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Offline Maik

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19/01/17
« on: Thursday, 19 January, 2017 @ 16:54:47 »
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Trainose sale is formally signed

The sale of 100 percent of railway services operator Trainose to Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FSI) was formally signed in Athens on Wednesday, in the absence of any cabinet members or journalists, completing a crucial privatization project that rids the state of a loss-making entity.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/215406/article/ekathimerini/business/trainose-sale-is-formally-signed


Heard this doesn't include the (ageing) rolling stock.

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« Reply #1 on: Thursday, 19 January, 2017 @ 17:16:11 »
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Police officer found with £700,000 of drugs at his home, court told

A police inspector responsible for disposing of seized drugs was found with an estimated £700,000 worth of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis at his home, a trial has heard.

A jury at Leeds crown court was told that Insp Keith Boots, 55, was responsible for disposing of confiscated drugs for West Yorkshire police in Bradford but instead stole large quantities to supply to others.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/19/police-officer-found-700000-of-drugs-at-his-home-court-told-bradford-keith-boots

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Re: 19/01/17
« Reply #2 on: Thursday, 19 January, 2017 @ 17:16:41 »
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Trainose sale is formally signed

The sale of 100 percent of railway services operator Trainose to Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FSI) was formally signed in Athens on Wednesday, in the absence of any cabinet members or journalists, completing a crucial privatization project that rids the state of a loss-making entity.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/215406/article/ekathimerini/business/trainose-sale-is-formally-signed


Heard this doesn't include the (ageing) rolling stock.

Selling to the Italian State Railway is privatisation??!  :hmm:

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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, 19 January, 2017 @ 17:39:15 »
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Cybercrime and fraud scale revealed in annual figures

There were an estimated 3.6 million cases of fraud and two million computer misuse offences in a year, according to an official survey.

The Crime Survey for England and Wales included the offences for the first time in its annual report, which covered the year to September.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38675683

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Re: 19/01/17
« Reply #4 on: Thursday, 19 January, 2017 @ 18:25:30 »
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Why are we running out of courgettes?

The cost of imported vegetables such as courgettes, lettuce, and broccoli is going up because of bad weather in Europe.

Supermarkets have also told the BBC there are concerns over the supply of fresh food.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38674944

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« Reply #5 on: Friday, 20 January, 2017 @ 13:54:20 »
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Why are we running out of courgettes?

The cost of imported vegetables such as courgettes, lettuce, and broccoli is going up because of bad weather in Europe.

Supermarkets have also told the BBC there are concerns over the supply of fresh food.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38674944

Typical bloody foreigners!  ;)

Tony