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Cains On the Brink As Rescue Deal Is Rejected ; Bank Shatters Last Hope for City Brewer

THE owners of troubled Liverpool brewer Cains last night pledged to keep fighting despite its bankers rejecting plans that could have saved the iconic city firm. The Bank of Scotland yesterday said it would not support the company's turnaround plans which means Cains must go to the High Court on August 12 to face a winding-up petition from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Ajmail Dusan, who runs the brewer alongside his brother, Sudarghara, said they were determined to continue working on rescue...

Ferries Chaos After Pier Head Collision ; Manx Sailings Disrupted All Weekend

MORE THAN 600 passengers were evacuated from an Isle of Man ferry after it crashed into a landing stage yesterday The smash ripped an 8ft gash in the Steam Packet Company's Viking catamaran.

Jury Unable to Decide On 7/7 Charges

SURVIVORS of the July 7 bombings and bereaved families were last night still waiting for anyone to be convicted in relation to the terror attack after a jury failed to reach verdicts in the case of three men accused of helping the bombers. Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil were charged with carrying out a two-day reconnaissance mission in London seven months before the 2005 atrocity.

In Brief: Suspect High On Drugs When Girl Was Killed

A BRAZILIAN accused of dismembering a British teenager claimed he was too high on cocaine to remember what happened on the night she died. During a brief interview from jail, Mohamed DAN Carvalho Santos did not say whether he killed Cara Burke.

In Brief: Longbridge Back in Action

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In Brief: Whale Killed

It's Big - Very, Very, Very Big ... But That's All We Can Tell You

LIVERPOOL has had its fair share of symbolic artworks over the years, from the Liver Birds to the Yellow Submarine and the Superlambanana to the Iron Men. Now, something is on the way to the city that has the promise to become just as iconic.

Creature Is Taking Shape in a French Studio ... Ready to Thrill People On the Streets of Liverpool

LIVERPOOL'S pending mystery creature has been described as "the most complex project to date" for French company La Machine. But that doesn't mean their previous outings have been a walk in the park.

Shock As Bank Tells Brewers 'No More Cash' ; Cains Fight for Survival

WORKERS at Cains were in shock yesterday after the Liverpool brewer's bankers pulled the plug on funding. As news filtered through the site off Stanhope Street in Toxteth, staff were facing an uncertain future.

Award-Winning Writer Mike Chappie On Why Cains Must Survive ; Cains Fight for Survival

THE rise of Cains brewery came in tandem with an upturn in its home city's own fortunes. Bought out by the Dusanj brothers, Sudarghara and Ajmail, from Danish owners as a struggling investment in 2002, the following year saw the city's Capital of Culture nomination.

'Factors Out of Their Control' ; Cains Fight for Survival

Jack Stopforth, chief executive of Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, said: "The Cains success story is symptomatic of the resurgence in the last few years. "The Dusanj brothers have worked very hard and they been supported in their efforts by the workforce.

Alistair Houghton Looks at the Liverpool Brewer's Recent History ; Cains Fight for Survival

BROTHERS Sudarghara and Ajmail Dusanj took over Cains in a blaze of publicity in July 2002 and pledged to return the brewery to its former glory after years of underinvestment. They spent several months stabilising the business, announcing 15 redundancies that November but pledging that its future was secure.

Unthinkable That the Cains Name Could Disappear

WHAT now for the famous name of Cains? There are now very real fears for the acclaimed Liverpool brewery following the news that its bankers will not back plans to secure the company's future. The brewer yesterday requested its shares be suspended from the AIM index after its bankers refused to support Cains' proposals to take the business forward, including the repayment of an undisclosed tax liability.

Thought for the Week

Murderer May Have Struck Before in Antigua

THE shootings of two British newlyweds in Antigua may be linked to another murder on the Caribbean island less than two months ago, the police chief said last night. Police commissioner Gary Nelson said Catherine and Benjamin Mullany's case was similar to a previous one, and the island's troubled police force was being hampered by a "code of silence".

Philharmonic at Its Best for Proms Outing ; Review Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Petrenko/Bbc Proms, Royal Albert Hall Petrenko Makes His Albert Hall Debut

VASILY Petrenko's predecessor, Gerard Schwarz, claimed there were two world capitals of music - London and New York. And to be booked to play in either means you've made it on the classical music stage.

Shooting Victim Targeted

A MAN has been shot in what is believed to be a targeted attack in Knowsley The shooting on Croxteth Lane in the early hours of yesterday morning left the 21-year-old victim with gunshot wounds to his legs, facial injuries and a wound to his hand.

Knife Clampdown

REVELLERS in Mathew Street and Concert Square were kept under a watchful eye last night as part of an initiative to fight knife crime. Merseyside Police patrolled nightspots armed with metal detecting arches, as well as gloves and wands, in an operation backed by the Tackling Knives Action programme.

Pounds 1.5m Payday for Homes Rented Out During Open ; Properties Were Let for Up to Pounds 20,000

HOMEOWNERS cashed in to the tune of pounds 1.5m by renting their homes during the Open Golf championship. Figures released today reveal the letting bonanza for the Royal Birkdale event surpassed records set at Hoylake in 2006 and Carnoustie in 2007.