Yorkshire Post back issues from November 2006:
Survivor recalls choking horror at hotel
Nov 01, 2006 ... Nishika Patel A WOMAN found unconscious in a Greek holiday bungalow alongsideher partner's poisoned children has told how she remembers feelingparalysed. Speaking for the first time since she inhaled carbon monoxide gas,Ruth Beatson, 27, said she tried to help but could not ....
Uproar as MPs demand more speed cameras
Nov 01, 2006 ... Rob Waugh MORE speed cameras could be introduced on the country's roads, ifthe recommendations of a new report by MPs are accepted. The House of Commons Transport Committee said there should becameras at more sites - whether they had a history of accidents ornot. The ...
Blair sees off Commons call for Iraq war inquiry
Nov 01, 2006 ... Labour rebels slash majority to 25 as campaigners prepare testcase Simon McGee Political Editor PRIME Minister Tony Blair narrowly survived a Commons attempt lastnight to force an inquiry into the Iraq war, as his majority wasslashed from 67 to 25. But the ...
Bastion of apartheid Botha dies at age of 90
Nov 01, 2006 ... Ex-president defended segregation South Africa's last hardline white president, PW Botha, died athome yesterday. He was 90. Security staff at his home on the southern Cape coast said he diedat 8pm local time. Captain Frikkie Lucas said: "Botha died at ...
Climate change could bring golden age for the Arctic, say experts
Nov 01, 2006 ... Climate change could usher in a golden age for the Arctic asmelting ice opens up new sea routes and natural resources, expertssay. But safeguards will be needed to ensure one of the world's lastpristine environments is not over-exploited and ruined, they warn. Tapping huge ...
Genetic link to cot death holds out hope of treatment
Nov 01, 2006 ... Scientists in America say they have found the strongest evidenceyet that cot death is caused partly by a genetic disorder, which mayone day be treatable. A new study funded by the American government's medical researchagency found that babies who died mysteriously in their sleep ...
Lawyer too proud to give in to robbers, murder trial told
Nov 01, 2006 ... City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce may have died because he was tooproud to let himself be robbed by a teenage gang, the Old Baileyheard yesterday. The 31-year-old collapsed and died feet from where he lived afterleaving a trail of blood and belongings, including wedding plans,along ...
Higher fees 'put off would-be students'
Nov 01, 2006 ... Top-up fees are forcing teenagers to turn their backs on auniversity education and signs are that applications will fall againnext year, student leaders warned yesterday. Early figures from admissions service UCAS for courses starting in2007 showed a small decline in the number of ...
Former lecturer admits college fraud plot
Nov 01, 2006 ... Grace Hammond A former lecturer is facing a lengthy jail term after admitting his part in a[Pounds]1m college fraud. Training consultant Stuart Spacey changed his plea to guilty ofconspiring to defraud Barnsley College along with the ...
Rail firm facing huge fine over train disaster
Nov 01, 2006 ... Bitter relatives attack 'delaying tactics' as infrastructurecompany admits series of safety blunders A NATIONAL rail firm is facing a massive fine after admitting aseries of safety blunders before the Paddington rail disaster whichclaimed 31 lives. As those bereaved by the ...
Coroner hits out over friendly fire deaths in Iraq
Nov 01, 2006 ... THE deaths of two British airmen shot down by an American missileat the beginning of the Iraq war were "entirely avoidable", a coronerhas found . Oxfordshire Assistant Deputy Coroner Andrew Walker blamed theblunder on a series of "glaring failures" that led a Patriot ...
Browne inquiry pledge on Afghanistan crash
Nov 01, 2006 ... Concerns about the safety of the UK's Nimrod aircraft fleet willbe fully investigated in the wake of a crash in which 14 servicemenwere killed, the Defence Secretary promised yesterday. An inquiry is looking at how one of the surveillance planescrashed in Afghanistan in September, ...
One in five unhappy soldiers ready to quit 'overstretched' Army
Nov 01, 2006 ... One in five soldiers wants to quit the Army "at the earliestopportunity", shows a survey of the UK's Armed Forces publishedyesterday. Many blamed the overstretching of the armed forces. The study of military attitudes - carried out by the Ministry ofDefence - found more than ...
Franklyn - voice of Schhh - dies aged 81
Nov 01, 2006 ... Veteran actor William Franklyn, familiar to millions as the voiceof the "Schhh ... You Know Who" Schweppes adverts, has died aged 81. Franklyn died yesterday morning after a long battle with prostatecancer, his family said. His 50-year career encompassed television, radio, film ...
Internet record of bygone era
Nov 01, 2006 ... History of leather factory preserved on university's new website Robert Sutcliffe ITS leather products are world renowned and have even graced thefeet of former England footballer Gary Lineker. And now a photographic website has been launched to ensure thatone of the ...
Gang boss in fakes racket is jailed
Nov 01, 2006 ... Huge 'designer' goods operation smashed Paul Whitehouse THE MASTERMIND of a multi-million pound crime operation importinghuge quantities of counterfeit designer goods from China to Yorkshirehas been jailed for almost five years. Lily Lee, 43, of Moorthorpe Rise, ...
School stubs out smokers
Nov 01, 2006 ... Andrew Robinson A SCHOOL criticised for allowing pupils to smoke has scrapped theexperiment. Tinshill Learning Centre in Cookridge, Leeds had allowed 15 and 16-year-olds to light up in the school grounds as long as their parentshad given permission. The centre, which ...
Family blasts suspended sentence on killer driver
Nov 01, 2006 ... 'Whitewash' claim as motorist who caused three deaths in roadcrash walks free from courtAlexandra Wood THE family of a mother-of-two killed by a driver who also causedthe deaths of his own mother and sister yesterday branded his two-year suspended jail sentence a ...
'Citizens or suspects' asked for view on DNA database
Nov 01, 2006 ... Members of the public are being asked their views on whether theywant to be a nation of "citizens or suspects". A consultation is being launched today by the Nuffield Council onBioethics on whether laws allowing police to take, store and analyseDNA from suspects, witnesses and ...
Talks help to resolve row over trawlers
Nov 01, 2006 ... Simon Bristow fishermen say they are "delighted" by the results of face-to-facetalks with French trawlermen aimed at resolving a long-runningdispute in waters off the Yorkshire coast. Representatives of Bridlington's shellfishing fleet held a meetingin London yesterday amid ...
Jowell in bid to woo online gaming giants
Nov 01, 2006 ... Labour want gambling sites to register in UK Online gambling companies will gain respectability and enhancedreputations if they register in the UK, Culture Secretary TessaJowell said yesterday. In an attempt to lure the companies to the UK, she said: "Youshouldn't ...
Madonna speaks out over child adoption
Nov 01, 2006 ... Madonna is to appear on BBC2's Newsnight programme to discuss heradoption controversy. The pop star will speak to presenter Kirsty Wark in her firstBritish interview since adopting 13-month-old David Banda fromMalawi. It follows her appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show in ...
Multi-millionaire brushes off leukaemia patient's [Pounds]10 plea
Nov 01, 2006 ... Grace Hammond A LEUKAEMIA patient has attacked a multi-millionaire fitnesstycoon for refusing to waive her [Pounds]10 monthly gym fee while sheundergoes chemotherapy. Susan Maule-Farrell went straight to the top and e-mailed DuncanBannatyne after his fitness club in York ...
Doctor Who tops TV Oscars
Nov 01, 2006 ... Triple delight as Piper and Tennant bag glittering prizes at theNational Television Awards Kate O'Hara 07720 438865 DOCTOR Who showed no sign of losing its magic touch last nightafter scooping another huge success at Britain's TV Oscars, theNational Television ...
Pc Sharon witness denies police promises
Nov 01, 2006 ... Olwen Dudgeon A WITNESS who described men panicking at a house in Leeds wherethey had returned after a policewoman was killed by robbers inBradford denied yesterday that he had been promised anything to helpthe police. Francois Baron accepted earlier in evidence that he had ...
Charles launches appeal for religious tolerance
Nov 01, 2006 ... 11th hour change of venue for royal visit THE Prince of Wales persevered with his message of religioustolerance in Pakistan last night as the official tour continued amiddisruptions sparked by fears for the royal couple's security. Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall's ...
Alleyway rapist locked up without time limit
Nov 01, 2006 ... Julie Hemmings A rapist who harboured depraved fantasies about murdering womenhas been locked up indefinitely. Simon Glenn will be eligible for parole in less than three and ahalf years but yesterday at York Crown Court Judge Paul Hoffman saidhe should not be released until ...
Woman suffers sex assault on university campus
Nov 01, 2006 ... Robert Sutcliffe A young woman is recovering after being indecently assaulted inthe grounds of the University of Bradford's main campus.The woman, 19, was walking through the amphiheatre on the campuswhen she was attacked. She was not physically injured but was leftbadly ...
BREAKING NEWS: Subsidy failures will cost farmers dear
Nov 01, 2006 ... FARMERS have been told the disastrous subsidy payments systeminflicted on them will see absolutely no improvement in the comingyear. The Single Farm Payments scheme collapsed into chaos this yearfollowing a catalogue of errors and leaving a backlog of payments for2005 ....
Exceedingly good news for Mr Kipling with rising cake sales
Nov 01, 2006 ... Ros Snowdon Deputy City Editor MR KIPLING reported a recovery in cake sales yesterday as theBritish public return to comfort foods after a spell of healthyeating. Mr Kipling's parent company RHM said better cake sales had helpedto offset slower sales of Bisto gravy, ...
Imperial celebrates with bumper profits
Nov 01, 2006 ... Imperial Tobacco celebrated its tenth year as a public companyyesterday by reporting an 8 per cent rise in full-year profits to[Pounds]1.17bn. The world's fourth largest tobacco company said it gained marketshares across all its operating regions including the UK, where it ...
Friends Provident hits the mark after A-Day pensions shake-up
Nov 01, 2006 ... Friends Provident shares jumped yesterday after the insurer saidbusiness had been boosted by the impact of pension reforms in the UK. The group bettered City forecasts by reporting third quarter lifeand pensions new business sales of [Pounds]1.6bn, up 40 per cent on ayear ...
Office Electrics completes deal Down Under
Nov 01, 2006 ... Group hits new land with move for Elsafe David Parkin Business Editor YORKSHIRE-BASED Office Electrics, which manufactures sockets andcables used in office desks, has bought an Australian business calledElsafe to make it the largest manufacturer of its type in the ...
The Buddy that could help brush away bacteria
Nov 01, 2006 ... Ian Briggs AN unwelcome experience involving a fly and a toothbrush has ledtwo Yorkshiremen to invent a new way to ensure teeth and gums stayclean. Cousins Jason Fretwell and Kurt Schramm have developed theToothBrush Buddy, which is being tested by the NHS and has ...
Incentives bringing in buyers for Persimmon
Nov 01, 2006 ... Ros Snowdon Deputy City Editor PERSIMMON, the UK's biggest housebuilder, was upbeat about tradingyesterday saying that visitor levels remain strong and prices areholding up. But the York-based company warned that the market remainscompetitive and it is having to ...
Coe's new chairman
Nov 01, 2006 ... COE Group, the company that provides advanced CCTV systems,yesterday appointed Stephen Allott as chairman. The 48-year-old was previously president of Micromuse, a developerof network management software used to monitor and manage clients'technology infrastructures. Prior to ...
Matalan policy begins to produce results
Nov 01, 2006 ... Discount retailer Matalan gave a mixed update on trading yesterdayafter seeing half-year profits fall by 7 per cent to [Pounds]28.7m. The group, which is about to be taken private by founder andchairman John Hargreaves, said recent sales remained in negativeterritory but added ...
MM's role in putting climate message across
Nov 01, 2006 ... Ian Briggs AN ALBUM which aims to raise awareness about the devastatingimpact of climate change and features some of music's biggest nameshas been helped by a Yorkshire design firm. MM Design has designed the album cover and 20-page booklet, pluspromotional items including ...
Fears restraining medical sector
Nov 01, 2006 ... Scientist claims EU red tape is putting off venture capitalists Greg Wright Deputy Business Editor EUROPEAN red tape is thwarting investment that could help millionsof sufferers from conditions such as Parkinson's disease and diabetesenjoy better lives, Yorkshire's ...
Chelsea boss in Barca attack
Nov 01, 2006 ... Champions League Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho watched Didier Drogba snatch aninjury-time equaliser to draw 2-2 in Barcelona and then complainedagain about the Catalans' tactics. Drogba's late intervention came after Frank Lampard had equalisedDeco's opener only for former ...
Lumb joins Headingley exodus
Nov 01, 2006 ... Highly-rated batsman latest to quit troubled Yorkshire Sam Wheeler MICHAEL LUMB has insisted that his move to Hampshire is 'purelyfor cricketing reasons' after confirming his departure from Yorkshireyesterday, but his claims will not quell fears of significant unrestat ...
Reality check for Wise as Leeds slump
Nov 01, 2006 ... Richard Sutcliffe Deepdale Preston North End 4 Leeds United 1'YOU ARE our feeder club' is how the travelling fans chose to mischeviously mock their hosts before kick-off last night dueto the presence of a quartet of former Preston favourites in ...
Ignore the doom mongers and go nuclear
Nov 01, 2006 ... Bernard Ingham AM I, at 74, one of the most privileged people ever to tread thisEarth? I only ask because I have just been told I am. The notion has some credibility when you string together a fewfacts. I was too young to fight in a major war. I was raised on war-time ...
We're grown up... so must we have this nannying?
Nov 01, 2006 ... Simon Hills Simon Hills, associate editor of The Times Magazine, is author ofStrictly No! How We're Being Overrun by the Nanny State, which ispublished by Mainstream Publishing, price [Pounds]9.99. WHO would be a fireman in 2006? In Glasgow, a watch manager wasdemoted and ...
Why America can never win in Iraq
Nov 01, 2006 ... Paul Rogers Paul Rogers is Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University.His new book, Into the Long War, will be published by Pluto Pressnext month. THE comments two weeks ago by General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chiefof the Defence Staff, about Britain's predicament in Iraq ...
Cameras are no police substitute
Nov 01, 2006 ... Traffic patrols remain essential IT appears that there are no limits to the politicians' waragainst motorists. Each of the main parties now advocates the imposition of greentaxes, on top of Chancellor Gordon Brown's labyrinth of stealth taxessuch as the fuel duty escalator, ...
Online gaming tempts gamblers for victory against the odds
Nov 01, 2006 ... With gambling addiction fuelled by secrets and lies, the internetis increasingly proving the perfect cover. Sarah Freeman reports. Online gambling is nothing new. Since the birth of the internet, people have been looking toexploit it for money-making opportunities, and what ...
Young soldiers sign up to put lives on the line
Nov 01, 2006 ... While the Government may be facing a backlash about its handlingof the Iraq War, the Armed Forces' own campaign to boost numbers isproving much more successful. John Hayes reports. John Smith could be mistaken for the marketing manager of anoutdoor activity centre or holiday camp ...
Backing Benson to silence Olympic critics
Nov 01, 2006 ... Sue Benson, the designer of the Bramham cross-country course hasbeen appointed to design the cross-country for the London 2012Olympic Games in Greenwich Park. Her selection is not without detraction with Australian riderClayton Fredericks of the Event Riders Association saying he ...
Drogba grabs late leveller
Nov 01, 2006 ... Didier Drogba rescued a dramatic Group A point for Chelsea with anequaliser in the third minute of stoppage time at Barcelona. The Ivory Coast international striker pounced for his 10th goal ofthe season when Jose Mourinho's team seemed to have been sunk byformer Blue Eidur ...
England benefit from Wakefield survival fall-out
Nov 01, 2006 ... John Ledger RYAN ATKINS'S presence on the training field is having a profoundeffect on his team-mates and his infectious enthusiasm can only be aforce for the good when the Wakefield Trinity centre makes hisEngland debut in Sunday's Federation Shield match against Samoa atHull ....
Lyon gets his chance to impress
Nov 01, 2006 ... Australians make sweeping changes ahead of GB encounter John Ledger HIS threat is well known to them and Great Britain's players willbe on their guard when Jamie Lyon returns to the international foldfor Australia in Saturday's Tri Nations match in Sydney. Lyon, the ...
Sackey gets the nod for injured Cueto
Nov 01, 2006 ... Sam Wheeler MARK CUETO has become the latest England player to pull out ofSunday's match against New Zealand, opening the way for Wasps wingPaul Sackey to make his Test debut. Sackey's club-mate Tom Rees is denied the possibility of a firstcap by a shoulder problem, and ...
Premiere date for schools film about Yorkshire emigrant families
Nov 01, 2006 ... Julie Hemmings A FILM about North Yorkshire families who emigrated to Canada inthe 19th century receives its premiere this month. The production is based on research carried out by Malton Schoolsixth-formers. They visited the county records office and localmuseums to trace ...
Remembrance flypast tribute to war fallen
Nov 01, 2006 ... Brian Dooks A SECOND World War Dakota transport aircraft is to make a low-level flypast when 1,017 servicemen from Britain, Canada, Australiaand New Zealand are remembered at a service in the Commonwealth WarGraves Cemetery in Harrogate. The special Remembrance Sunday ...
Council targets speeding drivers
Nov 01, 2006 ... Residents to be involved after number of complaints rises Julie Hemmings SPEEDING motorists could become as socially unacceptable as drink-drivers in a new approach to cutting accidents in York. The city council has backed a review of the way it manages driverspeeds in ...
Developers to build on town site
Nov 01, 2006 ... Work to start even though plan for land lease falls through Alexandra Wood DEVELOPERS say they will press ahead with a mixed scheme onHornsea's busiest shopping street, after councillors failed to agreeto lease a key parcel of land for a supermarket development. Moves ...
Regeneration plans put up for approval
Nov 01, 2006 ... Markets area set to move across Sheffield Paul Whitehouse PLANS for the first phase of the long-awaited regeneration of theMoor in Sheffield, which would include the creation of a new marketsarea, have been submitted to the council. Developers hope to startwork by next ...
Police launch street crackdown
Nov 01, 2006 ... Parents asked to play part by monitoring children's behaviour Joanne Ginley PARENTS are being asked to keep a track of what their children aredoing as part of a drive in Bradford to tackle young people who hangaround on street corners and intimidate people. Over the ...
Identity fraudsters could face prison sentences in Government crackdown
Nov 02, 2006 ... Joanne Ginley FRAUDSTERS who steal a person's identity could find themselvesbehind bars as the Government aims to get tough on those who run upmassive bills posing as somebody else. It has been consulting on proposals which could see fraudsters whosteal an identity jailed ...
The Christmas gift farmers deserve
Nov 02, 2006 ... TIME TO LIFT CLOUD: Yorkshire Post backs cash campaign THE Yorkshire Post is today calling for the Government to sort outthe rural payments shambles once and for all and guarantee allfarmers will receive money for next year by Christmas. The Conservative Party campaign, called ...
Judge blasts 'custody shambles' as Pc jailed
Nov 02, 2006 ... Handcuffed teenager beaten Robert Sutcliffe, Kate O'Hara and Olwen Dudgeon POLICE officers could face action over a custody "shambles" aftera constable was jailed yesterday for assaulting a drunken teenageprisoner while he was handcuffed. A judge said ...
Farmers' hopes for future blighted by delays
Nov 02, 2006 ... For tens of thousands of farmers across England, the SinglePayment Scheme debacle has proved to be one of the clearest signalsyet of the Government's failure to address the steady decline of thenation's agricultural industry. Paul Jeeves reports from the frontline of Yorkshire's ...
Young thugs think Asbos are 'badge of honour'
Nov 02, 2006 ... Anti-social behaviour orders have become a "badge of honour" amongyoung yobs who regard them as glamorous must-have accessories, areport said today. A survey by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) found that manyprofessionals on teams set up to tackle tearaways had concerns aboutthe ...
Harrogate prop handed bite ban
Nov 01, 2006 ... Sam Wheeler HARROGATE prop Alex Onega-Camacho has been banned for nine monthsafter an RFU disciplinary committee found him guilty of biting anopponent. The Spanish international, who continues to protest his innocence,cannot play again this season. Onega-Camacho was ...