Three people are critically Hurt as a train hits tanker. Three people have been left fighting for their lives after a passenger train hit a sewage tanker on a crossing in Suffolk. The crash happened at the rail crossing at Bures Road in Little Cornard, near Sudbury, at around 5.35pm.
Train derailed in lorry collision. Ten people hurt when a train derailed after hitting a lorry on a level crossing in Suffolk. The two carriage diesel train collided with the heavy goods vehicle on Bures Road in Little Cornard, Sudbury. Emergency services have been called.
10 injured as train hits lorry Ten people were injured when a train hit a heavy goods vehicle on a rail crossing. The rear of the train's two carriages derailed in the accident at Little Cornard, Suffolk, a fire brigade spokeswoman said.
Serious Injuries As Train Hits HGV Ten people have been hurt - three of them seriously - after a passenger train hit a heavy goods vehicle on a crossing in Sudbury. The crash happened at the rail crossing at Bures Road in Little Cornard in Suffolk.
Ten Hurt As Train Hits HGV In Suffolk. Ten people have been hurt after a passenger train hit a heavy goods vehicle on a crossing at Little Cornard, Suffolk.
Casualties after train crashes into lorry at crossing. A train has derailed after crashing into a lorry at a Suffolk level crossing this afternoon. Reports are coming in of a train crash in Suffolk. Ten people are said to be injured after a truck collided with a train at a level crossing causing the back end of the train to derail.
Train Derailed Between Marks Tey and Sudbury. Early reports indicate the train derailed after colliding with a lorry on Bures Road in Little Cornard, Sudbury.
Tuesday 17 August 2010
News Headlines
Bank of England Governor has warned that Britons face higher inflation for longer and suggested that British consumers should prepare for lingering higher inflation, as latest figures show a sharp jump in food prices. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed a 3.4pc increase in the cost of food. The Bank is 'surprised' at inflation strength. Inflation slows but Bank must still explain overshoot. Inflation rate falls to 3.1%.
David Cameron tops Twitter trends list. David Cameron has been the most discussed political subject among UK Twitter users during the coalition's first 100 days, a study suggests. Tweetminster, which follows trends on the social networking site, found there had been 11470 tweets mentioning David cameron. Lib Dem Support Slumps To 8% The coalition government 100 days in... Cracks show as Clegg takes helm
Tony Blair could save £2.3m tax on British Legion donation Tony Blair stands to become one of the biggest winners from tax reforms his government introduced more than a decade ago. The former Prime Minister's is entitled to full tax relief on his estimated £4.6 million donation of proceeds from his memoirs. 'He can't buy forgiveness': Fury as Blair pledges to donate book proceeds. Booksellers say Blair's charity gesture will help push sales. Tony Blair's journey? I just care about the soldiers!
Cannabis farm boom fuelling rise of violence in Britain. A rising tide of violence is accompanying a boom in illegal cannabis farms and factories in Britain, according to senior police officers. Nearly 7000 cannabis farms and factories were uncovered by the police in the past 12 months. 20 cannabis factories found a day North Yorks sees massive rise in cannabis farms.
World Bank to Provide $900 Million for Pakistan Flood Relief. Pakistani flood victims jostle to get relief food distributed by volunteers in Shekarpur, Pakistan. Angry flood survivors in Pakistan blocked a highway to protest slow delivery of aid and heavy rain lashed makeshift housing Monday. Flood aid slow to reach Pakistan Aid `Trickling In,' and must Increase as Pakistan Tackles Floods. UN says millions without help in Pakistan floods.
Suicide Bomber Kills 51 at Army Recruitment Center in Baghdad. Iraqi officials say at least 51 people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded in a suicide bomb blast outside an army recruitment center in Baghdad. An interior ministry official said the bomber targeted army recruits.
'Not good enough' Ukip leader quits UK Independence Party (Ukip) leader Lord Pearson of Rannoch has announced he is stepping down - after admitting he is not good enough at the job. The peer, who only took charge in November, said the party 'deserved someone better'.
Arms sale accused 'sting victim' A golf club president from south London, who is battling extradition to the US, said he was 'the victim of unlawful conduct by US agents'. Christopher Tappin, 63, from Orpington, has denied allegations he sold arms to Iran. ... UK retiree 'sold arms to Iran' Briton denies selling arms to Iran Briton will fight US extradition over Iran sale.
George Osborne claims spending cuts will help create more progressive society George Osborne today defended the coalition government's planned spending cuts, claiming they would help create a more progressive society and that income distribution was not the only measure of fairness. George Osborne signals backing for welfare reform Osborne signals his backing for radical welfare reforms as he warns off ... George Osborne to talk of public spending 'refocus'.
Wheel clampers are to be banned from operating on private land in England and Wales, the government has said. Wheel-clamping on private land to be banned Car clamping to be banned on private land.
David Cameron tops Twitter trends list. David Cameron has been the most discussed political subject among UK Twitter users during the coalition's first 100 days, a study suggests. Tweetminster, which follows trends on the social networking site, found there had been 11470 tweets mentioning David cameron. Lib Dem Support Slumps To 8% The coalition government 100 days in... Cracks show as Clegg takes helm
Tony Blair could save £2.3m tax on British Legion donation Tony Blair stands to become one of the biggest winners from tax reforms his government introduced more than a decade ago. The former Prime Minister's is entitled to full tax relief on his estimated £4.6 million donation of proceeds from his memoirs. 'He can't buy forgiveness': Fury as Blair pledges to donate book proceeds. Booksellers say Blair's charity gesture will help push sales. Tony Blair's journey? I just care about the soldiers!
Cannabis farm boom fuelling rise of violence in Britain. A rising tide of violence is accompanying a boom in illegal cannabis farms and factories in Britain, according to senior police officers. Nearly 7000 cannabis farms and factories were uncovered by the police in the past 12 months. 20 cannabis factories found a day North Yorks sees massive rise in cannabis farms.
World Bank to Provide $900 Million for Pakistan Flood Relief. Pakistani flood victims jostle to get relief food distributed by volunteers in Shekarpur, Pakistan. Angry flood survivors in Pakistan blocked a highway to protest slow delivery of aid and heavy rain lashed makeshift housing Monday. Flood aid slow to reach Pakistan Aid `Trickling In,' and must Increase as Pakistan Tackles Floods. UN says millions without help in Pakistan floods.
Suicide Bomber Kills 51 at Army Recruitment Center in Baghdad. Iraqi officials say at least 51 people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded in a suicide bomb blast outside an army recruitment center in Baghdad. An interior ministry official said the bomber targeted army recruits.
'Not good enough' Ukip leader quits UK Independence Party (Ukip) leader Lord Pearson of Rannoch has announced he is stepping down - after admitting he is not good enough at the job. The peer, who only took charge in November, said the party 'deserved someone better'.
Arms sale accused 'sting victim' A golf club president from south London, who is battling extradition to the US, said he was 'the victim of unlawful conduct by US agents'. Christopher Tappin, 63, from Orpington, has denied allegations he sold arms to Iran. ... UK retiree 'sold arms to Iran' Briton denies selling arms to Iran Briton will fight US extradition over Iran sale.
George Osborne claims spending cuts will help create more progressive society George Osborne today defended the coalition government's planned spending cuts, claiming they would help create a more progressive society and that income distribution was not the only measure of fairness. George Osborne signals backing for welfare reform Osborne signals his backing for radical welfare reforms as he warns off ... George Osborne to talk of public spending 'refocus'.
Wheel clampers are to be banned from operating on private land in England and Wales, the government has said. Wheel-clamping on private land to be banned Car clamping to be banned on private land.
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Drugs Nutt and the Minister
UK - Getting Drugs policy right has proved to be a thorny problem for all governments but the crisis over former drugs advisor Professor Nutt is becoming more of a tangle by the day.
The Home secretary Alan Johnson has been defending his sacking of Professor David Nutt. Some scientists are reported to have backed the sacking but further resignations have been threatened.from the Government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs as it emerged that the Home secretary has put the body under review. Two drugs advisory panel members have already quit in protest.
The Home Secretary could easily have ignored the remarks by Professor Nutt ,the UK's chief drugs adviser, who questioned the reclassification of cannabis as a "class B" drug. Instead the Home Secretary opted for confrontation.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs was established under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 during Edward Heath's Conservative government. Colleagues of the sacked Chairman say they have "serious concerns" about his decision and whether they can continue.
This is of course not the first nor will it be the last spat between a politician and a government adviser. "Advisers advise, ministers decide." said Margaret Thatcher when Nigel Lawson resigned as Chancellor in 1989 over the role of Sir Alan Walters, her Downing Street economics adviser. Nevertheless Ministers risk losing the confidence of expert advisers across government unless they confirm their independence following the sacking of Professor David Nutt, one of Britain's most senior government scientists said yesterday.
David Nutt is Professor of Psychopharmacology at Bristol University and the spat began as when he criticised policy on canabbis and suggested that Ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less dangerous than both alcohol and cigarettes - he has also admitted that some of his children have taken drugs.
The Home Secretary Alan Johnson told MPs that he "lost confidence" in Professor David Nutt's ability to be his principal adviser on drugs policy after he had "acted in a way that undermined the government".
David Cameron called the sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser an “unseemly spat” today, but said that his party did not support any relaxation in the penalties for taking illegal drugs.
The Home secretary Alan Johnson has been defending his sacking of Professor David Nutt. Some scientists are reported to have backed the sacking but further resignations have been threatened.from the Government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs as it emerged that the Home secretary has put the body under review. Two drugs advisory panel members have already quit in protest.
The Home Secretary could easily have ignored the remarks by Professor Nutt ,the UK's chief drugs adviser, who questioned the reclassification of cannabis as a "class B" drug. Instead the Home Secretary opted for confrontation.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs was established under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 during Edward Heath's Conservative government. Colleagues of the sacked Chairman say they have "serious concerns" about his decision and whether they can continue.
This is of course not the first nor will it be the last spat between a politician and a government adviser. "Advisers advise, ministers decide." said Margaret Thatcher when Nigel Lawson resigned as Chancellor in 1989 over the role of Sir Alan Walters, her Downing Street economics adviser. Nevertheless Ministers risk losing the confidence of expert advisers across government unless they confirm their independence following the sacking of Professor David Nutt, one of Britain's most senior government scientists said yesterday.
David Nutt is Professor of Psychopharmacology at Bristol University and the spat began as when he criticised policy on canabbis and suggested that Ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less dangerous than both alcohol and cigarettes - he has also admitted that some of his children have taken drugs.
The Home Secretary Alan Johnson told MPs that he "lost confidence" in Professor David Nutt's ability to be his principal adviser on drugs policy after he had "acted in a way that undermined the government".
David Cameron called the sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser an “unseemly spat” today, but said that his party did not support any relaxation in the penalties for taking illegal drugs.
Monday 2 November 2009
Junk Diet Makes You Depressed
Next time you decide to go for a Big Mac remember that it might not only be your waistline that suffers from all that processed food that your eating. A University College London survey of 3500 people found that a diet heavy in processed and fatty foods significantly increases the risk of depression.
The researchers split people into two groups – those who had a generally healthy diet, big on fruit, vegetables and fish, and those who mainly ate processed foods, like desserts and fried foods, processed meats, sweets, chocolate and fatty dairy products.
People who feel low often decide to snack on chocolate and cake - but this may only aggravate their problems, A healthy diet of vegetables, fruit and fish though can help stave off depression and mid-life crises,
The five year UK study, published this week in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found that people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression. Parents could help reduce the risk of their children growing up to develop depression by feeding them healthy food.
The researchers split people into two groups – those who had a generally healthy diet, big on fruit, vegetables and fish, and those who mainly ate processed foods, like desserts and fried foods, processed meats, sweets, chocolate and fatty dairy products.
People who feel low often decide to snack on chocolate and cake - but this may only aggravate their problems, A healthy diet of vegetables, fruit and fish though can help stave off depression and mid-life crises,
The five year UK study, published this week in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found that people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression. Parents could help reduce the risk of their children growing up to develop depression by feeding them healthy food.
Two years jail for nasty little Burka
A Moroccan mother of six was sentenced to two years in jail in Manchester today. She had admitted concealing documents on a computer memory stick inside the sleeve of her burka. The documents contained "a mini-encyclopaedia of weapons-making" and instructions on making explosives.Houria Chahed Chentouf, 41, admitted two counts of possessing documents likely to be useful for a terrorist. She was stopped at Liverpool John Lennon Airport while entering the UK and the memory stick was discovered when it fell from her Burka. She is a nasty little Burka and deserves all she gets.
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Barbara Windsor leaving UK soap Eastenders
Actress Barbara Windsor, a 15 year stalwart of the long running UK soap series Eastenders is to leave the BBC One soap next year. 72 year old Barbera Windsor has played the feisty Mitchell family matriarch character Peggy Mitchell in the soap series since 1994.
Windsor won a lifetime achievement award at the 2009 British Soap Awards.
Barbara Windsor claims that she is leaving because she wants to spend more time with her husband although her agent has said that she will not be retiring from show business completely.
"I'll be so sad to leave Peggy behind. EastEnders has been wonderful to me and it's no secret that it changed my life all of those years ago. I'm looking forward to the future and I suppose when all's said and done, I should spend a bit more time with my old man, as he's not getting any younger." she said.
Windsor won a lifetime achievement award at the 2009 British Soap Awards.
Barbara Windsor claims that she is leaving because she wants to spend more time with her husband although her agent has said that she will not be retiring from show business completely.
"I'll be so sad to leave Peggy behind. EastEnders has been wonderful to me and it's no secret that it changed my life all of those years ago. I'm looking forward to the future and I suppose when all's said and done, I should spend a bit more time with my old man, as he's not getting any younger." she said.
Monday 26 October 2009
Lockerbie Investigation 8 suspects never seen
Stuart Henderson, a former detective chief superintendent who headed the Lockerbie investigation has revealed that eight potential suspects were identified at the time of the original investigation but were never interviewed.
Although the Lockerbie investigation has never been formally closed there was little evidence until recently that it was stil active. For the victims' families, the news that the Scottish authorities are reassessing the evidence will be welcome although some are worried that the police investigation into the atrocity is being publicly freshened up in an attempt to thwart demands for a full public inquiry.More than two decades have passed since Britain's worst terrorist attack but the relatives of those who died in the Lockerbie bombing remain united by a single common goal: the truth.
The focus of the renewed investigation is a search for any new evidence which might point to the accomplices of Libyan Abdelbasset al-Megrahi, who was convicted in 2001 of the murder of 270 people and recently freed on compassionate grounds. Fresh forensic tests are to be carried out and 'several potential lines of inquiry' examined.
Christine Grahame MSP has criticised the move to renew the investigation into the Lockerbie bombing claiming it will prevent a public inquiry and stop new evidence being heard.
Libya's Col Gaddafi has told Sky News it is none of his concern who carried out the Lockerbie bombing, as police re-examine the case.
Although the Lockerbie investigation has never been formally closed there was little evidence until recently that it was stil active. For the victims' families, the news that the Scottish authorities are reassessing the evidence will be welcome although some are worried that the police investigation into the atrocity is being publicly freshened up in an attempt to thwart demands for a full public inquiry.More than two decades have passed since Britain's worst terrorist attack but the relatives of those who died in the Lockerbie bombing remain united by a single common goal: the truth.
The focus of the renewed investigation is a search for any new evidence which might point to the accomplices of Libyan Abdelbasset al-Megrahi, who was convicted in 2001 of the murder of 270 people and recently freed on compassionate grounds. Fresh forensic tests are to be carried out and 'several potential lines of inquiry' examined.
Christine Grahame MSP has criticised the move to renew the investigation into the Lockerbie bombing claiming it will prevent a public inquiry and stop new evidence being heard.
Libya's Col Gaddafi has told Sky News it is none of his concern who carried out the Lockerbie bombing, as police re-examine the case.
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