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Chief Exec: new hospital will be 'landmark' for city

Designs for the new Royal Liverpool Hospital have been released.

The new hospital will be built next to the existing one on the same site, at a cost of 416 million pounds.

The new hospital will become the largest in the country. It is due to open in 2017.

Chief Executive of the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Aidan Kehoe, says it's great news for the city.

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Disabled diver's underwater charity challenge

by Paul Crone

A 55 year old man from Warrington who is paralysed and only has the use of one arm is preparing to swim one mile underwater to raise money for charity.

Dave Thompson broke his spine in a sporting accident, but tomorrow will scuba dive non stop for nearly two hours. Paul Crone has been to meet him:-

To find out more about Dave head to www.justgiving.com/scuba2013.

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