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Ninety Years Ago, Thousands of Young Merseysiders Marched to War. Today, Their Medals Are Being Traded for Just Pounds 6. Is This All Their Legacy Is Worth?

SPECIAL REPORT: PAGE 5 Battle against school bullies

Newsreader Brings Roadshow Home to Nw

NEWSREADER Fiona Bruce will start presenting the new series of the Antiques Roadshow at Chester Cathedral next week. The ever-popular Sunday evening programme allows some of Britain's leading antiques and fine arts specialists to offer free advice and valuations to visitors.

Gang Leader Fights Murder Verdict ; Newlove Killer, 19, Begins Appeal Process

THE ringleader of a gang found guilty of kicking Warrington father Garry Newlove to death has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence. The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that Adam Swellings, 19, of Crewe, who was locked up for life in February, will appeal against his conviction for murder.

In Brief: Man Survives 530ft Fall From Beachy Head

A MAN had a miracle escape when he fell from 530ft-high cliffs at Beachy Head and had his fall broken by a narrow ledge, rescuers said. The 46-year-old was walking along downland in the Gun Gardens area of Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, when he slipped down a grass slope.

In Brief: Smith Believes in Terror Plans

In Brief: Cruising Threat

EUROPEAN cruising is in danger of losing some of the lucrative American market because of the weak dollar. A third of Americans are worried about taking a European cruise holiday because of the poor exchange rates.

Brothers Build Des Res to Survive a Nuclear War ; Former Missile Silo for the Seriously Paranoid

TWO Wirral-based brothers are converting a former nuclear missile launch site into the world's safest family home. Darryl Gregson, whose Blue Sky Construction company is based in Gayton, Wirral, is spearheading the project across the Atlantic in Kansas with his brother, Hadyn.

Daffodil Walk for Cancer Care

COMEDIAN Stan Boardman is urging people to get on board and sign up to take part in Marie Curie Cancer Care's Liverpool Daffodil field of hope walk. The walk will take place next Sunday, as part of the charity's Great Daffodil Appeal.

Lights Out for Change

Parry Urges Lfc Owners to Resolve Their Differences ; One of Them Must Sell Their Stake in Club

LIVERPOOL FC chief executive Rick Parry has told warring club owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett that one of them needs to sell up. His comments follow Gillett's revelations that his partnership with fellow American Tom Hicks had become "unworkable".

Islam Is Largest Religion

Mother to Return to Uk with Scarlett's Body

THE mother of a 15-year-old girl raped and murdered on a beach in Goa arrived in Mumbai yesterday to finalise plans to return to the UK with the body. Fiona MacKeown identified the body of her daughter, Scarlett Keeling, at a Mumbai hospital yesterday morning. She plans to fly to Heathrow today, and the 43-year-old said she wants further forensic tests carried out when they arrive in the UK.

In Brief: Come Fly with Me . . . Again and Again

A BUDGET airline advertised for actors to fly back and forth between cities in an effort to boost passenger numbers and avoid a pounds 280,000 commercial penalty. Flybe also laid on extra flights, offered the public free trips and placed its own staff on stand-by to fly in case seats were not filled.

In Brief: Model's Man Is Style Flop

KATE MOSS'S boyfriend Jamie Hince has been named one of the worstdressed people in Britain. The Kills star fails to make GQ magazine's best-dressed list, topped by Daniel Craig, despite the fact that his girlfriend is one of the world's most influential people in fashion.

In Brief: Peer Dies

In Brief: Wedding Day

SIR Mark Thatcher has remarried, it was reported. The son of the former Prime Minister married Sarah Russell, the sister of Viscountess Rothermere, on Thursday, after a three-year courtship, according to a Sunday newspaper.

In Brief: Scotland Call

A CALL by Scotland's richest man for a referendum on independence has been welcomed by First Minister Alex Salmond. Sir Tom Hunter said a vote was needed to allow the nation to move on - either as an independent country or as part of the UK.

Shame of a Trade That Sells War Heroes' Medals ; Exclusive Wwi History Being Sold On the Internet for Only Pounds 6

MEDALS belonging to Merseyside soldiers who fought in World War 1 are being sold on internet auction sites for as little as pounds 6, the Daily Post can reveal. Ninety years after thousands of men offered up their lives for King and country, dealers in the medals claim the sheer number available means they only command higher fees if proof can be provided that the solider who earned them did not survive the war.

Iraq Medals Fetch Pounds 200 On Auction Site

WHILE medals for soldiers who fought nearly 100 years ago change hands for small sums, modern-day soldiers can earn up to pounds 200 selling their medals from Iraq. The Daily Post was offered two Operation Telic medals via eBay.

Planners in Key Moves Over New Pounds 390mmersey Crossing ; Pedestrians to Benefit After Bridge Is Built

THE first planning applications for the new pounds 390m toll bridge over the Mersey have been submitted today. Three applications relating to major road changes and the future use of the current Silver Jubilee Bridge have gone to Halton Borough Council.