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India bowl out England for 237
India bowled England out for a modest 237 in good batting conditions in the second one-day international at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground in New Delhi on Monday. Kevin Pietersen's 46 was the top score as wickets tumbled at regular intervals after England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to bat in the daynight match Vinay Kumar returned with his best one-day figures of four for 30, and fellow-seamer Umesh Yadav picked up two wickets in an impressive display by the under-strength
Pietersen add 73 for hosts. Cook slashed the fifth the fourth wicket before India hit back ball fromPraveen Kumar to point, while Kieswetter edged Vinay to Virat Kohli at slip in the second over. The shackles were broken when Praveen conceded 17 runs in his third over as Jonathan Trott smashed three consecutive fours and Pietersen also helped himself to a boundary. Trott made a fluent 34 with seven fours when he was caught behind off Vinay to reduce England to 48-3 by the 10th over. Ravi Bopara helped
Leicester City manager Sven-Goran sacked
Sven-Goran Eriksson has been sacked as Leicester City manager following the Championship club's disappointing start to the season. Leicester were tipped to win promotion to the Premier League after spending close to ÂŁ15m in the summer on a number of highprofile signings but Saturday's humiliating 3-0 home defeat against Millwall left the club in 13th place and eight points behind Southampton, the Championship leaders. It was the final straw for the Leicester board.
Salman Butt betrayal by a former friend and agent
Former Test captain Salman Butt told a court on Tuesday of his betrayal by a former friend and agent who claimed he was part of a match-fixing scam. The 27-year-old said he trusted Mazhar Majeed, 36, but now accepted he had misjudged him "completely" after hearing evidence that the agent arranged to rig games during Pakistan's tour of England last year.
The sportsman admitted he had a suspicion that his fast bowlers Mohammad
Amir, 19, and Mohammad Asif, 28, might have been involved in the betting racket.
Manchester City have received a confidence boost courtesy of their last-minute win -Barry
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Leyton Orient bid to the Football League to move to the London Olympic stadium.
Leyton Orient have submitted an official bid to the Football League to move to the London Olympic Gareth Barry insists Villarreal thought they City made a slow start stadium. Manchester City have had done enough to to Champions League And Orient chairman received a confidence secure a point prior to life prior to Sergio seeing off Villarreal Barry Hearn has boost courtesy of their substitute stabbing and Barry admits called for West Ham last-minute win over Aguero home a last-gasp win- Tuesday night was a to be ruled out of the Villarreal. running under FootCity had been losing ner. Barry,who also must-win game. ball League rules. their UEFA Champi- came on in the game, "We knew we really ons League clash insists his teamhad to get the three Hearn said last week early on to their Span- mates are confident. points," he continued. that his club would be ish counterparts only to draw level before "A last-minute goal "We fought right to the interested in becomhalf time. can lift everyone - it is end and you can't re- ing tenants at the Carlos Marchena put a massive confidence ally beat a last-minute Stratford site after the Olympic Park Legacy through his own net to booster," explained winner. Company reopened cancel out Cani's Barry. "It was similar to the tender process to opener and that is the "We will just go into game, when we played rent the stadium. way it stayed until late Sunday's knowing it is a mas- Napoli at home. They on. sive one, with a little are good in posses- A deal with West Ham bit more confidence. sion and counter at- and Newham Council collapsed amid legal tack quickly. challenges, with the Ricky Burns - Facing the biggest Government announcing last week favourite and previchallenge of his career that the stadium Ricky Burns acknowlknockdown to triumph would remain in public edges that he facing on points at the Kelvin ownership and be the biggest challenge Hall in Glasgow. leased out. of his career as he steps up a weight to Burns successfully Hearn believes the defended that belt 3 fight Michael Katsidis application to the times before deciding Football League is - but he is confident he can pull off an to relinquish it and significant, arguing upset. move up to lightthat they would not weight.Burns is confiously unbeaten sanction another The Scotsman won Roman Martinez last dent to claim the member club - West the WBO super-feath- year, rallying from a interim WBO title at Wembley Arena erweight title against first-round NOV. huge
Ham - moving closer to Orient's home if it affected their business.
Hearn told his club's official website: "We are asking for a 25,000-seat stadium and we want to see if we can get around the athletics track. It has to stay, we know that. But can we build up, if not down, and see if it's possible to get it covered while we play?
the Football League would not sanction a club moving closer to another club if it affects the business of that other club, and there's no doubt that West Ham moving there would affect us.
"West Ham can't just assume that they will be in the Premier League by then. How, therefore, can the Olympic Park Legacy Company, whose job it is to decide who takes over the sta"If it isn't possible, it dium, allow West isn't - and we wouldn't Ham to remain in the move in with a run- bidding process? ning track between the pitch and the We want them thrown crowd. out because they "We have submitted don't have permission an application for per- from the relevant aumission to move to thority - the Football the Football League, League." and that permission is something that West Hearn has also writHam don't yet have. ten to the Government to call for Boris "It was the Premier Johnson to be exLeague who gave cluded from deciding them the green light the future of the stato move in their origi- dium after the Mayor nal plan, but they are said West Ham would no longer members of "almost certainly" sucthe Premier League. ceed again in a new bidding process, "The rules are that which is due to begin next month.
MUSLIM JEWISH FORUM OF GREATER MANCHESTER'S FIRST VISIT TO THE BRITISH MUSLIM HERITAGE CENTRE
Twenty five Muslim and Jewish people, including two nine year old boys, went on the MJ Forum's 1st visit to the British Muslim Heritage Centre in Whalley Range this weekend. The BMHC was opened in 2006 on the site of the former GMB National College. It is a Grade 2 Listed Building set in 8 acres of land. It is a national centre that is designed to serve as a focus for Muslim Heritage and identity in Britain. The BMHC focuses on Muslim heritage by encouraging so cial cohesion, peace
ful co-existence and community development. Saima Alvi, who is a Trustee of the BMHC addressed the group. She gave a brief history of the building and discussed recent Events held at the Centre such as medical lectures, Muslim writer's visit, history lectures, a family fun day and the first open day. She also discussed future plans which include a state of the art exhibition centre, a new Library and Islamic Gardens. Cllr Afzal Khan CBE, who is both Co Chair of the Muslim Jewish
Student finance made easy by the experts – Student Finance England
Student Finance England has unveiled its new range of resources for education professionals. The company is urging teachers and advisors in Yorkshire & Humberside to access the easy to use online resources to help prospective students with their university and finance choices in 2012/13. The dedicated website contains a wide range of support materials, from videos and presentations to information sheets and a downloadable key dates guide for students. Information is also available for students with children, part-time students or students with disabilities. The resources have been developed by Student Finance England to support our advisors working across England with teachers and other professionals.and Sinkinson, Student Finance England’s advisor for Yorkshire & Humberside, explained: The resources, including the ‘Myths and Facts’ film and ‘key dates’ guide are now available: http://practitioners.studentfinanceengland.co.uk
Forum and General Secretary of the BMHC also addressed the group and stated "It was wonderful to see both these organisation's
members coming together to share their common interest and exploring how we can work together. Both organisations
are committed to improving and strengthening community relations in GreaterManchester and beyond "
The visitors were treated to ample refreshments and a tour of the Centre by other Trustees including the Chairman Nasar Mahmood.
In Search Of The Little Diamonds Of Bradford
A competition has been launched for children to create a lasting memory of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Next year the Queen celebrates 60 years on the throne and to mark this historic occasion a series of national and local events and activities are being planned involving local schools, businesses and community groups. Children have been invited to take part in the Little Diamonds of Bradford competition to create a story book to commemorate the event. A similar initiative was successfully held ten years ago to mark the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and involved 20 local school children drawing pictures and writing text for a story
book called ‘Shake, Royal ‘n’ Roll’. The book was sent to the Queen and distributed to local children. Children are now invited to submit stories and pictures for the second book which will be called ‘Raiders of the Lost Card – a diamond quest’. The book, which will feature drawings and stories about the Royal Family, will be professionally designed
and distributed as part of the celebrations. Additional activities children can get involved with include making papier mache models depicting characters from the book; creating royal costumes from any time period; making table top models; submitting paintings, drawings and poetry about the Royal family and producing their own animated film. The winning entrants will have their work displayed at a special Diamond Jubilee exhibition and get the chance to meet the Lord Mayor. There will be prizes for the winners and certificates for everyone who takes part. The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Coun Naveeda Ikram, said:
"This is a chance for young people in the district to get involved in the Diamond Jubilee celebrations and create long-lasting memories of this historic event. "The project is designed to encourage children to have fun while learning at the same time – and to be rewarded for their efforts with something that they can keep forever, and perhaps read to their own children one day!” Bradford Council is working in partnership with the West Yorkshire Lieutenancy Office to encourage communities to take part in the celebrations by organising their own projects and events.
Traffic policeman killed by lorry
A police officer has died after he was struck by a lorry while helping a woman whose car had broken down on the hard shoulder. PC Mark Goodlad, 41, was airlifted to hospital following the accident on the M1 between junctions 40 and 39, but died from his injuries, West Yorkshire Police said. West Yorkshire Police Federation chairman Andrew Tempest-Mitchell said: "It is a sad day for West Yorkshire Police who have lost a dedicated officer who has been killed doing a very dangerous job.The 44-yearold driver of the HGV was arrested.
Pakistan has secured a seat on the important United Nations Security Council Sajjad Karim, Member of the European Parliament for the North West of England, has welcomed news that Pakistan has secured a seat on the important United Nations Security Council. The contested election gives Pakistan a 2 year term on the Council alongside India who were also elected for 2 years in January this year . Sajjad Karim, who chairs the European Parliament’s Friends of Pakistan Group, has congratulated both countries who have pledged to work together. This comes in the same week that India has withdrawn objections to EU-PK assistance at World Trade Organisation. This has opened the door to increased transactions between the 2 countries with the aim of breaking a 60 year deadlock in trade which has damaged the economies of both countries. Commenting in the positive news Mr Karim said: “It’s not often we have two pieces of good news in one week!
Imran khan Book Launch in Bradford
Arranged by PTI Bradford members Sharjeel, Asif, Mawaz,Mudasir,Shehram , Amjad Bashir and Amraiz Ch in which Notables like Lord mayor Naveeda Ikram
Pakistan and India share many common interests in international issues so there is much goodwill to be built upon.” As the European Parliament’s rapporteur on the free trade agreement with India, Mr. Karim has authored two trade-related European Parliament Reports on EU-India Trade Relations and the EU-India Free Trade Agreement which should come to fruition later this year. “This is something I have been pushing for through the European Parliament for some time.
The potential gains to both Pakistan and India from increasing economic ties are very substantial and may also help resolve broader historic political issues.” said Sajjad. “However, we must remember that India and Pakistan have an outstanding issue at UN level relating to Kashmir and I encourage them to use this time to open dialogue. “It is essential for world peace that they build peace in South Asia and there is a responsibility for both countries to work to this end.”
Indian Workers Association held in Bradford in connection with the sad demise of the veteran journalist, progressive writer and political activist Hameed
who succumb to cancer in Lahore on Sunday, 16 October 2011 at the age of 87. The meeting was addressed by Prof Nazir Tabassum, Pervez Fateh, Mohisn
Rich Tribute paid to Hameed Akhtar in Bradford UK
Am emergency meeting of the South Asian Peoples Forum UK, Faiz Centenary National Organising Committee UK, Workers Party Pakistan, CPI(M) UK,
Zulfiqar, former Lord Mayor Cllr Ghazanfer Khaliq, Zaffar Tanweer, F.D. Farooqi, Sarwan Singh, Khalid Saeed Qureshi, Cllr Mohammad Shafiq, Lala Mohammad Younas, Fazal Mahmood, Rasheed Khater, Mukhtar Ahmed and Zafar Malik. They paid their glowing tributes to Hameed Akhtar’s life long struggle for the
the cause of peasants, workers and deprived sections of society. Hameed Akhtar wrote and struggled all his life for the emancipation of the downtrodden sections of society. The Marxist views and rational voice of Hameed Akhtar was a source of encouragement to all those who dreamt of a progressive, modern
and egalitarian society in all parts of the world. His demise has been received with great sorrow by his friends and admirers throughout the world. The death of Hameed Akhtar marks an end of era in the journalist history of Pakistan. He was one of the stars of the golden age of journalism.
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Jaguar recalls 18,000 Xtype models in UK
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Jaguar has recalled nearly 18,000 X-type models in the UK and several thousand abroad because of a potential cruise control problem. In a letter sent to customers about the voluntary recall, the
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Shares Soar On Eurozone Deal Hopes
(UKPA)Shares in London soared higher on hopes that politicians could hammer out a deal to ease the eurozone debt crisis by next week. A Sunday deadline for decisive action is now unlikely to be met, but traders gambled that a second meeting of company warned that problem. European leaders cruise control on the “It was one incident next week will deliver 2.2-litre diesel engine on an employee's radical measures to X-types from between own car that led us to shore up the region's 2006 and 2010 might doing it...we've had financial system. not respond to normal no external customer The FTSE 100 index inputs, and that it feedback on it,” said a jumped by almost 2% might not be possible spokesperson for the or 103 points to to disengage the company, describing 5488.6, its highest cruise control in a nor- it as a “pre-emptive” closing level since mal manner. Turning action, requiring a early August. off the engine, how- software update Other European stock ever, would disable rather than any hard- markets also rose the cruise control, the ware changes. strongly with the CAC letter advised. 40 in France and the Dax in Germany rising by 2% and 3% reTen per cent of all sales spectively. transactions happen on- European financial ministers are meeting line this weekend and The latest retail sales figures released by the possibly again next week. Talk of disOffice for National Statistics (ONS) for Sepagreement between tember this week revealed that £1 in every France and Germany £10 spent in the UK is spent online. Internet sales in September reached £539.4 over terms of any plan had spooked inmillion, around 9.6 per cent of total retail vestors but the mood sales, compared with £416 million spent onchanged today after line in September 2010. reports the two counThe figures reveal a growing trend that tries are close to looks like continuing and could herald new agreement on a plan trends in shopping and a new look for our to be tabled at the high streets eventually. meetings. In total, retail sales increased by 5.4 per cent in September compared with a year ear- That could involve an expansion of the 440 lier, but this was in part due to the effects of inflation, as sales volumes only increased by billion euro (£383.9 billion) eurozone 0.6 per cent.The growth in online sales can help established high street retailers to re-invigorate their businesses.
bailout fund to well over one trillion euro to give it more firepower to lend to struggling economies and help restore confidence in banks. Banks were among the biggest risers in London, with taxpayer-backed Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland up 4% and 3% respectively and Barclays gaining 6%. Yusuf Heusen, sales trader at IG Index, said: "The market is holding quite resolutely around the 5,400 level, when arguably there could have been a strong case for simply pulling money off the table, given the uncertainty that seems to lie ahead." But he warned that current market rises could be the "calm before the storm" because more falls are on the cards if the markets are not satisfied that any new measures will be sufficient to deal with the crisis. Markets have fluctuated wildly in recent months amid fears that Greece and possibly other eurozone nations could default on their debts, which could trigger another banking crash and tip the world economy back into recession.
EU Finance Ministers Summit
EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels to discuss how to stabilize banks faced with massive losses related to Greek debt, bailout fund European Union finance ministers are meeting in Brussels
ahead of the EU summit Sunday in the Belgian capital. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have been unable to reach an accord on a common plan.
European banks assume bigger losses on their Greek debt. France and the continent's central bank argue that would just weaken the banks and lead to further turmoil on the world's financial markets.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel "If we want to use the crisis as an opportunity,if we are determined to have more Europe, then we must seize the crisis as an opportunity to hammer out details on how to stabilize banks faced with massive losses related to Greece's debt and how to boost the eurozone's bailout fund. The meeting comes
France wants to turn the continent's bailout fund into a bank that would have access to vast sums of credit from the European Central Bank. But Germany is advocating that private
One of Europe's leading bankers, Commerzbank chief Martin Blessing in Germany, has said Greece should declare itself bankrupt and restructure its debt.
Civic Groups Back Occupy Wall Street Protesters
Scores of social and civic groups are backing the Occupy Wall Street protest movement around the world. At the site of the original Occupy demonstration in New York, a group of Muslims held Friday prayers in a show of support for the anticorporate movement. Muslims associated with the New York Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations and the local Islamic Leadership Council came to express their grievances and to speak of social justice. "We as Muslim New Yorkers are here today because we are in solidarity and support of Occupy Wall Street," said Linda Sarsour, director of the Arab-American Association Imam Aiyub Abdul Baki of the Islamic Leadership Council said Muslims join Jewish and Christian groups.
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IEA: Many Months to Re- Greek Parliament store Libya's Oil Output Adopts Austerity Plan An expert at the International Energy Agency says it may be "many months" before Libya's damaged oil industry can resume full production. The head of IEA's Oil Industry and Markets Division, David Fyfe, said Thursday there are "many logistical, operational and secu-
nations caused a spike in oil prices as investors worried that supplies would be disrupted. To ease supply and price concerns, the IEA organized an effort by many nations to open their oil reserves and make up to 60 million barrels of oil available from to
rity related challenges" to overcome in Libya. Before the uprising, Libya produced about 1.6 million barrels of oil a day. The Bloomberg financial news service says production fell drastically, and recovered to to only 100,00 barrels per day last month. Earlier this year, uprisings in Libya and other oil-producing
energy markets. That effort ended in midSeptember. The death of former Libyan leader Gadhafi appeared to have little impact on the world price of crude oil. At one point, the price declined by nearly two dollars in New York trading. Bloomberg attributed the change to investor worries that Europe's continuing financial problems.
The Greek Parliament adopted new austerity measures Thursday to satisfy its international creditors after a day of violent street protests against the government's latest move to boost taxes and cut wages. All but one of the ruling Socialist lawmakers voted for the budget-cutting plan. The vote virtually ensures that Greece will secure an $11 billion segment of its $159 billion bailout from last year and avoid a default next month on its international loans. But even as Greece moved to help itself, efforts to resolve Europe's cascading debt crisis fell into disarray. European leaders are set for a summit in Brussels on Sunday. But late Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy called a second summit for next Wednesday after it became clear the leaders of Europe's two biggest economies could not reach agreement on a
comprehensive debt plan in time for the weekend gathering. The German and French leaders said they would meet Saturday to prepare what they called a "global and ambitious answer" to the debt crisis engulfing the 17-nation bloc that uses the common euro currency and for weeks has roiled international financial markets. Merkel and Sarkozy said they would seek to strengthen the continent's bailout fund, boost funding for banks and reinforce "economic integration" throughout the eurozone. They said all aspects of the debt contagion would be "profoundly examined" at the Sunday summit, with adoption of a plan no later than Wednesday. The Greek vote came after hours of violent anti-austerity protests in Athens. At least 50,000 mostly peaceful, anti-austerity protesters gathered in Syntagma Square.
Hajj Seminar to raise awareness of Health & Safety issues amongst British Hajj Pilgrims
The Association of British Hujjaj (Pilgrims) UK a National Hajj/Umrah specific organisation held a Hajj Seminar to raise awareness about Health & Safety issues amongst prospective British Hajj pilgrims to enable them to perform Hajj in safest and in the best possible manner. Every year, over 25,000 British Hajj Pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia and a substantial number of these pilgrims suffer hardship and difficulties’ including the tragic loss of human lives as a result of stampedes, traffic accidents and outbreaks of Meningitis and other infectious diseases. The British Parliamentarians including Lord Phil Hunt, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, Steve McCabe MP, John Hemming MP during their address at this event, assured their help and support to
the prospective pilgrims. They further went on to say that “so much progress has been made due to the Association British Hujjaj and the tremendous work it has done toward the welfare and well being of British Hajj/Umrah Pilgrims. The Chairmen’s of Community Safety and Public Protection committee of Birmingham City Council, Councillor Barrister Ayoub Khan, Councillor Neil Eustace, including the Senior Trading Standards officers, Vir Ahluwalia and Mohammad Tariq strongly condemned unscrupulous and rogue tour and travel operators. They issued a strong warning to those operators that authorities are ready to take decisive actions against them to help and protect innocent Hajj/Umrah Pilgrims from exploitation.
Lord Nazir conveyed his condolences on Nusrat Bhutto death
Lord Ahmed conveyed his condolences on death of the late Begum Nusrat Bhutto to members of Pakistan's People Party and Pakistani People. Pakistan's former first lady, Begum Nusrat Bhutto, dies in Dubai aged 82 after a long illness.She was wife of late Zulfiqar Ali Bhuttand mother of late Ms.Benazir Bhutto former Prime Minister of Pakistan.
460,000 jobs available-MP
A total of 460,000 jobs are available told by MPs Earlier this month, figures showed unemployment had hit 2.57 million in the quarter to August, the worst total since the autumn of 1994, giving a jobless rate of 8.1%. Speaking at Commons' question time, he told MPs: "There are 460,000 unfilled vacancies at the moment, up 1,000 on the quarter and 5,000 on the year."
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Prince of Wales pays tribute to Saudi heir
The Prince of Wales and the Foreign Secretary have paid tribute to Saudi Arabia's heir to the throne, who has died at the age of 85. Crown Prince Sultan bin Abd Al Aziz died abroad in the early hours after an illness, according to national TV. He was the half brother of the Saudi king, the kingdom's deputy prime minister and the minister of defence and aviation. Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was sad to hear of the Crown Prince's death: "He served the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for many
years with great dignity and dedication. "His contribution tothe prosperity and development of the Kingdom will long be remembered. "I would like to offer my sincere condo lences to the King
dom and its people at this sad time." The Prince of Wales was said to have sent a personal letter of condolence to the King of Saudi Arabia. A Clarence House spokesman said: "The Prince of Wales
sent a personal letter of condolence to the King of Saudi Arabia expressing his deep sadness at the news." AP reported the Crown Prince had had a string of health issues: he underwent surgery in New York in February 2009 for an undisclosed illness and spent nearly a year abroad recuperating in the United States and at a palace in Agadir, Morocco. According to AP, the report did not say where outside the kingdom he died or elaborate on Sultan's illness.
Corrie stars mourn Betty Driver
The Rovers Return will not be the same without Betty Driver, the longest-serving screen barmaid on Coronation Street, mourners were told at her funeral. Tears were shed for the much-loved actress, who died a week ago in hospital aged 91 after a period of ill health.
A total of 42 years and more than 2,850 episodes - in her role as Betty Williams (Turpin) and a highly successful 40 years as a singer and film star were recalled by those giving tribute at the service.A private interment followed the service.
Council outlines detailed proposals for early years services
Manchester City Council has outlined detailed proposals for how it will deliver early years services for children aged 0-5 and their families. The proposals, contained in a report to be considered by the council’s Executive on Wednesday 14 September, outline a more targeted approach which will focus on identifying and supporting the most vulnerable children, and their parents, to give them the best start in life while moving away from providing ‘universal’ services including daycare. If approved by the Executive, the proposals will be the basis of a consultation running from 3 October 2011 to January 2012, with the Executive taking a final decision on 18 January 2012. The proposed changes would not be immediate and would take place on a phased basis up to March 2015, to ensure everything is in place to allow them to work effectively. Under the new early years proposals every family of a newborn will be visited at home by an outreach worker who will stay in touch until the child is three. Experts consider that the first three years of life are absolutely fundamental to a child’s future development. This new outreach approach builds on the success of a pilot scheme carried out in Ardwick, to ensure vulnerable families are identified and sup
delivered through the private, voluntary and independent sector, and schools, so all ported as soon as port, including heavily children in the city will possible - before their subsidised places of continue to benefit needs escalate. over and above 15 from early years servThis will ensure that hours per week for ices.Under the proservices are delivered three to four year posed new to the right families at olds, was amongst arrangements for tarthe right time. the best in the coun- geting support at Councillor Afzal Khan, try, but the council’s those most in need, Executive Member for budget position fol- some children would Children’s Services, lowing the govern- still receive 30 hours said: “We believe our ment’s financial per week of free childearly years proposals settlement means that care and the council will enable us to use it can no longer afford would continue to our reduced re- to maintain this. commission daycare sources to the best ef- Instead, from 1 Sep- for those children.. fect, supporting those tember 2012 it will most in need to give provide the statutory them the best start in requirement of 15 life. And we believe hours a week, to be the emphasis on outreach will help us and our health sector partners to identify those most in need, and start helping them and their parents, earlier even before birth in some cases - so they begin school ready to thrive. “However developing these proposals has involved taking some challenging decisions in the context of the financial settlement from central government which left us having to find £170 million of savings over two years, with £22.1 million of that coming from the early years budget." It is also proposed that the council will gradually withdraw from providing daycare on a phased basis, when and where suitable alternatives are available. Manchester City Council currently provides only 11 per cent of daycare places for 0-5 year olds in the city but there is evidence that non-council operators have plentiful spare places. The package of sup
Call to double gas storage capacity
The UK must increase current amounts of gas storage to reduce the impact of energy price spikes, as part of efforts to secure supplies and keep the lights on, MPs have urged. A report by the Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee warned that the UK can only store 14 days of gas supply, compared to France's 87 days and Germany's 69 days of supplies, and should
double storage capacity by 2020. The committee criticised the Government for making an "opportunistic raid" on UK continental shelf oil and gas producers with a £2 billion levy in the 2011 Budget, warning such actions could damage investor confidence in home-grown fossil fuel production. Greater energy efficiency will be "vital" not only for improving energy security the report said.
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Nissan Qashqai wins used car of the year accolade
The Nissan Qashqai has been named this year's Used Car of the Year in an influential poll. As well as best winner overall, judges from WhatCar? also named the Qashqai the best used small family car, praising it for its styling, price and family-friendly cabin. Interested used car buyers will be pleased to hear that its low running costs and reliability additionally sealed the deal for the Sunderland-bred car. Meanwhile, the Jaguar XF also performed strongly.
Built in Birmingham, it picked up the award for best executive and luxury used car. Seven expert judges from all areas of the motoring industry deliberated over a vehicle's running costs, reliability, driveability, quality, longevity, safety features and desirability in order to make their decisions, Runners up included the Porsche Boxster 2.7 which won the used sports category, while the Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI SE took the "green" car award and the Passat 1.9 TDI SE the best estate.
Spotify on BlackBerry
At last, some good news for those longsuffering BlackBerry users -- you can now get Spotify on your phone, thanks to a preview version of the BlackBerry app. It's only a preview at the moment, so you won't find it on App World, but you can can give it a whirl by going over here.
All the features you'd expect are on board, such as the ability to listen to millions of songs right on your BlackBerry, either when connected or offline without a connection. Which will be handy should the entire BlackBerry infrastructure decide to fall over like it did recently.
Sony 3D headset dated for U.K
MCV is reporting that Sony’s swanky 3D headset will be released in the U.K. on December 8. The high-tech piece of kit, which allows users to view 3D content on what is claimed to be an equivalent of a 750inch screen, will
set your wallet back a whopping £799.99. Packing two 0.7-inch 720p OLED screens, the 3D visor also features 5.1 surround sound and must be hooked up to a processor unit to work.The device will launch in Japan on Novemer 11.
You can make and sync playlists, star favourite tracks, search songs, artists, and albums, and browse what's new and what's popular. You can also scrobble tracks to Last.fm, making it public what you're listening to, and receive music in your inbox. All-in-all, we are looking at a pretty comprehensive offering.
You will need a Premium subscription to stream songs from the Spotify catalogue, however, which'll cost you £9.99 a month.
Spotify has tested the app on the 9780 Bold, 9700 Bold, 9300 Curve, 9000 Bold, and 8520 Curve. The Torch 9800 isn't currently compatible, and there's no word if that'll change as soon as the finished app is out.
BlackBerry users suffered a threeday outage last week when RIM's entire infrastructure fell over. RIM held a press conference to explain, but only after receiving a lot of criticism from customers. And it seems the only compensation they'll get is free apps, rather than anything financial. Bit of a bum deal. Spotify recently announced a deal with Facebook to bring streaming and sharing to the social network's 800 million users.
ARM has introduced Big.Little technology
The system provides a recipe for chaining chips of differing architectures together via an interconnect to maximise power efficiency without having to concede on computational oomph. The Cambridge chip designer said it has applied Big.Little to couple up to four dual-core Cortex-A7 processors with up to four dual-core Cortex-A15 processors, via a CCI-400 Coherent Interconnect. It allows a device to power down to just an A7 core when per forming trivial com
puting tasks, such as syncing data or browsing simple websites, and to transition to an A15 processor when performing a more difficult task, such as playing a game or encoding a video. "There's an increasing demand for what we'd call low-level types of tasks," Tom Cronk, deputy manager of ARM's processor division, said at press launch. "It's becoming increasingly difficult to serve that within a single-processor implementation."
Number of Facebook friends linked to brain size
Deadly Fungus Threat to England Trees
Lawson cypress are vulnerable to the pathogen
London: Trees in parks and gardens are at risk from a killer disease which has arrived in England for the first time. Lawson cypress trees are vulnerable to the deadly fungus which has already decimated their populations in parts of the US and Canada. Forestry Commission scientists have found trees infected with Phytophthora lateralis in Plymouth. They have warned it could quickly spread to other parts of the country where the trees — prized for their vibrant colours — are popular in landscaped gardens, churchyards and stately homes. Gardeners who spot signs of it have been urged to report it immediately so the tree can be removed, as the infection can spread through soil and on tools. In diseased trees, the leaves turn a lighter shade of olive-grey than healthy trees, then they wither and turn reddish-brown as the foliage dies.
The infection extends from the roots and up the stem, killing the inner bark so the entire tree dies. It is not clear how the disease arrived in Britain but outbreaks have recently been recorded in Scotland and Northern Ireland, France and The Netherlands. The bug is harmless to humans and animals and most other plants. John Morgan, head of plant health for the Forestry Commission, said: "It is very worrying to find this destructive tree pathogen so far from previous cases in Scotland and we are working hard to contain the disease quickly to try to trace where it came from." The disease is thought to have originated in Asia before being introduced to North America through the nursery industry. It is the latest bug to threaten Britain's trees.Last year, experts issued a warning about Sudden Oak Death.
Remember that Facebook friend request you got from an elementary school classmate you don't remember? Good thing you accepted it. New research shows a direct link between the number of Facebook "friends" and brain size. A study conducted at University College London found that social ne workingusers with the greatest number
of online friends had moregray matter in part of their brains, according to findings published this week in the British biological research journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society. The brain regions with more gray matter, according to the paper, included those affecting the creation of memories of faces and names, and those that help us social cues, such as
body language. "Our findings demonstrate that the size of an individual's online social network is closely linked to focal brain structure implicated in social cognition," researchers said. The researchers questioned 125 college students about their Facebook friends while conducting magnetic resonance imaging to create brain scans.
available to all limb centre users." Working with service charities, the Government will fund the improvements to care for amputee veterans ensuring that those in England and work those brave people with the devolved adcan be confident they ministrations in Scotwill receive the same land, Wales and levels of access to Northern Ireland on prosthetic limbs and arrangements in the NUT general secretary Christine Blower said’’money handed specialist care from rest of the UK. out to schools that are simply converting to academies. the NHS as they do at authority control, Schools' academy bids local Headley Court." that receive their Tory MP and former cost £18.6m funding directly and Royal Navy medical The Government has said the costs reflect have more freedom officer Dr Andrew handed over more the success of the over areas such as Murrison, who carried than £18.6 million to academies scheme. the curriculum and out the review, added: schools to help them Last year, under the staff pay and condi"I hope the action turn into academies, new coalition Govern- tions. points I have offered figures show. ment, Education Sec- Schools applying to honour the military Union leaders said it retary Michael Gove convert can submit an covenant and benefit was a "waste of tax- opened up the application for a "conmilitary amputees, but payers' money" while scheme to allow all version support I have been clear that one MP said the fig- schools to apply for grant", a one-off paythey should also help ure was "astonishing". academy status. ment of up to £25,000 to improve the service The Department for Academies are semi- to help meet the independent state costs. legal and adEducation (DfE) schools, free from ministrative costs.
Cameron backs military care scheme
( U K PA ) - D a v i d Cameron has met British military veterans who have lost limbs serving their country, as the Government announced it is investing up to £15 million to improve NHS care for amputee former service personnel. Specialist prosthetic and rehabilitation centres will open across the country, the Department of Health said. The move is in response to a review commissioned after armed forces charities raised concerns
that the civilian health service could not support amputee veterans to the same standard provided at the military's Headley Court rehabilitation centre in Surrey, where the Prime Minister met patients and staff. David Cameron said: "I am passionately committed to our armed forces. As a country and as a Government we have a particular duty to servicemen and women injured on operational duty. "This report maps out a clear strategy for
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Queen reunited with Korean war hero An old soldier who was decorated by the Queen for heroism during the Korean War has spoken of his pride at being reunited with the royal almost 60 years later.
investiture ceremony in 1953, said: "She impressed me a great deal and has right from the time
Mr Pembroke chatted
Commenting on the Queen's tour of Australia at the age of 85 with the Duke of Edinburgh, he joked: "I had enough trouble driving up from Sydney but her coming is a remarkable feat and shows she's very dedicated." Mr Pembroke earned the gallantry honour when a Lieutenant platoon commander attached to the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.
Arthur Pembroke, 83, met the monarch when she honoured Australia's top officer training academy by presenting the institution with new colours. The former officer from Sydney had the added joy of proudly watching his granddaughter Harriet Pembroke, 26, take part in the parade ground ceremony.
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The Queen meets Arthur 'Bushy' Pembroke and his granddaughter at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in Canberra (AP) College, Duntroon, I (first) met her. to the monarch dur"Her dedication and ing a garden party based in Canberra. loyalty and determiheld after she had The ex-officer, who nation to carry out presented new received the Military her duty as she sees Queen's colours and Cross from the Regimental colours Queen during a it, I think it is the sort of thing we have alBuckingham Palace to the Royal Military
He led his men through six days and nights of fighting, capturing a piece of high ground and holding it for 48 hours against a fierce Chinese counter attack and heavy artillery and mortar fire.
Salmond confident on referendum win
Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond said he was "confident" his Scottish National Party would win the referendum on independence that is set to take place. Speaking to the said: "In my waters, in my heart, in my head I think Scotland will become an independent country within the European Community, with a friendly, co-operative relationship with our partners in these islands." The SNP's landslide victory in May's Holyrood elections.
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EU Referendum-A Big Deal for David Cameron The Government has won a vote against holding a referendum on Britain's future in the EU - but as many as 82 Tory MPs defied the Prime Minister. David Cameron had issued a last-minute appeal to his MPs as he faced the biggest rebellion of his leadership. Tory backbenchers had been ordered to vote against the motion calling for a referendum on whether the UK should remain in the EU , leave it or renegotiate its membership. However, dozens of and backbenchers junior members of the Government defied orders. In the end, the Government comfortably won the vote with a majority of 372.
But the 111 ayes for the motion included up to 80 Conservative MPs - a significant assault on Mr Cameron's authority. Before the House began debating the motion, the PM insisted now was not the right time for a referendum. "Those who are supporting today's motion, but don't actually want to leave the EU I say to you, I respect your views, we disagree about ends, not about means," he said. "I support your aims. Like you, I want to see fundamental reform. Like you, I want to refashion our membership of the EU so it better serves our nation's interest. "The time for reform is coming, that is the prize. Let us not be
distracted from seizing it." Conservative MP Adam Holloway told the House he was resigning his unpaid Government job as a parliamentary private secretary (PPS) in order to be able to vote for a referendum. "If you can't support a particular policy, then the honest course of action is to stand down," he said. "I want decisions to be made more closely by the people they affect, by local communities, not upwards towards Brussels. "I'm not now prepared to go back on my words to my constituents." Parliamentary aide Stewart Jackson also effectively fell on his sword, telling MPs:
For me constituency and country must come before the baubles of ministerial office." Labour leader Ed Miliband said the revolt, which could see two ministerial aides resigning, was a "humiliation" for Prime Minister David cameron
If he can't win the argument with his own backbenchers, how can the country have confidence that he can win the arguments that matter for Britain?" he said. High-profile rebels included Graham Brady, chairman of the influential backbench 1922 committee, and its secretary
Mark Pritchard. Select committee chairman also voted against the government, including John Whittingdale, Culture, Media and Sport, and Northern Ireland committee chairman Laurence Robertson. David held a round of last minute face-toface meetings with eurosceptics.