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11/09/2012
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Climate Change Has Effect On UK Health
Hay fever sufferers could be facing an extra six weeks of the pollen season, according to a new report on the health effects of climate change on the UK.
Global warming will cause earlier flowering and enable new species to grow in the UK. Pollen is also getting more potent, packing more allergen into each grain.
The report, from the Health Protection Agency (HPA), analyses a wide range of risks including killer heatwaves, increased flooding, greater food poisoning and new infectious diseases carried by mosquitoes.
"There is no doubt that climate change poses a wide range of challenges to public health in the UK," said David Heymann, chairman of the HPA.
Consultation Launched On Divorce Laws
Divorce laws in England and Wales are so "incomplete and uninformative" that judges receive no guidance about the fairest way to divide a couple's property, the Law Commission has said.
Judges get no proper guidance on whether to divide a couple's assets equally or according to each partner's needs, and there are no proper rules on how to divide belongings accumulated before the marriage began, the organisation cautions.
There is also no legal definition of what constitutes the financial needs of a spouse or clarity about the extent to which divorcees must carry on supporting one another.
Highlighting fundamental flaws at the heart of the family courts system, the Law Commission is launching a consultation on Tuesday on the reforms necessary to improve outdated regulations.
Iannucci Calls On BBC To Fight Back Against Critics
The Thick Of It creator Armando Iannucci has called on the BBC to fight back against its critics in parliament and the press.
Iannucci, whose acclaimed Westminster satire returned to BBC2 last Saturday night, said British television felt "disarmed and confused" because of "consistent cack-handed interference by politicians goaded by the press".
Delivering the annual Bafta Lecture in London's Piccadilly, entitled "Fight, fight, fight", Iannucci railed against politicians and press barons trying to influence what we see on the small screen.
"Governments whether right or left have become commissioners in chief, nudging and cajoling networks into preferred business models without the slightest sensitivity or awareness of what the public wants or the TV industry is capable of," said Iannucci.
Hay fever sufferers could be facing an extra six weeks of the pollen season, according to a new report on the health effects of climate change on the UK.
Global warming will cause earlier flowering and enable new species to grow in the UK. Pollen is also getting more potent, packing more allergen into each grain.
The report, from the Health Protection Agency (HPA), analyses a wide range of risks including killer heatwaves, increased flooding, greater food poisoning and new infectious diseases carried by mosquitoes.
"There is no doubt that climate change poses a wide range of challenges to public health in the UK," said David Heymann, chairman of the HPA.
Consultation Launched On Divorce Laws
Divorce laws in England and Wales are so "incomplete and uninformative" that judges receive no guidance about the fairest way to divide a couple's property, the Law Commission has said.
Judges get no proper guidance on whether to divide a couple's assets equally or according to each partner's needs, and there are no proper rules on how to divide belongings accumulated before the marriage began, the organisation cautions.
There is also no legal definition of what constitutes the financial needs of a spouse or clarity about the extent to which divorcees must carry on supporting one another.
Highlighting fundamental flaws at the heart of the family courts system, the Law Commission is launching a consultation on Tuesday on the reforms necessary to improve outdated regulations.
Iannucci Calls On BBC To Fight Back Against Critics
The Thick Of It creator Armando Iannucci has called on the BBC to fight back against its critics in parliament and the press.
Iannucci, whose acclaimed Westminster satire returned to BBC2 last Saturday night, said British television felt "disarmed and confused" because of "consistent cack-handed interference by politicians goaded by the press".
Delivering the annual Bafta Lecture in London's Piccadilly, entitled "Fight, fight, fight", Iannucci railed against politicians and press barons trying to influence what we see on the small screen.
"Governments whether right or left have become commissioners in chief, nudging and cajoling networks into preferred business models without the slightest sensitivity or awareness of what the public wants or the TV industry is capable of," said Iannucci.
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11 June 2015
Two More Charged In Denton Murder Investigation
Two more people have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a man in Denton on Sunday. Dominic Doyle, 21, died in hospital after he was seriously injured in a large fight on Manchester Road at about 3am on Sunday. Police arrested four teenagers, aged between 15 and 18, following the incident, with three being charged.
Two More Charged In Denton Murder Investigation
Two more people have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a man in Denton on Sunday. Dominic Doyle, 21, died in hospital after he was seriously injured in a large fight on Manchester Road at about 3am on Sunday. Police arrested four teenagers, aged between 15 and 18, following the incident, with three being charged.
30 April 2015
Man Arrested Over Serious Car Park Assault
A man is in a serious condition in hospital following an altercation in a snooker club car park in Wirral. Police are appealing for witnesses of an alleged fight in the car park at Riley's snooker club on Argyle Street at about 22:20 on Wednesday night. Police were called to the scene following reports that a man had been knocked unconscious.
Man Arrested Over Serious Car Park Assault
A man is in a serious condition in hospital following an altercation in a snooker club car park in Wirral. Police are appealing for witnesses of an alleged fight in the car park at Riley's snooker club on Argyle Street at about 22:20 on Wednesday night. Police were called to the scene following reports that a man had been knocked unconscious.
14 April 2015
Police Manhunt After Street Fight Death
Essex Police are searching for a man in connection with the death of anorther man in a street fight in Clacton. Police said one man has died and two more are in a serious condition following an incident at about 23:45 on Monday.
Police Manhunt After Street Fight Death
Essex Police are searching for a man in connection with the death of anorther man in a street fight in Clacton. Police said one man has died and two more are in a serious condition following an incident at about 23:45 on Monday.
20 January 2015
18% Rise In Retail Crime
Retail crime increased by 18% in 2013/14, costing the sector £603m, according to the latest report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). According to to the report shoplifting, cyber-crime and fraud are now at a ten year high, with an estimated 3m offences perpetrated against the retail industry in the time period.
18% Rise In Retail Crime
Retail crime increased by 18% in 2013/14, costing the sector £603m, according to the latest report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). According to to the report shoplifting, cyber-crime and fraud are now at a ten year high, with an estimated 3m offences perpetrated against the retail industry in the time period.
24 February 2014
Gtr Manchester Biomass Incinerator Backed By Judge
A judicial review of a controversial biomass incinerator proposed to be built in Greater Manchester, has ruled that it was proceed. Trafford Council asked for a review of the proposed £70 million Davyhulme plant, a plan that had been approved by a government inspector in May.
Gtr Manchester Biomass Incinerator Backed By Judge
A judicial review of a controversial biomass incinerator proposed to be built in Greater Manchester, has ruled that it was proceed. Trafford Council asked for a review of the proposed £70 million Davyhulme plant, a plan that had been approved by a government inspector in May.
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A chilly start with a widespread frost and some freezing fog, any freezing fog slow to clear. Otherwise bright with sunny spells and coastal showers. Light winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.Tonight:Coastal showers dying out with a widespread frost developing along with freezing fog, which could become extensive. Winds remaining light. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
