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Rapes Horror 'Appals' Pm

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown said the whole of the UK will be "utterly appalled" by the case of a father who repeatedly raped his daughters, resulting in 19 pregnancies. Mr Brown said the "unspeakable events" which were outlined at Sheffield Crown Court yesterday had left people demanding to know how the 56-year-old's quarter-of-acentury campaign of abuse could have gone on so long without being detected.

In Brief: Barnsley: Fa Have Let Hume Down

In Brief: Norris Charged

In Brief: New Man Hails Lure of Arsenal

NEW Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis maintains the "unique" structure of the club made them the only destination for which he would have left his role as Major League Soccer deputy commissioner. The 44-year-old South Africa-born Oxford graduate starts in January after a 14-year association with the US organisation he helped establish.

In Brief: Drogba Silent On Inter 'Meeting'

CHELSEA striker Didier Drogba refused to comment about his alleged secret meeting with Inter Milan sporting director Marco Branca on Monday night. "I don't have anything to say," said Drogba, who came on as a sub in last night's 1-1 draw in Bordeaux.

Spurs' Hutton Blow

TOTTENHAM full-back Alan Hutton is facing five months on the sidelines after it was confirmed he has a fractured right foot and will need an operation. The 23-year-old Scotland international picked up the problem at the start of the campaign but had returned for the last month and played 90 minutes for his country last week against Argentina.

In Brief: Mtv at Berlin

BERLIN has been chosen as the host for the 2009 MTV Europe music awards, after this year's triumphant staging in Liverpool. It is the fourth time that the awards have been held in Germany and marks a return to city where they were launched in 1994.

In Brief: Men Charged

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Homes Plan Will Help Fund New Stadium, Say Everton ; Lawyers in Battle Over Bellefield's Future

EVERTON FC yesterday opened up a new battlefront in its campaign to relocate to Kirkby. Lawyers took Liverpool City Council to appeal over its decision to refuse Everton's proposals for 74 family homes on its former training ground in West Derby.

Call for Potential Kirkby Stars

THE Everyman is auditioning for actors to take part in a play based on Kirkby. The collaboration with Knowsley Arts and Museums Service was written by Liverpool playwright Laurence Wilson and directed by Gav Cros.

Expert: First Step to Revive Kirkby

AN EXPERT on masterplanning and design issues was grilled on the sixth day of the inquiry into the Destination Kirkby scheme. Melvin Davis, who was appearing for Tesco and Everton FC, was crossexamined on his report into its design.

Killer Boy Care Failure

A REPORT revealed a catalogue of care failings leading up to a brutal murder by a 13-year-old boy. Stephen Croft, 34, was savagely beaten and his body thrown on a bonfire in Birkenhead on November 6 last year. His killer, Jamie Smith, then 13, was on the run from a care home.

It Is a Curious Fact That People Who Are Good ; Nick Mills Obituary

IT IS a curious fact that people who are good with animals are often more interesting to people than people who are good with people. This is because the people who understand animals nearly always make very agreeable human companions. In some ways, the vet has replaced those old-fashioned family doctors, who called at the homes of patients, always carrying a battered brown leather bag, filled with a stethoscope, a thermometer, sandwiches and a tub of antiseptic gel.

The Daily Postcard

Wall St

A STOCK market gaining confidence in the US financial system bolted higher, propelling the Dow Jones industrials and Standard & Poor's 500 index to their first four-day advance since last spring. The Dow industrials rose 247.14, or 2.91 %, 8,726.61.

Mfi Calls in the Administrators

MORE than 1,000 jobs were under threat today after furniture chain MFI confirmed it had called in administrators. The company said the accelerated downturn in the property market and "severe cash flow pressure" had led to the administration.

Wonder of Woolies Born in Liverpool

WHEN Woolworths first opened for business almost a century ago, it was an instant success. Queues formed for hours before the doors even opened, and eager customers all but stripped the counters bare before the end of the day - with everything from glassware to tin toys flying off the shelves.

Cheshire Oaks Hopeful As Sales Rise

WIRRAL retail park Cheshire Oaks has seen a small rise in sales in the three months to November 2. Sales increased 1.3%, although the number of people visiting the site rose 9%. Across Mc Arthur Glen's seven UK parks, sales have grown 2.3%and shoppers are up 4%.

Data Firm's Profits Up

CHESTER-BASED data specialist GB Group has gone back into the black after a year of strong growth. The group reported a pre-tax profit of pounds 500,000 in the six months to September 30, up from a loss of pounds 1m for the same period a year ago.