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24/08/2009
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Teen Dies On Tracks
A teenage boy has died after falling from a bridge and being struck by a train in Glasgow. It is believed the 14-year-old was with friends on Sunday afternoon, when he fell through overhead electrical wires near Hillington West station. British Transport Police said the train driver had seen someone on the track, but was unable to stop in time.
Youth Unemployment 'Unacceptable'
Part of the government's £500m recruitment subsidy fund to help the unemployed should be redirected to help fund new apprenticeships, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said today, as it warned that youth unemployment is reaching unacceptable levels. The proposal is part of a five-point plan set out by the business group to help tackle the problem, and is announced ahead of GCSE results on Thursday.
Housebuilder Reports Loss
Bovis Homes has reported a £8.6 million loss for the first six months of this year. The major housebuilder said the rise in unemployment could be holding back the house price recovery, and also blamed the lack of loan availability. The firm said average house prices dropped to an average of £160,400 compared to £164,700 in the second half of last year. Revenues for the first half plunged 18%, from £149.3 million to £122.6 million.
Easyjet Not So Easy
The flight crew on a holiday jet returning to the UK that lost all radio contact with the ground due to an electrical fault were afraid of being seen as an aggressor by the military. An official accident report has found that the pilots of the EasyJet Airbus A319 feared being intercepted by military aircraft, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said. The captain decided to land as scheduled and touched down safely. The report said pilots believed if they changed their flight plan it "might be considered a hostile action". At one point the plane's transponder signal was lost for about 10 minutes, during which time the aircraft was not visible to air traffic control radar. This led to the EasyJet plane coming closer to another aircraft than is normally permitted. The AAIB described the incident as "serious". The plane was flying from Alicante in Spain on 15 September, 2006 and had already experienced a fault in one left electrical generator on the outward Bristol to Alicante flight.
(BMcC/GK)
A teenage boy has died after falling from a bridge and being struck by a train in Glasgow. It is believed the 14-year-old was with friends on Sunday afternoon, when he fell through overhead electrical wires near Hillington West station. British Transport Police said the train driver had seen someone on the track, but was unable to stop in time.
Youth Unemployment 'Unacceptable'
Part of the government's £500m recruitment subsidy fund to help the unemployed should be redirected to help fund new apprenticeships, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said today, as it warned that youth unemployment is reaching unacceptable levels. The proposal is part of a five-point plan set out by the business group to help tackle the problem, and is announced ahead of GCSE results on Thursday.
Housebuilder Reports Loss
Bovis Homes has reported a £8.6 million loss for the first six months of this year. The major housebuilder said the rise in unemployment could be holding back the house price recovery, and also blamed the lack of loan availability. The firm said average house prices dropped to an average of £160,400 compared to £164,700 in the second half of last year. Revenues for the first half plunged 18%, from £149.3 million to £122.6 million.
Easyjet Not So Easy
The flight crew on a holiday jet returning to the UK that lost all radio contact with the ground due to an electrical fault were afraid of being seen as an aggressor by the military. An official accident report has found that the pilots of the EasyJet Airbus A319 feared being intercepted by military aircraft, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said. The captain decided to land as scheduled and touched down safely. The report said pilots believed if they changed their flight plan it "might be considered a hostile action". At one point the plane's transponder signal was lost for about 10 minutes, during which time the aircraft was not visible to air traffic control radar. This led to the EasyJet plane coming closer to another aircraft than is normally permitted. The AAIB described the incident as "serious". The plane was flying from Alicante in Spain on 15 September, 2006 and had already experienced a fault in one left electrical generator on the outward Bristol to Alicante flight.
(BMcC/GK)
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