18/11/2009
Other News In Brief
Pensioner's Body Found
The body of a man has been found on the Great Orme in Llandudno, Conwy, in Wales. The discovery, near a cafe on Marine Drive at noon on Tuesday, came after a large-scale search in the town for a missing 81-year-old man. The incident involved the police, Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team, the RAF search and rescue team, coastguard and RNLI. Police said there are no suspicious circumstances and HM Coroner will be informed of the details.
Olympic Energy Park On Track
Work is 'powering ahead' to build the new state-of-the-art Energy Centre on the Olympic Park. The Energy Centre includes a range of sustainability features helping to reduce the carbon emissions of the Park. The Centre will include biomass boilers that use woodchip as fuel to generate heat, and a natural gas-powered Combined Cooling, Heat and Power Plant (CCHP). During the Games, the Centre will provide heating, cooling (for air conditioning) and power for the venues across the Park. After the Games, it will contribute power to, and provide heating and cooling for, the local area.
Accident Recalled
An accident which killed a man who was hit by a motorbike after getting out of a van to pray has been reconstructed by police. Mohammed Mushtaq, 58, died after the accident on the A96 on the outskirts of Aberdeen on Friday. Grampian Police closed one lane on Wednesday morning as part of the collision investigation. The 49-year-old rider of the BMW motorbike survived.
Game On!
ITV Studios Digital Productions has announced that interactive games for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! have been released on Sky and Virgin Media's interactive red-button platforms. The games will offer a free point of entry followed by a pay-to-play option for higher level playing. Patricia Wagstaff, Director of Digital Productions at ITV Studios, said: "We're incredibly excited about the launch of these pay-to-play branded games for I'm A Celebrity. These are the first in a portfolio of interactive games from ITV Studios planned for the Sky and Virgin platforms and I'm confident they will delight their many subscribers."
Murderer Goes On-The-Run
A convicted killer on phased release from prison has evaded authorities in Northern Ireland. Jonathan Peter Neill, 34, had been granted release from Maghaberry Prison to stay at a Coleraine hostel. He last seen on Monday in the Molesworth Road area of Cookstown. The PSNI and police in England have launched a coordinated search for the man. Neill is 6ft 2in, of slim build with black hair and brown eyes and has scars on his left wrist and right hand. He also wears an earring. He was jailed for the 1991 murder of a lodger at his family home in London. Neill was 16 at the time. His victim, Donald McKenzie, was stabbed 24 times while he was asleep in bed. Prior to the 1991 murder, Neill had committed a string of burglaries in Northern Ireland and he was released from prison in 2006 but later had his licence revoked after breaching its terms. Prison officials recently believed Neill had made enough progress to be granted time at a hostel. However, today, police hunting for the killer warned members of the public not to approach him.
(BMcC/KMcA)
The body of a man has been found on the Great Orme in Llandudno, Conwy, in Wales. The discovery, near a cafe on Marine Drive at noon on Tuesday, came after a large-scale search in the town for a missing 81-year-old man. The incident involved the police, Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team, the RAF search and rescue team, coastguard and RNLI. Police said there are no suspicious circumstances and HM Coroner will be informed of the details.
Olympic Energy Park On Track
Work is 'powering ahead' to build the new state-of-the-art Energy Centre on the Olympic Park. The Energy Centre includes a range of sustainability features helping to reduce the carbon emissions of the Park. The Centre will include biomass boilers that use woodchip as fuel to generate heat, and a natural gas-powered Combined Cooling, Heat and Power Plant (CCHP). During the Games, the Centre will provide heating, cooling (for air conditioning) and power for the venues across the Park. After the Games, it will contribute power to, and provide heating and cooling for, the local area.
Accident Recalled
An accident which killed a man who was hit by a motorbike after getting out of a van to pray has been reconstructed by police. Mohammed Mushtaq, 58, died after the accident on the A96 on the outskirts of Aberdeen on Friday. Grampian Police closed one lane on Wednesday morning as part of the collision investigation. The 49-year-old rider of the BMW motorbike survived.
Game On!
ITV Studios Digital Productions has announced that interactive games for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! have been released on Sky and Virgin Media's interactive red-button platforms. The games will offer a free point of entry followed by a pay-to-play option for higher level playing. Patricia Wagstaff, Director of Digital Productions at ITV Studios, said: "We're incredibly excited about the launch of these pay-to-play branded games for I'm A Celebrity. These are the first in a portfolio of interactive games from ITV Studios planned for the Sky and Virgin platforms and I'm confident they will delight their many subscribers."
Murderer Goes On-The-Run
A convicted killer on phased release from prison has evaded authorities in Northern Ireland. Jonathan Peter Neill, 34, had been granted release from Maghaberry Prison to stay at a Coleraine hostel. He last seen on Monday in the Molesworth Road area of Cookstown. The PSNI and police in England have launched a coordinated search for the man. Neill is 6ft 2in, of slim build with black hair and brown eyes and has scars on his left wrist and right hand. He also wears an earring. He was jailed for the 1991 murder of a lodger at his family home in London. Neill was 16 at the time. His victim, Donald McKenzie, was stabbed 24 times while he was asleep in bed. Prior to the 1991 murder, Neill had committed a string of burglaries in Northern Ireland and he was released from prison in 2006 but later had his licence revoked after breaching its terms. Prison officials recently believed Neill had made enough progress to be granted time at a hostel. However, today, police hunting for the killer warned members of the public not to approach him.
(BMcC/KMcA)
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Queen unveils National Police Memorial
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British Man Dies In Dubai Police Custody
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Man Arrested Over Kent Doctor's Murder
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a doctor in Kent. Consultant paediatrician Dr Victoria Anyetei, 54, was found in her car in the driveway of her home in Dartford on August 14. She had been stabbed to death. Kent Police said that the man was arrested on suspicion of murder at an address in Dartford.
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
