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18/12/2013
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Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs Dies Aged 84
The Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has died aged 84.
Biggs was one of the gang that stole £2.6m from a Glasgow to London mail train on 8 August 1963.
He was jailed for 30 years but escaped from Wandsworth prison in 1965.
In 2001, he returned to the UK seeking medical help but was sent to prison. He was released on compassionate grounds in 2009 after contracting pneumonia.
Amber Weather Warning Issued In Scotland
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for western, central and northern Scotland.
Severe gales of 70 to 80mph are expected inland, with gusts reaching 90mph in exposed areas of western Scotland and the Western Isles.
The alert, which applies from 9pm on Wednesday to 8am on Thursday, said the winds could lead to "very high waves" and would be accompanied by heavy rain.
Over 200 Jobs Created By New Meat Processing Plant
Over 200 jobs are to be created at a new beef processing and packing factory in Ceredigion due to open in February.
Dunbia has invested £7.5m in the facility at Felinfach to service a big contract with a supermarket chain.
In June, Dunbia invested £12m in its meat processing plant at Llanybydder, safeguarding more than 300 jobs.
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The Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has died aged 84.
Biggs was one of the gang that stole £2.6m from a Glasgow to London mail train on 8 August 1963.
He was jailed for 30 years but escaped from Wandsworth prison in 1965.
In 2001, he returned to the UK seeking medical help but was sent to prison. He was released on compassionate grounds in 2009 after contracting pneumonia.
Amber Weather Warning Issued In Scotland
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for western, central and northern Scotland.
Severe gales of 70 to 80mph are expected inland, with gusts reaching 90mph in exposed areas of western Scotland and the Western Isles.
The alert, which applies from 9pm on Wednesday to 8am on Thursday, said the winds could lead to "very high waves" and would be accompanied by heavy rain.
Over 200 Jobs Created By New Meat Processing Plant
Over 200 jobs are to be created at a new beef processing and packing factory in Ceredigion due to open in February.
Dunbia has invested £7.5m in the facility at Felinfach to service a big contract with a supermarket chain.
In June, Dunbia invested £12m in its meat processing plant at Llanybydder, safeguarding more than 300 jobs.
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