North West honorary fellowships

Two famous faces from the North West will be given fellowships from the regions University's today. Liverpool born Brian Leveson who's in charge of the inquiry into media ethics and Salford musician Peter Hook will both get the honour.

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Lord Leveson received honorary fellowship

Brian leveson QC Credit: PA

Liverpool-born Lord Justice Brian Leveson will receive an Honorary Fellowship from JMU today.

A former Liverpool College student he was the lead prosecution counsel during the trial of Rosemary West as well as the Anthony Walker murder case.

Last Summer it was announced Leveson would lead the public inquiry into issues of British press culture, practices and ethics raised by the News International phone hacking scandal.

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