30/03/2015

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Aberdeen Uni Announce Job Cuts

The University of Aberdeen has announced 150 job cuts in an effort to meet new budget restrictions.

The university said that it will seek to reduce its wages bill, which it claims accounts for 60% of its costs, through voluntary redundancy and early retirement packages.

It hopes to save £10.5 million.

Elderly Couple Found Shot Dead In Spain

The bodies of an elderly British couple have been found in Alicante, Spanish police have reported.

According to reports Peter and Jean Tarsey, both aged 77, were found in their villa on Sunday afternoon with bullet wounds.

It is understood that friends of the couple had gone to their apartment as they had not been seen for a few days.

A Guardia Civil spokesperson said that the couple, who had lived in Spain for 18 years, were found dead with gunshot wounds.

The Foreign Office has said that it is aware of the deaths and is ready to offer full consular assistance.

Man Dies At Hertfordshire 'Swingers' Party'

A man has died in hospital after being pulled from a swimming pool at a "swingers' party" in Hertfordshire.

It is understood that the man was pulled unconscious and not breathing from a swimming pool at Littlecroft on Theobold Street, Radlett.

Police said that they were called to a "social gathering" on 28 March and that the death of a 35-year-old man is being investigated.

(MH/CD)

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