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WHAT HAPPENED ON 13th May 2006?
12th May 2006
Families 'hamper organ donation'
The UK's organ donation rate is one of the lowest in western Europe because grieving relatives are reluctant to allow such procedures a study says. For every million in the population only 12 donate their organs for transplant a UK Transplant study in the British Medical Journal suggests. "The biggest obstacle (to more donations) is the high proportion of relatives who deny consent " it said. Researchers looked at all deaths in 341 intensive care units over two years.
13th May 2006
Husband in tribute to murdered Pc
The husband of special police constable Nisha Patel-Nasri stabbed to death on her doorstep said she was a woman "no- one else could touch". Fadi Nasri 32 said his 29-year-old wife was proud to wear the uniform of a police officer. "She was extremely hard-working bubbly and always on the go " he said. Mr Nasri who runs a limousine business from his home in Wembley north London confirmed his wife was killed on their third wedding anniversary.
13th May 2006
Moussaoui arrives at 'Supermax'
Al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui has been transferred to the maximum security "Supermax" prison where he is to serve his life sentence. Federal marshals escorted Moussaoui by private jet to the Colorado jail early on Saturday US officials said. Moussaoui the only man convicted of involvement in the 9/11 attacks in the US was spared the death penalty. His lawyers lodged an appeal on Friday saying Moussaoui lied when entering his guilty plea.
12th May 2006
Woman hit by sister's stolen car
The hijacked car which hit & killed a Tyneside grandmother belonged to the dead woman's sister it has emerged. Pamela Phinn was hit in Horsley Hill Road South Shields. Her two grandchildren & a 28-year-old woman were also injured. The Honda Civic was being tailed by a marked police car after a woman reported she had been forced out of it by a man armed with a screwdriver. Police are questioning a 47-year-old man arrested at the crash scene.
13th May 2006
Husband in tribute to murdered Pc
The husband of special police constable Nisha Patel-Nasri stabbed to death on her doorstep said she was a woman "no- one else could touch". Fadi Nasri 32 said his 29-year-old wife was proud to wear the uniform of a police officer. "She was extremely hard-working bubbly and always on the go " he said. Mr Nasri who runs a limousine business from his home in Wembley north London confirmed his wife was killed on their third wedding anniversary.
13th May 2006
Man remanded in road death case
A Liverpool man has appeared before magistrates in connection with the death of a Tyneside grandmother. Pamela Phinn 48 was knocked down & killed in Horsley Hill Road South Shields. Her two grandchildren & the children's mother 29 were also hurt. Paul Wales of Gorst Street Liverpool is charged with causing death by dangerous driving & other offences. The 47-year-old was remanded in custody to appear before Newcastle Crown Court on 18 May.
12th May 2006
Tories warn of 'credit card' UK
Britain is becoming a "credit card" nation where personal debt is threatening millions of families & the economy say the Tories. Shadow chancellor George Osborne says the increased availability of credit had many advantages but it could cause financial misery. He will tell the Credit Today conference in London that imaginative solutions to the problem are needed. Three million people had problems paying off debt last year he says.
13th May 2006
Husband in tribute to murdered Pc
The husband of special police constable Nisha Patel-Nasri stabbed to death on her doorstep said she was a woman "no- one else could touch". Fadi Nasri 32 said his 29-year-old wife was proud to wear the uniform of a police officer. "She was extremely hard-working bubbly and always on the go " he said. Mr Nasri who runs a limousine business from his home in Wembley north London confirmed his wife was killed on their third wedding anniversary.
13th May 2006
Mosque image problem post-7 July
The London bombings created the perception that mosques require "close attention in the war on terrorism" says the Muslim Council of Britain. A report on how attitudes towards Muslims have changed said the impression was these places of worship offer extremists a sympathetic ear. General Secretary Sir Iqbal Sacranie said it was a big challenge to change this unjustified reputation. The council discussed how to do this at a conference in Manchester.
12th May 2006
Fraser freed ahead of appeal case
Nat Fraser who was jailed for murdering his wife Arlene has been freed from prison pending an appeal. Fraser 47 was jailed for life in 2003 and told he must serve 25 years but has always protested his innocence. Evidence relating to Mrs Fraser's rings was not made available to the defence or to the court at the time of the trial it has emerged. Mrs Fraser disappeared in 1998 after waving her two children off to school in Elgin. Her body has not been found.
13th May 2006
Husband in tribute to murdered Pc
The husband of special police constable Nisha Patel-Nasri stabbed to death on her doorstep said she was a woman "no- one else could touch". Fadi Nasri 32 said his 29-year-old wife was proud to wear the uniform of a police officer. "She was extremely hard-working bubbly and always on the go " he said. Mr Nasri who runs a limousine business from his home in Wembley north London confirmed his wife was killed on their third wedding anniversary.
13th May 2006
Human rights law 'may be changed'
The UK government might have to bring in new legislation to prevent the Human Rights Act endangering public safety the lord chancellor has said. Lord Falconer said cases such as that of rapist Anthony Rice who murdered a woman while on parole raised concerns over how the law was working. The act was also cited when a court ruled nine Afghan asylum seekers who hijacked a plane could stay in the UK. Human rights groups said the current concerns were not a fault of the act.
12th May 2006
Cup ticket theft probe man bailed
A man arrested on suspicion of the theft of 1 000 FA Cup final tickets has been released on police bail. The tickets were stolen from a Royal Mail van parked outside the Everton Football Club megastore last Friday. Merseyside Police said the 36-year-old man from Anfield Liverpool was bailed pending further inquiries. Liverpool Football Club (LFC) said fans whose tickets were stolen are now to get tickets initially held for a ballot of fan card holders.
13th May 2006
Husband in tribute to murdered Pc
The husband of special police constable Nisha Patel-Nasri stabbed to death on her doorstep said she was a woman "no- one else could touch". Fadi Nasri 32 said his 29-year-old wife was proud to wear the uniform of a police officer. "She was extremely hard-working bubbly and always on the go " he said. Mr Nasri who runs a limousine business from his home in Wembley north London confirmed his wife was killed on their third wedding anniversary.
13th May 2006
Britons held in Majorca over rape
Four British tourists have been arrested in Majorca over an alleged rape the Foreign Office has said. A 22-year-old British woman has accused the men - aged between 26 & 31 from Oldham Greater Manchester - of assaulting her at a hotel in Magaluf. She is reported to have told police she met one of the men on Thursday in a bar and went back to the hotel with him. The four are being held in a jail on the island while a magistrate decides whether they should be prosecuted.
