21/09/2011
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Double Life Killer Jailed
A teacher who carried on an affair with his lover having just murdered his fiancee has been jailed for life. Andrew Lindo, 29, strangled, beat and stabbed Marie Stewart and hid her body in a suitcase at their home in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, in December and will serve at least 22 years. Hours after killing Miss Stewart, music teacher Lindo took the couple's two young children to collect his latest lover, Angela Rylance. She spent the night with Lindo in the bedroom where the attack on Miss Stewart began, unaware that her body was hidden in the garage.
Manchester Flight Alert Ends
Flights are resuming this afternoon at Manchester Airport after a suspicious bag prompted a major security alert. Flights were grounded and the area evacuated following a security alert at Manchester Airport this morning. An airport spokesman said a suspicious bag was discovered in the main security search area of Terminal 1 at 8.30am. It had been closed while it was examined by bomb disposal experts.
Taxing Time
The tax gap - the difference between the tax in theory that should be collected by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and what actually is collected - is in focus today. In its 2010 Spending Review the Government made £917 million available to HMRC to tackle the tax gap and raise additional revenues of £7 billion a year by 2014-15. Now, figures released today show the tax gap for 2009-10 is estimated to be 7.9% of liabilities, around £35 billion, and is slightly down from 2008-09, when it was 8.1% of liabilities. This is at the lower end of the range of countries who publish their tax gaps. Exchequer Secretary, David Gauke MP: "Although these numbers show continued progress by HMRC in reducing the tax gap, there is no room for complacency. Just in the last few weeks we have challenged offshore tax evaders, closed tax avoidance loopholes and created a new HMRC unit to ensure that the wealthier members of society pay their way."
Citroën Sails Into Olympics
Car manufacturer, Citroën has welcomed the news that their 'sponsored' sailors Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson will be competing at next year's Olympic Games. The gold medal-winning pair join nine other sailors as the first official members of Great Britain's 2012 Olympic team with Citroën being the Official Car Supplier to Iain and Andrew since 2009. Star Class competitors, Percy and Simpson were named amongst the first athletes to officially join the ranks of Team GB. Linda Jackson, Managing Director at Citroën UK said: "We're thrilled to hear that Iain and Andrew will represent Great Britain in 2012. They will have our full support in the months leading up to probably their biggest challenge yet."
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A teacher who carried on an affair with his lover having just murdered his fiancee has been jailed for life. Andrew Lindo, 29, strangled, beat and stabbed Marie Stewart and hid her body in a suitcase at their home in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, in December and will serve at least 22 years. Hours after killing Miss Stewart, music teacher Lindo took the couple's two young children to collect his latest lover, Angela Rylance. She spent the night with Lindo in the bedroom where the attack on Miss Stewart began, unaware that her body was hidden in the garage.
Manchester Flight Alert Ends
Flights are resuming this afternoon at Manchester Airport after a suspicious bag prompted a major security alert. Flights were grounded and the area evacuated following a security alert at Manchester Airport this morning. An airport spokesman said a suspicious bag was discovered in the main security search area of Terminal 1 at 8.30am. It had been closed while it was examined by bomb disposal experts.
Taxing Time
The tax gap - the difference between the tax in theory that should be collected by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and what actually is collected - is in focus today. In its 2010 Spending Review the Government made £917 million available to HMRC to tackle the tax gap and raise additional revenues of £7 billion a year by 2014-15. Now, figures released today show the tax gap for 2009-10 is estimated to be 7.9% of liabilities, around £35 billion, and is slightly down from 2008-09, when it was 8.1% of liabilities. This is at the lower end of the range of countries who publish their tax gaps. Exchequer Secretary, David Gauke MP: "Although these numbers show continued progress by HMRC in reducing the tax gap, there is no room for complacency. Just in the last few weeks we have challenged offshore tax evaders, closed tax avoidance loopholes and created a new HMRC unit to ensure that the wealthier members of society pay their way."
Citroën Sails Into Olympics
Car manufacturer, Citroën has welcomed the news that their 'sponsored' sailors Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson will be competing at next year's Olympic Games. The gold medal-winning pair join nine other sailors as the first official members of Great Britain's 2012 Olympic team with Citroën being the Official Car Supplier to Iain and Andrew since 2009. Star Class competitors, Percy and Simpson were named amongst the first athletes to officially join the ranks of Team GB. Linda Jackson, Managing Director at Citroën UK said: "We're thrilled to hear that Iain and Andrew will represent Great Britain in 2012. They will have our full support in the months leading up to probably their biggest challenge yet."
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