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Last modified on Sat 23 Jan 2021 07.11 EST 1977: Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool Liverpool had beaten United at Anfield 18 days earlier, en route to the title. But it wasn’t much of an omen, not least because Tommy Docherty’s side had nothing to play for and were keeping their powder dry. At Wembley, he set his team snapping at Liverpool’s heels, ditching their trademark pretty wing play for something uncharacteristically agricultural: long launches that would hopefully discombobulate the...

Pet owners in mainland Britain will now have to get an animal health certificate no more than 10 days before travel to the EU and Northern Ireland. — AFP Britain will be in a new category – known as Part 2 listed status – under European Union pet travel rules, and no longer able to utilise passports which had permitted seamless continental feline and canine journeys. Among the changes, pet owners in mainland Britain will now have to get an animal health certificate (AHC) no more than 10 d...

George Best, pictured in 1968. Source: PA Liverpool and United’s rivalry has been a kind of eddying game of thrones; while they have dominated the last half-century of English football, their peaks have rarely coincided. In fact, the only time when either succeeded the other as league champions was in a four-year streak between 1963 and 1967, when each won two titles.  Liverpool were defending champions when they went to Old Trafford at the end of the 64/65 season, but their title de...

PAUL ELLIS/Getty Images It says everything you need to know about the ferocity of the rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool that even though the two sides have very rarely been on an even keel, it has never lost its edge. There is usually a clear favourite - whether its Shanklys Liverpool or Fergusons United - but whenever the two sides meet, there is a level of bitterness in the air that usually supersedes the surrounding circumstances. When Liverpool face Manchester United, the der...

Click the thumbs up > Car auctions have indicated that it will remain business as usual for stock-sourcing dealers during the latest COVID-19 lockdown across the UK. Members of the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) told the trade body that lockdowns announced for England and Scotland on Monday (January 4) would not restrict their ability to trade online despite the closure of non-essential retail. Auctions were part of a lockdown exemption list detailed in Government lockdown legisl...

The most tragic stories of lives lost that shocked south Essex in 2020 DESPITE the terrible news about the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, many other serious incidents also made the headlines. From people being murdered over money, to being thrown from a bicycle or found inside a lorry container, 2020 brought in some shocking stories of peoples lives being taken away in south Essex. Below are some of the most tragic cases to have been shared in the county over the past year. The murder of Cou...

LONDON, Jan 2 ― Vets, pet owners and others in Britain are bracing for new and potentially costly bureaucracy from yesterday, when the UK ends participation in the EU passport scheme for cats and dogs. Britain will be in a new category ― known as Part 2 listed status ― under European Union...

Vets, pet owners and others in Britain are bracing for new and potentially costly bureaucracy from Friday, when the UK ends participation in the EU passport scheme for cats and dogs. Among the changes, pet owners in mainland Britain will now have to get an animal health certificate (AHC) no more than 10 days before travel to the EU and Northern Ireland.

Click the thumbs up > BCA is staging four used van and car online auctions over Christmas and New Year, while Aston Barclay has announced two online used car sales during the festive period. BCA is holding online sales on Tuesday (December 29), Wednesday (December 30) and Thursday (December 31), with a further sale planned for Saturday, January 2.  Both cars and light commercials will be on offer with vendors including UKCGR, BCA Outsourced Solutions, Group 1 Automotive, Jardine, Lookers, Bris...

BCA reports steady trading through Lockdown 2 as values drop 2% Was this article useful? Click the thumbs up > Average used car values in November at BCA remained 3.5% up year-on-year despite a 2% fall (£166) from October. BCA said trading was steady and there were good levels of demand, despite Englands Lockdown 2 coronavirus restrictions. The remarketing group said buying engagement remained strong, with more than 5,000 bidders logging in at most sales days in BCAs online motor auction progr...