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Wirral news Group newspapers, Wirral news, Wirral sport, Tranmere Rovers Football Club, what's on in Wirral http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/views-blogs/motoring/2008/06/20/petrol-and-diesel-prices-throughout-wirral-80491-21126378/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:29:00 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/views-blogs/motoring/2008/06/20/petrol-and-diesel-prices-throughout-wirral-80491-21126378/ Click here to find out where to get the cheapest petrol and diesel in Wirral. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/wirral-pride/2008/01/21/pride-of-wirral-saluting-the-peninsula-s-amazing-people-80491-20506147/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:47:00 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/wirral-pride/2008/01/21/pride-of-wirral-saluting-the-peninsula-s-amazing-people-80491-20506147/ PRIDE of Wirral is Wirral News' campaign to salute the borough's amazing people - the ordinary people who achieve the extraordinary. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/03/speaker-faces-mps-after-search-row-80491-22392489/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:05:14 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/03/speaker-faces-mps-after-search-row-80491-22392489/ Commons Speaker Michael Martin is preparing for a showdown with MPs furious over the Scotland Yard raid on Damian Green's parliamentary office. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/03/consumer-confidence-hits-record-low-80491-22392409/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:35:19 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/03/consumer-confidence-hits-record-low-80491-22392409/ Rising unemployment and talk of a recession hit consumer confidence during November despite the dramatic cut in interest rates, research has showed. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/03/health-workers-stage-work-to-rule-80491-22392297/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:35:17 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/03/health-workers-stage-work-to-rule-80491-22392297/ Health workers are to hold a day of action across the UK in protest at a "derisory" three-year pay deal worth around 8%. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/03/players-may-reject-revised-tour-cork-80491-22392139/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:15:14 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/03/players-may-reject-revised-tour-cork-80491-22392139/ The England and Wales Cricket Board are thought to be close to accepting tightened security arrangements for the resumption of the tour to India - but former player Dominic Cork claims as many as six of Peter Moores' squad will not return and are "traumatised" by their experience. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/03/young-muslims-not-a-threat-study-80491-22391994/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:35:16 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/03/young-muslims-not-a-threat-study-80491-22391994/ Fears that British universities are hotbeds of Islamic radicalism have been exaggerated, academics have said. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/bromborough-bebington-news/2008/12/03/fit-to-celebrate-80491-22387289/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/bromborough-bebington-news/2008/12/03/fit-to-celebrate-80491-22387289/ WIRRAL Keep Fit Association celebrated its 30th anniversary last week after raising £40,000 for charity to date. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/fourth-still-the-aim-after-cash-boost-80491-22391737/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:15:15 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/fourth-still-the-aim-after-cash-boost-80491-22391737/ Britain's Olympic team will still target fourth place in the London 2012 medals table following a last-minute injection of £29million from public funds but some sports will still face cuts. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/mcdonald-brace-sees-off-young-guns-80491-22391622/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:15:14 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/mcdonald-brace-sees-off-young-guns-80491-22391622/ Two goals from midfielder Kevin McDonald saw Burnley claim a place in the semi-finals of the Carling Cup with a shock win over Arsene Wenger's young Arsenal side at Turf Moor. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/ellington-strike-stuns-potters-80491-22391680/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:15:14 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/ellington-strike-stuns-potters-80491-22391680/ Nathan Ellington coolly rolled home an injury-time penalty to send Derby into the Carling Cup semi-finals. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/whitehall-staff-reminded-of-code-80491-22391440/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:35:16 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/whitehall-staff-reminded-of-code-80491-22391440/ Britain's top civil servant has delivered a thinly veiled warning to Whitehall officials over their duty to serve the Government. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/medic-tackles-operation-by-text-80491-22391318/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:35:17 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/medic-tackles-operation-by-text-80491-22391318/ A doctor volunteering in war-torn Congo has performed a life-saving amputation on a teenage boy using text message instructions from a colleague in London. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/england-to-resume-tour-in-uae-report-80491-22391197/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:15:15 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/england-to-resume-tour-in-uae-report-80491-22391197/ England will fly into Abu Dhabi on Thursday to begin their preparations for the two-Test series in India according to a report in the United Arab Emirates. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/fourth-operation-for-ballesteros-80491-22390932/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:15:14 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/fourth-operation-for-ballesteros-80491-22390932/ Seve Ballesteros is back in intensive care after undergoing further surgery at La Paz hospital in Madrid. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/ronaldo-retains-focus-despite-accolade-80491-22390039/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:45:14 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/ronaldo-retains-focus-despite-accolade-80491-22390039/ Cristiano Ronaldo insists winning the Ballon d'Or award will not burden him with increased pressure to perform. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/evil-tobin-handed-life-for-murder-80491-22389840/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:35:14 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/evil-tobin-handed-life-for-murder-80491-22389840/ Convicted sex killer Peter Tobin has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years for the "barbaric" murder of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/2008/12/02/internet-campaign-to-fight-wirral-library-and-sports-centre-closures-80491-22389474/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:02:00 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/2008/12/02/internet-campaign-to-fight-wirral-library-and-sports-centre-closures-80491-22389474/ AN INTERNET campaign has been launched to fight the closure of some of Wirral’s cultural buildings. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/benitez-backs-keane-80491-22389381/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:45:14 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/benitez-backs-keane-80491-22389381/ Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez insists misfiring striker Robbie Keane will overcome his current crisis in form. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/we-warned-of-mumbai-attacks-us-80491-22389156/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:35:17 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/we-warned-of-mumbai-attacks-us-80491-22389156/ India was warned of a terrorist attack by US intelligence officials before the Mumbai massacre, it has emerged. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/2008/12/02/special-meeting-of-council-scrutiny-committee-called-to-discuss-library-closures-80491-22388994/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:28:00 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/2008/12/02/special-meeting-of-council-scrutiny-committee-called-to-discuss-library-closures-80491-22388994/ A SPECIAL meeting of Wirral Council's Culture, Leisure and Tourism Overview and Scrutiny Committee has been called to consider proposals to close libraries, leisure centres and transfer community centres away from council control. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/more-sales-aim-to-attract-shoppers-80491-22388831/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:05:17 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/more-sales-aim-to-attract-shoppers-80491-22388831/ Department store Debenhams is to hold a second price cutting campaign this week amid speculation of a fresh round of sales on the high street. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/tobin-guilty-of-vicky-murder-80491-22388616/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:05:14 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/tobin-guilty-of-vicky-murder-80491-22388616/ Convicted sex killer Peter Tobin has been found guilty of murdering schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton 17 years ago. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/2008/12/02/catalogue-of-care-failings-led-to-murder-of-birkenhead-man-80491-22388551/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:53:00 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/2008/12/02/catalogue-of-care-failings-led-to-murder-of-birkenhead-man-80491-22388551/ A REPORT has revealed a catalogue of care failings leading up to the brutal murder of a man at the hands of a 13-year-old boy. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/retailer-set-to-axe-800-workers-80491-22388301/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:35:14 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/retailer-set-to-axe-800-workers-80491-22388301/ Britain's retail sector has been dealt a major blow as another high street company went into administration with the loss of more than 800 jobs. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/wirral-breaking-news/2008/12/02/woodchurch-man-gets-seven-years-for-brutal-rape-80491-22388251/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:30:00 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/wirral-breaking-news/2008/12/02/woodchurch-man-gets-seven-years-for-brutal-rape-80491-22388251/ A WOODCHURCH father-of-three, who raped a woman in her own home, has been locked up for seven years. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/government-pay-dispute-resolved-80491-22388043/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:05:19 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/government-pay-dispute-resolved-80491-22388043/ A long running pay dispute between the Government and civil servants, which threatened to spark a winter of discontent, has been resolved. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/trejo-interested-in-baggies-move-80491-22387937/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:45:14 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/national-sport/2008/12/02/trejo-interested-in-baggies-move-80491-22387937/ Real Mallorca striker Oscar Trejo wants to hold talks with West Brom over a possible January move to the Barclays Premier League's bottom club. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/wirral-breaking-news/2008/12/02/port-sunlight-research-site-safe-says-unilever-80491-22387856/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:29:30 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/wirral-breaking-news/2008/12/02/port-sunlight-research-site-safe-says-unilever-80491-22387856/ THE future of the Port Sunlight Unilever plant is safe despite the announcement of job losses. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/ba-in-merger-talks-with-qantas-80491-22386935/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:35:16 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2008/12/02/ba-in-merger-talks-with-qantas-80491-22386935/ British Airways has revealed it is in talks over a potential merger with Australian rival Qantas.