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Poet Patten Honoured by University

Canal Project to Include a Transformed Pier Head

A pounds 6M plan to transform land at Pier Head into a world- class square is expected to be approved next week. Plans were drawn up to make the area around British Waterways' canal extension a visitor attraction in its own right, as part of the multi-million pound redevelopment.

Pounds 5m in Euro Aid for New Museum

THE new Museum of Liverpool, due to be built on the city's waterfront at Mann Island, has been awarded pounds 5m from Merseyside's Objective One programme. The grant will help cover the costs of building the new museum, and comes after the Northwest Regional Development Agency allocated a pounds 26.8m grant towards the controversial project.

In Brief: Ministry Bid to Keep Id Card Report Secret

CRITICS of ID cards yesterday attacked a move to block a watchdog's demands for the potential benefits and risks to be published. The Department for Work and Pensions is to appeal against a ruling by the Information Commissioner that it should publish secret analysis of the scheme.

In Brief: Champion's Bikes Stolen

THIEVES have stolen two high speed superbikes from a former British Superbike Champion. Both of Shane 'Shakey' Byrne's Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000K6 motorbikes were taken from a locked garage at the Croft Circuit, near Croft on Tees, North Yorkshire, last night. The 29-year-old Londoner's racing team has now offered a pounds 10,000 reward for their safe return.

In Brief: Fraud Charge

In Brief: It Overspend

After 35 Years, the Who Are Back ; Veteran Rockers Stand the Test of Time

The Portuguese excepted, the only people in Liverpool celebrating England's exit from the World Cup last Saturday were the touts who had got their greedy palms on tickets for The Who's first gig in the city for 35 years. It meant Sven's under-achievers would not be playing France in last night's semi-finals - and that subsequently the three-figure black market price for a gold dust ticket was maintained.

Fans Go Into Raptures After an 'Absolutely Fantastic' Gig From Rock Veterans

CIVIL servant Gill Smart, 33, from Crosby said: "It was absolutely fantastic - one of the best gigs I've ever been to, and I go to a lot. I couldn't see at first, but I stood on someone's shoulders." John McGorrigan, 47, from Northwich said: "This is the first time I've been to the Summer Pops and I was really impressed. It was absolutely superb, and I wish I hadn't had to leave early to get my train."

Toxteth On Tv

TOXTETH TV will host a day of screenings called Tockywood tomorrow. The films are from companies such as Handstand, Onteca, Latent and Mirabilis Media and students who train at the station with Liverpool Community College.

Scientists' Developing Cancer Treatment

A TREATMENT for cancer using a powerful radiation source is being developed at Liverpool University. Physicists will construct an ultra-high intensity terahertz (THz) beamline and attempt to destroy skin cancer cells specially grown in a new tissue culture facility.

Lying Killer May Be Free Soon

A WOMAN who deceitfully claimed she was a "battered wife" after slaughtering her lover with a kitchen knife can seek her freedom in less than a year, a judge ruled yesterday. Mr Justice Langstaff said Catherine Keaveney deserved credit for her "exceptional progress" in custody. She has run marathons for charity and plans to work as a fitness instructor when freed.

Family Agony As Killer's Minimum Sentence Is Cut ; Body Still Missing of Woman Hacked Into Pieces

THE mother of a Wirral woman whose body was never found, after she was brutally hacked to death, last night condemned a reduction in sentence for her daughter's killer. Former soldier Stephen Wynne, who murdered mother-of-three Chantel Taylor with a meat cleaver before dismembering her with a saw, won a cut in the minimum term he must spent behind bars.

In Brief: Call for Change to Terror Act

THE existing legal definition of terrorism may need to be narrowed, the Government's terror watchdog said yesterday. Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, who has been appointed by the Home Office to review the way terrorist acts are defined, said he had received evidence that the terms set out in the Terrorist Act 2000 were too broad.

In Brief: New Play at Young Vic

In Brief: Care Plea

In Brief: Pay Rises

In Brief: Big Berries

In Brief: Garden 'Must'

Terror Group Pair Jailed After Raid On Orange Club

TWO men from Merseyside used Orange Lodges as a "cloak" to cover terrorist activities linked to the Ulster Volunteer Force, a court heard yesterday. Roy Barwise, 47, and John Irwin, 43, became respected and senior members of the sectarian UVF and part of a secret Liverpool Battalion that was armed with guns and ammunition.