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I Will Not Let Siobhan's Drugs Death Be in Vain ; Father's Grim Quest After Ecstasy Tragedy

THE father of a teenage ecstasy death victim last night vowed to read the disturbing post mortem report into her death to schoolchildren. Siobhan Delaney suffered an extreme brain reaction when she took one and a half tablets in a Liverpool city centre nightclub. Her father, Desmond, said he hoped reading the distressing documents, outlining how the tablets killed his daughter, would shock Merseyside's pupils away from experimenting with drugs.

Ferries Face Disruption After Landing Stage Sinks

MERSEY ferry services are at risk of chaos today after part of its landing stage at the Pier Head sank. Fire crews were called out to help evacuate staff and remove equipment from the landing stage, which is also used by the Mersey inshore rescue boat, at around 10pm last night.

D-Day for Top Job but Row Goes On

TWO candidates have been shortlisted for the pounds 150,000-a- year chief executive's job at Liverpool Culture Company and will be interviewed tomorrow. Jason Harborow, chief operating officer at the Culture Company, who has been the favourite to fill the position since it was first advertised last year, has made it to the final round.

In Brief: Mother's New Plea On Moors Murders

THE mother of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett launched a renewed campaign yesteday to find his body. Winnie Johnson, 72, claims she "cannot rest" until the 12-year- old's body has been recovered from Saddleworth Moor, where he is believed to have been buried by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in 1964.

In Brief: Comeback for Play for Today

PLAY for Today is to make a comeback on the BBC after 20 years. The single play strand was seen as a breeding ground for some of the country's top dramatists.

In Brief: Hit and Run

In Brief: Court Delay

In Brief: Lottery

TWO ticket holders shared pounds 2,654,364 in last night's Lotto draw, said operators Camelot. Numbers drawn were 16, 15, 42, 19,28, and 38, and the bonus number was 20The Lotto Extra numbers were 01, 26, 32, 35, 37, and 45, but there were no winners. The Thunderball numbers were 06, 19, 15, 29, and 27, and the Thunderball was 05. There were no winners of the guaranteed pounds 250,000 jackpot.

Towering Attraction of Radar Room with a View ; a Redundant Landmark Could Be the Key to an Pounds 80m Development.

FROM the outside it is nothing more than a dull example of 1960s architecture, an amalgam of corrugated iron and grey bricks set alongside wind turbines and rusting piles of scrap metal. But inside, the Seaforth Radar Tower offers possibly the most spectacular panorama on Merseyside.

Councils Approve Tax Increases

A MEETING of Wirral's council last night approved a total increase of 4.47% in council tax bills, including police and fire precepts. This means Band D properties will have an estimated council tax bill of pounds 1,276.60 for the year 2006/7.

Barnes On Song Again

FORMER Liverpool footballer John Barnes is coming out of rap retirement. The ex-England star famously appeared on New Order's World In Motion in 1990.

New City Traffic Upheaval for Next Phase of Big Dig

A STRETCH of city centre Lime Street will become bus-only and the route to the city's main station will dramatically change when work on the next phase of the Big Dig starts in just six days. Transport experts insist the changes will help traffic flows through the heart of Liverpool.

New City Traffic Upheaval for Next Phase Ofbigdig ; How the Shake Up Will Work

NOW: A car coming from Renshaw Street and heading for the station can drive along Lime Street and make a right turn into one-way Skelhorne Street to reach the station car park. AFTER: The car will still come down Renshaw Street, but will have to turn right into Copperas Hill alongside the Adelphi Hotel, travel up the hill and then turn left into Skelhorne Street.

Masked Gang Hunted After Lorryload of Tyres Hijacked

FOUR masked men with Liverpool accents have sparked a police hunt after a man was abducted and his lorry stolen. The driver, who was allegedly beaten and bundled into the boot of a car, was driven from Derbyshire and dumped in Warrington.

In Brief: Store Fires See 1,000 Evacuated

UP TO 1,000 people were yesterday evacuated from buildings surrounding two stores which went up in flames. Around 100 firefighters were called to the blaze which broke out at the Matalan outlet in Stechford Retail Park, Birmingham, at 12.30pm.

In Brief: Contract Threats

In Brief: Girls Expelled

In Brief: Booked In

In Brief: Funding Set

Disability Cheat Was Running Marathons

A MAN who claimed thousands of pounds saying he was incapable of walking more than 45 yards was yesterday exposed as a seasoned marathon runner. Cheat Stephen Sinnott, from Benton Close, Kirkdale, Liverpool, pleaded guilty to obtaining almost pounds 23,000 by false accounting over an eight year period.