THIEVES stole a £15,000 Turner watercolour during a daylight raid at Burnley's Towneley Hall. Embarrassed council officials, who had recently spent thousands of pounds improving security, mounted their own enquiry to compliment the police hunt.
Football League champions and FA Cup holders Liverpool, headed by Kenny Dalglish, announced they would play Blackburn Rovers in a charity match to raise cash for Sudan.
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