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20/09/2011
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Teacher Found Guilty Of Murder
A music teacher who was accused of killing his fiancé has been found guilty of her murder. Andrew Lindo (29) killed Marie Stewart at their home in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, in December. The court heard how Mr Lindo beat, stabbed and strangled Marie before concealing her body in a suitcase. It was two months before the mother of his two children was found. A postmortem revealed she had died as a result of multiple stab wounds. Lindo claimed he killed Miss Stewart (30) after losing control during a row in which he accused her of mistreating their daughter. Lindo will be sentenced tomorrow.
BBC Uncovers Building Frauds
BBC Scotland has uncovered possible fraud and wrongdoing in building works in Scotland. It is alleged that the work overseen by Edinburgh City Council was subject to contractors offering bribes, overcharging and unnecessarily poor work. According to a news report by the BBC calls have been made for a review of recent work carried out under the statutory notice system, which allows the council to order repairs to private homes. The council said it would not comment until a police inquiry had ended. The fraud unit at Lothian and Borders Police is currently investigating the council's property conservation department, which deals with statutory notices.
'Examine Us All', Says McGuiness
Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuiness has called on critics of his past to examine everyone's past. Mr McGuiness will step down from his duties in the North to allow him to run for the presidential election. Mr McGuiness has insisted that voters should not focus on his IRA past in the Irish presidential contest and will instead judge him on his record as a peacemaker. Facing fresh questions over his time as a paramilitary commander, Mr McGuinness said he had never hidden his involvement in the IRA. "The reality is that people know my past," he said. "I have put myself before the electorate on countless occasions since 1982 and particularly since 1997 when I was first elected as MP for Mid Ulster. "If people want to examine the past, then let's examine the past of everybody," he said. "I work for what's happening now, what's happening in the future, building better relationships with unionists and moving forward to continue to steward one of the most successful peace processes in the world today."Mr McGuiness is expected to temporarily hand over his position to the party's education minister John O'Dowd.
Scaffold Firm Fined
A Hastings firm has been fined after handing over unsecured scaffolding to a client, putting builders at risk.A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector visited a site at Claremont, Hastings, on 20 April 2010 where building repairs and external work were being carried out.The inspector noted that scaffolding erected by Totalscaff (GB) Ltd, trading as Total Service Group (TSG), around the building had not been adequately tied, meaning it was unstable. By law, all scaffolding must be inspected by a competent person before it can be used. Hastings Magistrates' Court was told the worker who undertook safety checks, Christian Ball, had been previously been advised of the need to adequately tie scaffolding but had overlooked this advice. He was also fined.
(LB/GK)
A music teacher who was accused of killing his fiancé has been found guilty of her murder. Andrew Lindo (29) killed Marie Stewart at their home in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, in December. The court heard how Mr Lindo beat, stabbed and strangled Marie before concealing her body in a suitcase. It was two months before the mother of his two children was found. A postmortem revealed she had died as a result of multiple stab wounds. Lindo claimed he killed Miss Stewart (30) after losing control during a row in which he accused her of mistreating their daughter. Lindo will be sentenced tomorrow.
BBC Uncovers Building Frauds
BBC Scotland has uncovered possible fraud and wrongdoing in building works in Scotland. It is alleged that the work overseen by Edinburgh City Council was subject to contractors offering bribes, overcharging and unnecessarily poor work. According to a news report by the BBC calls have been made for a review of recent work carried out under the statutory notice system, which allows the council to order repairs to private homes. The council said it would not comment until a police inquiry had ended. The fraud unit at Lothian and Borders Police is currently investigating the council's property conservation department, which deals with statutory notices.
'Examine Us All', Says McGuiness
Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuiness has called on critics of his past to examine everyone's past. Mr McGuiness will step down from his duties in the North to allow him to run for the presidential election. Mr McGuiness has insisted that voters should not focus on his IRA past in the Irish presidential contest and will instead judge him on his record as a peacemaker. Facing fresh questions over his time as a paramilitary commander, Mr McGuinness said he had never hidden his involvement in the IRA. "The reality is that people know my past," he said. "I have put myself before the electorate on countless occasions since 1982 and particularly since 1997 when I was first elected as MP for Mid Ulster. "If people want to examine the past, then let's examine the past of everybody," he said. "I work for what's happening now, what's happening in the future, building better relationships with unionists and moving forward to continue to steward one of the most successful peace processes in the world today."Mr McGuiness is expected to temporarily hand over his position to the party's education minister John O'Dowd.
Scaffold Firm Fined
A Hastings firm has been fined after handing over unsecured scaffolding to a client, putting builders at risk.A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector visited a site at Claremont, Hastings, on 20 April 2010 where building repairs and external work were being carried out.The inspector noted that scaffolding erected by Totalscaff (GB) Ltd, trading as Total Service Group (TSG), around the building had not been adequately tied, meaning it was unstable. By law, all scaffolding must be inspected by a competent person before it can be used. Hastings Magistrates' Court was told the worker who undertook safety checks, Christian Ball, had been previously been advised of the need to adequately tie scaffolding but had overlooked this advice. He was also fined.
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Northern Ireland must deal with its past if the wounds of the past 30 years of violence are to be healed, Secretary of State Paul Murphy has said.
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