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Armed Police in Siege After Gun Scare

Liverpool Makes Uk Top Five for Parking Fines

LIVERPOOL has been ranked in the top five places in the country for issuing parking fines, with more than 100,000 people being hit with penalty notices in a year. The city is the fourth worst place outside London to park your car without fear of being ticketed, with only Brighton, Birmingham and Manchester handing out more fines.

Lawyers Warn On Post Vote Abuse Top Lawyers On Alert for Postal Vote Fraud ; City Barristers Predict Record Number of Poll Fraud Actions

A TEAM of leading Liverpool barristers is gearing up to prosecute an unprecedented number of electoral fraud cases following this week's General Election The head of Exchange Chambers last night warned of 'serious flaws' in the postal voting system - which around 200,000 Liverpudlians will use this week. Tom Handley said it was 'obvious' that he would be instructing his barristers to prosecute more electoral fraud cases than ever before.

This Is the Panel of Experts Mr Blair Dared Face On a Radio Show

Teen Yob Rampage ; 11 Arrested After Youths Run Riot Through Resort

SIX police officers were injured after up to 100 rampaging youths ran riot in a North Wales seaside town The North Wales Police helicopter and dog handlers were drafted in to deal with the ugly scenes on the streets of Llandudno. A force spokeswoman said a 16-year-old local boy needed hospital treatment after 'minor scuffles escalated into major disorder'.

Police Face Long Wait to Trace Abigail's Attacker

POLICE investigating the stabbing of Abigail Witchalls as she walked home from a mother and toddler group were last facing a wait of 'weeks' to know if any of their 32 possible suspects is the attacker Police drew up the list of names after more than 700 calls from the public responding to a plea for help. But after Abigail failed to pick out a man who had been questioned for two days over the attempted murder, the focus of the investigation has now shifted towards complex forensics work.

Anti-Terror Laws Used On Photographer

Three Held Over Death

Car Danger

Bad Habits

War of Words Over Euro Funds

PLAID Cymru and Labour were last night embroiled in a bitter war of words over the future of Objective 1 cash backing from Brussels for some of Wales's poorest areas. Claims by Plaid that Labour supports scrapping pounds 3bn of European aid for west Wales and the Valleys was slammed as scaremongering by secretary of state for Wales Peter Hain.

' Chicken' Jibe After Tony Blair Refuses to Face Radio Grilling

TONY Blair faced accusations of being 'chicken' yesterday after refusing to be grilled by a panel of experts on a radio show. Representatives from organisations such as Amnesty International, the British Medical Association, the National Union of Teachers, the Victims of Crime Trust, human rights organisation Liberty and Doreen Lawrence, mother of murdered Stephen, had all been due to challenge the three party leaders on their answers to listeners' questions yesterday morning.

Parties in Poster Row

FLY-posting Plaid Cymru has been accused of 'littering' the countryside in the key marginal of Ynys Mn and neighbouring Caernarfon. While Labour insisted it was sticking to the rules by not putting up party posters on telephone and electricity poles, Plaid claimed their opponents were trying to divert attention from the real election issues.

General Election 2005: Don't Let Howard in the Back Door ; Pm Sends Warning On 'Protest' Lib-Dem Switch

TONY Blair sought to rally wavering Labour supporters last night with his strongest warning yet that a protest vote for the Liberal Democrats could let the Conservatives back into power 'by the back door'. As the prime minister embarked on a series of whirlwind campaign rallies in key marginal seats, his former communications chief, Alastair Campbell, denounced 'unscrupulous' Tory tactics aimed at persuading Labour supporters not to vote.

The Criminals of Suburbia ; High Hedges Could Cost You Pounds 1,000 Fine

IT IS a piece of legislation which is proving most effective when it comes to dealing with tearaway youths who vandalise property and terrorise neighbourhoods. But now, honest people living in the peaceful roads of suburbia could also find themselves targeted by anti-social behaviour laws.

Girl, 9, Gets Sex Escort Job Offer

A FATHER yesterday told how his nine-year-old daughter received text messages on her mobile phone offering her work as a sex escort. Roy Taylor, 62, from Weston-super-Mare, said he was 'disgusted' by the messages sent to his daughter Sharon.

Two Arrested After Armed Police Siege

ARMED police cordoned off a high-rise block of flats in Seaforth yesterday afternoon after reports of a man brandishing a firearm. Police were called to the Alexander House complex in Sandy Road just after 2.15pm, after a member of the public reported being threatened by a man with a gun at one of the flats.

Old Holiday Snap Puts Two Good Friends in the Picture

TWO North Wales women have become the best of friends - 15 years after being pictured on the same holiday snap. Debbie Baker and Linda Lloyd did not know each other and at the time lived 250 miles apart.

Six Police Hurt As Yobs Go On the Rampage ; 11 Arrests After Fighting On Streets of Seaside Resort

SIX police officers were injured after up to 100 rampaging youths ran riot in a North Wales seaside town. Police had to call in reinforcements after mass fighting broke out on the streets of Llandudno.

Winds Delay Britain's 'Largely Unknown' Space Project

THE final launch of Britain's highly successful but largely unknown space programme was postponed yesterday after high winds twice delayed take-off. The Skylark rocket had been due to blast off at 6am but poor weather conditions forced experts to put the launch back four hours However, strong ground winds continued to hamper launch attempts throughout the morning and was postponed until early today.