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16/08/2012
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Mixed Fortunes For UK Magazines
Private Eye was again the best-performing news magazine in the first half of 2012, with sales up by nearly 10% over last year as the title benefited from magazine's 50th anniversary and the fallout from the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.
The satirical current affairs fortnightly sold 226,046 on average, ahead 9.6% on the year, according to the latest official figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
Meanwhile, “lads mag” Nuts fell under 100,000 sales a week in the first half of 2012.
The IPC Media title shed 21% of its circulation compared to the previous six months, to 90,134. This was a 20.9% year-on-year decline.
Body Found Of Missing Cheshire Runner
The body of a runner from Cheshire who went missing during an off-road race in southern Greece in April has been found on a mountainside.
The Greek volunteer rescue organisation GAIA Alert confirmed John Lawton's body had been identified.
It said the coroner had been notified and his body had been moved to Kalamata Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Peter Rowley, volunteer for GAIA Alert, which led the search, said: "He was found quite a distance away from checkpoint four on the race route, around four hours steady climb up a gorge."
HMRC Sieze 25,000 Bottles Of Red Wine
More than 25,000 bottles of red wine have been seized by customs in Newport in a crackdown on alcohol smuggling.
The haul at a container storage site in the docks area also included 67,000 cigarettes and 92kg of tobacco.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said the haul, including 25,175 bottles of Corte Dorata, evaded duty worth around £90,000.
A van, tractor unit and trailer were also seized in the raid but no-one has been arrested.
(H/GK)
Private Eye was again the best-performing news magazine in the first half of 2012, with sales up by nearly 10% over last year as the title benefited from magazine's 50th anniversary and the fallout from the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.
The satirical current affairs fortnightly sold 226,046 on average, ahead 9.6% on the year, according to the latest official figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
Meanwhile, “lads mag” Nuts fell under 100,000 sales a week in the first half of 2012.
The IPC Media title shed 21% of its circulation compared to the previous six months, to 90,134. This was a 20.9% year-on-year decline.
Body Found Of Missing Cheshire Runner
The body of a runner from Cheshire who went missing during an off-road race in southern Greece in April has been found on a mountainside.
The Greek volunteer rescue organisation GAIA Alert confirmed John Lawton's body had been identified.
It said the coroner had been notified and his body had been moved to Kalamata Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Peter Rowley, volunteer for GAIA Alert, which led the search, said: "He was found quite a distance away from checkpoint four on the race route, around four hours steady climb up a gorge."
HMRC Sieze 25,000 Bottles Of Red Wine
More than 25,000 bottles of red wine have been seized by customs in Newport in a crackdown on alcohol smuggling.
The haul at a container storage site in the docks area also included 67,000 cigarettes and 92kg of tobacco.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said the haul, including 25,175 bottles of Corte Dorata, evaded duty worth around £90,000.
A van, tractor unit and trailer were also seized in the raid but no-one has been arrested.
(H/GK)
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