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Specialist officers tackle Ford open prison riots Specialist prison guards in body armour have been tackling rioting inmates at an open jail in West Sussex. Around 40 prisoners began smashing windows and setting fires at two wings of HMP Ford at around midnight. Firefighters were also sent to the scene, although the Prison Service said they have now left. A spokesman said that one of the wings was brought back under control by 1040 GMT and 140 extra staff had been sent to assist at the scene. Prison service staff were forced to retreat when the riots first broke out but there have been no reports of any injuries to staff or inmates. Officers have formed a cordon …

There are many more, but these are the departed that have most stuck in my head over the years. Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins, Aged 61. World champion snooker player "I play the type of snooker that people want to watch. I try and give them value for their money, I'm an entertainer." Sir Norman Wisdom, Aged 95. comedian, singer-songwriter and actor. "As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two." Brian Hanrahan, Aged 61. Journalist & Television presenter "I'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out and I counted them all back. Their pilots were unhurt, cheerful and …

I can't help but wonder if the review is to make sure the staff don't get told this stuff in email so that it can't leak out... :whistle2: Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk...london-12088820

http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-12082555 hope the dont privatise the Royal Mail.

Campaigners for a full inquest into the death of government weapons inspector David Kelly say they have presented an "unanswerable" case. A lawyer for the group behind the demand said they hoped Attorney General Dominic Grieve would resist political pressure to deny one. Mr Grieve is expected to announce soon whether he will comply with a request to ask the High Court for an inquest. The Hutton inquiry found in 2004 that Dr Kelly had committed suicide. And the post-mortem report into his 2003 death, which the government released in October, suggested he had died as a result of a "self-inflicted injury". It blamed blood…

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11978002 Am I the only one who thinks that this is a cut too far? If the Government is going to sell off Search and Rescue then what next? Fire? Ambulance? Police? Could this lead to a situation where the first thing the rescurers save are your credit cards to make sure you can pay to be saved?

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PARAMEDICS have been rapped for posting pictures of daft antics on Facebook. The NHS emergency staff and 999 operators were snapped sleeping at desks, fooling with vacuum cleaners and pulling funny faces. Playing the fool ... medic with vacuum The joke photos at the Trust's HQ in Banstead, Surrey, can be seen publicly on the website. An NHS worker said: "Of course they're entitled to have fun if they're not on duty." But the group were criticised for letting the images online. One snap shows a line of the South East Coast Ambulance Trust staff in chairs doing a "conga". A Trust spokesman said staff would be reminded about "appropriate use" of social website…

The noise of those famous Rolls-Royce Pegasus engines will be no more. Sad to see such an iconic aircraft be decommissioned and always most associated with the Falklands war. Tributes were paid to the joint force of Royal Navy and RAF Harrier aircraft today as a spectacular flypast across eastern England marked the aircraft's retirement after 41 years of service. A formation of 16 Harriers took to the skies over Lincolnshire, flying over seven RAF bases, Lincoln Cathedral and the towns of Stamford and Oakham. Brought into service in 1969 and based at RAF Wittering, this British aircraft was designed to take off and land both vertically and on a short runway. Well know…

http://www.policeora...ater_29151.html nice story to read the long arm of the law has got him after all them years.

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A small earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale has hit Cumbria and surrounding counties. People have described hearing and feeling the earth moving "for well over a minute" at just after 2300 GMT. It was reportedly felt in various locations across Cumbria and in north Lancashire, south-west Scotland and parts of Yorkshire. Police say there are no reports of injury or damage so far The tremor was picked up by the US Geological Survey. People have contacted the BBC to say they felt the tremor in places such as Barrow, Sellafield, Cockermouth, Windermere and Penrith. Cumbria Fire and Rescue service have also confirmed the quake http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12056…

Their handling of applicants personal documents when applying for a licence was shocking. I had to apply for an SIA door supervisors licence years ago, even though I never worked on a door of a pub or club! They lost my Passport and some important documents. Their attitude towards it stank. So good riddance from me The Home Office is preparing to scrap the body which regulates bouncers and other security workers across the UK. The Security Industry Authority has been placed under the axe as part of a wider plan to cut the number and cost of public bodies. Abolishing the SIA will not save taxpayers money because it is largely self-financing, but a Home Office documen…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-12028421 Fourty-two starter pistols which can be converted to fire live ammunition were handed in to Merseyside Police during an amnesty, the force has revealed. Olympic .380 BBM revolvers were in April reclassified as a prohibited weapon under the Firearms Act. Although the Italian-made pistol was commonly used to start races, they were relatively easy to convert. Merseyside Police said it was pleased with the results of the amnesty. Supt Richie Davies, from Merseyside Police's Matrix team, said: "While we very rarely see this gun used criminally in Merseyside, any firearm can fall into the wrong hands and have t…

http://www.bbc.co.uk...ashire-12021243 dont Amy's father Paul, have rights to see justice done in this case