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Max Polyakov and the Momentum Behind Britain’s Next Space-Industrial Chapter

Britain’s space story often gets pictured as big rockets, dramatic countdowns, and distant launch sites. The real momentum, though, usually starts in calmer places: an engineering workshop that learns a new manufacturing trick, a university lab that turns into a supplier, a logistics firm that...

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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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Peaches Geldof in Ian Watkins tweet trouble

Peaches Geldof could face a criminal investigation for allegedly naming two women who allowed their children to be abused by Ian Watkins on twitter.

In a tweet Geldof, 24 posted names of the two women claiming that the names had been released by the court.

The women had been granted anonymity for life and publishing their details is a criminal offense.

Police have...

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Exeter ‘Come Dine With We’ star raises money for food charity

Exeter-based PR Consultant Glen King, with clients across the South West, celebrated her TV debut on popular Channel 4 programme, ‘Come Dine with Me’ by hosting a special event to raise awareness for Exeter Foodbank.

Glen organised an evening for close friends and family at the luxurious kitchen showroom Sapphire Living Space located at Topsham which was sponsored by V-Zug. Guests were...

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Police make three more arrests in Exeter murder investigation

Police have made three further arrests in connection with the Murder of 43 year-old Stephen Crook who was killed last week (Thursday 21 November).

A 40 -year-old man from Okehampton was arrested on Monday (25 November) and a 39-year-old man and a 17-year-old youth were arrested in Conventry yesterday (26 November).

All three men are being held at Launcestion Police station, in...

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