AC Milan went on a spending spree last night as they agreed deals for two hot European properties.

Liverpool’s top-four ambitions have received a boost with the return to training of midfielder Lucas Leiva.

Star Wars creator George Lucas has picked Chicago to host his much-anticipated museum of art and movie memorabilia, in a major victory for the US' third-largest city.

A 75-year-old grandmother has died in a freak accident in Clare, while her two young grandchildren are being treated in hospital for shock.

Liverpool 1 Southhampton 0

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes some of his out-of-favour players could learn a lot from the example set by midfielder Lucas Leiva.

West Brom 0 Liverpool 2

Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 0

TURNS out Newcastle aren’t the biggest joke in English football after all.

Wigan 1 Liverpool 1

Fulham 1 Swindon 0

LIVERPOOL’S hearts were broken by a cruel last-minute equaliser that has all but ended their Champions League dreams for a traumatic season.

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez conceded his side’s first-half performance left them with too much as his side went down in Florence last night.

AFTER a fortnight where off-field worries about finances have once again been put back on the agenda at Anfield, along came a night that summed up all the other frustrations of the Rafael Benitez era as Liverpool lost at home in the Premier League for the first time in 20 months.

‘EastEnders’ character Lucas Johnson’s domestic happiness is threatened by the return of his estranged wife this week.

West Brom 0 Liverpool 2

Alvaro Arbeloa was winning promotion with Real Madrid’s reserves when Liverpool were producing their miracle in Istanbul to claim the Champions League trophy.

'EastEnders' actress Nina Wadia has praised the BBC1 soap for showing the multicultural realities of London.

Wigan 1 Liverpool 1

Newcastle 1 Liverpool 5

PSV Eindhoven 1 Liverpool 3

Bolton 0 Liverpool 2

Lucas Neill’s agent has denied the West Ham skipper will be leaving Upton Park in the summer.

Liverpool 3 Sunderland 0

WITH Beijing on the horizon, she could become one of the greatest Olympic swimmers of all time. But French siren Laure Manaudou is spending more time these days splashed over the gossip sheets, thanks to a rocky romance and a fiery temperament.

Everton 1 Liverpool 2

Sunderland moved into second place in the Coca-Cola Championship with a 1-0 win over play-off contenders Cardiff at Ninian Park.

He was the cruel taskmaster who made Harrison Ford hang with snakes and rats, required Robert Duvall to shave his head and turned Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill into Pez dispensers.

Without Michael Moore and Fahrenheit 9/11 at the Cannes Film Festival this time, it was left to George Lucas and Star Wars to highlight European pique over the state of world relations and America’s role in it.

Star Wars creator George Lucas is receiving a “galactic-achievement award” next week at ShoWest, an annual convention of theatre owners in Las Vegas.

Mick Easterby is to appeal against a fine imposed by the Jockey Club’s disciplinary committee at a hearing last week, it was revealed today.