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Central Station Revamp Backed ; U-Turn As Network Rail Vows to Expand City Transport Hub

MERSEYSIDE'S transport chiefs were celebrating last night after finally securing top-level support for a huge overhaul of the city's overcrowded Central Station. The Government rejected a bid for just pounds 12m to re-fit the station in October, because Network Rail (NR) refused to back the plans.

Liverpool Half-Marathon

Councillor Sorry for Mugabe Insult ; Damages Awarded After Blog Comment

A LEADING Wirral councillor has been forced to apologise and pay thousands in costs and damages after posting a series of blogs describing a fellow councillor as "Mugabe-esque". In his web blogs, Conservative Chris Blakeley accused Lib-Dem councillor Alan Taylor of behaving like Zimbabwe's disgraced President Robert Mugabe.

Mp Calls for Hillsborough Memorial

VICTIMS of the Hillsborough stadium tragedy should have their own memorial in Sheffield, one of the city's MPs said. Clive Betts said he is disappointed there is no tribute inside Sheffield Wednesday's stadium, where 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives almost 20 years ago.

In Brief: First Child On Way for Wayne and Coleen

FOOTBALLER Wayne Rooney and his wife, Coleen, are expecting their first child, it has been reported. The wife of the ex-Everton England and Manchester United star is said to be three months pregnant, according to a Sunday newspaper.

In Brief: Man Rescued From Blaze

FIREFIGHTERS rescued a man and his dog from a burning house in Liverpool. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service were called to the blaze at a house on Norris Green Crescent, Norris Green, just after 4am yesterday.

In Brief: Rocks Rescue

COAST guard rescuers were called to help a 14-year-old girl trapped in rocks in Wirral yesterday. The youngster had ventured onto the boulders near the Egremont ferry terminal to retrieve a handbag.

Easy Riders' Eggcellent Day Out ; Bikers Rise to Challenge to Raise Cash for Sick Children

MOTORCYCLISTS revved up their engines to raise cash for the young people on Wirral yesterday . A total of 10,000 bikers took part in the Wirral Egg Run, which took riders on a 20-mile cruise around the Wirral peninsula.

Antiques Owners Urged to Flog It As the Bbc Show Calls in at St George's Hall

MERSEYSIDE antiques enthusiasts queued up in their droves to get their treasures valued when Flog It came to Liverpool yesterday. Eager fans of the BBC2 show waited outside in the spring sunshine to watch filming taking place - and to see if their collectables and objets d'art would make the grade.

Earth Hour 'Big Success'

ENVIRONMENTALISTS hailed Earth Hour a big success, and renewed calls for nations to tackle climate change. "The world said yes to climate action, now governments must follow," the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said after hundreds of millions of people worldwide followed its call to turn off lights for a full hour.

Man Shot in Stomach Outside Club

A 29-YEAR-OLD was in hospital last night after being shot in the stomach outside a city social club. Police believe the victim was injured during an altercation with another man outside the Holy Rosary Parochial Club, on Moss Pitts Lane, Fazakerley, around 2am yesterday.

In Brief: Family of Three Killed in House Blaze

NEIGHBOURS told how they tried to save a family of-four from a house fire in which a pregnant mother, father and three-year-old boy died and a young girl was left fighting for her life. Residents on South Street, in Highfields, Doncaster, described how a mother-of-two, thought to be due to give birth soon, screamed from the bedroom window of her house as neighbours tried to help.

In Brief: Six Shot Dead in Nursing Home

In Brief: More Caring

In Brief: Meter Water

In Brief: Gaga Holds On

Sleeping Toddler Stolen with Car

A SLEEPING toddler was stolen yesterday when thieves drove off with its parents' car. The two-year-old was napping in a car seat while its mother and father unloaded supermarket shopping.

Grieving Families Go On March to Demand Justice for Loved Ones

GRIEVING families demanding justice for loved ones marched through Liverpool on Saturday. The 300-strong crowd called for tougher sentences for murderers and those convicted of manslaughter after killing their relatives.

Tesco Aims for Early Start On Store Wrangle Kirkby Site ; Work a Smokescreen, Claim Protesters

SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has applied to carry out work at the Destination Kirkby site - even though it has not yet received the green light to go ahead with the wider pounds 400m Everton FC stadium scheme. The application is for "environmental improvements" to be made at Kirkby brook on the boundaries of the proposed site.

Mandelson: Let Banks Get On with Being Banks

BUSINESS Secretary Peter Mandelson has called for banks to be allowed breathing space following their recent "bashing" by politicians and the media. Lord Mandelson said just as the financial institutions were starting to "unblock" and resume lending, they should be given the chance to "do their job differently."