QuotedData’s economic round up – November 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – November 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any of the companies mentioned. Kindly sponsored by Martin Currie November Economic and Political Roundup Roundup The UK was, once again, one of the weakest...
Cause of death of Mum-of-three whose decomposing body was hidden in an airing cupboard will never be known
The cause of death of a mum-of-three whose decomposing body was hidden in an airing cupboard for over a year will never be known, an inquest heard. The body of Victoria Cherry, 44 , was in such a bad condition that no definitive verdict could be reached. Worried family reported the Victoria missing to police in October, 2015 but her body wasn't found by police until January this year - 15 months after it was concealed. In June, Andrew...
Ship pilot looked out of wrong window causing horrific damage to transporter ship
A sea pilot who caused a £1m crash which left a 40ft gaping HOLE in the hull of a ship was "disorientated" when he looked through the wrong WINDOW, a court heard. Gehan Sirimanne, 63, was piloting a car transporter ship which ploughed into the Primula Seaways ferry causing considerable damage. Hull Crown Court, East Yorks., heard Sirimanne had accidentally set the ship's route directly into the path of the incoming ferry. He had looked through an off-axis window -...
Driver behind the wheel in a fatal car crash has blamed the accident on his specs
A pensioner who tried to blame Specsavers for a crash that killed a motorcyclist has been convicted of causing death by careless driving. William Searle, 74, had his eyes tested two weeks before he fatally collided with victim Jerry Daniell last year. He told a court he "did not see" the 53 year-old as he pulled off a garage forecourt into his path. He said: "I had been to Specsavers and had my eyes checked. They never said anything about...
Ex-PM Gordon Brown has backed…Jeremy Corbyn
In a full about turn, Gordon Brown, has now decided that Jeremy Corbyn is a the right person to lead the UK out of it’s troubled times. As the Conservative Party falls apart, the current Labour leader seems to be edging closer to Number 10, each day. Brown, whose leadership of the country was fraught with setbacks, said that Corbyn’s war on rising inequality and stagnant wages was “absolutely right.” Mr Brown said: ““Jeremy is a phenomenon. Mr Corbyn was...
12th-century castle straight out of the pages of a fairy tale up for grabs for £1.5 million.
House-hunters who want a property fit for a king have got the chance to buy their very own CASTLE for £1.5 million – which also comes with the title of Lord and Lady. Wilton Castle in Herefordshire is located on the bank of the River Wye, in the heart of the Wye Valley. The purchase of the castle also comes with the chance to be known as Lord or Lady of Wilton Castle. Originally the dramatic motte-and-bailey castle was...
Family left devastated after losing everything including their pets in horrendous fire
A family has been left devastated after a fire caused by a tumble dryer ripped through their home destroying everything and killing their pet cats. Alan Beal and partner Nikki Coop, both 35, were not contents insured and believe they have "lost 99 per cent" of their belongings in the horror blaze. The fire happened while no one was home, and is believed to have been sparked by a faulty 10-year-old tumble dryer. Alan had loaded the dryer while...
Newborn baby has become an uncle just 36-hours-old after his niece was born next door.
A newborn baby has become an uncle at just 36-hours-old after his niece was born in the next room. Little Callum Scrimshaw was given the extra responsibility as his mum Laura, 35, went into labour at the same time as his big sister Sharmaine, 17. Sharmaine gave birth to Callum's niece Khara-Louise only a matter of metres away from where the baby uncle was resting at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Shocked Laura and husband Steven from Rosyth, Fife, were...
Seven police officers were treated in hospital after chemical hazard alert
Seven police officers were treated in hospital today and around 60 people evacuated from their homes after a chemical hazard alert in an upmarket road. The incident began around 5am as police conducted what they described as 'a routine arrest' at an address where surrounding properties are worth £1.2 million. The occupant of the Oxford house alerted them to a potential chemical hazard at his property and neighbours were roused from their beds and evacuated. Seven police officers suffered minor...