Yorkshire Post back issues from September 2006:
Shake-up over organ donations
Sep 01, 2006 ... Changes make dead patients' wishes paramount for first time Sweeping changes to the way human organs are stored and donated inmost of the UK come into force tomorrow, making the wishes of deadpatients paramount for the first time. The Human Tissue Act, which covers England, ...
Bond image shaken and stirred by film's gay kiss
Sep 01, 2006 ... Actor Daniel Craig has dealt a blow to his James Bond image with agay kiss in his latest film. In the movie, Infamous, Craig plays convicted killer Perry Smith,who develops a relationship with author Truman Capote. One of thefinal scenes shows the pair sharing a passionate kiss in ...
Many die in half hour of carnage
Sep 01, 2006 ... A series of attacks in eastern Baghdad yesterday killed at least39 people and wounded 115 within half an hour, police said. The attacks included two car bombs - one at a popular market andone on a street about a mile and a half away - four ...
Israelis storm UK embassy and seize 'gunman'
Sep 01, 2006 ... A Palestinian who burst into the British Embassy in Tel Avivyesterday with what is believed to have been a plastic gun wascaptured last night after Israeli police commandos stormed thebuilding. The man had entered the embassy several hours earlier, demandingpolitical asylum ....
UN action looms as Iran ignores nuclear deadline
Sep 01, 2006 ... Iran is still enriching uranium, the International Atomic EnergyAgency said yesterday, in a report that opens the way for UN SecurityCouncil sanctions against Tehran. "Iran has not suspended its enrichment activities," said thereport. It also said that three years of IAEA ...
Bush predicts victory for the war on terror
Sep 01, 2006 ... President defends US role in Iraq - and gives strong warning toIran in nuclear row US President George Bush yesterday predicted victory in the war onterror at a time of increasing public anxiety at home, likening thestruggle against Islamic fundamentalism to the fight against ...
Firefighters in gay pride march row disciplined
Sep 01, 2006 ... A senior firefighter was demoted and eight of his colleaguesofficially warned yesterday for refusing to hand out safety leafletsat a gay pride march. The nine officers were disciplined by Strathclyde Fire and Rescue(SFR) after disobeying orders during the Pride Scotia rally in ...
Victim's brother blasts inquiry delay
Sep 01, 2006 ... Emma Dunlop THE brother of a Doncaster man stabbed to death after a mentalpatient walked free from a psychiatric hospital is still waiting forthe conclusion of an official inquiry into the tragedy - two yearsafter the death. Denis Finnegan was attacked by paranoid ...
New York set to hail Jane after courageous ride
Sep 01, 2006 ... Yorkshire cancer heroine on brink of finishing line followingmarathon charity effort INSPIRATIONAL fundraiser Jane Tomlinson is today expected to cycleinto New York at the end of her epic ride across the United States -a journey she feared from the beginning she might never ...
Dylan Thomas 'was dyslexic'
Sep 01, 2006 ... Literary legend Dylan Thomas has been outed as a strugglingdyslexic in controversial research by a poetess who is herself asufferer. She claims the celebrated Welsh bard may well have owed his poeticpotency and unusual use of language to a mild form of "wordblindness." The ...
Hunt for gunmen who terrorised club pensioners
Sep 01, 2006 ... Police were last night hunting masked thugs who terrorisedpensioners during an armed raid on a church social club. Three men burst into the Our Lady of Assumption club in Childwall,Liverpool, and grabbed an elderly woman who was about to leave. CCTV images show the frail woman ...
Parents left devastated by twin's death
Sep 01, 2006 ... Robert Sutcliffe A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy died after being hit by a car as he ran acrossthe road to be with his twin brother. Connor Graham had just been picked up from the Stepping Stonesnursery in Halifax when he crossed the road with his mother while hisfather waited on the ...
More students forced to take jobs to live
Sep 01, 2006 ... The number of students forced to work to pay off debts andcontinue with their studies has increased "dramatically" over thepast few years, according to new research. A study by the TUC and National Union of Students showed a 54 percent rise in the number of full-time students who ...
William takes on rugby role
Sep 01, 2006 ... Prince William is to become Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh RugbyUnion. He will take on the post from February next year in time for the2007 Six Nations, supporting his grandmother the Queen, who is Patronof the WRU. William, who is already ...
Fans pays tribute to Diana on ninth anniversary of her death
Sep 01, 2006 ... Flowers were left in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, at herformer home yesterday on the ninth anniversary of her death. Tributes to the Princess were tied to the iron gates of KensingtonPalace by fans who gathered to pay their respects. Princes William and Harry were ...
Robson has reaction to tumour op
Sep 01, 2006 ... Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson has suffered a reaction tosurgery to remove a brain tumour. Sir Bobby has experienced a temporary loss of movement down hisleft side and is undergoing physiotherapy. A spokeswoman for the 73-year-old said Sir Bobby was in ...
Medical students drug skills poor, say doctors
Sep 01, 2006 ... Too many medical students still lack basic skills to prescribedrugs properly, doctors have warned. As junior doctors start work in hospitals, prescription errorsbecome more common and effective treatments are often under-prescribed, they said. Writing in the British Medical ...
Divorce rates fall to lowest for five years
Sep 01, 2006 ... Divorce rates in England and Wales fell by eight per cent in 2005and were the low-est for five years, the Office for NationalStatistics says. There were 141,750 divorces last year compared with 153,399 in2004, figures it released yesterday show. The last time the figurewas so ...
Lack of skills harming business
Sep 01, 2006 ... Small firms complain that inadequately educated school leavers aredamaging regional economy Kathryn Moore SCHOOL leavers who lack basic skills including literacy areholding back the regional economy, industry leaders have warned. A major survey by the Federation of ...
Suicide fears for man held in Greece over son's death fall
Sep 01, 2006 ... A British father accused of killing his son in a fall from a hotelbalcony is on suicide watch in a Greek prison, his lawyer said. Businessman John Hogan, 32, is accused of killing his son Liam,six, when they plunged 50ft from the fourth floor during a familyholiday on ...
Store backs bid to safeguard Real Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese
Sep 01, 2006 ... Lizzie Murphy YORKSHIRE supermarket giant Morrisons has put its weight behindour Uniquely Yorkshire campaign to protect Real Yorkshire Wensleydalefrom poor-quality impostors. The Bradford-based company is the only major supermarket in the UKto stock Real Yorkshire ...
Drax demo 'gets message across'
Sep 01, 2006 ... Climate change campaigners happy with day of protest - but somecondemn huge police presence Paul Jeeves SET against the towering backdrop of Britain's biggest coal-firedpower station, their protest appeared at first glance little morethan a futile demonstration. But ...
Fashion trend in foods
Sep 01, 2006 ... Parents are abandoning traditional packed lunch ingredients andsending their children to school with sushi, focaccia and organicfruit, according to supermarket chain Somerfield. The days when lunch boxes had cheese slices, pork pies and scotcheggs are over. For nearly one in ...
Chief Constable to retire from force over battle with cancer
Sep 01, 2006 ... William Green Political Correspondent THE Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police is to retire in thenew year as he battles with cancer. Colin Cramphorn, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer more thantwo years ago, yesterday announced he will be stepping down ...
Free invitation to learn about region's heritage
Sep 01, 2006 ... Paul Whitehouse HISTORIC buildings across Yorkshire are throwing open their doorsfor free Heritage Open Days next weekend. A range of events are being held at more than 300 venues fromSeptember 7-10 including Brodsworth Hall, near Doncaster. Volunteer stewards Cynthia ...
Tories to 'restart fuel duty escalator' as party pledges war on pollution
Sep 01, 2006 ... The controversial "escalator" for fuel duty will be reintroducedunder Tory plans for greener taxation, a senior party figure saidyesterday. Former London mayoral candidate Steve Norris - who leads a workinggroup on transport for Tory leader David Cameron - said he was surethe ...
Porsche tops list of best-loved cars - while Rover hits bottom
Sep 01, 2006 ... Open-top sports car the Porsche Boxster has been voted the best-loved car in a new survey. As many as 98 per cent of owners would recommend the Boxster to afriend, the survey from Which? Car showed. The least-liked model was the Rover 25 which only 27 per cent ofits owners ...
Car insurance costs to go up 16 per cent
Sep 01, 2006 ... Ros Snowdon Deputy City Editor NORWICH UNION is to increase car insurance premiums by about 16per cent over the next year in a move which is likely to be copied bythe rest of the industry. Many people have joined Norwich Union following its high profile"Quote me ...
Dictionary even fatter
Sep 01, 2006 ... Weblogs and iPods, the Brazilian wax, sudoku and chavs have allbeen immortalised in the latest edition of the Chambers Dictionary. Inspiration for the 500 new words included comes from subjects aswide as technology, a modern obsession with looking good and the ...
Emmerdale star to patrol home town
Sep 01, 2006 ... Emmerdale actress Verity Rushworth is set to go on patrolalongside officers in her home town as she prepares for her new roleas a special constable. Rushworth, who plays Donna Dingle in the ITV soap, will spend aday patrolling the streets of Leeds with officers from West ...
Stolen Munch masterpiece found
Sep 01, 2006 ... An art expert last night welcomed the recovery of the Edvard Munchmasterpiece The Scream, describing it as one of art history's "keyiconic images". The Scream and Madonna, both priceless paintings by the Norwegianartist, were recovered yesterday, two years after their theft, ...
Watch's timely return as war heroes laid to rest
Sep 01, 2006 ... When allied airman Glen Smith gave his watch to the Dutch teenagerwho comforted him as he lay dying he could not have known who wouldeventually own it. But as the 64-year-old Flight Sergeant Smith's lost bomber crewwas finally laid to rest, the same man was there to return it to ...
Mementos of wartime hero under hammer
Sep 01, 2006 ... One of most complete collections covering career in RAF includesletters from infamous Great Escape POW camp Alexandra Wood SOME of the letters are tinged with pathos, others more upbeat.None go too deep - but then the censor's hand was always poised in aGerman POW camp ....
Women are holding out for the [Pounds]50,000 a year males
Sep 01, 2006 ... Men need to earn about [Pounds]50,000 a year before women considerthem to be wealthy and successful, it is revealed today. One in ten women have higher expectations, looking for a salary ofmore than [Pounds]100,000, according to a survey carried out forNational Savings and ...
Trainee police community support officer was victim of M62 pile-up
Sep 01, 2006 ... Joanne Ginley THE second victim of Tuesday's rush-hour crash on the M62 in WestYorkshire was yesterday named as serving West Yorkshire PoliceCommunity Support Officer, Andrew Jones. Mr Jones, 26, was on his way to work in Wakefield when theaccident happened. It involved nine ...
Postman in trouble on junk mail
Sep 01, 2006 ... A postman who was suspended for telling residents of a way ofstopping junk mail is to have a disciplinary hearing today. Roger Annies, 45, took matters into his own hands by composing andcirculating a leaflet about the Royal Mail's opt-out clauseconcerning unsolicited mail during ...
Gilder pilot critically ill after crash
Sep 01, 2006 ... Brian Dooks A PILOT remained critically ill yesterday after his glider crashedat the Yorkshire Gliding Club on top of Sutton Bank east of Thirsk. The 54-year-old man from the Bedfordshire area, whose identity hasnot been released by North Yorkshire Police, was operated on ...
New tests offered to mix-up women
Sep 01, 2006 ... John Roberts HOSPITALS have begun contacting pregnant women after tests fordiseases such as HIV and hepatitis were not carried out properly. Expectant mothers in Sheffield, Wakefield, Dewsbury and Pontefracthave been affected by the screening mix-up. In total 627 women ...
Beauty queen blasts Premier
Sep 01, 2006 ... The country's first Muslim Miss England yesterday accused TonyBlair of fuelling hostility towards Islam in the wake of the Londonbombings. Hammasa Kohistani, 19, said the attacks of July 7 last year had insome ways brought communities together, as people from many ...
Promotion crowns 30-year career
Sep 01, 2006 ... Don't let your prejudices hold you back, says Britain's firstMuslim rear admiral A senior naval officer yesterday became the highest ranking Muslimserving in the Armed Forces. Commodore Amjad Hussain was promoted to Rear Admiral after a 30-year Royal Navy career and will ...
Never too early to tackle yobs, says Blair
Sep 01, 2006 ... Grace Hammond TONY Blair came under fire last night for suggesting the stateshould intervene even before children are born where there is achance they could become problem teenagers later. The Prime Minister argued children likely to become a "menace tosociety" could be ...
Huge policing bill as Drax defended
Sep 01, 2006 ... Paul Jeeves PROTESTERS failed in their attempt to close Britain's biggest coal-fired power station yesterday after a costly police operationinvolving officers from across the country. Police arrested 38 activists during the demonstration at Draxpower station in North ...
Primary schools fingerprinting children as young as five
Sep 01, 2006 ... Inquiry is urged over 'Big Brother' in the classroom Simon McGee Political Editor and Jaemie Gallie CHILDREN as young as five are among thousands of youngsters acrossYorkshire who are having their fingerprints taken at school. Primary and secondary schools in the region ...
Pound stronger against euro and dollar
Sep 01, 2006 ... Britons heading abroad were given a boost yesterday after thepound strengthened against the United States dollar and the euro. Sterling rose to nearly $1.91 after a survey showing house pricesjumped sharply this month raised the chances of a further rise ininterest rates ....
RDF moves into comedy
Sep 01, 2006 ... TV company RDF Media took its first step into the world of comedyyesterday after sealing a deal worth up to [Pounds]11m for a Glasgow-based production house. The Comedy Unit has become RDF's latest acquisition and will bring together Scottish icon Rab C Nesbitt with shows such ...
House prices are rising by [Pounds]30 every day
Sep 01, 2006 ... Greg Wright Deputy Business Editor BRITAIN'S typical home owner saw their property rise in value byaround [Pounds]30 a day over the past year, as high levels ofimmigration and a lack of new houses helped the market gain momentum. The latest Nationwide Building Society survey ...
Diageo profits rise in spite of Guinness falling at home
Sep 01, 2006 ... Drinks giant Diageo raised a glass to boosted profits yesterdaydespite facing declining sales of Guinness in the product's Irishhomeland. The company reported pre-tax profits lifted to [Pounds]2.1bnduring the year to June 30, compared with [Pounds]1.9bn for the sameperiod last ...
The break-up of airport ownership 'a poisonous cocktail'
Sep 01, 2006 ... Airport operator BAA yesterday rejected calls by some airlines forthe break-up of ownership of its UK airports, saying it would be "apoisonous cocktail for consumers". British Airways and Ryanair have suggested to the Office of FairTrading (OFT) that there be a restructuring of ...
Pace given the go-ahead for US shipments
Sep 01, 2006 ... Eric Barkas City Editor THE set-top box maker Pace Micro Technology said yesterday it hadreceived approval to begin shipping its first product for DirecTV,the leading US satellite entertainment and interactive servicesprovider.Shipley-based Pace has agreements with a ...
City's canal dream could see 750 jobs
Sep 01, 2006 ... Greg Wright A [Pounds]350m scheme to revive Bradford's canalside could createmore than 750 jobs, the developer behind the scheme claimedyesterday.The Channel project is set to regenerate a neglected part ofBradford's city centre by turning it into a place to live and ...
Threat to Airfix as parent hits trouble
Sep 01, 2006 ... Staff axed as Humbrol calls in administrators Simon Bristow THE future of model-maker Airfix is in doubt after its Yorkshire-based parent company went into administration. A total of 31 staff out of 41 were made redundant at Humbrol inHedon Road after it went into ...
Lampard wants to restage Greece
Sep 01, 2006 ... John Curtis Frank Lampard believes England should not forget the hurt of theirearly World Cup exit but also stresses the need to look forward in apositive vein as they begin their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. The Chelsea midfielder was as disappointed as anyone at ...
Blades play it tight at the bank
Sep 01, 2006 ... Ian Appleyard SHEFFIELD UNITED turned to a striker dubbed the "Coca-Cola kid"last night after refusing to compete with the bigger spenders in thePremiership. While Argentina stars Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano checkedin at West Ham and former England striker Andy Cole ...
New-look squads braced for kick-off
Sep 01, 2006 ... Sam Wheeler YORKSHIRE'S quartet of National One clubs will all unveil new-look sides as the rugby union season kicks off this weekend. Leeds Tykes are unrecognisable from the side that slidignominiously out of the Premiership last season, with seven playersmaking their ...
Electing to change the status quo
Sep 01, 2006 ... Chris Leslie is the director of the New Local Government Networkand the former Labour MP for Shipley STACKED high on a shelf in the Victoria Tower of the Houses ofParliament sits the original copy of the Local Government Act 2000. It is not quite gathering dust at this stage, ...
Activists waste their energy
Sep 01, 2006 ... Drax protest hits the wrong target THE right to stage a legitimate - and peaceful - protest goes tothe heart of any democracy. Many laws have been changed through thedetermined efforts of various campaign groups. However, those environmental campaigners who attempted to ...
Sorry, news of Henderson's death was an exaggeration
Sep 01, 2006 ... John Ledger RUGBY LEAGUE john.ledger@ypn.co.uk IT'S not every day you get to "kill off" a former All Black butlast week I did just that. In spite of all my best efforts, for all the rigorous checks anddouble checks into the whereabouts of the 13 members ...
On a learning curve over today's weighty issue
Sep 01, 2006 ... With controversy following reports that obese women should loseweight before undergoing IVF and half of all GPs avoiding discussingweight with their patients, fat is fast becoming one of the lastgreat taboos. Sarah Freeman reports. WE have never had more words to describe the ...
Time to go our separate ways?
Sep 01, 2006 ... Andrew Collier is the former news editor of a daily tabloidnewspaper in Scotland and now runs his own media company in WestYorkshire.NEXT year should be a crucially important moment in Britishhistory. It marks the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union betweenEngland and ...
Is recycling waste just a rubbish idea?
Sep 01, 2006 ... Rural councils have recently complained they can't afford torecycle, but does it really matter if we separate our cardboard fromour plastic and are trips to the bottle bank just a waste of time?Sarah Freeman reports.Some are obsessive about it, others go for months without ...
Sayers happy at the seaside
Sep 01, 2006 ... YORKSHIRE CRICKET WITH CHRIS WATERS County Championship Scarborough JOE SAYERS is fast becoming to Scarborough cricket ground what thebucket and spade are to Scarborough sea-front. The young man has an obvious affinity with North Marine Road,where his ...
No Vim but vigour aplenty as Tour's passing proves worth the wait
Sep 01, 2006 ... Bill Bridge IT WAS grim indeed as the first enthusiasts gathered on LeathleyBank, a hair-pinned, daunting climb on the field's way from Bradfordto Harrogate on the third day of the Tour of Britain. Fine, driving, autumn-cold rain slanted in from the west,shrouding the snout ...
Argentina duo seal shock moves to Hammers
Sep 01, 2006 ... West Ham have described the double signing of Carlos Tevez andJavier Mascherano from Corinthians as "a massive coup" after bringingthe pair to Upton Park on permanent contracts. The Argentina internationals, who featured at the World Cup inGermany this summer, were signed for ...
Boro manager throws down the gauntlet
Sep 01, 2006 ... Damian Spellman Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has challenged new signingJonathan Woodgate to use his hometown club to force his way back intothe England team. The 26-year-old has finalised a season-long loan move to theRiverside Stadium from Real Madrid, and Boro ...
Westwood ignores suffering to offer reminder to Woosnam
Sep 01, 2006 ... Mark Garrod Lee Westwood climbed off his sick bed yesterday and gave aperformance that ought to make every European - not just captain IanWoosnam - want him in the Ryder Cup next month. Suffering from suspected tonsillitis and feeling jelly-legged andgenerally "rotten", ...