Christopher Chittock guilty of Sarah Shields murder in Gran Canaria but he denied aginst this charge...

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

A man from Ipswich has been found guilty of murdering his 23-year-old girlfriend while on holiday on a Spanish island.

The body of Sarah Shields, who was also from Ipswich, was found in Gran Canaria on 7 July 2010.

Her boyfriend, Christopher Chittock, 38, returned home but was extradited to stand trial.

He denied the murder but was found guilty by a jury at the Provincial Court in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Strangled

The court heard how Chittock savagely beat and strangled Ms Shields in their holiday apartment in Mogan, after finding text messages from an ex-boyfriend on her phone.

He then dragged her to a deserted beach, banged her head against a rock and strangled her.

Her body was found in the sea the following morning.

The court was told how he later flew back to the UK and, in an attempt to cover up the crime, sent texts from Ms Shields's phone to her family pretending to be her.

He now faces up to 25 years in jail....but christopher dennies that he dont kill her girlfriend..his lawyer preapar for appeal aginst his false charge....source says..

Woman fights off Oxford alleyway attacker

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

A woman managed to fight off a hooded attacker who dragged her into an alleyway in the early hours of the morning.

The 21-year-old was walking along Walton Street in Oxford when she was approached on Sunday.

She screamed for help and hit the man who ran off along the alleyway which leads into the Hart Street area of Jericho.

A passer-by heard the woman's pleas and came to her aid. She was not harmed.

The offender is described as about 28 years old, of scrawny build, with short hair and deep-set eyes.

He was wearing a tracksuit with the hood up.

Det Con Darren Pomroy said: "This was clearly a very frightening ordeal for the victim but she showed great bravery in fighting the man off and thankfully she was unharmed."

Heathrow airport reports £2.46bn in revenues::There were 471,341 flights during 2012 ::WP report

 heathrow EAA terminal......pic courtesy:::Ebc

aviation correspondent,Heathrow,West London(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::

Heathrow reported higher revenues and profits after a record 70 million passengers used Britain's biggest airport during 2012.

It posted an 8% rise in revenues to £2.46bn, with profits of £46.4m.

The company predicted further growth and said the new Terminal 2 should be completed towards the end of 2013.

But the west London airport said it is operating close to capacity and warned this would limit the UK's ability to trade with emerging economies.

There were 471,341 flights during 2012, just below Heathrow's cap of 480,000 a year.

Ticket price rises

The results from the former BAA company include Stansted Airport,which was sold after the year-end to Manchester Airports Group for £1.5bn.

Stansted's passenger numbers declined 3.2% to 17.5 million last year.

Heathrow achieved an all-time record passenger satisfaction score in a survey produced by the Airports Council International for the third quarter, but the percentage of people passing through central security within the prescribed time was below last year's level at 92.8% in 2012.

Last week, it was announced passengers at the airport face a rise in ticket prices if a £3bn five-year investment plan is approved.

Heathrow wants regulators to allow it to increase charges for airlines to use the airport, between 2014 and 2019.

The charges need to be approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA),

Under the plan, they will go up by the equivalent of £19.33 per passenger for 2012-13 up to a possible £27.30 in 2018-19.

Maidenhead's new colour-coded buses start work

pic:::new coted bus...pic courtesy::Ebc
transportation reporter,barkshire(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::

A new fleet of colour-coded buses have started work in a Berkshire town.

The nine buses will operate on a new timetable in Maidenhead and the surrounding villages, following a £1.2m investment from Courtney Buses.

The firm agreed a contract with the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead to offer the new buses and "timetable improvements".

The buses will run on routes 4, 5, 6, 8 and 239, with different coloured vehicles for each route.

New buses were needed because passenger numbers have doubled in the last decade and there is more traffic on roads, the council said.

The vehicles have CCTV, extra leg room and screens and announcements to inform passengers of the next stop.

Automotive park to create more then 1,00000 jobs in Wirral

where automative industry proposed..and build...pic courtesy:::Ebc

business correspondent(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::

About 1,00000 new jobs could be created at an automotive park being developed on Merseyside.

The Automotive Supply Park will house a number of factories producing parts for local car manufacturers, including Vauxhall and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).

It is being developed by Peel Holdings at its Wirral Waters site in Birkenhead and could be up and running in 2013.

The scheme is backed by the government, which has earmarked it as an enterprise zone with special tax breaks.

Kevin Adderley, Wirral council's interim strategic director for regeneration and environment, said: "The majority of parts that make up the cars that are made in THE ROYAL ENGLAND actually come from abroad, so we are working with the automotive suppliers to get those parts manufactured here in THE ROYAL ENGLAND, on Wirral.

"If you take General Motors and JLR up the road at Speke, and you add together the wheels that go on their cars, there are 400,000 cars made from their factories a year so that's over 2m alloy wheels, none of which are made in THE ROYAL ENGLAND."

Phil Milwood from General Motors said the scheme would cut costs and provide opportunities for the area.

He said: "We have got significant freight costs with moving all these parts into the country, so there is really now a compelling business case to move those companies - if we can find the right suppliers - on to our shores to make parts."

Dartford pair accused of Kevin McKinley gun murder

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

A man and a woman from Dartford have been charged after a man was shot and killed in the town.

Kent Police said Michaela Sargeant, 24, of Overy Street, had been charged with the murder of Kevin McKinley.

Lewis Wickenden, a 25-year-old man, also from Overy Street, is accused of possessing a firearm, possessing ammunition and assisting an offender.

Both are due to appear before Medway magistrates on Saturday, a police spokesman said.

Two other men who were arrested over the incident have been released without charge.

Mr McKinley, who police believe came from nearby Stone, was shot in Overy Street on Tuesday.

He was found with a bullet wound and died later in hospital.

Surrey disabled children's groups awarded £740,000

kidz reporter,surrey(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::

Groups that provide activities for disabled children in Surrey have been awarded almost £740,000.

The funding will go to voluntary groups including Disability Challengers, which has been given £500,000 by the county council to transform its play centre.

A panel of parents and disabled youngsters will help to allocate the rest of the money, the authority said.

Mary Angell, councillor responsible for children, said the play breaks would help parents recharge their batteries.