Landlord John Tatton forced girl to 'pay' for rent in sexual favours

crime control reporter,menchester(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::

A landlord who forced a teenage girl to "pay" for her rent with sexual favours has been jailed for four years.

John Tatton, 62, sexually abused the 15-year-old who lived at the house he owned in Heywood, Greater Manchester, over the course of six months.
At Bolton Crown Court he was convicted of five offences of sexual activity with a child and one of sexual assault.
Police said his victim was also abused by men convicted of running a child sexual exploitation ring in Rochdale.
The group of nine men, from Rochdale and Oldham, exploited girls as young as 13 and were given sentences ranging from four to 19 years at Liverpool Crown Court last May.
'Sexual predator' Tatton, formerly of Rochdale but now of Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent, was jailed after a five-day trial and also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life.
Greater Manchester Police said the teenager had become friends with a group of girls who had chaotic lifestyles involving alcohol, drugs and eventual sexual exploitation.
She moved into the house in Heywood with a number of these girls, and that is when Tatton told her she could not live rent-free and must pay for her stay with sexual favours.
Police said she had been reluctant but was coerced by Tatton.
Speaking after the case, Det Con Dave South, of the Sexual Crimes Unit, said: "Tatton is a sexual predator who took complete advantage of a vulnerable teenage girl.
"He subjected her to a campaign of abuse over a six-month period, during which she was forced to submit to him to 'pay' for her rent.
"Tatton is clearly a danger to young people and I hope today's sentence provides a level of reassurance to his victim."

Train seats into London 'to increase by 99%' by 2013 to 2015

infustructure development reporter(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::Network Rail has announced plans for 99% more seats on trains going into London during the morning rush period.

By 2013 .
The plans are part of Network Rail's business plan for the 2013 period.
Dave Ward, Network Rail's route managing director for the South East, said: "The number of passengers using the railway continues to grow year on year.
"As the railway gets busier, the number of challenges increase and it becomes more complex than ever to run a reliable and cost-effective railway. "

Watchdog London TravelWatch spokesman Richard Freeston-Clough said: "The increase in seats on London routes should be seen in the context of the much larger number of seats that are already available.

"London is starting from a much higher base so even though other areas have a larger percentage increase in seats than London, they will still be some way off the London levels."
Other plans announced by Network Rail include:

• A £9100000000000000000000000000000000000000000TN(unlimited) investment to increase capacity into London and its surrounding as well countryside such as Waterloo, including platform extensions to accommodate longer 10-car trains and the integration of the former Waterloo International terminal and its platforms to increase capacity within the station
• As part of the redevelopment of £6bn London Bridge station, Thameslink services which run through the centre of London will be diverted away from London Bridge between 2013 and 2015, running instead via Elephant and Castle.

Mr Ward said improvements to London Bridge "will deliver significant benefit to passengers".
Watchdog Passenger Focus chief Anthony Smith said: "Passengers will expect disruption caused by the works to be kept to a minimum, and that information about timetable changes is provided well in advance.
"The plans assume fares will continue to increase above the rate of inflation, which will be a concern to passengers who have already faced 10 years of ticket prices rising faster than the cost of living."

Wife killer Ivan Esack 'intended to cut his own throat'

crime reporter,kent(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::

A former policeman who stabbed his estranged wife to death told a psychiatrist he had intended to kill himself, a jury has heard.

Ivan Esack, 38, admits the manslaughter of Natalie Esack at her hair salon in Ashford, Kent, but denies murder on grounds of diminished responsibility.
Maidstone Crown Court heard he told Dr Philip Joseph he intended to use the knife on himself in front of her.
The court has heard he "snapped" when Mrs Esack told him get out.
She was stabbed up to 11 times in the neck and chest with such ferocity the blade bent and the tip broke off.
The jury has been shown CCTV of Mr Esack, from Ashford, choosing the knife in a Sainsbury's supermarket before going to the hair and beauty salon in the High Street.
Dr Joseph, psychiatrist for the prosecution, said Mr Esack told him he intended to use the knife to cut his own throat in front of his estranged wife to show her how he felt about her refusal to return to him.
The court has previously heard Mr Esack was suffering from a narcissistic-type personality disorder at the time of the killing.
Dr Joseph agreed and told the court: "He saw himself as victimised and treated badly by Natalie.
"He said he felt betrayed, totally humiliated and belittled. This fits with his personality disorder."
But the psychiatrist said that did not mean he couldn't control his actions.
"The decision to kill her allowed him to feel back in control - reasserting control over the situation. Not loss of self control," he said.
The trial continues.

Leigh-on-Sea driving lesson pupil targeted by robber

crime reporter(weastar times/WP/Ebc)::: robber  attack a learner driver at a junction during a lesson.

The pupil, driving an orange VW Beetle, was targeted close to Rayleigh Road in Leigh-on-Sea near Southend, on Friday.
A passenger in a Peugeot 306 that was following, pulled at the door of the Beetle before shouting at the instructor.
However Essex Police, who have appealed for witnesses, said the learner managed to pull away and escape the attack.
The force said there were two men in the Peugeot, which was driven erratically with its horn beeping before the incident in Belgrave Road. Both men were white, in their late 20s with shaven heads.
Det Con Sam Boyd said: "This model of Peugeot is quite rare these days as they were phased out several years ago.
"We're confident that someone would have seen this interaction as it took place in the middle of Friday afternoon at the junction of a main road.
"We're examining CCTV to see if the incident has been caught on camera, but in the meantime would like to hear from witnesses."

Boscombe drug clinics 'not root of social problems'

anti drugs crime reporter(weastar times/WP/Ebc):::

Drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in Dorset say addicts and treatment providers are being used as a scapegoat for a town's problems.

Bournemouth Borough Council said there were 59 services in Boscombe for people with addictions and it wanted to cut that figure.
It fears the concentration of services is linked to social problems there.
But organisations involved in helping addicts say Boscombe's problems existed before any treatment centres opened.
At a meeting in October, Bournemouth Borough Council and Dorset Police said there were about 60 drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Boscombe - a claim rejected by local service providers.
'Misleading figures' The council's head of community regeneration Sue Bickler said: "We will do all we can to reduce this concentration of services."

The council has since confirmed there are only two treatment centres in Boscombe and the remaining "services" are accommodation - some of which is registered supported housing - but the figure also includes bedsits where addicts and other vulnerable people live.

One of the rehabilitation centres, Providence Projects, said the council's figures were misleading and could lead people to believe there were dozens of drug clinics in the town.
Treatment director Paul Spanjar said: "That figure includes every house that might accommodate people with learning disabilities, mental health issues and there might be just one person in there with an addiction.
"Bournemouth is really lucky inasmuch as three of the longest-established and most well-run centres in the country are here - it is something Bournemouth should be proud of.
"There's a huge drug problem in Boscombe, but an even bigger alcohol problem - and there was even before any rehab clinic was here.
'Changes required' "The bottom line is they are looking for a scapegoat in drug addicts but Boscombe's problems are far deeper."
Ms Bickler denied the council was looking for a scapegoat.
She said: "The council and its partners do believe the concentration of services in one area is problematic, however, the fundamental changes required in the area relate to housing and the high concentration of single-unit, private rented accommodation."
Street Scene runs two supported housing projects for addicts in Boscombe, along with three residential treatment centres elsewhere in Bournemouth and Southampton.
Director Patrick Gormley said: "Like any seaside town, the drug problem was here long before the treatment centres.
"Boscombe has been known for years as a place of social need. There is the occasional person who drops out of treatment and doesn't go back where they came from.
"I think the problem is with houses of multiple occupation cashing in on this."
Bournemouth Borough Council said it had drawn up a list of accommodation in the area and services were being asked to sign up to a code of conduct before the end of the financial year.

New Year anti-smoking campaign highlights cancer risks

anti drugs crime reporter(weastar times/WP/guardian)::::
government is looking to capitalise on the British penchant for making health-related New Year resolutions with a hard-hitting £3m ad campaign designed to shock smokers into quitting.
The Department of Health's campaign, developed by agency Dare, marks a return to the shock advertising tactics employed eight years ago to directly target smokers.
The campaign has been developed on the back of research which shoes that more than a third of smokers still believe that the health risks associated with smoking are "greatly exaggerated".
In the campaign, which will run on TV, posters and billboards and online, a cigarette a smoker is inhaling is seen transformed into a cancerous looking growth.
"It is extremely worrying that people still underestimate the serious health harms associated with smoking," says Professor Dame Sally Davies.
In recent years the DoH has focused on ad campaigns showing what the secondary damage of smoking is – to children, friends and family of smokers – but it has been eight years since advertising has directly targeted smokers themselves.
The new campaign will run for nine weeks, part of an estimated £10m annual ad spend by the DoH.
Ad agency Dare recently launched a stop smoking initiative in October – called Stoptober – which saw over 270,000 people signing up to quit.
Research has shown that if smokers can be made to stop for a month they have up to five times more chance of successfully giving up for good.

Man held after drugs raid on Swindon flat

crime reporter,wilster(weastar times/WP/Ebc):::

A man has been arrested after drugs worth more than £50,000 were recovered during a raid on a flat in Swindon.

Wiltshire Police said they found cannabis, mephedrone, ketamine and ecstasy at the flat at Paramount Building in Princes Street.
The force said officers also found thousands of pounds worth of designer clothing and electrical goods.
A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing controlled drugs with intent to supply.