UK today, Editoweb, 11 jan 2008

Ex-Beatle launches Liverpool festivities
Ringo Starr has kicked off this year's European Capital of Culture celebrations in Liverpool with two nights of musical entertainment.

London To West Country Train Service Hit By Bad Weather
Thousands of commuters were hit by travel chaos after rain and snow lashed western England.

Extravaganza kicks off culture year
European Capital of Culture status returned to UK shores with a spectacular display of fireworks, acrobats and music.

Flash flooding causes chaos
Flash flooding has resulted in misery for tens of thousands of rail and road users as their journeys were thrown into chaos.

Tests continue as dead birds found
Tests are continuing on birds found close to the reserve where three wild swans have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.

Meredith hunt police find footprint
Reports from Italy suggest police scientists have found a bloody footprint in the bedroom of one of the suspects in the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher.

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