Yorkshire Post back issues from November 2007:
Satirical magazine's Madeleine article 'extremely hurtful'
Nov 01, 2007 ... A German satirical magazine's take on the publicity surroundingMadeleine McCann's disappearance was described by her parents'spokesman yesterday as "extremely hurtful". The Titanic published a double-page spread in the form of asupermarket advert, depicting a number of products ...
Ringleaders of Madrid bombings jailed but 'mastermind' cleared
Nov 01, 2007 ... Three terrorist ringleaders of the Madrid train bombings weresentenced to thousands of years in jail yesterday for the murder ofthe 191 victims. But a fourth, an Egyptian who apparently bragged that hemasterminded the operation, was cleared of all charges at the end ofEurope's ...
Kiwis tackle inspiring city's youth
Nov 01, 2007 ... PUPILS in Leeds got a sporting chance of a lifetime yesterday. More than 100 students from six high schools in the city got theopportunity to watch the New Zealand national rugby league teamtraining before being put through their paces by the Kiwis. The New Zealand side are in ...
Battling boy's Army dream comes true
Nov 01, 2007 ... A dream of ending up in uniform came true yesterday for four-year-old Ethan Naisbitt as he stepped onto a Yorkshire parade groundto watch his Army heroes decorated for service in Afghanistan. At Imphal Barracks in York, Ethan, who lives in Accrington, got ataste of service life as ...
Branded a criminal over 99p - police told to delete old records
Nov 01, 2007 ... HUMBERSIDE Police is among four forces in England ordered todelete decades-old criminal records because they are "no longerrelevant", it was announced today. The Information Commissioner instructed the Humberside,Northumbria, Staffordshire and West Midlands forces to erase ...
New doubts over BT fraud inquiry
Nov 01, 2007 ... TELECOM giant BT is facing new questions over how much it knewabout a huge fraud involving part of a prestigious Pounds 1bncontract with the Ministry of Defence. An employment tribunal judgment on the sacking of a juniormanager has questioned why no senior managers at BT have ...
More than 1,100 GPs earn over Pounds 200,000
Nov 01, 2007 ... The number of GPs earning more than Pounds 200,000 a year hasrisen to more than 1,100, according to new figures. A total of 1,122 GPs, or 3.3 per cent, had net profits of morethan Pounds 200,000 in 2005/06 compared to 629, or 1.9 per cent, theyear before, an analysis by the ...
Clues discovered to link between cold sore virus and Alzheimer's
Nov 01, 2007 ... Researchers have found "strong" evidence that the cold sore virusis linked to Alzheimer's, it was claimed yesterday. The discovery could pave the way to a vaccine that may helpprevent the devastating disease, the most common form of dementia. About 80 per cent of elderly ...
Meat singled out as chief culprit by diet study
Nov 01, 2007 ... EXPERTS are urging people to eat more plant-based foods amidgrowing evidence many meats increase cancer risks. Processed meats like bacon and ham are particularly risky andscientists suggest people eat them "sparingly". They say both red and processed meat are "convincing" ...
Breast really is best for protecting mother and her child
Nov 01, 2007 ... Breastfeeding of at least six months protects both mother andchild against cancer. The World Cancer Research Fund study - one of the first to make abreastfeeding recommendation for cancer - says mothers' milk isconvincingly found to protect women against breast cancer ...
Heather compares herself to Diana in TV outburst
Nov 01, 2007 ... Heather Mills McCartney has claimed in dramatic TV interviews shehas been close to suicide, compared herself to Prin-cess Diana andthe McCanns and accused Sir Paul McCartney of stalling on theirdivorce settlement. She pledged to campaign to change Press laws and said she ...
Why the fat of the land risk deadly cancers
Nov 01, 2007 ... One in three people will develop cancer in their lifetime and onein four die from it. Huge advances have been made in treating the disease and newgenerations of therapies are on the verge of being introduced inclinics. But there remains much many people could do to help ...
Castle well death 'suspicious'
Nov 01, 2007 ... INVESTIGATIONS were continuing last night after the body of a manwas discovered 30ft down a well at Pontefract Castle. West Yorkshire Police officers were called to the castle, onNorth Baileygate, on Tuesdayat 7.20pm after the body was found. It has been confirmed that the ...
Teenager jailed for killing sister in shooting tragedy
Nov 01, 2007 ... A teenager who accidentally shot dead his sister while "messingaround" with his mother's illegal handgun was yesterday jailed fortwo years. Kasha Peniston, 17, was playing with the .38 snub-nosed revolverwith sister Kamilah and her eight-year-old twin sisters, watching TVat the ...
Harry thrown in at deep end during squadron tour
Nov 01, 2007 ... Prince Harry yesterday found himself in deep water when hecarried out some underwater engineering during a visit to the RoyalNavy's fleet diving squadron. It was Harry's first official visit since becoming Commodore-in-Chief of small ships and diving. He was given the title ...
Big four retailers may be allowed to expand
Nov 01, 2007 ... More supermarkets could be opened in some areas of the UK underproposals outlined yesterday by the Competition Commission to helpgive shoppers more choice. The competition watchdog has recommended a shake-up of theplanning system as part of an 18-month inquiry into the ...
JP takes gay adoption row to Appeal Court
Nov 01, 2007 ... A Christian magistrate who claimed he was forced to resign ratherthan place children for adoption with same-sex couples is to takehis legal fight to the Court of Appeal. Andrew McClintock, 63, stood down from dealing with family casesin Sheffield after he was refused permission to ...
Parents' hatred for 'disgusting and selfish' man
Nov 01, 2007 ... BRIAN and Jane Hammill feel nothing but hate for the "disgustingand selfish" man who robbed them of their daughter. Her parents described yesterday how they felt "utterlydevastated" when their perfect daughter was taken from them. "Obviously nothing will ever bring Stephanie ...
Serial sex pest who trawled streets to satisfy sick desires
Nov 01, 2007 ... IOANNIS REVENIKIOTIS had pestered, intimidated and molested astring of women during his time in Yorkshire and told one womanstudent that he had a "bad side" which he struggled to control. In the months before his first trial, the Huddersfield Universitygraduate indecently exposed ...
Firework lit in off-licence could have killed baby
Nov 01, 2007 ... A baby was taken to hospital after a man in Halloween fancy dressset off an industrial-style firework in an off-licence, police said. The man, who was wearing a skeleton mask, exploded a fireworkcontaining up to 200 rockets inside the shop in Bolton. The shopkeeper reacted ...
Birthday is triple celebration...
Nov 01, 2007 ... Birthdays will be "one big party" for one little girl who wasborn on the same day as her mother and grandmother. Lily-Mae Capewell came into the ...
Heritage 'at risk' over lack of skills
Nov 01, 2007 ... MORE than 100 historic buildings are crumbling across Yorkshirebecause there are not enough workers with the traditional skills torepair them, according to a heritage survey. The Heritage Counts 2007 report says that Yorkshire lacks peopletrained in the arts of masonry, carpentry, ...
Addict who threw baby across shop in fake-gun raid faces jail
Nov 01, 2007 ... A HEROIN addict who pointed a fake gun at a baby girl's headbefore grabbing her and throwing her across the room as he tried torob her family's shop will be sentenced next week. David Barber, 26, pleaded guilty to five offences at SheffieldCrown Court yesterday, including common ...
Disney dream comes true for Snow Weisz
Nov 01, 2007 ... Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz will live "every little girl's dream"when she appears as Snow White in a series of new images for Disney. The 36-year-old British star of The Mummy and About A Boy is seenin Snow White's famous hairband and dress in a portrait shot bycelebrity photographer ...
Migrant influx 'putting services under pressure'
Nov 01, 2007 ... The pressure placed by immigration on services such as schoolsand hospitals was highlighted in a major new report today. The cross-party Local Government Association (LGA) called formigration statistics to be overhauled and for a new Pounds 250m-a-year fund to help local public ...
Power chiefs ease fears over winter shortages
Nov 01, 2007 ... The National Grid yesterday moved to reassure customers that theelectricity network would not be at risk this winter, after earliercalling for extra power from its suppliers. The electricity distributor issued a "transmission systemwarning" on its website on Tuesday, asking for ...
Deportation ruled out for teacher killer
Nov 01, 2007 ... A senior High Court judge yesterday refused a Government requestto reconsider a tribunal decision that Learco Chindamo, the murdererof headteacher Philip Lawrence, cannot be deported to Italy. Immigration minister Liam Byrne had instructed officials to applyto a senior judge for ...
Brown pledges to get tough in crackdown on failing schools
Nov 01, 2007 ... Prime Minister Gordon Brown has promised a crackdown on failingschools - warning they face takeover or closure. Mr Brown, in his first major speech on education since takingoffice, declared: "We can no longer tolerate failure. He said his aim was for the UK to be top of the ...
Nuclear weapons divide Lib Dem rivals for top job
Nov 01, 2007 ... The first major rift between the two Liberal Democrat leadershipchallengers has emerged over Britain's nuclear deterrent. After Chris Huhne called for the Trident warheads to be scrapped,rival Nick Clegg countered that such a move would destroy the UK'sbargaining power in ...
Battle against extremism shifting from mosques to gyms and internet says communities minister
Nov 01, 2007 ... The front line in the battle against Muslim extremism is shiftingfrom mosques to gyms, cafes and the internet, Communities SecretaryHazel Blears has warned. Addressing a major conference in London, she urged new tactics tocombat the sophisticated recruitment methods of those ...
'Game up' for terror control orders
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Government was urged to abandon its control orders for terrorsuspects yesterday after Law Lords said the controversial measuresmust be watered down. Britain's most senior judges ruled the most draconian power - an18-hour home curfew - was in breach of the human right to ...
60 million hours on hold
Nov 01, 2007 ... People waste 60 million hours each year on hold on customerservice lines, according to new research. Callers were also exposed to 1.2 billion tunes while kept waitingon the phone by service providers including utility suppliers andphone and internet companies. My Heart Will ...
Soccer star's pay hits Net
Nov 01, 2007 ... Liverpool Football Club has launched an investigation into how astar player's payslip - showing a monthly salary of Pounds 139,634 -ended up on the internet. The document shows Norwegian John Arne Riise's net pay, his homeaddress, national insurance number and other personal ...
Teacher facing inquiry on website gun picture
Nov 01, 2007 ... A TEACHER who deleted a personal webpage showing him brandishingtwo fake pistols after a complaint by a parent is being investigatedby his bosses. William Cambata, who teaches English and media studies at MaltonSecondary School in Malton, has already apologised for the contentof ...
Opera singer 'happy to be alive' after tumour surgery
Nov 01, 2007 ... Opera singer Russell Watson said yesterday that he was "happy tobe alive" as he was discharged from hospital on his daughter'sbirthday following an operation on a brain tumour. Watson, 40, spoke a few emotional words to waiting media as heleft the Alexandra Hospital in Cheadle, ...
Stately home's slave trade secrets revealed
Nov 01, 2007 ... TWO hundred years of history locked away in a tin chest insideone of Yorkshire's most famous stately homes was slowly beingdestroyed. Thousands of documents dating back to the 1730s were uncovered atHarewood House detailing the involvement of the home's owners, theLascelles ...
Straw urged to mediate in Diana inquest row
Nov 01, 2007 ... Justice Secretary Jack Straw was last night urged to mediate withhis French counterpart after a high-level "political" decision notto force crucial paparazzi witnesses to give evidence to the Diana,Princess of Wales, inquest. Coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker indicated the apparent ...
Pounds 1 a litre petrol fears after blaze at refinery
Nov 01, 2007 ... Fears were raised yesterday that a fire which broke out at an oilrefinery could lead to the average petrol price being pushed up tomore than Pounds 1 per litre for the first time. The Petroplus site in Coryton, Essex, is responsible for loadingabout 700 tankers a day to meet 22 ...
Protesters vent anger at Saudi king's visit
Nov 01, 2007 ... MORE than 200 human rights protesters, including a Yorkshiremanformerly on death row in Saudi Arabia, staged a demonstration lastnight after King Abdullah held talks with Gordon Brown and DavidCameron. Sandy Mitchell, who was allegedly tortured in jail before beingcleared of ...
Ant and Dec triumph at awards night despite phone-in scandals
Nov 01, 2007 ... Ant and Dec triumphed at the National Television Awards lastnight, despite their shows getting caught up in the phone rip-offscandal. The presenting duo confounded expectations of a public backlashby winning three awards. Their show, Saturday Night Takeaway, beat the likes ...
Woman tells of sex attack by man accused of Lesley murder
Nov 01, 2007 ... A WOMAN has described being sexually assaulted when she was nineby the man now accused of murdering Lesley Molseed more than 30years ago. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was givingevidence yesterday at the trial of Ronald Castree at Bradford ...
War veteran, 91, rubbishes lesbian poll question
Nov 01, 2007 ... A GREAT-GRANDFATHER aged 91 received a survey about garden wastefrom a Yorkshire council - asking if he was a lesbian. Leeds City Council sent out the questionnaire to households inthe city which included a question about the recipients' sexualorientation. But Second World ...
EU ready to provide Pounds 100m for flood victims
Nov 01, 2007 ... BRITAIN is set to receive about Pounds 100m in disaster aid fromthe European Union to help pay for the clear-up following thesummer's flooding. But it was unclear last night whether the grant will meansubstantial new amounts of money going to local councils andemergency services ...
Greek 'menace to woman' jailed over Stephanie kidnap tragedy
Nov 01, 2007 ... A SEXUAL predator who posed as a taxi driver to abduct a youngwoman has been jailed for 11 years for her kidnap and manslaughter. Ioannis Revenikiotis, 29, picked up travel agent StephanieHammill in his black Mercedes as she walked home after a night outin Wakefield four years ...
Fat people running greater danger of cancer
Nov 01, 2007 ... OVERWEIGHT and obese people are at significantly increased riskof cancer, a landmark study has found. Scientists announced yesterday that there is "convincingevidence" excess body fat can cause six common cancers. They also warned processed meat such as ham and bacon should ...
Law Lords to hear Lotto rapist compensation challenge
Nov 01, 2007 ... A PENSIONER is mounting a House of Lords challenge to a law whichprevents her claiming damages from a rapist who won millions on thelottery. The 78-year-old, identified only as Mrs A, received Pounds 5,000from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board after a brutal attackby ...
Molseed accused denied saying he 'expected' arrest
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE man accused of murdering schoolgirl Lesley Molseed deniedsaying he had been 'expecting' to be arrested over the murder. Police questioning Ronald Castree after his arrest in November2006 quizzed him over comments made while he was being photographedat the station in which he ...
Police name man found in well
Nov 01, 2007 ... POLICE have named the man found dead at the bottom of a well atPontefract Castle. Officers are treating Ian Clark's death as suspicious and aretrying to build a picture of his last movements. The 42 year-old, who had a son and three daughters, was last seenin the early hours ...
PC Sharon suspect extradited
Nov 01, 2007 ... A MAN wanted in connection with the murder of Bradfordpolicewoman Sharon Beshenivsky has been extradited to the UK. West Yorkshire Police today announced Mustaf Jama, 27, is back inBritain, having been arrested in Somalia. The 27-year-old is now being transferred to a West ...
Ex-soccer chief switches strip
Nov 01, 2007 ... AN insolvency team led by former Leeds United chairman GeraldKrasner has joined the fast-growing Begbies Traynor Group after itbought the insolvency and corporate recovery arm of Bartfields. The deal sees a 16-strong team from the Leeds-based firm,including Mr Krasner and fellow ...
Rugby success hits Woolworths
Nov 01, 2007 ... WET weather and England's surprise success in the Rugby World Cupwere blamed for lower sales at sweets to DVD chain store Woolworthsyesterday. The group said its retail like-for-like sales fell by 0.4 percent in the 38 weeks to October 27 following a modest 0.6 per centrise in ...
Entrepreneur offers office workers the healthy option
Nov 01, 2007 ... A YORKSHIRE entrepreneur determined to change the unhealthyeating habits of office workers in Leeds has opened a fast-foodoutlet in the city. Simon Baskind, founder of restaurant and catering companySisushi, has launched an express service - the first of several heplans to open ...
TV firm expects to miss targets
Nov 01, 2007 ... TV production firm RDF Media yesterday said UK earnings wouldmiss targets after a commissioning ban by the BBC and ITV lastedlonger than it expected. RDF joined the BBC at the centre of a storm in the summer afterthe company's re-edited trailer for its documentary, A Year With ...
Kingfisher spread wings as lawyers move in
Nov 01, 2007 ... KINGFISHER House at Calder Park in Wakefield has been let tosolicitors Minster Law which has taken the entire 31,720 sq ft(2,947 sq m) building on a lease contract through joint lettingagents for the park Savills and Lambert Smith Hampton for 10 years. The move will bring up to 400 ...
Historical makeover as motor group drives forward
Nov 01, 2007 ... MOTOR Group JCT600's original Bradford site has been given acomplete makeover. The Sticker Lane showroom has been refurbished by Yorkshireconstruction company Houseman and Falshaw. The refurbishment marks a new phase for the site which has beenhome to businesses run by the ...
Two more for spa town team
Nov 01, 2007 ... ESTATE agents Carter Jonas have welcomed two new additions to thesuccessful team at their Harrogate office. Michael Barry and Kim Stothard have joined the planningdepartment as assistant planner and graduate planner respectively. Mr Barry will be assisting on planning projects ...
It's a fair cop as force gets more support space
Nov 01, 2007 ... SOUTH Yorkshire Police have signed a contract to take its thirdbuilding at the newly completed office development Sheffield 35ABusiness Park. St Paul's Developments has handed over the keys to the force,which will use the building to house additional support servicesfollowing the ...
Lawyers' old HQ is sold to Bruntwood
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE former Leeds headquarters of the legal and accounting firmErnst and Young have been sold to a Manchester-based officeprovider. Leeds-based surveyors, GSD, have completed the sale of BuildingC, Cloth Hall Court. The sale is on behalf of Patron and Princeton, to Bruntwood ...
Full house at town's Pounds 12m park
Nov 01, 2007 ... AIREDALE Park, a pioneering Pounds 12m industrial development inKeighley's commercial heartland which has created more than 200jobs, is now fully occupied. The last remaining unit, comprising 10,000 sq ft, has been soldfor Pounds 420,000 to Yorkshire Asset Management. The ...
Grimley meets its objective with Pounds 1m park funding
Nov 01, 2007 ... PROPERTY adviser GVA Grimley has secured more than Pounds 1m ofObjective 1 funding for the first phase of a new business parkdevelopment in Rotherham. The development is part of a wider comprehensive mixed use schemeon the site of the former Manvers Colliery in Rotherham known as ...
City builders secure Pounds 29m deal
Nov 01, 2007 ... SHEPHERD Construction has been awarded a Pounds 29m contract onbehalf of The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) totransform an existing property into an innovative new school. The York-based group will develop the existing RNIB RushtonSchool and Children's Home in ...
Pound strengthens as US interest rates cut
Nov 01, 2007 ... The pound went past $2.07 yesterday as interest rate developmentson both sides of the Atlantic drove sterling higher. The pound's latest rise - to a level not seen since early 1981 -came after stronger-than-expected house price figures from theNationwide reduced the chances of a ...
Award accolade for YP business desk
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE Yorkshire Post business desk has won another award forjournalistic excellence. Deputy Business Editor Greg Wright is the inaugural winner of theAvanta regional newspaper journalist of the year award. Wright received the award from Sunder Katwala, the generalsecretary of ...
Johnson slumps as profits hopes fall
Nov 01, 2007 ... Dry cleaning and workwear firm Johnson Service Group plunged invalue yesterday after it revealed a double blow to profit hopes. The Johnson dry cleaners owner scaled back estimates for thisyear after poor trading at three non-core businesses, StalbridgeLinen Services, Workplace ...
Taylor Woodrow expects homes market to stay cool
Nov 01, 2007 ... Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey expects "subdued" conditions in theproperty market to continue into the New Year. The group, which sells homes under the brands George Wimpey,Bryant Homes, G2, Wilson Connolly and Laing Homes, reportedyesterday that it had seen reductions in both visitor ...