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16/09/2009
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USA Death Driver 'Had Fit'
It has emerged that a British couple who were killed by a recycling truck as it careered onto a New York pavement happened after the driver suffered a seizure, a Manhattan court heard yesterday. Jackie Timmins and Andrew Hardie, from Yeovil, Somerset, were on a Valentine's break last year when the truck mounted a kerb near Madison Square Gardens and ploughed into them while they walked back to their hotel. The truck driver, Auvryn Scarlett, 53, faces two charges of second degree murder over the deaths on 12 February.
Premium Bonds Boost
There's a 50% rise in the prize money on offer Premium Bond holders. National Savings & Investments (NS&I) will increase the prize fund payout rate from 1% to 1.5% in October, taking the total payout from £33.8m to £52.5m. The prize rate is normally adjusted along with Bank of England's interest rate. In March NS&I cut its prize rate from 1.8% to 1%. There are 23 million people with Premium Bonds, with £40bn invested.
Asda Food Licker Probed
Police are to investigate an allegation that a former supermarket worker licked a raw chicken before putting it back on the shelf. The staff member at Fulwood in Preston, Lancashire, is also alleged to have urinated in a bin and played cricket and football with items on sale. The antics were filmed by a co-worker on night shifts at the store. The man has since left the company. A spokesman for Asda said it was "disgusted and appalled".
(BMcC/GK)
It has emerged that a British couple who were killed by a recycling truck as it careered onto a New York pavement happened after the driver suffered a seizure, a Manhattan court heard yesterday. Jackie Timmins and Andrew Hardie, from Yeovil, Somerset, were on a Valentine's break last year when the truck mounted a kerb near Madison Square Gardens and ploughed into them while they walked back to their hotel. The truck driver, Auvryn Scarlett, 53, faces two charges of second degree murder over the deaths on 12 February.
Premium Bonds Boost
There's a 50% rise in the prize money on offer Premium Bond holders. National Savings & Investments (NS&I) will increase the prize fund payout rate from 1% to 1.5% in October, taking the total payout from £33.8m to £52.5m. The prize rate is normally adjusted along with Bank of England's interest rate. In March NS&I cut its prize rate from 1.8% to 1%. There are 23 million people with Premium Bonds, with £40bn invested.
Asda Food Licker Probed
Police are to investigate an allegation that a former supermarket worker licked a raw chicken before putting it back on the shelf. The staff member at Fulwood in Preston, Lancashire, is also alleged to have urinated in a bin and played cricket and football with items on sale. The antics were filmed by a co-worker on night shifts at the store. The man has since left the company. A spokesman for Asda said it was "disgusted and appalled".
(BMcC/GK)
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British Museum Scoops £100K Art Fund Prize
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt last night presented one of the culture sector's most prestigious accolades to one of the country’s most popular visitor attractions. The British Museum’s groundbreaking project A History of the World won the 2011 Art Fund Prize, worth £100,000.
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'Richard and Judy' quiz fined
The company behind The Richard and Judy Show's premium rate telephone quiz has been fined £150,000. Eckoh UK Ltd, the company who ran the phone lines for the 'You Say We Pay' quiz on the Channel 4 show, was given the fine by premium rate services regulator Icstis.
'Richard and Judy' quiz fined
The company behind The Richard and Judy Show's premium rate telephone quiz has been fined £150,000. Eckoh UK Ltd, the company who ran the phone lines for the 'You Say We Pay' quiz on the Channel 4 show, was given the fine by premium rate services regulator Icstis.
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Watchdog investigates Big Brother vote
The premium rate phone watchdog is investigating the 'Big Brother' voting system after it was decided to allow housemates who had been evicted back on to the reality show.
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