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09/04/2009
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Teens In Court Over Fire Death
Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, have been charged with the death of a boy in a house fire in West Yorkshire. The pair are to appear at Bingley Youth Court to face the charge of manslaughter in connection with the blaze. Damian Clough, 12, was found dead at the house in Kinara Close, Stocksbridge, on Saturday. A post mortem examination revealed that he died from smoke inhalation.
Woman Injured In Motorway Crash
A woman has been seriously injured in a motorway crash near Glasgow. Police said the 24-year-old suffered head injuries after her car hit the central reservation at Junction 15 at around 3.30pm. She was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Another woman, a passenger in the car, was not thought to be badly injured.
Footballer In Court Over Driving Offence
A Premier League footballer has appeared in court charged with driving without a UK licence. Jamaican striker Ricardo Fuller, 29, who plays for Stoke City, admitted driving otherwise in accordance with a licence at Fenton Magistrates’ Court. Fuller, of Ashbourne Drive, Crewe, Cheshire, was fined £190 and given three penalty points. Two charges that he had driven without insurance were dropped at an earlier court hearing.
Couple Die In Lorry Crash
A 47-year-old has appeared in court after a couple died when their car was involved in a crash with a tipper lorry. The collision happened in the village of Four Crosses, near Welshpool, on the B4393 road at about 1120 BST on Wednesday. The local couple who were in a grey Rover 214 died at the scene. A 47-year-old was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He is being interviewed at Newtown Police Station.
New images released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today show the first permanent new bridge into the Olympic Stadium site being lifted into place.
Olympic Stadium Bridge Lifted Into Place
The Olympic Stadium is being built on a compact island site which is surrounded by water on three sides. The footbridge now in place is the first of five new bridges that will be constructed into the Stadium site to create essential new links in Games time and legacy. The footbridge spans 41m across the River Lea into the western side of the Olympic Stadium site. Work to install the bridge involved erecting a 1,000-tonne mobile crane on site which then lifted the huge 88-tonne steel beams of the bridge into place across the river. With the steel beams in place, work is now underway to install the deck of the bridge which will be completed by the summer, creating a new permanent 11m-wide pedestrian link into the Stadium island that will serve the legacy use of the site.
(JM/KMcA)
Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, have been charged with the death of a boy in a house fire in West Yorkshire. The pair are to appear at Bingley Youth Court to face the charge of manslaughter in connection with the blaze. Damian Clough, 12, was found dead at the house in Kinara Close, Stocksbridge, on Saturday. A post mortem examination revealed that he died from smoke inhalation.
Woman Injured In Motorway Crash
A woman has been seriously injured in a motorway crash near Glasgow. Police said the 24-year-old suffered head injuries after her car hit the central reservation at Junction 15 at around 3.30pm. She was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Another woman, a passenger in the car, was not thought to be badly injured.
Footballer In Court Over Driving Offence
A Premier League footballer has appeared in court charged with driving without a UK licence. Jamaican striker Ricardo Fuller, 29, who plays for Stoke City, admitted driving otherwise in accordance with a licence at Fenton Magistrates’ Court. Fuller, of Ashbourne Drive, Crewe, Cheshire, was fined £190 and given three penalty points. Two charges that he had driven without insurance were dropped at an earlier court hearing.
Couple Die In Lorry Crash
A 47-year-old has appeared in court after a couple died when their car was involved in a crash with a tipper lorry. The collision happened in the village of Four Crosses, near Welshpool, on the B4393 road at about 1120 BST on Wednesday. The local couple who were in a grey Rover 214 died at the scene. A 47-year-old was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He is being interviewed at Newtown Police Station.
New images released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today show the first permanent new bridge into the Olympic Stadium site being lifted into place.
Olympic Stadium Bridge Lifted Into Place
The Olympic Stadium is being built on a compact island site which is surrounded by water on three sides. The footbridge now in place is the first of five new bridges that will be constructed into the Stadium site to create essential new links in Games time and legacy. The footbridge spans 41m across the River Lea into the western side of the Olympic Stadium site. Work to install the bridge involved erecting a 1,000-tonne mobile crane on site which then lifted the huge 88-tonne steel beams of the bridge into place across the river. With the steel beams in place, work is now underway to install the deck of the bridge which will be completed by the summer, creating a new permanent 11m-wide pedestrian link into the Stadium island that will serve the legacy use of the site.
(JM/KMcA)
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18 November 2013
Woman Denies Causing The Death Of Her Sister
A woman from Bridlington has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of her sister in a car collision. Rosie-Ann Stone, 20, to a charge of causing the death of Jennie Stone by careless driving at Hull Crown Court today. Stone was prosecuted after her sister's car struck a tree on the A165. She died of fatal head injuries.
Woman Denies Causing The Death Of Her Sister
A woman from Bridlington has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of her sister in a car collision. Rosie-Ann Stone, 20, to a charge of causing the death of Jennie Stone by careless driving at Hull Crown Court today. Stone was prosecuted after her sister's car struck a tree on the A165. She died of fatal head injuries.
09 August 2004
West Brom striker jailed over fatal car smash
West Bromwich Albion striker Lee Hughes has been sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving at Coventry Crown Court today. Hughes was found guilty of causing the death of Douglas Graham, a 56-year-old father of four in Meriden, West Midlands, on November 23 last year.
West Brom striker jailed over fatal car smash
West Bromwich Albion striker Lee Hughes has been sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving at Coventry Crown Court today. Hughes was found guilty of causing the death of Douglas Graham, a 56-year-old father of four in Meriden, West Midlands, on November 23 last year.
23 October 2009
Crackdown On Fine Dodgers
Six hundred of the Scotland's 'worst fine dodgers' are being targeted in a crackdown by the Scottish Court Service on those who attempt to 'avoid the ends of justice'.
Crackdown On Fine Dodgers
Six hundred of the Scotland's 'worst fine dodgers' are being targeted in a crackdown by the Scottish Court Service on those who attempt to 'avoid the ends of justice'.
02 March 2005
MPs recommend changes for child access system
A report by the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee has called for more child access cases to be dealt with through mediation, not through the court system.
MPs recommend changes for child access system
A report by the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee has called for more child access cases to be dealt with through mediation, not through the court system.
23 September 2005
Lack of driver education to blame for fatal accidents
A lack of driver education is to blame for fatal accidents on motorways according to a report by an insurance company. Direct Line, the UK's largest car insurer, is calling for changes to the driving test to include education on motorway driving due to a rise in the number of accidents involving heavy goods vehicles (HGV).
Lack of driver education to blame for fatal accidents
A lack of driver education is to blame for fatal accidents on motorways according to a report by an insurance company. Direct Line, the UK's largest car insurer, is calling for changes to the driving test to include education on motorway driving due to a rise in the number of accidents involving heavy goods vehicles (HGV).
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