News Update - 11th October 2012

- Syrian plan forced to have in Turkey according to reports a so called Syrian passenger plan was forced to land and was intercepted by Turkey fighter jets.

The plan was apparently on route from Moscow to Damascus and was rumoured to be carrying military equipment a spokesmen for Turkey said that the "objectionable" materials has been confiscated. There has been high tension between Syria and Turkey after 5 civilians in Turkey were killed by a motor bomb.

- Schools around the country are arranging for thousands of pupils to re-sit their GCSE's after the dispute regarding the original gradings.

- The cyclist Armstrong was apparently at the centre of what the USA anti-doping agency said was the most sophisticated doping program that the cycling sports had ever seen.
The report stared that Armstrong as "engaged in serial cheating".

- There has been a high increase in China of forced evictions where local officials are seeling off land for development.

World News - 10th October 2012

- Cameron's big speech today will set out what the conservative party will be doing to help the UK. David Cameron states that as prime minister this is the "hour of reckoning" how the UK handles its problems.

- The little girl who fought for the right for a girl being able to go to school Malala Yousafzai and who was shot in the head by Taliban has a successful operation to remove the bullet by surgeons in Pakistan.

- The UK weather has had a knock on effect and because of the bad spring and wet summer this will almost certainly cause a price increase on many major foods such as bread, milk and meats, Based on the very poor crop yields.

- The radical cleric Abu Qatada is going to launch another appeal to prevent his deportation to Jordan.

- The punk band Pussy Riot have landed a appeal against the very heavy handed sentence the received after a protest they staged in Moscow's main cathedral.

- The gravestone of Sir Jimmy Savile was removed by his family which stated that it was in respect to public opinion following allegation of chid sex abuse.

News Update - 8th October 2012

- The current president Hugo Chavez has been re-elected as the Venezuelan president.

- George Osborne is looking very closely at the benefits budget with proposed further cuts of up to £10 billion at the same time rating out a levy on high value properties.

- Mark Bridger will be in court today he has been charged with the murder of April Jones who is still missing.

- 40 years of the TV show Emmerdale hits a mile stone it will have a 1 hour programme of the show on the 17th October 2012.

- There was more exchanges between Turkey and Syrian troops when Turkish artillery returned fire.

- Cameron said he would veto EU budget if necessary.

World News - 4th October 2012

- Syrian soldiers have shelled over their boarder in Turkey killing civilians. In response Turkey had fired on targets inside Syria with a artillery unit.

- Obama and Romney go head to head on TV about the economy and healthcare and other matters and the general feeling is that the republicans candidate Mitt Romney came away the clear winner in this TV debate.

- The second police funeral will be held in Manchester today for Fiona Bone other police lady killed in a gun and grenade attack last month.

- Fears are growing for the missing 5 year old girl April Jones, searches are going on now in surrounding villages as the operations enter into its fourth day.

- The teacher who ran away with 15 year old school girl Megan Stammers will be able to be extradited according to the ruling of a French court Jeremy Forrest, therefore could be returned to the UK to face charges of child abduction.

News Update - 3rd October 2012

1). Allegations about Sir Jimmy Saville continue when he was a presenter at the BBC, who are now investigating the possible abuse of five women when they were children.

2). Ed Milliband delivered his speech to the faithful at the Labour party conference claiming that Labour would work towards being one nation. The speech seemed to go down well with the party but somehow for me, it didn't have the passion or drive of a future prime minister.

3). April Jones is still missing after the arrest of a 46 year old man. Search and rescue teams and volunteers are looking along river banks and woodland areas to try and find April. The community have all pulled together to try and locate the little girl and continue to do so.

4). The latest report on the Beta Blocker drug apparently do very little to reduce heart attacks or strokes according to scientists and by taking them people are no less likely to die of a heart attack than if they didn't.

World News in Brief - 2nd October 2012

- At least 36 people have lost their lives after a boat crash between 2 passenger boats in Hong Kong off Lamna Island.

- JP Morgan chase the investment bank is to be sued suggesting that it was involved in fraud and where its investors who lost millions of dollars because of the mortgage backed securities they offered them.

- Ed Miliband to give conference speech which outlines the labour parties plans for the 50% of young people who don't go to university.

- A 5 year old girl was abducted in Powys. Hundreds of volunteers were helping in the search for April Jones who was spotted getting into a van on Monday.

- According to a recent survey young people are smoking, drinking and taking drugs less than at any time since records began.

News - 1st October 2012

- Ed Balls the shadow chancellor opens up at the labour conference calling for a two year break on stamp duty.

- Europe win the Ryder cup with a spectacular come back and beat the USA 14 1/2 - 13 1/2 there by retaining the cup.

- More soldiers and civilians are killed in Afghanistan in the City of Khost.

- Bonnie and Clyde guns get sold at auction for $504,000 the two lover gangsters became well known during the American depression when they robbed banks until they were killed in Louisiana.

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