duffy. Here are the acts to watch out for, in alphabetical ...
Rail fare increases shock travellers.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... RAIL passengers will "shudder and shiver" at the fare rises which take effect from tomorrow, a customer watchdog body said today. Regulated fares, which include annual season tickets, will go up by an average of 6%, well above the current level of inflation. And ...
New lifestyle driven by art; Consultant packs in job to focus on painting.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY ALAN WESTON Daily Post Staff AN ARTIST who used to knock on doors to seek commissions is now establishing a reputation and is hoping to put on his own exhibition soon. Peter Chapple, 27, a father-of-one who lives in Kensington, Liverpool, has now packed in ...