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21/10/2008
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Body Found In Motherwell
A murder inquiry is underway following the discovery of a man's body in Motherwell at the weekend. James Taylor, 29, from Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, had been released from Saughton Prison on Friday. His body was found by members of the public in a wooded area near Nethan Street at around 4.50pm on Sunday. A post mortem examination was carried out last night.
Three Killed In Collision
Three people have died in a road crash on the A52 in Derbyshire. Two males aged 18 and 16 and a 12-year-old girl died when a Vauxhall Corsa collided head on with a Volkswagen Passat near Kirk Langley on Moday evening. The girl, from Pontefract, Yorkshire was a rear seat passenger in the Passat, and the driver, a 45-year-old woman was seriously injured, while a six-year-old girl in the front seat was also hurt. The two males were travelling in the Corsa. The crash took place just before 9pm and the road was subsequently closed for four hours.
£81m Contract For NP Aerospace
NP Aerospace in Coventry has been awarded an £81M contract, to convert Cougar 4x4s into the awesome Ridgback armoured vehicles for our troops in Afghanistan. A total of 157 Ridgback vehicles will roll off the production line at NP Aerospace having undergone an integration process that will include additional protection, weapons, communications systems and specialist electronic counter-measures equipment. Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Quentin Davies said: "Ridgback will supplement the excellent work currently carried out by the hugely successful Mastiff. As a smaller version than Mastiff it will offer our forces first-rate protection with greater manoeuvrability and easier access to urban areas. "NP Aerospace and its workforce are to be congratulated on the support they are providing to our Armed Forces - the equipment they deliver from body armour plates to helmets is saving lives on a daily basis."
Patients To Refer Themselves For NHS treatment
More people should have the freedom to self-refer for services such as physiotherapy and podiatry, which will further empower patients and could cut waiting times Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced today. While some Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) already take-on self-referrals, many do not and today's announcement will give the green light across the profession. As part of a package of improvements to AHP services, Mr Johnson also announced the intention to collect new data on these areas to support the improvement of services. The Department of Health will also introduce quality measures, which will lead to improvements in the overall standard of these services for patients and the public. Health Secretary Alan Johnson said: "Self referral will help both vulnerable members of society and those with busy lives by providing quicker access without the unnecessary hoop jumping of going to see a doctor first."
(JM)
A murder inquiry is underway following the discovery of a man's body in Motherwell at the weekend. James Taylor, 29, from Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, had been released from Saughton Prison on Friday. His body was found by members of the public in a wooded area near Nethan Street at around 4.50pm on Sunday. A post mortem examination was carried out last night.
Three Killed In Collision
Three people have died in a road crash on the A52 in Derbyshire. Two males aged 18 and 16 and a 12-year-old girl died when a Vauxhall Corsa collided head on with a Volkswagen Passat near Kirk Langley on Moday evening. The girl, from Pontefract, Yorkshire was a rear seat passenger in the Passat, and the driver, a 45-year-old woman was seriously injured, while a six-year-old girl in the front seat was also hurt. The two males were travelling in the Corsa. The crash took place just before 9pm and the road was subsequently closed for four hours.
£81m Contract For NP Aerospace
NP Aerospace in Coventry has been awarded an £81M contract, to convert Cougar 4x4s into the awesome Ridgback armoured vehicles for our troops in Afghanistan. A total of 157 Ridgback vehicles will roll off the production line at NP Aerospace having undergone an integration process that will include additional protection, weapons, communications systems and specialist electronic counter-measures equipment. Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Quentin Davies said: "Ridgback will supplement the excellent work currently carried out by the hugely successful Mastiff. As a smaller version than Mastiff it will offer our forces first-rate protection with greater manoeuvrability and easier access to urban areas. "NP Aerospace and its workforce are to be congratulated on the support they are providing to our Armed Forces - the equipment they deliver from body armour plates to helmets is saving lives on a daily basis."
Patients To Refer Themselves For NHS treatment
More people should have the freedom to self-refer for services such as physiotherapy and podiatry, which will further empower patients and could cut waiting times Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced today. While some Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) already take-on self-referrals, many do not and today's announcement will give the green light across the profession. As part of a package of improvements to AHP services, Mr Johnson also announced the intention to collect new data on these areas to support the improvement of services. The Department of Health will also introduce quality measures, which will lead to improvements in the overall standard of these services for patients and the public. Health Secretary Alan Johnson said: "Self referral will help both vulnerable members of society and those with busy lives by providing quicker access without the unnecessary hoop jumping of going to see a doctor first."
(JM)
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