08/07/2010
Other UK News In Brief
Bank Rate Static
For the 17th consecutive time, the Bank of England has opted to make no change to monetary policy and has kept the base rate of interest at a historic low of 0.5%. The move indicates the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee is more concerned about protecting a fragile recovery than dampening inflation fears. The rate-setters also left their £200bn quantitative easing programme - through which it pumps newly-created money into the economy - unchanged following their two-day meeting.
Ban Legal Highs Call
The chemical naphyrone (and related compounds), marketed as the legal high NRG-1, should be made a Class B drug, recommends the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) in its advice to Government. The ACMD is also calling on the Home Secretary to implement an immediate import ban on naphyrone after a review into naphyrone and related compounds is part of the ongoing work the ACMD are conducting on the legal high market and follows advice already made to government and the subsequent bans on mephedrone (and related cathinones), SPICE, GBL and BZP.
PM Launches Detainees Probe
An independent inquiry will be held into whether the UK was implicated in improper treatment of terror suspects held by other countries in the aftermath of 9/11, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. In a statement to the House of Commons, the PM said that although allegations about the UK's role were unproven, they must be carefully examined and resolved to enable security and intelligence agencies to focus on keeping the country safe. Under the plans, mediation will be carried out with claimants in Guantanamo Bay legal cases in a bid to resolve them and allow the inquiry to go ahead. The Prime Minister also announced that compensation will be offered where appropriate. The inquiry will be held in public where possible and is expected to report within a year of opening.
Cracking Ideas Hailed
The UK winners of the Wallace & Gromit Cracking Ideas competition received their prizes at an award ceremony this week. The three youngsters were named as the top entrants from the 9,000 that entered the competition, which is part of the Intellectual Property Office's Wallace & Gromit's World of Cracking Ideas campaign. Picked by Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park, they are Aurora Carter, Wales, for the 4 to 7 age group, Finn Collinson, England, for the 8 to 11 age group and Elliot Cooke, England, for the 12 to 16 age group. The trio were selected from 11 regional winners who received their prizes during the awards ceremony at Legoland. They each won a laptop and a book signed by Nick Park The competition required entrants to identify Wallace & Gromit's next business venture and to highlight the four types of intellectual property created - an invention or gadget, the design of the product, a name or logo to trade mark and a copyrighted advertising campaign.
(BMcC/GK)
For the 17th consecutive time, the Bank of England has opted to make no change to monetary policy and has kept the base rate of interest at a historic low of 0.5%. The move indicates the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee is more concerned about protecting a fragile recovery than dampening inflation fears. The rate-setters also left their £200bn quantitative easing programme - through which it pumps newly-created money into the economy - unchanged following their two-day meeting.
Ban Legal Highs Call
The chemical naphyrone (and related compounds), marketed as the legal high NRG-1, should be made a Class B drug, recommends the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) in its advice to Government. The ACMD is also calling on the Home Secretary to implement an immediate import ban on naphyrone after a review into naphyrone and related compounds is part of the ongoing work the ACMD are conducting on the legal high market and follows advice already made to government and the subsequent bans on mephedrone (and related cathinones), SPICE, GBL and BZP.
PM Launches Detainees Probe
An independent inquiry will be held into whether the UK was implicated in improper treatment of terror suspects held by other countries in the aftermath of 9/11, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. In a statement to the House of Commons, the PM said that although allegations about the UK's role were unproven, they must be carefully examined and resolved to enable security and intelligence agencies to focus on keeping the country safe. Under the plans, mediation will be carried out with claimants in Guantanamo Bay legal cases in a bid to resolve them and allow the inquiry to go ahead. The Prime Minister also announced that compensation will be offered where appropriate. The inquiry will be held in public where possible and is expected to report within a year of opening.
Cracking Ideas Hailed
The UK winners of the Wallace & Gromit Cracking Ideas competition received their prizes at an award ceremony this week. The three youngsters were named as the top entrants from the 9,000 that entered the competition, which is part of the Intellectual Property Office's Wallace & Gromit's World of Cracking Ideas campaign. Picked by Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park, they are Aurora Carter, Wales, for the 4 to 7 age group, Finn Collinson, England, for the 8 to 11 age group and Elliot Cooke, England, for the 12 to 16 age group. The trio were selected from 11 regional winners who received their prizes during the awards ceremony at Legoland. They each won a laptop and a book signed by Nick Park The competition required entrants to identify Wallace & Gromit's next business venture and to highlight the four types of intellectual property created - an invention or gadget, the design of the product, a name or logo to trade mark and a copyrighted advertising campaign.
(BMcC/GK)
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Suspicious blaze destroys pier buildings
A fire which destroyed a section of the Southend Pier is being treated as suspected arson. The fire appears to have started in a pub, the Jolly Fisherman, and spread quickly to other parts of the pier's wooden structure. Several buildings have collapsed into the sea, though the iron framework of the affected part of the pier remains standing.
Suspicious blaze destroys pier buildings
A fire which destroyed a section of the Southend Pier is being treated as suspected arson. The fire appears to have started in a pub, the Jolly Fisherman, and spread quickly to other parts of the pier's wooden structure. Several buildings have collapsed into the sea, though the iron framework of the affected part of the pier remains standing.
27 November 2003
EastEnders star banned for driving over legal limit
One of the UK's most high-profile TV soaps stars, Karen Wallace, who plays Kat Slater in EastEnders, has received a driving ban for driving over the legal alcohol limit.
EastEnders star banned for driving over legal limit
One of the UK's most high-profile TV soaps stars, Karen Wallace, who plays Kat Slater in EastEnders, has received a driving ban for driving over the legal alcohol limit.
16 June 2010
William Wallace Letter To Be Probed
A group of respected historians and archivists is to take a closer look at a letter widely believed to have been in the possession of Sir William Wallace.
William Wallace Letter To Be Probed
A group of respected historians and archivists is to take a closer look at a letter widely believed to have been in the possession of Sir William Wallace.
22 January 2015
Mirror Group Settles Four Phone-Hacking Claims
The Mirror Group Newspapers has settled a number of phone-hacking claims. It is understood Cilla Black, Darren Day, Jessie Wallace and Peter Andre have all settled their claims against the newspaper group, which produces titles including the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People.
Mirror Group Settles Four Phone-Hacking Claims
The Mirror Group Newspapers has settled a number of phone-hacking claims. It is understood Cilla Black, Darren Day, Jessie Wallace and Peter Andre have all settled their claims against the newspaper group, which produces titles including the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People.
03 July 2013
Cyclists Killed On Charity Ride Named
The cyclists who were knocked over and killed while on a charity bike ride have been named as Andrew McMenigall (48) and Toby Wallace (36). The two men were killed when they were struck by a lorry on the A30 in Cornwall on Tuesday. They had been riding to raise money for cancer charity, the Kristen Scott Memorial Trust.
Cyclists Killed On Charity Ride Named
The cyclists who were knocked over and killed while on a charity bike ride have been named as Andrew McMenigall (48) and Toby Wallace (36). The two men were killed when they were struck by a lorry on the A30 in Cornwall on Tuesday. They had been riding to raise money for cancer charity, the Kristen Scott Memorial Trust.
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