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Fresh Power Cuts Slow Storm Desmond Recovery
8Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Fresh Power Cuts Slow Storm Desmond Recovery

    Engineers will begin restoring power to 42,000 properties in the North West after unforeseen flood damage at one of the city's main substations caused another widespread outage on Monday afternoon. More than 19,000 Electricity North West customers in Lancaster are still relying on emergency generators which were mobilised on Sunday night as the damage caused by Storm Desmond became clear. In Cumbria, an estimated 1,450 properties remain without power, as engineers wait for floodwaters to recede so they can assess the damage and make essential repairs. In some cases, specialists have only been able to gain access to substations by boat. Sixteen severe flood warnings remain in place across northwest England, signalling a danger to life. The Met Office has issued a severe wea...
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Austrian boy finds 100,000 Euro in River
8Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Australia, ENGLISH

Austrian boy finds 100,000 Euro in River

    Police in Austria are investigating how bank notes worth tens of thousands of euros ended up in the River Dan-ube. The notes were found floating down the river in Vienna on Saturday, leading one passer-by to jump in and sal-vage the money. A police spokesman told the BBC that the recovered money was worth some €100,000 (£72,000; $108,000). Police said there were no crimes were recorded in the area and that it was not clear where the money originated. Reports in Austria said officers had first believed the money - made up of €500 and €100 notes - was counterfeit, but they now believe the notes to be genuine. They were first alerted when bystanders spotted a boy in the river on Saturday. Fearing he was attempting suicide, they called police, only to find he was trying to ret...
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feaLeytonstone stabbing suspect was reported to Met Police by his own family three weeks before attack
8Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

feaLeytonstone stabbing suspect was reported to Met Police by his own family three weeks before attack

    The terror suspect accused of slashing a man with a knife on the London Underground was reported to police by his own family three weeks before the incident, it has been reported. The behaviour of Muhaydin Mire, 29, who appeared in court charged with attempted murder, gave his family cause for concern and they asked the Met and mental health services to intervene. Scotland Yard said it had been involved with a family member before Mire allegedly shouted "this is for Syria" during the gory incident, but insisted "there was no mention of radicalisation", according to the Telegraph. A statement from the police force said: "The police were contacted by a family member approximately three weeks before the incident on Saturday. "The conversation related entirely to health relate...
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Plans to build City’s tallest skyscraper unveiled
7Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Plans to build City’s tallest skyscraper unveiled

    Plans to build the City’s tallest skyscraper and London's second highest building – rivalled only by the Shard – have been unveiled today. Singapore-based developers Aroland Holdings are seeking planning permission to build a 73 storey tower at One Undershaft in the City, between the Leadenhall Building and 30 St Mary’s Axe. Standing 309.6 metres tall, the scheme would dwarf its skyscraper neighbours and nearly match The Shard. The proposed office scheme, which has been designed by architect Eric Parry, will also have a viewing platform higher than that of the Shard, and “London’s highest public restaurant” as well as shops and a public square on the ground linking St Andrew Undershaft and St Helen’s Bishopsgate churches. Parry, who is also behind Generali’s 10 Fenchurch A...
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Leytonstone Tube Station Attack: Man Charged
7Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Leytonstone Tube Station Attack: Man Charged

    A man has been charged with attempted murder following a knife attack at a Tube station in east London, police have said. Muhaydin Mire, 29, of Sansom Road, Leytonstone, will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court this morning. He is charged with the attempted murder of a 56-year-old man at Leytonstone underground station.The alleged victim was left with "serious" stab wounds and another person was hurt during the incident at around 7.15pm on Saturday. A man who allegedly shouted "this is for Syria" was arrested after being Tasered by officers. Police have increased patrols at transport hubs to "identify and deter terrorism" after the incident. The extra officers deployed will be both uniformed and plain-clothed, said British Transport Police. Assistant Chief ...
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Remove illegal structures from highways: HC to govt
7Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

Remove illegal structures from highways: HC to govt

    The High Court today directed the government to immediately remove illegal structures within 10 metres of highways across the country. Delivering the judgment on a writ petition, the HC ordered the government to set up dividers on the highways to prevent road accidents. The court asked the authorities concerned of the government to amend the highway-related rules so that no struc-ture can be built within 10 metres of the highways. Under the existing rules, the government allows construction of structures within this range. The court also asked the authorities concerned to take a step to amend the rules fixing Secondary School Certifi-cate (SSC) as the minimum educational qualification for drivers. The government will have to implement the rules after five years, the court ...
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Britain’s biggest insurers get green light for European capital plans
6Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

Britain’s biggest insurers get green light for European capital plans

    Bank of England has approved Solvency II internal risk models for 19 insurance companies. Nineteen insurance companies have won approval for their plans to protect themselves against financial shocks, in what the Bank of England has described as a "major milestone" for the stability of the industry. Aviva, Prudential, Standard Life and Legal & General are among the FTSE 100 firms to secure approval from the watchdog for their customised "internal models", allowing them to use their own methods of calculating risks within the business to set up capital buffers. The Bank of England has not revealed which insurers have won full approval for their plans to meet the new Europe-wide Solvency II requirements, and which firms have only received a green light for parts of their...
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Bangladesh reviewing ties with Pakistan
6Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

Bangladesh reviewing ties with Pakistan

    Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali today said the government is assessing the relationship between Bangladesh and Pakistan and thinking about what measures need to be taken over the reaction of Islamabad after the execu-tion of two war criminals last month. “The whole matter is a continuous process,” he said while addressing a discussion at WVA auditorium in Dhaka. Ekattorer Ghatak-Dalal Nirmul Committee organised the discussion on “Relationship between Bangladesh-India in the Touchstone of Time” to mark the 44th anniversary of the recognition of India to Bangladesh as an inde-pendent country. Hours after Bhutan’s recognition, India recognised an independent Bangladesh on December 6 in 1971. The minister said many Pakistanis have admitted the crimes committed during the Liber...
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Jeremy Corbyn urged to pull out of Stop the War Christmas fundraiser
6Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Jeremy Corbyn urged to pull out of Stop the War Christmas fundraiser

    Tristram Hunt, the former shadow education secretary, has called on Jeremy Corbyn to pull out of a Christmas fundraising event organised by the “disreputable” Stop the War coalition. Hunt called on the Labour leader not to attend the event in light of its decision to picket the Labour party’s headquarters last week and the “ugly comments” it has made about the shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn. Hunt told the Andrew Marr Show on BBC1 on Sunday: “I don’t think that he should go there. Stop the War coalition picketed the Labour party headquarters when we were trying to run a phone-bank for the Oldham byelection, so they were preventing the election of a Labour member of parliament. “We have also seen some pretty ugly comments from them about Hilary Benn and the fact that ...
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Sylhet beat Barisal by 9 wickets
6Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

Sylhet beat Barisal by 9 wickets

    Sylhet Super Stars made an unbelievable turnabout in the BPL by bowling out the Barisal Bulls for 58, the lowest-ever total in the BPL and then chasing it with ease to win by nine wickets. The massive swing in fortune - Sylhet lost five of their six matches previously - coincided with Shahid Afridi replacing Mushfiqur Rahim as captain for the remainder of the tournament. This was also the second time in the competition that Barisal were bowled out for a below-100 score and the fourth instance in this year's competition for the team batting first. Sylhet also completed the fastest chase, closing out the game with 51 balls to spare, overtaking the previous record help by Comilla Victorians, who beat Rangpur Riders with 49 balls to spare. It was all so different before the ga...
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