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- Social services failures in case of Khyra Ishaq
- Blues: McFadden will stay put
- Somalia: British Press Reports Cannot Discourage Me – Former Interior…
- Hit by slowdown UK property investors look to India
- Tata to sign JLR deal next week: Report
- Human resources
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Louisville Courier-Journal – May 29, 2008
41 percent between 2000 and 2005. The average per capita footprint of the 100largest metro areas and of the nation increased 1. 2 percent during this time respectively… 3 percent between 2000 and 2005 compared to a slight decrease of 0. 7 percent in the 100 largest metro areas. Snapshot 2005 The average resident in metropolitan Birmingham-Hoover emitted 2. 901 tons of carbon from highway transportation and residential energy in 2005 (rank 79th). This compares with 2. 24 tons of carbon emitted by the average 100-metro resident and 2. 60 tons of carbon emitted by the average American from transportation and residential energy.
Social services failures in case of Khyra Ishaq
Times nline – May 29, 2008
This has been done so that correct url isgenerated if we are coming from a section or topic –>Rosemary Bennett Social Affairs Correspondentdiv#related-article-links p a div#related-article-links p a:visited {color:#06c;}Police and social services failed to visit seven-year-old Khyra Ishaq in thefour months before she apparently starved to death despite an initial“welfare check” on the family in January a court heard yesterday. Khyra was removed from school in December and a few weeks later in Januaryteachers and the police separately visited the family home in Handsworthwhere she lived with her mother her mother’s partner and five siblings tocheck on their welfare. Birmingham Crown Court heard that no follow-up visits were made. Therevelation will put further pressure on the city council’s social servicesto explain why the girl was not considered to be at any risk and no furthercontact was made. Angela Gordon 29 Khyra’s mother and Junaid Abuhamza 33 Ms Gordon’spartner were accused of starving Khrya to death. They appeared in court viaa video link. They were charged with “causing or allowing” Khyra’s deathbetween May 9 and May 17 contrary to section five of the 2004 DomesticViolence Crime and Victims Act… The prosecution have about eight weeks to assembleall the evidence they will rely on. ”Paramedics have said Khyra was a found in a severely emaciated state alongwith five of her siblings. She was taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospitalbut died in the early hours of May 17. The other children have been takeninto care. The Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board has set up a serious case reviewinto whether social services failed in their duty of care to the girl. Untilyesterday’s hearing it was unclear whether or not social workers hadvisited the family. Hayley Firman for the prosecution said: “The last timeoutside agencies had contact with them was when the girl was taken out ofschool in December.
Blues: McFadden will stay put
4TheGame – May 29, 2008
He told the Birmingham Mail: “The one thing I feel about James is that he’s a man of his word. He doesn’t mess about. If he wanted to go I’m sure he would come and say ‘look I would like to move’. “I think he would be up-front with us and I’m sure if he was unhappy about anything here he would be first to let us know in the correct manner. “And by the same token if something happens and James says ‘look I’d rather be playing in the Premier League’ I’m sure he would come and do things the right way as well.
Somalia: British Press Reports Cannot Discourage Me – Former Interior…
AllAfrica.com – May 29, 2008
He comes back for regular check-ups staying with relatives in Kilburn North-West London. Somalia’s deputy police chief Ahmed Hashi Tajir originally from the Netherlands spent six years living in Birmingham where he worked for a car parts firm. His family remain in Spark Hill in Birmingham where they receive child tax credit because his police salary – which is also subsidised by Britain via a UN programme – is low. He said: ‘I was in Birmingham for six years. It is more open than Holland. England more open yeah. And I was getting very very good pay – £1500 every four weeks… Somalia’s deputy police chief Ahmed Hashi Tajir originally from the Netherlands spent six years living in Birmingham where he worked for a car parts firm. His family remain in Spark Hill in Birmingham where they receive child tax credit because his police salary – which is also subsidised by Britain via a UN programme – is low. He said: ‘I was in Birmingham for six years. It is more open than Holland. England more open yeah. And I was getting very very good pay – £1500 every four weeks. Plus attendance allowance.
Hit by slowdown UK property investors look to India
Economic Times – May 29, 2008
The investors here are alsocourted by Indian builders and property agents who organise exhibitions inLondon Manchester Birmingham andLeicester. Merrill Lynchconsultants have predicted a 700 per cent increase in the Indian property marketby 2015. In Birmingham aseminar was organised yesterday by Navyroof. com a company that highlightsinvestment opportunities in the most up-and-coming areas of India to the UK. It offers potential investorsadvice on how they could benefit from investing in India’s thriving housingsector. At the seminarinformation was provided on the Indian economy and the sustainable factorsdriving its rapid growth. Also highlighted were the areas likely to give thegreatest capital appreciation on investment.
Tata to sign JLR deal next week: Report
Times of India – May 29, 2008
3 billion dollaracquisition of British luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover by next week a mediareport said on Thursday. According to the Birmingham Post newspaper Tataexecutives including the managing director of Tata Motors Ravi Kant are set totravel to the Midlands for a joint signing ceremony with bosses of US car makerFord the current owner of JLR. “The signing is imminent” thenewspaper said in an article published in its online edition. nWednesday Ravi Kant had said the company is in the process of completing theJaguar and Land Rover deal in the current quarter. Tata Motors theauto arm of Tata Group had announced in March that it has entered into adefinitive agreement with Ford to acquire Jaguar and Land Rover. Inthe report Birmingham Post said thesigning ceremony is likely to be a low key affair without any “razzmatazz”normally associated with such massive deals… nWednesday Ravi Kant had said the company is in the process of completing theJaguar and Land Rover deal in the current quarter. Tata Motors theauto arm of Tata Group had announced in March that it has entered into adefinitive agreement with Ford to acquire Jaguar and Land Rover. Inthe report Birmingham Post said thesigning ceremony is likely to be a low key affair without any “razzmatazz”normally associated with such massive deals. “There has beenspeculation that Tata India’s largest vehicle maker could be worried at whatresponse it might get to a high profile ceremony lauding the takeover of aniconic British asset by a foreign group at a time of global credit crunch andeconomic slowdown” the newspaper noted. Tata Motors on Wednesdayannounced a consolidated net profit of Rs 2167. 70 crore for the year endedMarch 31 a marginal decline compared to the previous fiscal. It had aconsolidated net profit of Rs 2169.
Human resources
al.com – May 29, 2008
Drennen III has joined First Commercial Bank assenior vice president in the commercial and industriallending area. He was a senior vice president at Wachovia. BUSINESSES AQ2 Technologies a Birmingham-based provider of automatedpayment and deposit software solutions has receivedcertification as a Kintera Connect partner offeringnonprofits the ability to integrate paper and online giftand donation records. The VAP cholesterol test developed by Atherotech Inc. aBirmingham-based cardio-diagnostic company is now availableto beneficiaries enrolled in the Military Health Systemthrough Tricare the Department of Defense’s healthcare plan for the uniformed services retirees and theirfamilies. Harris & Doyle Homes LLC has been named as a builderfor Longmeadow a 400-home development in Trussville. Longmeadow recently opened its pool and clubhouse.
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