Two highly trained German Shepard police dogs died in a car on Tuesday after being left in temperatures that reached 29.4C. They were left in a private vehicle while the handler, who was on duty, went into the police station. The dogs were later found dead. The police force had recently just spent £300,000 on state of the art kennels.

The officer who has not been suspended is at home on leave for now but the police force confirmed that he could face prosecution which carries a maximum term of six months in prison and a £20,000 fine.

“I think there will be some retribution for this at some point in the future, but I know the team will be mortified. It’s a very close-knit team. It’s tragic when you consider we have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on kennels. Unfortunately tragedies do happen,” said Councillor John Clarke, chairman of Nottinghamshire Police Authority.

Nottinghamshire Police said that they have had a lot of phone calls from members of the public voicing their opinions on the matter. Chief Superintendent Ak Khan said that the matter will be investigated and that they want to learn from this tragedy so it never happens again.

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Early reports from the BEA (the French air incident investigation bureau) suggest that the Air France plane bound for Paris was intact before it hit the water. “The plane appears to have hit the surface of the water in flying position with a strong vertical acceleration,” said Alain Bouillard from BEA.

He went on to say that he believed the plane struck the ocean on its belly, and that life jackets had not been worn. This is the first inquiry so far into the incident, which has claimed 228 lives.

The accident of Air France Flight 447 on 1st June is the worst recorded in Air France history.

There had been early reports suggesting that there was a problem with the Airbus’s speed sensors or pitot tubes which could have caused the plane to stall or fly extremely fast, resulting in a high altitude break up.

The black box from this flight has still to be recovered and on 17th June Brazil called off their search. France however, still have their submarine and boats in the area on a final mission to find the elusive box.

Investigators are sifting through the wreckage that has been recovered in the hope of finding the cause of the plane crash, while autopsies are being carried out on the bodies that were recovered.

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A recent proposal for a landing charge increase of 13 per cent for Dublin Airport has incensed Ryanair and Aer Lingus. However the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) said that if the new price came into effect their fees would still be among the lowest in Europe.

The new landing fees would come into force for the start of next year and would be only 96 cents per passenger. Even so there would still be another rise in charges after Terminal 2 begins operating scheduled for early 2010.

The new proposal has been put up for debate by the DAA before they make a final decision on the new charges, but Ryanair and Aer Lingus have already started a campaign in protest at the E10 travel tax. “’The DAA is currently investing €1.2 billion in new facilities to improve the passenger experience at Dublin Airport and deliver increased efficiencies for airlines, and has to be adequately remunerated for this investment programme,” said a statement on behalf of Dublin Airport.

In the past 20 years Dublin Airport charges have actually fallen by 30 per cent and the DAA added that they would still be one of the lowest in Europe; at least until 2014.

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Stansted Airport has recently been acknowledged for it efforts in trying to reduce noise pollution to the area. It followed an audit by Uttlesford District Council of its Flight Evaluation Unit (FEU).

The independent review looked into how Stansted’s FEU handled and reacted to noise levels. The team was judged by the environmental team to be well run and properly responsive to complaints.

“I’m delighted with the outcome of the audit, and thank Uttlesford District Council for its thoroughness in carrying out the study. I’d also like to thank those in the community who help and advise us. We understand aircraft noise can be a real concern for people and we’ll continue to work hard to minimise the effects as far as we possibly can,” said Graeme Wade, noise communication manager for Stansted Airport.

Just recently Stansted Airport conducted the most public consultation they have ever on noise pollution in the surrounding area. Now they want to know what the public think to their Noise Action Plan by filling out an online questionnaire. The FEU at Stansted deal with complaints about noise from planes, they look into routes and heights of aircraft and assess how much noise is produced in certain locations.

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Community wardens have been employed to patrol the sand dunes and foreshore at Studland Bay in Dorset in an effort to make locals and people visiting the area feel safer.

The three wardens have been specially trained by the police in noticing sexual misconduct or when persons are bringing naturism into disrepute. The wardens have come about through a multiple joint venture between Dorset Police, The National trust and Studland Beach Users Action Group (SBUAG).

The three will patrol the area in addition to the police and beach rangers and will act as another set of eyes, also offering help and advice to all that come to the bay.

“They will be a point of contact in incidents that may occur on the beaches such as littering, unauthorised fires and barbecues, dog fouling, illegal parking, sexual misconduct or incidents which threaten to bring naturism into disrepute. The trio will be highly visible in bright yellow T-shirts and will work alongside existing officers from Dorset Police,” said a Dorset Police spokesperson.

The team of wardens will be in the bay in July an August. Uniformed police officers will still be visible in the bay area as will beach rangers that regularly patrol the beach on quad bikes.

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After a £70,000 check-in refurb was unveiled at Doncaster’s Robin Hood Airport, tour operators Thomson and First Choice, both owned by TUI UK announced new routes using the airport. The change has included a dedicated customer service counter for the two companies, four branded check-in desks and a play area for the children.

This was all in addition to TUI announcing that as from next year they will be offering flights from Robin Hood Airport to Lanzarote, Turkey and Tunisia. All the flight will be available with no stop-overs direct from Doncaster for the first time.

“We’ve been working closely with the tour operator on this initiative for some time, wanting to create the Thomson/First Choice experience from the moment passengers arrive to the time they board their aircraft. The news they will be operating additional routes next summer further demonstrates their commitment to the airport and to the region, giving passengers even more opportunities to fly from their local airport,” said Neil Pakey, deputy chief executive for Peel Airports.

This comes as another improvement from TUI who are also launching a new service for Thomson customers called MyThomson where all your travel needs are found on one web page including direction to the airport from, checklist and much more.

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New EU rules this summer will mean that you will not pay as much when phoning home ever again.

Results from a new survey have revealed that 38 per cent of Brits did not know that from the 1st July international roaming calls within the EU will be capped at a maximum of 38p per minute for outgoing calls and 17p a minute for incoming. Additionally texts will be limited to around 10p per message.

This is great news for Brits holidaying in the EU this summer but for those who like to browse the web on their phone, they should be careful as this has not come under the new ruling. Vodaphone have jumped on the new ruling and are offering free roaming for the first three months of summer.

For those with Vodaphone travelling a little further afield to Australia or New Zealand they will also receive the great free roaming deal on texts, phone calls, and picture messaging which makes the price no different to if you was in your living room.

Carphone Warehouse who compiled the survey earlier this year expect rival mobile operators like T-Mobile, Orange and 3 to match the same kind of offer for their customers.

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British Airways (BA) had hoped that Wednesday night would be the end to talks with its staff’s main trade union hoping that they would agree to the job losses of 3,500 employees among other measures. However talks finished with no agreement and BA were set to return Thursday for further discussions.

If an agreement is not met between the two, there could be a vote on strike action which would cause chaos during the summer months. The unions are thought to want the changes only on a temporarily basis until BA is in a stronger position after the recession is over. However BA are said to want the conditions permanent.

In talks earlier this month BA had asked its 40,000 staff if they would consider working for free, less hours or take some un-paid leave to help the company out. Around 7,000 staff responded positively with 800 willing to work for free. Willie Walsh, chief executive of BA and some non-executive directors also offered to work for free in the month of July. This coupled with the employees who volunteered their efforts is expected to save the company millions of pounds.

Unions said that the staff were bullied into making the choice of pay cuts and the like, a charge that BA later denied.

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If you are travelling to the US this year you’ll find that Hertz have added two new vehicles to their range of rental cars. The Hertz luxury collection, which includes cars by Audi, Cadillac and Lincoln, now includes the Mercedes C-Class and the GLK350.

“The Prestige Collection continues to be a popular choice among our customers. The C-Class and GLK350 fit wonderfully into the Collection providing customers seeking an exciting driving experience with an edgy sedan or a perfect-sized SUV for family road trips,” said President of Vehicle Rental and Leasing, for the Americas and Pacific, Joseph Nothwang.

The C-Class is a great choice of car with its sporty lines it also has a high powered V6 engine with an automatic seven speed gearbox to power you around. The wheels compliment the rest of the car and are 17 inch five spoke alloys. Inside there is Bluetooth technology and a five inch display screen for all the little gadgets on offer. Entertainment and the onboard phone can all be controlled by steering wheel controls for better driving safety.

The Mercedes GLK350 is the latest 2010 model and has some great advances. It has all the features of the C-Class plus moulded running boards and a roof rack. It glides around effortlessly on a 3.5 litre V6 engine and is great for groups or families.

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Because of falling sales, Virgin has taken the steps to reduce their winter flight schedule by around seven per cent compared to 2008. As a result of this they have also said that staff numbers would be cut and talks with workers would begin shortly.

Two routes that will be discontinued are the daily Heathrow Chicago trip for the winter of 2009/10 and one of the two Heathrow Hong Kong services it operates. They added that other routes will be affected during the winter months in terms of frequency.

Airlines are one of the major industries that have been hit by the current recession. In May this year British Airways (BA) took the unusual steps of removing first class seating in four of its long haul jets because of poor sales that make up a majority of the airlines profits. In 2008 both BA and Virgin cut their prices to lowest they have been sine the 1980s in an effort to fill rows of empty seats.

“The outlook for the industry is as bleak as ever and all airlines are having to shrink their businesses. The fittest will survive and be in a stronger position when the economy grows. We will look to minimise the number of compulsory redundancies and ensure we treat our staff as fairly as possible,” said Steve Ridgway, chief executive for Virgin Atlantic.

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