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21/07/2014
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NHS Nurse Guilty Of Sexual Grooming
An NHS nurse has been convicted of sexual grooming after fantasising about killing and eating a teenager.
Dale Bolinger, 58, used a chatroom to contact the 14-year-old girl called Eva and believed to be living in Germany.
He described how he wanted to behead and eat her as it would be a "great turn on".
The day before the girl was due to fly to the UK he purchased an axe from a DIY store.
After a four day trial Bolinger was found guilty of attempting to meet a girl under the age of 16 following sexual grooming.
HS2 Headquarters To Be In Birmingham
HS2 engineering headquarters are to be in Birmingham, creating 1,500 jobs in the area.
The Transport Secretary and HS2 Ltd Chairman David Higgins met with Birmingham Council Leader Sir Albert Bore for the launch of the city's Urban Regeneration Company tasked with helping maximise the benefits of HS2 for the area.
They also announced Birmingham as the location of the HS2 construction headquarters (HQ), creating 1,500 jobs.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: "HS2 is a vital part of our long-term economic plan. By locating the new HS2 engineering HQ in Birmingham we are bringing skilled job opportunities into the area, spreading HS2's benefits beyond those using the new rail line.
It is great news that Birmingham City Council has created a company specifically to focus on the regeneration opportunities created by HS2. It will bring new investment and work into the city, helping secure the future prosperity of the region and the country."
Coventry Man Charged With Assault
A man from Coventry has been charged with an assault at an Earlsdon takeaway, which left a man with serious facial injuries.
Nicholas Grumbley, of Rose Avenue, Coundon, was charged with the offence of wounding and was bailed to appear before Coventry Magistrates Court on 1 August.
The 44-year-old was arrested last month after detectives investigating the assault, which happened at the Blue Rooster on 1 March, released CCTV from the takeaway.
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An NHS nurse has been convicted of sexual grooming after fantasising about killing and eating a teenager.
Dale Bolinger, 58, used a chatroom to contact the 14-year-old girl called Eva and believed to be living in Germany.
He described how he wanted to behead and eat her as it would be a "great turn on".
The day before the girl was due to fly to the UK he purchased an axe from a DIY store.
After a four day trial Bolinger was found guilty of attempting to meet a girl under the age of 16 following sexual grooming.
HS2 Headquarters To Be In Birmingham
HS2 engineering headquarters are to be in Birmingham, creating 1,500 jobs in the area.
The Transport Secretary and HS2 Ltd Chairman David Higgins met with Birmingham Council Leader Sir Albert Bore for the launch of the city's Urban Regeneration Company tasked with helping maximise the benefits of HS2 for the area.
They also announced Birmingham as the location of the HS2 construction headquarters (HQ), creating 1,500 jobs.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: "HS2 is a vital part of our long-term economic plan. By locating the new HS2 engineering HQ in Birmingham we are bringing skilled job opportunities into the area, spreading HS2's benefits beyond those using the new rail line.
It is great news that Birmingham City Council has created a company specifically to focus on the regeneration opportunities created by HS2. It will bring new investment and work into the city, helping secure the future prosperity of the region and the country."
Coventry Man Charged With Assault
A man from Coventry has been charged with an assault at an Earlsdon takeaway, which left a man with serious facial injuries.
Nicholas Grumbley, of Rose Avenue, Coundon, was charged with the offence of wounding and was bailed to appear before Coventry Magistrates Court on 1 August.
The 44-year-old was arrested last month after detectives investigating the assault, which happened at the Blue Rooster on 1 March, released CCTV from the takeaway.
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New Chairman Pledges Cheaper HS2 Project
The HS2 high-speed rail project has been taken over by Sir Dave Higgins, who has pledged to deliver the project "more cheaply". Critics of the scheme have highlighted spiralling costs, but Sir Higgins told the BBC that the HS2 project was the only way to make a "step-change" to the UK's transport capacity.
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