Glasgow Bin Lorry Crash: Panic Inside The Cab

Four Die In Coach Crash And Motorway Pile-Up

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Four people have been killed in two major accidents on two of the country's busiest motorways.

Three men were killed after a double-decker coach collided with their stationary car on the M1 in Bedfordshire.

Their vehicle was on the hard shoulder between junctions 12 and 13 when the collision occurred at 6.46am this morning.

A fourth man has been taken to a hospital in Oxford with serious injuries, but nobody on board the coach was hurt. The northbound carriageway of the M1 has now reopened to the public.

The coach driver has been arrested in connection with the crash, and is being interviewed by police in Luton.

Meanwhile, one man has died in a pile-up on the M40, with another fighting for their life in hospital. Six people were seriously hurt, and as many as 45 people have been left with minor injuries.

The crash occurred just before 7.50am this morning on the northbound carriageway between junctions 9 and 10 in Bicester, Oxfordshire. An estimated 30 cars were involved.

That stretch of the motorway has been closed by the emergency services, and police are "hopeful" that it will reopen today.

Zara Smith, who was travelling to Stockport when traffic came to a standstill, described the scene as "carnage".

The 31-year-old said: "There was one large lorry which had jackknifed and was across three lanes of the motorway, and all these cars ahead of it. It looked like a sea of metal.

"It was really dense dog. For about half an hour before the accident, we were going in and out of patches of fog. By the time we stopped, we could only see one or two cars in front.

"We had stopped for coffee and petrol on the way and you think 'God, if we hadn't stopped we could have been in it', but you can't think that way."

Chief Inspector Henry Parsons of Thames Valley Police has confirmed the weather conditions will play a "major part" in the force's investigation - and said it is a "serious blessing" that more people were not killed in the pile-up.

"We haven't been hit by an accident this severe for many years. It does very much touch you personally - it is a horrible scene," he added.

Traffic was already busier than usual on the M40 as families began their travels for the half-term holidays.

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Ex-HSBC Boss Lord Green To Quit Industry Body

Lord Green is to step down from a financial services industry body amid claims HSBC enabled tax avoidance while he was in charge.

A former trade minister in the coalition government, the peer will step down as chairman of TheCityUK's Advisory Council with immediate effect.

He was the chairman of HSBC from 2006 to 2010, and is facing considerable pressure to answer questions about the behaviour of the bank's Swiss division.

Sir Gerry Grimstone, who will be succeeding Lord Green in his TheCityUK role, said: "Stephen Green is a man of great personal integrity who has given huge service to his country and the City.

"He doesn't want to damage the effectiveness of TheCityUK in promoting good governance and doing the right thing, so has decided to step aside from chairing our Advisory Council."

Sir Gerry also stressed that Lord Green's departure "was entirely his own decision".

In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference in Swansea, Ed Miliband will warn that "he will not back down" in his campaign on tax avoidance.

The Labour leader will also launch a fresh attack on the Prime Minister, who he claims is "turning a blind eye" to the practice, which mainly benefits the rich and powerful.

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Explosion At House Leaves Man Seriously Hurt

A man is undergoing surgery after suffering serious injuries in an explosion at a house.

The blast happened in Coleford, in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.

The 43-year-old was on his own at the house and was rescued by fire crews.

His neighbours were evacuated after the explosion, which was reported at around 7.40am.

A police spokesman said: "A 43-year-old Gloucestershire man was found at the property in High Nash with serious injuries and taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol. He is currently undergoing surgery.

"The property is being examined by structural engineers and the cause of the explosion is being investigated."

The house is close to the town's fire station.

A Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said officers were waiting for the building to be declared safe before going in to begin the investigation.

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Man Arrested Over Alleged Links With IS

A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being a member or supporter of Islamic State.

The suspect was detained at a property in Newham, east London on Saturday morning by officers from Scotland Yard's Counter Terrorism Command.

He has been taken into custody at a south London police station, where he is being questioned.

He is also suspected of collecting information which may be useful to someone who commits or prepares acts of terrorism and of encouraging acts of terrorism.

Islamic State, which is staging a conflict in Iraq and Syria where it wants to create an Islamic caliphate, was named as a banned organisation in the UK in June last year.

The group has released a number of videos showing the murders of Western hostages, including British aid workers Alan Henning, 47, and David Haines, 44.

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Glasgow Bin Lorry Crash: Panic Inside The Cab

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By James Matthews, Scotland Correspondent

Frantic attempts were made to stop a Glasgow bin lorry as it killed six people last December, Sky News has learned.

Two men were inside the cab with the driver at the time, desperately trying to rouse him after he had collapsed.

The pair, who Sky News has chosen not to name, shouted to him that he was killing people and shook him.

But their efforts were hampered by a metal rail inside the cab, which separates the driver and the crew, who sit on a raised bench in the rear.

It presented an obstacle and inflicted injuries on at least one of the pair as they were jostled by the erratic movement of the vehicle.

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Gallery: Victims Of Glasgow Bin Lorry Crash

Jacqueline Morton, 51, who had left work early to collect her granddaughters

Stephenie Tait, 29, was a teacher at St Philomena's Primary school

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Gillian Ewing, 52, was also killed in the accident

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Jack Sweeney, 68, from Dumbarton, was killed along with his wife and granddaughter

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Erin McQuade, 18, with her grandmother Lorraine Sweeney, aged 69

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A succession of collisions meant the driver's weight shifted on the steering wheel which, in turn, caused sudden changes in the lorry's course.

There was an air-brake in the cab which slowly reduces speed but neither of the two crew was trained in how to drive the bin lorry and so neither knew how to bring it to a halt.

The vehicle only came to rest after crashing into the Millennium Hotel in Glasgow's George Square.

The two crew members first realised something was wrong after they had stopped to make the penultimate pick-up of their round outside the Primark store in Queen Street.

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Gallery: Images From The Scene In Glasgow After The Bin Lorry Crash

The lorry crashed into the Millennium Hotel at the top of Queen Street in the city centre

One police officer said it first mounted the pavement 300 metres down the street

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As the vehicle set off again, it swerved and then proceeded on its fatal journey, about 400 metres towards George Square.

The driver has been named as 58-year-old Harry Clarke and he has spoken of how the victims were on his mind "every minute of every day".

Following the incident, a blood sample was taken from him and he tested negative for drink-driving.

He has since reportedly said that he was diagnosed with a heart condition following the crash on 22 December last year.

Examination of on-board monitoring equipment showed it travelled at just over 20mph for roughly 40 seconds as the tragedy unfolded.

As a bin lorry driver, he was routinely required to insert a driver's tacho-card - a digital device that records a driver's details such as hours spent on the road and speed driven - into a dashboard slot.

He had not done so on the day of the crash.

Whether that was a factor or a minor irregularity that has no relevance to the crash will be a decision for Scotland's Crown Office.

The office is currently considering a police report on the incident. It will also decide whether or not a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) will take place into the circumstances of the crash.

The GMB Union, which represents the two crew members on board the refuse truck, has told Sky News it would welcome an inquiry.

Cal Waterson, regional organiser of GMB Scotland, said: "I wouldn't like to speculate at the moment because we're still waiting for the police report to be published but, obviously, there was pressure being put on the accelerator.

"How would the crew have been expected to prevent that? That's something that I hope a Fatal Accident Inquiry would look into and be able to come up with some recommendations whereby we can put in some overriding device in the rear of the cab or something similar."

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High-Tech Tissue Could 'Mend A Broken Heart'

Scientists are using new technology to create heart muscle patches that beat in sync with a patient's heart.

One of the major stumbling blocks with heart surgery is that grafted tissue does not always beat in sync with the rest of the heart.

But experts are now growing heart muscle cells from stem cells that contain proteins sensitive to light.

Light will then be used to control their beat.

This would reduce the effects of heart failure by cutting the chance of rhythm problems.

The groundbreaking research has brought together rival professors - Chris Denning from the UK and Lior Gepstein in Israel.

Prof Denning, from the University of Nottingham, said: "For years, Professor Gepstein and I have been competing to be the first in our field.

"But this project means that instead of each team doing the same things twice, we will be coordinating our efforts to ensure we can help heart patients as soon as possible."

The research is being funded by the British Heart Foundation and the British Council's Britain Israel Research and Academic Exchange partnership.

"The grant ensures we can work on a very promising technique for solving one of the major challenges in regenerative medicine to mend a broken heart," Prof Denning added.

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Obese Could Lose Benefits Unless They Diet

By Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent

Obese people could lose benefits worth up to £100 a week if they refuse to diet, as a review into sickness payments is ordered by David Cameron.

Drug addicts and alcoholics could also lose benefits if they refuse treatment that would help them get a job, in a move aimed at stopping people claiming as a "lifestyle" choice.

"Too many people are stuck on sickness benefits because of issues that could be addressed but instead are not," said the Prime Minister.

"Some have drug or alcohol problems, but refuse treatment.

"In other cases people have problems with their weight that could be addressed, but instead a life on benefits rather than work becomes the choice.

"It is not fair to ask hardworking taxpayers to fund the benefits of people who refuse to accept the support and treatment that could help them get back to a life of work.

"The next Conservative government is determined to make sure that the hardest to help get the support they need to get them back to a fulfilling life."

Ministers estimate there are almost 100,000 people claiming sickness benefits on the grounds of treatable conditions such as drug or alcohol addiction, or obesity.

At present, there is no requirement for such people to undertake treatment, meaning it is possible to claim without making efforts at recovery.

Of the 2.5 million claiming sickness benefits, about 1.5 million have been claiming for more than five years.

Mr Cameron says he has asked Professor Dame Carol Black to undertake a rapid review in to how best to help those suffering from long-term yet treatable conditions back in to work.

"In particular, I have asked her to consider whether people should face the threat of a reduction in benefits if they refuse to engage with a recommended treatment plan," he said.

"It is vital that people who would benefit from treatment get the medical help they need."

Professor Black, a leading Government adviser on health, work and welfare, said: "I am deeply interested in trying to overcome the challenges these types of benefit claimants pose.

"These people, in addition to their long-term conditions and lifestyle issues, suffer the great disadvantage of not being engaged in the world of work, such an important feature of society."

Explaining the reasons for the threat to axe benefits from the obese, drug addicts and alcoholics, a Government source said: "As well as the unwarranted expense, this represents an unproductive waste of human potential."

Tam Fry from the National Obesity Forum told Sky News: "Obesity is the issue which might bring down the NHS.

"We have the most appalling problem and so far the coalition government have done absolutely nothing serious about it. If this is a sign they are taking obesity serious then I think this is something they should be considering."

He added: "You've got to be very careful about how you do it because all those people who are fat because they have a metabolic and a medical syndrome attached to it, they have got to be protected.

"But for the people who just eat and eat and eat and refuse to take any kind of treatment, then I think there is a salvo that has to be fired across their bows."

However, disability campaigner Ellen Clifford was outraged by Mr Cameron's proposal, telling Sky News: "If you threaten taking away people's benefits that's not actually going to help people. It didn't work in the Victorian times, it's not going to work now.

"That isn't going to suddenly snap people out of an enduring condition. It's punitive and it's savage."

And former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell, who had a well-publicised battle with booze and is an Alcohol Concern ambassador, criticised the proposal as a "stupid little stunt".

He said the Prime Minister was "pathetic" and was not taking the problem of addiction seriously.

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Sham Wedding Groom Forgot Bride's Name

A couple arrested as they attempted to stage a bogus wedding have been jailed for immigration offences - after the would-be groom was unable to remember his bride's name.

Pakistani Zubair Khan, 28, and Hungarian Beata Szilagyi, 33, were detained minutes before the sham marriage ceremony, the Home Office said.

They were exposed after Khan had to make a phone call to the marriage fixer, Khaliq Dad Khan, to check his bride's name during a meeting with the registrar before the wedding was due to go ahead.

The registrar then notified authorities and the bride and groom were detained on the spot at Hull Register Office last October.

Zubair Khan, of London, was jailed for 20 months and Szilagyi, of Hull, was sentenced to 17 months at Hull Crown Court on Friday.

They both admitted conspiracy to facilitate a breach of immigration law.

Khaliq Dad Khan, 48, who lived with the groom, was jailed for 20 months after pleading guilty to the same charge.

Andy Sharpe, from Immigration Enforcement Criminal Investigations, said: "This was a farcical but nonetheless serious attempt to cheat the UK's immigration laws.

"We continue to crack down on sham marriage abuse, and we work very closely with registrars to identify suspicious marriages. We will not hesitate to act where we believe a relationship is not genuine."

Immigration and Security Minister James Brokenshire said: "The criminal gangs who try to cheat their way around our immigration laws will not escape justice."

He added that investigators had intervened in more than 2,400 suspected sham marriages in 2014 - nearly twice as many as the year before.

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Body Of AirAsia Victim Identified As Briton

A body recovered after an AirAsia airliner crashed into the Java Sea has been identified as Briton Choi Chi Man.

A Foreign Office spokesman said his family had been informed.

Mr Choi, who was 48, is thought to have been travelling on flight QZ8501 with his daughter Zoe when it came down on 28 December.

He is believed to have held a British passport, but lived in Singapore with his family.

All 155 passengers and seven crew on board died when the plane crashed during bad weather en route from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore.

At least 47 bodies have so far been recovered from the crash site.

The plane's black boxes were found last month and analysis revealed the French co-pilot Remi Plesel was in control when stall warnings began to sound.

Indonesian authorities said that the plane climbed abruptly from its cruising height before stalling.

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Tax Avoidance Row: Miliband 'Not Backing Down'

By Darren McCaffrey, Politics Reporter

Ed Miliband has pledged not to "back down" in his campaign on tax avoidance, and accused David Cameron of "turning a blind eye" to the benefit of the rich and powerful.

The Labour leader insisted he would govern "without fear or favour" after a week of bitter political wrangling over claims HSBC helped wealthy clients avoid or evade tax through its Swiss private banking arm.

He was speaking as it was announced Lord Green, the former chairman of HSBC, was to step down from a financial services industry body.

The ex-Tory trade minister, who is quitting as chairman of TheCityUK's Advisory Council, has faced considerable pressure to answer questions about the behaviour of the bank's Swiss division.

In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference in Swansea, Mr Miliband said: "It doesn't matter how much I get attacked for this, I'm not backing down.

"I will stand up to all those who stand in the way of success for working families.

"A Labour government led by me will ensure that the same rules apply to everyone, not matter how rich or how powerful they are."

Mr Miliband has faced questions about his own tax affairs, with allegations that split ownership of his parents' former home after his father's death was used to cut inheritance tax liabilities.

He also drew attention to his clashes with Boots boss Stefano Pessina and Tory donor Lord Fink, in a battle he judges is popular with voters.

"Two weeks ago, the British people were being told how to vote by a billionaire who doesn't even pay tax in the United Kingdom and has moved the HQ of his company, Boots, from Nottingham to Switzerland," he said.

"Last weekend I promised the next Labour government would tackle the scourge of tax avoidance, setting a six-month deadline for tax havens operating in UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to open up their books or face being blacklisted.

"This week, there were a series of revelations over industrial scale tax avoidance at HSBC in Switzerland which this government had known about even when it appointed its chairman as a trade minister.

"And then just on Thursday the man appointed to be Treasurer of the Conservative Party first threatened to sue me for saying he was a tax avoider then announced that 'everyone is a tax avoider' and he was just guilty of 'vanilla tax avoidance'.

"As always, this becomes a story of Westminster games: who's up, who's down, political knockabout. But in fact, this isn't really about Lord Fink, Stefano Pessina, David Cameron or me. It is about something bigger and deeper about our economy, our society and kind of country we want to live in."

Mr Miliband also outlined plans for fresh penalties and new means of closing tax avoidance loopholes.

A Conservative spokesman said: "The culture and practices of HMRC went wrong under Labour - when top bankers paid lower tax rates than their cleaners, foreigners didn't pay capital gains tax and the richest people routinely avoided paying stamp duty.

"It's David Cameron who has been clearing up Labour's mess - investing in HMRC to increase the number of prosecutions of tax dodgers, putting reform of the way multinational companies are taxed at the top of the G8 agenda and closing loopholes that the richest were exploiting under Labour."

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