United were second-best for long periods as they struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar line-up and were ultimately fortunate to leave Merseyside with their unbeaten league run still intact.

Supper was served at nine o'clock (= Supper was served at 9:00 p.m.).

One of the remotest Cambridgeshire stations is enjoying an uplift in business from commuters capitalising on its cheaper park-and-ride benefits, as an alternative to Ely.

Scrayingham: The churchyard nine miles north-east of York is the last resting place of 'Railway King' George Hudson, who died 150 years ago on December 14. He was responsible for the development of much of the UK's railway network but became financially overstretched. He was found guilty of fraud, was imprisoned, and spent his final years in penury.