http://www.mercurypress.co.uk/feeds/ News posts from www.mercurypress.co.uk Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:58:47 +0100 chrisjohnson@mercurypress.co.uk Copyright: (C) Mercury Press Agency, see http://www.mercurypress.co.uk/ for terms and conditions of reuse en-gb Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:58:47 GMT Paul Leka, co-writer of the song which spawned one of sport's most famous chants, "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)", has died. The songwriter and producer,... ../users/newspage.php?id=42 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:46:05 GMT A frail pensioner who cheated death when her home was fire-bombed after a dispute with a neighbour over car parking has told of her horror... ../users/newspage.php?id=41 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:32:19 GMT A brothel keeper who enjoyed a millionaire lifestyle has been ordered too surrender £750,000 of "the wages of sin". John Williams Burrows, who ran a... ../users/newspage.php?id=40 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:20:45 GMT A creative business analyst has taken time away from number crunching to carve out a new career in PUMPKIN ART. Lisa Luera turned to the popular halloween... ../users/newspage.php?id=39 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:11:01 GMT A chance snap by a nature photographer has thrown open the debate about which animal was the natural inspiration for the mythical Liver Bird. The... ../users/newspage.php?id=38 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:01:20 GMT Ginger McCain, the four-time Aintree Grand National winning trainer, has died aged 80 after a long illness. The Southport-born former taxi driver was highly... ../users/newspage.php?id=37 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:42:01 GMT Students claim they were allocated squalid flats when they arrived to start a new university degree course. These pictures - taken by one shocked parent - ... ../users/newspage.php?id=36 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:13:02 GMT Delighted Prince Andrew won't have to wait until he's sixty four to visit 'The Cavern' for the first time, after he was treated to a Magical Mystery... ../users/newspage.php?id=35 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:44:31 GMT The first town crier in Liverpool for over 200 years has been selected after an X-Factor style shout-off outside the Town Hall. Terry Stubbings , 65, from... ../users/newspage.php?id=34 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:10:08 GMT These Russian rock'n rollers have quite literally jumped on the BAND-WAGON to promote their music. Hurtling down the motorway on a motorbike the trio... ../users/newspage.php?id=33 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:59:24 GMT This row of empty chairs was a stark reminder the toll of carnage on Britain's roads. The haunting tribute came at a memorial service for road death victims... ../users/newspage.php?id=32 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:21:52 GMT Planking enthusiasts could be accused of taking the craze lying down but this new internet craze is not for the faint hearted. Known as "Batmanning",... ../users/newspage.php?id=31 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:55:51 GMT A couple have saved for posterity the "love seat" park bench on which they did their innocent courting as teenagers more than half a century ago. Marjorie... ../users/newspage.php?id=30 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:04:31 GMT It's already famed for its hot-pot but now a different kind of heat is setting taste-buds alight in one corner of Lancashire. For chilli grower Debbie... ../users/newspage.php?id=29 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:29:11 GMT TOWIE star Chloe Sims's reputation is already blossoming in Liverpool after a doting fan presented her with a bunch of flowers. The reality TV girl was so... ../users/newspage.php?id=28 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:54:29 GMT An investigation is under way into the second death in a week of a man shot with a police Taser gun. The Independent Police Complaints Commission will probe... ../users/newspage.php?id=23 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:12:43 GMT A benefit cheat who claimed more than 20,000 in disability payments while playing HUNDREDS of rounds of golf has been jailed for six... ../users/newspage.php?id=22 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:45:17 GMT The dad of X Factor runner-up Rebecca Ferguson has said she had no chance of beating winner Matt Cardle. Father Don Ferguson, 52, has remained a peripheral... ../users/newspage.php?id=19 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:43:44 GMT Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson celebrateed her debut performance in the panto Aladdin, by sampling a traditional pub in Liverpool for the first... ../users/newspage.php?id=18 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:23:29 GMT Liverpool face an unenviable trip down the East Lancs Road when they take on Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup. Old Trafford holds few... ../users/newspage.php?id=17 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:12:35 GMT A bitter chill on the banks of the Mersey left Blues fans needing a win to warm the cockles after their midweek hard-luck story at Sunderland. But Everton... ../users/newspage.php?id=16 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:15:08 GMT The last resting place of the Mona Lisa is probably an old rubbish dump in Italy, it has been revealed. Researchers had hoped that they might find the tomb... ../users/newspage.php?id=15 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:12:26 GMT A towering monument to peace has been dedicated to John Lennon in Liverpool to celebrate what would have been his 70th birthday. Lennon's eldest son Julian... ../users/newspage.php?id=14 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:02:51 GMT A youngster condemned to walk on tiptoes like a ballerina could take her first normal steps at the age of seven. Little Ariella Byrne has a condition that... ../users/newspage.php?id=13 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:01:52 GMT Zutons' frontman Dave McCabe who headbutted a student after he insulted his girlfriend, has been found guilty of assault. The 29-year-old broke Peter... ../users/newspage.php?id=12 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:55:02 GMT Pot Noodle, the savoury snack of skint students, is now being used by financial experts as a barometer for Britain's ailing economy. According to figures... ../users/newspage.php?id=11 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:20:06 GMT These pictures are ones that Beatles fans aim to make a reality... Ringo Starr playing a roll of the drums outside his childhood home. Uncanny double, Max... ../users/newspage.php?id=10 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:10:02 GMT Gardeners across the North West breathed a huge sigh of relief after weeks of wet weather put an end to the hosepipe ban. United Utilities lifted the... ../users/newspage.php?id=9 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:23:51 GMT A Liverpool Nectar card user, who was subjected to a fraud arrest ordeal, claims she was the innocent victim of Sainsbury's supermarket checkout... ../users/newspage.php?id=8