Commuters face years of delays on one of Britain’s busiest rail lines as it is electrified, after Gordon Brown gave the go ahead to the Ł1.1 billion project... more

Davis Cup fate to be decided in Liverpool

06.05.09

Tennis: Liverpool will stage a Davis Cup tie for the first time in September, when Great Britain take on Poland in a Euro/Africa Group I relegation clash... more

Bookie backs Rafa for swift Anfield exit

25.02.09

Football: A bookmaker has suspended betting on the next Premier League manager to go after hundreds of bets were placed on Rafael Benitez... more

Every red card has a silver lining for Emmanuel Adebayor

22.12.08

Arsenal's Emmanuel “Manu” Adebayor had a head start to the bar after he was sent off against Liverpool.... more

Contract talk riles Rafa

09.12.08

Rafael Benitez's ongoing contract talks have overshadowed Liverpool's final Champions League game against PSV Eindhoven ... more

KO'd keeper Gomes set for dental checks

13.11.08

Tottenham keeper Heurelho Gomes will visit the club's dentist to check for damage to his teeth after he was knocked out during Spurs' clash with Liverpool... more

Scooter or shoulders - it beats walking

05.11.08

Verne "Mini Me" Troyer is in the UK for the MTV awards and he had some novel methods of getting around in Liverpool.... more

I drank two bottles of wine a day. Then naturopathy (and a cheque from Gazza) saved my life, says Margi Clarke

06.09.08

Actress Margi Clarke reveals her amazing decade-long journey back to well-being.... more

Fashion own goals for Coleen McLoughlin and Alex Curran on a WAGs night out

25.08.08

WAGs were out in force in Liverpool last night, with both Coleen McLoughlin and Alex Curran leaving their husbands behind for an evening on the tiles.... more

Holy WAG Batman! Alex Curran looks sensational in saucy Riddler costume

03.08.08

The masked wife of England and Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard looked stunning in the saucy green outfit she wore to the bash in Liverpool on Saturday.... more

Steve's oarsome challenge: Could Steve Redgrave transform a group of young hoodies into a Henley rowing team?

18.07.08

He won Olympic gold five times, but could rower Steve Redgrave transform a group of young hoodies into an elite crew capable of racing at Henley?... more

No kinks in Clissold Arms

25.06.08

Folk from Las Vegas to Liverpool make regular pilgrimages to the Clissold Arms, site of The Kinks' first gig, and it's worth the trip.... more

Maxi-mum exposure for WAG Alex Curran as she steps out in a must-have maxi dress

01.06.08

Leading WAG Alex Curran made sure she lived up to her 'job' title of fashion expert as she stepped out in a latest style must-have Maxi dress. ... more

The Fab Three: Topiary Beatles missing drummer Ringo after it's removed for repairs following vandalism

19.05.08

A foliage sculpture of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr which was beheaded by vandals has been taken away to be repaired. The figure, which took 18 months to cultivate as part of a topiary tribute to the Fab Four, was unveiled at Liverpool's South Parkway train station in March this year. But Ringo's figure was targeted by vandals soon after the unveiling of the artwork ... more

Mrs Chavski: 'Worst dressed' WAG Yulia shows off ANOTHER shell-suit

07.05.08

Despite an avalanche of criticism, WAG Yulia is determined to cling onto her distinctive style. The fiancée of Liverpool player Andriy Voronin stepped out in yet another shiny shell suit, as the couple were seen arriving back in Liverpool's John Lennon airport with baby son Andriy Jnr. In what must surely be the strangest case of accessorising, Yulia coordinated her electric blue cropped satin suit with her blue top of the range Bugaboo pushchair... more

Stylish Alex Curran wins in the Aintree fashion stakes... beating the dodgy opposition by a distance

02.04.08

WAG Alex Curran was clearly the filly to beat as she turned up to the Aintree Grand National meeting at her glamorous best. The wife of Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, shrugged off her jelly belly embarrassment of the previous day, to lead the field in the fashion stake in a flamenco-style red-frilled off-the-shoulder blouse and black pencil skirt. The competition, such as it was, was left trailing... more

The Fab Four reformed (as shrubs) in the capital of culture

26.03.08

They were the four lads from Merseyside who shook the world. And now they have gone back to their roots. A hedge sculpture of the Fab Four has just been unveiled in Liverpool after 18 months of trimming and tweaking and to celebrate the city being this year's European City of Culture. The figure on the left is left-handed, suggesting it must be Paul, with George to his left, Ringo on the drums and John on the right ... more

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