14/05/2010
Other UK News In Brief
Met Meets May
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has met new Home Secretary Theresa May. They both visited the Winstanley estate in Clapham, South West London this week. Whilst there the Home Secretary met members of the Latchmere Safer Neighbourhoods team and discussed policing in the capital. When asked about the appointment of the new Home Secretary the Commissioner said that he was pleased to be among the first to congratulate Theresa May and said that he was looking forward to working with her to address the challenges facing policing in the capital including counter terrorism, combating organised crime and ensuring that the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games run safely and successfully.
Glider Alert
A pilot, motorists and residents have had a lucky escape after a glider crashed on a main road in Oxfordshire, narrowly missing a house. The glider avoided hitting evening rush-hour traffic before flipping over across the A4421, near to the old RAF Bicester site at Caversfield. The pilot was uninjured and managed to escape but the single seat glider was badly damaged.
WWII Pilot Recalled
A memorial is to be unveiled to a Scottish fighter pilot who shot down the first enemy bomber to be destroyed in British airspace in WWII. Patrick Gifford, from Castle Douglas, was killed in action in Belgium on 16 May 1940. A plaque will be unveiled in his memory in his home town on Sunday to mark the 70th anniversary of his death.
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The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has met new Home Secretary Theresa May. They both visited the Winstanley estate in Clapham, South West London this week. Whilst there the Home Secretary met members of the Latchmere Safer Neighbourhoods team and discussed policing in the capital. When asked about the appointment of the new Home Secretary the Commissioner said that he was pleased to be among the first to congratulate Theresa May and said that he was looking forward to working with her to address the challenges facing policing in the capital including counter terrorism, combating organised crime and ensuring that the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games run safely and successfully.
Glider Alert
A pilot, motorists and residents have had a lucky escape after a glider crashed on a main road in Oxfordshire, narrowly missing a house. The glider avoided hitting evening rush-hour traffic before flipping over across the A4421, near to the old RAF Bicester site at Caversfield. The pilot was uninjured and managed to escape but the single seat glider was badly damaged.
WWII Pilot Recalled
A memorial is to be unveiled to a Scottish fighter pilot who shot down the first enemy bomber to be destroyed in British airspace in WWII. Patrick Gifford, from Castle Douglas, was killed in action in Belgium on 16 May 1940. A plaque will be unveiled in his memory in his home town on Sunday to mark the 70th anniversary of his death.
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The AA clarifies position on motorway speed limits
The AA Motoring Trust has clarified reports that it has backed calls for an 80 mph limit on motorways. The motoring organisation has confirmed that a suggested pilot scheme for a limit of 80mph related only to certain controlled motorway sections, such as those that are in place on the M25 near Heathrow.
The AA clarifies position on motorway speed limits
The AA Motoring Trust has clarified reports that it has backed calls for an 80 mph limit on motorways. The motoring organisation has confirmed that a suggested pilot scheme for a limit of 80mph related only to certain controlled motorway sections, such as those that are in place on the M25 near Heathrow.
06 September 2004
New pilot scheme set to target loan sharks
Illegal loan sharks in the West Midlands are being targeted by a new pilot project, it has been revealed. Loan sharks illegally give out quick cash loans, often using intimidation and threats of violence to extort large sums of money in return.
New pilot scheme set to target loan sharks
Illegal loan sharks in the West Midlands are being targeted by a new pilot project, it has been revealed. Loan sharks illegally give out quick cash loans, often using intimidation and threats of violence to extort large sums of money in return.
11 April 2003
School-leavers encouraged toward voluntary work
Young people from low-income backgrounds are to get extra support to become volunteers for a year after they finish school, college or training.
School-leavers encouraged toward voluntary work
Young people from low-income backgrounds are to get extra support to become volunteers for a year after they finish school, college or training.
15 June 2009
Two RAF Crew Dead After Glider Collision
An RAF reservist and an air cadet have died after their trainer plane collided mid-air with a glider. The two-seater RAF Tutor single-engined plane is thought to have taken off from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire on an air experience flight for the Combined Cadet Force cadet.
Two RAF Crew Dead After Glider Collision
An RAF reservist and an air cadet have died after their trainer plane collided mid-air with a glider. The two-seater RAF Tutor single-engined plane is thought to have taken off from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire on an air experience flight for the Combined Cadet Force cadet.
16 May 2003
Hang-glider crashes on main rail line
A hang-glider pilot is recovering in a Staffordshire hospital after his motorised aircraft hit overhead power lines. The man in his 60s was airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham on Thursday after the hang-glider hit 25,000 volt high tension overhead power lines that serve the West Coast Main Line close to Yarnfield in Staffordshire.
Hang-glider crashes on main rail line
A hang-glider pilot is recovering in a Staffordshire hospital after his motorised aircraft hit overhead power lines. The man in his 60s was airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham on Thursday after the hang-glider hit 25,000 volt high tension overhead power lines that serve the West Coast Main Line close to Yarnfield in Staffordshire.
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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.