18/06/2010
Other UK News In Brief
Lakes Tragedy Probed
A body has been recovered by police divers searching for a missing swimmer at a lake in Cumbria. The man, thought to be in his 20s, was reported missing after failing to surface at Coniston Water at about 6pm on Thursday. It is thought he had been staying at the nearby Coniston Hall campsite. Fellow campers used a buoy to mark the location where he disappeared and police divers were able to locate and recover the body at about 11pm last night.
Border Alert
A large area around Aughnacloy PSNI station in Co Tyrone remains closed as army experts examine a white van which was abandoned at Dungannon Road on Thursday night. About 350 people left their homes and spent the night in three halls. A local councillor said he understood the van contained a bomb made up of 300 - 500 pounds of explosives, but the police have not confirmed this. Residents said the van was left outside the PSNI station, the door was lying open and the engine was running.
Flights 'On Time'
On-time performance of scheduled flights at the ten airports monitored by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) was 74% in January to March 2010, seven percentage points lower than the same months in 2009, according to figures released recently by the CAA. Flight numbers at the ten airports dropped by 7% in the first quarter of 2010 compared with the first quarter of 2009 and in January, on-time performance declines and average delay increases were proportionally greater than in the quarter overall at all monitored airports, probably due to bad weather. Figures have not yet been published for the period covering the volcanic ash crisis.
Mortgage Lending Up
Gross mortgage lending totalled an estimated £11.3 billion in May, a 7% increase from £10.5 billion in April and up 10% from £10.2 billion in May 2009, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).The market remains subdued and, while more buoyant than a year ago, turnover is a little below that seen towards the end of 2009. Gross lending may marginally undershoot the existing CML forecast of £150 billion for 2010.
(BMcC/GK)
A body has been recovered by police divers searching for a missing swimmer at a lake in Cumbria. The man, thought to be in his 20s, was reported missing after failing to surface at Coniston Water at about 6pm on Thursday. It is thought he had been staying at the nearby Coniston Hall campsite. Fellow campers used a buoy to mark the location where he disappeared and police divers were able to locate and recover the body at about 11pm last night.
Border Alert
A large area around Aughnacloy PSNI station in Co Tyrone remains closed as army experts examine a white van which was abandoned at Dungannon Road on Thursday night. About 350 people left their homes and spent the night in three halls. A local councillor said he understood the van contained a bomb made up of 300 - 500 pounds of explosives, but the police have not confirmed this. Residents said the van was left outside the PSNI station, the door was lying open and the engine was running.
Flights 'On Time'
On-time performance of scheduled flights at the ten airports monitored by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) was 74% in January to March 2010, seven percentage points lower than the same months in 2009, according to figures released recently by the CAA. Flight numbers at the ten airports dropped by 7% in the first quarter of 2010 compared with the first quarter of 2009 and in January, on-time performance declines and average delay increases were proportionally greater than in the quarter overall at all monitored airports, probably due to bad weather. Figures have not yet been published for the period covering the volcanic ash crisis.
Mortgage Lending Up
Gross mortgage lending totalled an estimated £11.3 billion in May, a 7% increase from £10.5 billion in April and up 10% from £10.2 billion in May 2009, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).The market remains subdued and, while more buoyant than a year ago, turnover is a little below that seen towards the end of 2009. Gross lending may marginally undershoot the existing CML forecast of £150 billion for 2010.
(BMcC/GK)
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18 November 2010
Gross Mortgage Lending Falls
Gross mortgage lending in October was an estimated £12.4 billion, unchanged from September but down 9% from £13.6 billion in October 2009, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This is the lowest October total since 2000 (£9.9 billion).
Gross Mortgage Lending Falls
Gross mortgage lending in October was an estimated £12.4 billion, unchanged from September but down 9% from £13.6 billion in October 2009, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This is the lowest October total since 2000 (£9.9 billion).
26 October 2010
Worboy's Inquiry Reaches 102 Women
Police have reported the number of suspected victims to contact them regarding a serial sex attacker has reached 102. In April 2009 John Worboys, a London taxi driver, was jailed after he was found guilty of 19 charges of drugging and sexually assaulting 12 women.
Worboy's Inquiry Reaches 102 Women
Police have reported the number of suspected victims to contact them regarding a serial sex attacker has reached 102. In April 2009 John Worboys, a London taxi driver, was jailed after he was found guilty of 19 charges of drugging and sexually assaulting 12 women.
12 October 2010
Man Jailed For Murder In East London
An 18-year-old man has been jailed for the murder of his former girlfriend in Manor Park, London. Yahya Gul, 18, changed his plea at the Old Bailey yesterday and pleaded guilty to the murder of student Aliza Mirza, 18. On 3 April 2009, police were called to reports of a woman who collapsed in Forest View Road, in east London.
Man Jailed For Murder In East London
An 18-year-old man has been jailed for the murder of his former girlfriend in Manor Park, London. Yahya Gul, 18, changed his plea at the Old Bailey yesterday and pleaded guilty to the murder of student Aliza Mirza, 18. On 3 April 2009, police were called to reports of a woman who collapsed in Forest View Road, in east London.
20 February 2009
Murder Victim Made 'Repeat Allegations'
A woman who was found murdered had made "repeat allegations" about a man police believed killed her, it has emerged. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has confirmed it launched an investigation into the actions of West Midlands Police before the death of Clare Wood, 36, who was killed in Blackfriars, Salford.
Murder Victim Made 'Repeat Allegations'
A woman who was found murdered had made "repeat allegations" about a man police believed killed her, it has emerged. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has confirmed it launched an investigation into the actions of West Midlands Police before the death of Clare Wood, 36, who was killed in Blackfriars, Salford.
19 September 2013
Mother Denies Manslaughter Of Son Found Starved To Death
A 43-year-old woman has been charged with the manslaughter of her son, whose body was found in his cot almost two years after he had died. The mummified body of Hamzah Khan was found at his family home in Bradford, West Yorkshire in September 2011, having laid in a cot in his mother's bedroom for 21 months after his death.
Mother Denies Manslaughter Of Son Found Starved To Death
A 43-year-old woman has been charged with the manslaughter of her son, whose body was found in his cot almost two years after he had died. The mummified body of Hamzah Khan was found at his family home in Bradford, West Yorkshire in September 2011, having laid in a cot in his mother's bedroom for 21 months after his death.
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