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The 4th largest airline in the US, Continental, has announced that it will charge customers for seats with additional legroom on worldwide flights commencing on the 17th of March. The additional cost would depend on a number of factors, including the length of a flight and competition from other airlines within the market, according to [...]
(Read More)9th Mar 10
UK hospital patients treated in corridors and TV rooms
by Katie Naylor
A new survey has revealed that many hospital patients are being routinely treated in TV rooms, mop cupboards and corridors due to overcrowding in the nation’s hospitals. The survey found that kitchens and other storage areas were also used while extra beds were put on wards, which can increase the risk of infection ten fold. [...]
(Read More)9th Mar 10
Sir Elgar to go from £20 notes
by Adam Richards
The Bank of England has announced plans to withdraw banknotes bearing the image of famed English composer Sir Edward Elgar by the beginning of July. The composer of the Pomp and Circumstance Marches has appeared on the £20 note since 1999, but the Elgar note will not remain as legal tender after the 30th of [...]
(Read More)9th Mar 10
Jon Venables could be murdered if identity is made public
by Harry Oldfield
The judge who gave anonymity to one of Britain’s most notorious killers has warned last night that Jon Venables faces the risk of being murdered if his new identity was made public. Lady Butler-Sloss said she supported the decision of justice secretary, Jack Straw, that it would not be in the interest of the public [...]
(Read More)8th Mar 10
Police investigate identity of Glasgow flat deaths
by Paul Russell
Scottish police are working to establish the identities of two men and women after falling to their deaths from a high-rise block of flats in Glasgow. Strathclyde Police said that the incident took place just after 8:45 am on Sunday at the Red Road flats complex in the city’s Springburn area. Police said that there [...]
(Read More)8th Mar 10
At least 41 dead in Turkey earthquake
by Adam Richards
A strong earthquake has hit Turkey with a preliminary magnitude of 6, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages. The quake has affected villages near the town of Kovancilar, destroying stone and mud-brick houses and minarets of mosques, officials and media reports claimed. The worst-affected area was [...]
(Read More)8th Mar 10
Gordon Brown hits back over Afghan visit claims
by Katie Naylor
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has condemned Tory critics who allege that he flew to Afghanistan as a pre-election publicity stunt. Mr Brown toured British bases to thank troops for their bravery in Operation Moshtarak, the recent huge assault against the Taliban. His journey to Camp Bastion prompted a new row as it came just a [...]
(Read More)8th Mar 10
Pakistani police closing in on kidnappers
by Paul Russell
Pakistani police are moving in on the kidnappers of a five-year-old British child, according to the country’s Interior Minister, Rehman Malik. Sahil Saeed, from Oldham, was abducted by armed robbers on Wednesday while he was visiting relatives with his father. Four police officers in Pakistan have also been suspended over the manner in which the [...]
(Read More)8th Mar 10
Jon Venables back in prison over child porn allegations
by Paul Russell
UK Media have been reporting that one of the killers of James Bugler, Jon Venables, was recalled to prison on suspicion of child pornography offences. It has been said by some that Venables, 27, had been accused of child pornography offences, which have come after earlier reports that he had been linked to a sex [...]
(Read More)5th Mar 10
Megan says she’s only ever bedded 2 guys
by Adam Richards
Megan Fox, arguably one of the sexiest women in the world, has claimed that she has only ever had sex with two men and that the thought of a one night stand makes her feel sick. Besides her current boyfriend, ex Beverly Hills 90210 star Brian Austin Green, Fox says she’s only ever been intimate [...]
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