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Prisoner in Escape Bid Is Gangland Car Bomber

THE in mate who attempted to break out of Liverpool prison with the aid of a 'cherry picker' is car bomber Richard Caswell, it emerged last night.

Marmite Blob Is Too Terrifying for Young

ADVERTS featuring a giant blob of Marmite left children 'terrified' and having nightmares, it was claimed yesterday. The TV commercials centre around a large brown 'amorphous' object described as reminiscent of the monster from the 1950s film The Blob.

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Pounds 500 000 Block On Dragons Buy-Out ; Exclusive : Smith Still Determined to Buy Club

FORMER Wrexham FC chairman Pryce Griffiths was last night accused of being the major obstacle to a deal to sell the club. club owner Alex Hamilton said Mr Griffith's insistance on receiving up to pounds 500,000 from any redevelopment at the Racecourse ground was proving a major stumbling block.

Raf Veteran's Last Fight ... For N-Test Compensation

Gabrielle's Well-Versed for Festival

Bankers Invest Pounds 100m in City ; Exclusive New Fund Set Up to Finance Liverpool Property Projects

BANKERS last night announced a pounds 100m vote of confidence in the Merseyside economy. The Yorkshire Bank is setting up an innovative new fund aimed at providing finance for developers setting up property schemes in the region.

Sealand Joy at Pounds 47m Defence Deal

NORTH Wales defence workers last night celebrated a crucial pounds 47m MoD contract which could secure their futures. Armed forces minister Adam Ingram announced Defence Aviation Repair Agency (Dara) had won a three-year deal to service and repair electronic equipment in RAF warplanes.

Protests at Civil Service Job Cuts

MORE than 400 civil service jobs in North and mid Wales could be lost in cost-cutting reforms driven by chancellor Gordon Brown. Civil service unions claim a further 350 jobs are threatened.

Bryn Is New Charity Head

WELSH international opera star Bryn Terfel was yesterday named Shelter Cymru's new president. Bryn, from Pant Glas, Gwynedd, pledged to help the charity fight homelessness.

Accused 'Only Used Minimal Force

A DOORMAN at a Bangor nightclub, accused of the manslaughter of a customer, yesterday told a jury he used only minimal force. Colin Christopher Parry, 37, said he had his knee on the back of Hywel Hughes for a short period while Mr Hughes was being restrained outside Joops Nightclub.

New Arrest Powers On Debt Mountain

BAILIFFS will be handed search-and-arrest powers to help them collect pounds 30.2m of unpaid court fines across Merseyside and Cheshire. The crackdown, to get under way in July, will allow uniformed officers to enter the homes of suspected fine dodgers and defendants who skip bail.

Sinn Fein Attacks Police Over Murder Investigation

MARTIN McGUINNESS has challenged Northern Ireland's top police officer to explain why an IRA suspect in the Robert McCartney murder has not been arrested. The Sinn Fein chief claimed the man, one of three expelled from the Provisionals over the Belfast killing, was turned away by investigating detectives.

Villagers' Vigil for Malawi Family

MORE than a hundred villagers held a candle-lit vigil last night to protest against the deportation of a Malawi mother-of-four who was arrested at dawn. Verah Kachepa, 44, and her children were woken by a dozen immigration officials banging on their door in Weymouth, Dorset, at 7am on Sunday, campaigners said.

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