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10/02/2010
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Spurned Lover Turns Killer
A woman has been convicted of murdering her lover by lacing his curry with a "deadly" poison. Lakhvir Singh, 45, killed Lakhvinder Cheema, 39, who died hours after eating the meal with his new fiancee at his home in Feltham, west London, in 2009. Singh was cleared of attempting to murder Gurjeet Choongh but found guilty of causing her grievous bodily harm. The Old Bailey heard Singh could not bear the thought of her lover's marriage to another woman.
Bosch To Close In Wales
Car parts maker Bosch has confirmed it will close its south Wales plant with the loss of 900 jobs after the company's board backed the move. It said work will be phased out and the plant in Miskin near Llantrisant will shut next year. First Minister Carwyn Jones and his deputy Ieuan Wyn Jones have been to Germany in a bid to alter the decision, but have failed to do so.
Booze Floods River
Streams near the M20 in Kent are being monitored for pollution after a lorry containing hundreds of cans and bottles of beer shed its load. The Environment Agency said a large amount of beer had entered the motorway drains between junctions 12 and 13 of the motorway, near Folkestone. It said a team was sent to the area following Tuesday's accident to limit the possible effects of the beer.
Ryanair Hangar Lands At Prestwick
A new Ryanair hangar at Prestwick Airport will create 200 new jobs, cost £8 million and deliver significant investment to Scotland's economy, First Minister Alex Salmond said today. The First Minister joined Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary at Prestwick Airport to announce the creation of a second maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at the airport. The Scottish Government is supporting the project with the offer of £1.5 million in Regional Selective Assistance and training grants through Scottish Enterprise. The new project builds on the airline's existing facility which opened in 2004. Over 400 engineering and support jobs will be sustained at the two facilities which will maintain Ryanair's fleet of more than 200 aircraft.
First Minister's Devolution Warning
The NI Assembly's First Minister Peter Robinson has said he will resign should last week's Hillsborough Castle Agreement fail to be faithfully implemented. The DUP Minister told the Stormont Assembly he was not adverse to collapsing the Stormont Government if the structures for devolving policing and justice powers were not honoured by Sinn Fein. However, Mr Robinson said he was confident his republican power-sharing partners were committed to the deal. The First Minister insisted transferring the controversal judiciary powers from Westminster to Belfast was the best option for everyone in Northern Ireland.
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A woman has been convicted of murdering her lover by lacing his curry with a "deadly" poison. Lakhvir Singh, 45, killed Lakhvinder Cheema, 39, who died hours after eating the meal with his new fiancee at his home in Feltham, west London, in 2009. Singh was cleared of attempting to murder Gurjeet Choongh but found guilty of causing her grievous bodily harm. The Old Bailey heard Singh could not bear the thought of her lover's marriage to another woman.
Bosch To Close In Wales
Car parts maker Bosch has confirmed it will close its south Wales plant with the loss of 900 jobs after the company's board backed the move. It said work will be phased out and the plant in Miskin near Llantrisant will shut next year. First Minister Carwyn Jones and his deputy Ieuan Wyn Jones have been to Germany in a bid to alter the decision, but have failed to do so.
Booze Floods River
Streams near the M20 in Kent are being monitored for pollution after a lorry containing hundreds of cans and bottles of beer shed its load. The Environment Agency said a large amount of beer had entered the motorway drains between junctions 12 and 13 of the motorway, near Folkestone. It said a team was sent to the area following Tuesday's accident to limit the possible effects of the beer.
Ryanair Hangar Lands At Prestwick
A new Ryanair hangar at Prestwick Airport will create 200 new jobs, cost £8 million and deliver significant investment to Scotland's economy, First Minister Alex Salmond said today. The First Minister joined Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary at Prestwick Airport to announce the creation of a second maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at the airport. The Scottish Government is supporting the project with the offer of £1.5 million in Regional Selective Assistance and training grants through Scottish Enterprise. The new project builds on the airline's existing facility which opened in 2004. Over 400 engineering and support jobs will be sustained at the two facilities which will maintain Ryanair's fleet of more than 200 aircraft.
First Minister's Devolution Warning
The NI Assembly's First Minister Peter Robinson has said he will resign should last week's Hillsborough Castle Agreement fail to be faithfully implemented. The DUP Minister told the Stormont Assembly he was not adverse to collapsing the Stormont Government if the structures for devolving policing and justice powers were not honoured by Sinn Fein. However, Mr Robinson said he was confident his republican power-sharing partners were committed to the deal. The First Minister insisted transferring the controversal judiciary powers from Westminster to Belfast was the best option for everyone in Northern Ireland.
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