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Expanding Bioactive Habitat Possibilities With Isopods for Sale Options

Natural enclosure systems continue gaining attention among habitat keepers today. Many setups benefit from balanced biological activity supporting cleaner conditions naturally. Carefully selected isopods for sale contribute useful functions within enclosed environments. These...

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Social media users given legal advice

The Government’s chief legal advisor will in future issue advisory notices to Twitter and Facebook users to help prevent them committing a contempt of court.

The advice has previously only been issued to journalists on a ‘not for publication basis’ is designed to make to make sure a fair trial takes place will warn people not to comment on certain aspects of court cases.

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RBS to compensate customers

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has promised to compensate customers who were unable to make card payments yesterday evening.

Customers from RBS , Natwest and Ulster Bank were all affected by the systems issue which left many customers being unable to make credit and debit card payments between 18:30 and 21:30.

In a statement released this morning, RBS wrote: “We would like to...

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Improved coast path open at Watermouth

A new section of the South West Coast Path at Watermouth Bay will be officially opened on Thursday (5 December), creating a safer route for walkers and road users alike.

The £277,000 project has completed a missing link off the A399 thanks to funding from Devon County Council, the South West Coast Path Association and the South West Coast Path Team’s ‘Unlocking our Coastal Heritage’...

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Helicopter wreckage removed from Glasgow pub

The wreckage of a helicopter which crashed into a busy pub in Glasgow has been removed by rescue services.

At least nine people are thought to have been killed when the helicopter crashed onto The Clutha around 10:30 on Friday night.

Police have said that they cannot rule out the possibility of more bodies being found as they continue to clear the scene. A ninth body was...

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Ninth body found in helicopter crash

A ninth body has been recovered from the wreckage of the Clutha pub in Glasgow which was crashed into by a helicopter on Friday night.

Police have said that they cannot rule out the possibility of more bodies being found as they continue to clear the scene.

Three people on board the helicopter have died and at least six pub patrons have been confirmed as dead.

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Eight confirmed dead after police helicopter crashes into pub

Four of the eight people who died when a police helicopter crashed into a Glasgow pub on Friday have been named.

Police confirmed the three helicopter crew were among the dead, they were pilot David Traill, 51, and Police Constables Kirsty Nelis, 36, and 43-year-old Tony Collins. Gary Arthur, 48, from the Paisley area, has been named as among five people who died in The Clutha bar....

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South west forces agree regional forensic collaboration

Exeter will be the base for one of three regional centres for police forensic services after the five south west police forces agreed to a new streamlined state-of-the-art service.

Currently each force has both fingerprint and chemical laboratories but under the new agreement this will reduce to three with fingerprint services being delivered in Exeter and Portishead and the chemical...

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Paignton Pier on sale for £1.8 million

Paignton pier is to be sold off for around £1.8 million by current owners.

The pier is currently owned by Mitchell Leisure Investments, who have operated the stores and arcade on the pier since 1994.

In this time the company has spent more than £1.8m investing in the pier including an extension of the arcade and a restoration of the pier’s open decking.

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Floods cost UK economy nearly £600 million

One year on from some of the worst flooding in 2012, latest research by the Environment Agency reveals that last year’s record-breaking wet year in England could have cost the UK economy close to £600 million.

The overall financial cost to businesses of the extreme weather was up to £200 million as total commercial property and contents damage totalled up to £84 million, and further...

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Social media speculators double Bitcoin value

The value of online currency Bitcoin has exploded as speculators push its trading price above £600 per coin.

The value of the currency has risen sharply-doubling since last week alone- after attracting attention on social media sites such as Reddit and twitter with the worth of the currency gaining 80 times as much real value since the beginning of this year.

Bitcoin, as a...

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