The Nifty 250: news of the day in so many words

Ebay bargain
TRANMERE Rovers owner Peter Johnson was livid last night after discovering his club was for sale on eBay.

US firm Dornoch Capital are in hot water after putting the club on the auction site with a starting bid of $10million.

Johnson, who had merely asked Dornoch to find a buyer in the US, said: "You can imagine how shocked we were to wake up to find we were on eBay.

"It's totally inappropriate, it's not a second-hand bike we're selling.”

Bits and bobs
A FIREMAN from Merseyside is to row 2,000 miles across the Atlantic - naked. Dean Jagger, and his team mates will be armed with only sun cream and nappy rash ointment as protection from the elements. Battling against other naked competitors, “Team Heatwave” hope to raise £100,000 for charity for their two month adventure.

Dalglish grenade: Two charged
TWO men have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the hand grenade found outside Kenny Dalglish’s home. Simon Lewis Ignacio, 28, of Belle Vale, and Carl Higgins, 29, of Helston Green, were remanded in custody by South Sefton magistrates. Bomb disposal experts removed the grenade from the garden wall of the Liverpool legend’s home on Sunday night. The accused men are due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on 6 August.

Henshaw back
David Henshaw, the former chief executive of Liverpool city council, been appointed to the board of Liverpool John Moores University.

It is his first public position in the city since his exit from the council in 2006 – with a £340,000 pay-off.

David, who is also chairman of the North West Strategic Health Authority, said: “I am hardly returning, I’ve hardly been away.”