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Cottage Burners Subject of New Book

THE controversial campaign which saw holiday homes across North Wales torched is detailed in a new book. Marking the 25th anniversary since the anonymous arsonists first struck, former BBC journalist Alwyn Gruffydd has penned Mae Rhywun Yn Gwybod (Someone Knows).

Youngsters Learning Spanish Get a Taste for the Language

Traffic Chaos Looms Without New Crossing ; Repairs Will Close Current Runcorn Bridge, Warn Experts

MERSEYSIDE faces traffic grid lock in Liverpool's Capital of Culture year because of frequent repair work on the Runcorn Bridge - unless the Government backs a new crossing. That stark warning came as attempts to fast-track a planning application for a second Mersey crossing were unveiled by campaigners.

Dance Star Aled Loving It

Hit by Mumps

HEALTH bosses are preparing to vaccinate up to 500 North Wales students tomorrow after six were stricken by mumps. Trainee teachers and sports students at Bangor university are among the victims, all believed to be recovering at home.

Language Board in Quango Bonfire

THE Welsh Language Board is to be scrapped, said Rhodri Morgan yesterday as he lit his second bonfire of the quangos. The curriculum authority ACCAC will also be merged into the assembly government while Health Professions Wales, only set up in April, will be wound up.

Tv Star Claire Cried After Visiting Sick Children

SINGER and TV star Claire Sweeney has voiced her concern about the fate of South African children with HIV and Aids. The Liverpool actress spent a week in the country, where 250, 000 children and five million adults have the disease, and visited some of the worst-affected areas.

Pounds 150m Grant for Schools Facelift ; Scheme for Massive Rebuilding

EVERY secondary school in Liverpool will be refurbished or completely rebuilt following confirmation of a Government grant likely to total more than pounds 150m. The Department for Education and Skills yesterday announced that Liverpool had been successful in its application to the Building Schools for the Future programme.

Police in Anti-Terror Swoop

POLICE searched properties last night in three anti-terror raids. Officers in Greater Manchester raided two addresses in GreatWestern Street, Rusholme, and a third propertynearby, shortly before 8pm. The raids followed information provided after the arrest of a man.

Teacher Guilty of Sex Assaults

Water Fears

Tube Strike Off

Posh Troubles

Family Gives Go-Ahead for Peel Autobiography

THE autobiography of legendary Wirral-born DJ John Peel will be published next year. The broadcaster, pictured, left, after receiving his honorary degree from Liverpool University, had already written a substantial amount of the text before his sudden death in October. It was originally scheduled for publication next autumn, but the plans were put on hold until the wishes of his family were known.

University Book Pays Tribute to 700 Honorary Graduates ; Jazz Great George Melly Heads List of Vips

AZZ musician George Melly is among eminent graduates who will return to the city this week to help launch a book celebrating 100 years of honorary degrees at the University of Liverpool. The book, entitled "Honoured by Degrees", is a collection of 100 fascinating biographic oratories selected from over 700 written for honorary degree recipients since the university was granted its Royal Charter in 1903.

Police Hunt Financier's Knife-Toting Killers

KNIFE-WIELDING youths who murdered a wealthy financier and left his wife seriously injured in their home were being hunted by police last night. John and Homeyra Monckton were found by their nine-year-old daughter Isobel after the vicious attack at their elegant house in the wealthy London suburb of Chelsea on Monday night.

Dead Boy Named

POLICE last night named a 15-year-old boy who died following a fight at school. David Thomas Sandham, from Partington, Greater Manchester, died at hospital after an 'altercation' at Broadoak High School, Warburton Lane, Partington.

Car Workers to Ballot On Strike Over Redundancies

VAUXHALL workers in Ellesmere Port are preparing to vote on strike action because of redundancies. The ballot of 2, 500 Transport and General Workers' Union members at the car plant will open on Thursday, and votes will be accepted until December 23.

Children's Taste of University

SPANISH oral lessons took on a different flavour for one group of Liverpool youngsters. The children, from Arnott Primary School in Walton, were given a taste of Spanish culture when they visited El Algarve Restaurant on Stanley Street.

Suicide Threat by Man On Rail Bridge

A 41-YEAR-OLD man threatened to throw himself off a footbridge over a railway line in Kirkby last night. The drama began at Headbolt Lane, Tower Hill, at 8. 30pm. Fire crews used an extended ladder to talk to the man, and he came down nearly an hour later.