Liverpool Echo

Question of Sport Stars Return to City

LONG-running TV quiz A Question Of Sport is bringing its live show back to Liverpool. Team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell were joined by Merseyside sporting celebrities including Beth Tweddle and Graeme Sharp when they appeared at the ECHO arena last year.

Goal Hero Ryan Is Backing Funds Bid for Brave Jack, 11 ; Bury Fc Goalscorer Raises Cash for Disabled Mersey Youngster

MERSEYSIDE'S latest goalscoring hero has joined a fundraising campaign for a boy with a rare illness. Jack Whittaker, 11, has a chromosome condition called Idic (15) and suffers with severe learning disabilities and autism.

Witness Heard a 'Thump'

A COLLEGE student has told how he heard a "little thump sound" before seeing a man with learning difficulties on the floor. "Innocent and harmless" David Gary Skelly died from bleeding on the brain after he was attacked on Scargreen Avenue, Norris Green.

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Mayor at Women's Day Event

THE Lord Mayor Cllr Hazel Williams will be leading celebrations for Liverpool women on the centenary of International Women's Day today. Women from across the city will be gathering at 1pm by the Liverpool Discovers installation of Mary Bamber on St George's Plateau.

Roof Fall Headteacher has Legal Costs Cut

A HEADTEACHER found guilty of failing to care for his students after a pupil plunged through a skylight on an "out of bounds" roof has had a financial penalty slashed by top judges. John Summerfield, 65, of Moorland Avenue, Crosby, was fined pounds 20,000, and hit with a pounds 22,708 legal costs bill, after he was convicted of a health and safety offence in September.

A Salute to Make Us Proud[ ... ] ; a Three-Gun Farewell As Ship Sails Out

HMS Campbeltown left the Mersey for the last time with a tribute to her Cammell Laird birthplace. Workers at the Wirral shipyard were treated to a majestic three gun salute as she bid them a final goodbye and set sail for her Scottish namesake Campbeltown.

Loach's Liverpool ; Director Joined by Stars for Route Irish Preview at Fact

DIRECTOR Ken Loach was joined by the stars of his latest film for a special preview in Liverpool. Conspiracy thriller Route Irish was filmed in the city in 2009.

Man Denies Strangling Solicitor

A MAN accused of strangling a Liverpool solicitor pleaded not guilty to her murder. Philip Martins, 47, of Somerford Walk, Widnes, appeared at Chester Crown Court yesterday charged with the murder of Linda Bakewell, a partner at Old Hall Street law firm Armstrongs.

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1702: Queen Anne acceded to the throne on the death of William III, who died in a riding accident at Hampton Court. 1787: Karl von Grafe, pioneer of plastic surgery, was born in Warsaw.

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David's New Best Friend

LIVERPOOL actor David Morrissey has adopted a dog after a chance meeting on a morning TV Show. The star, whose credits include Doctor Who, appeared on the ITV breakfast programme on the same day as RSPCA Sheffield animal centre manager Steve Byrne.

Man Was Shot As He Left Pub ; Attack Came After Liverpoolmatch On Tv

A MAN blasted in the back in a street shooting was targeted as he left a pub after watching Liverpool play Manchester United. Police believe a gunman fired on the 22-year-old victim from a bridge near Utting Avenue, Norris Green, on Sunday afternoon.

Style Street

JOANNE Hender, 31, from Dingle, likes to combine designer pieces with high street basics. She said her high glam look is inspired by style icons such as Sienna Miller and Victoria Beckham.

Cash for Pupils Who Don't Exist ; Row Over New Academy Funding: Exclusive

A NEW pounds 7m city academy is picking up government funding based on pupils who do not exist. In January, De La Salle college, in Croxteth, broke free from town hall control and became the city's first media academy.

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Sir Cliff to Duet with Soul Stars in City

SIR CLIFF RICHARD today announced he will team up with a string of soul stars to record an album of duets. Gloria Hunniford suggested the idea to executive producer David Gest during an episode of Celebrity Cash In The Attic.