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16/07/2013
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No Plans For Hosepipe Ban
Despite the continuing heatwave Water UK has no plans to introduce a hosepipe ban, the BBC has reported.
Water UK represents all the UKs major water companies and have reportedly said that reservoir levels are where they should be.
BBC Spend Over £5m On Savile Inquiries
Some £5 million has been spent by the BBC on three inquiries following the Jimmy Savile revelations.
The figure was revealed in the corporation's annual report.
The three reports include, the Pollard Report (£2.8m), which investigated Newsnight after it dropped a report on Savile, the Respect at Work Review by Dinah Rose QC and Dame Janet Smith's review into the culture and practices of the BBC during the Savile years will come out later this year. This includes a detailed investigation by Dame Linda Dobbs DBE into the conduct of Stuart Hall at the BBC.
The cost of all three inquiries up to 31 March 2013 was £5.3m (including tax and VAT) which will rise when final costs are announced.
Lynda Bellingham Diagnosed With Cancer
Actor and presenter Lynda Bellingham has been diagnosed with cancer, the BBC has reported.
The 65-year-old presenter on Loose Women has postponed a UK tour of Kay Mellor's play A Passionate Woman to have treatment. No further details of her condition have been made public.
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Despite the continuing heatwave Water UK has no plans to introduce a hosepipe ban, the BBC has reported.
Water UK represents all the UKs major water companies and have reportedly said that reservoir levels are where they should be.
BBC Spend Over £5m On Savile Inquiries
Some £5 million has been spent by the BBC on three inquiries following the Jimmy Savile revelations.
The figure was revealed in the corporation's annual report.
The three reports include, the Pollard Report (£2.8m), which investigated Newsnight after it dropped a report on Savile, the Respect at Work Review by Dinah Rose QC and Dame Janet Smith's review into the culture and practices of the BBC during the Savile years will come out later this year. This includes a detailed investigation by Dame Linda Dobbs DBE into the conduct of Stuart Hall at the BBC.
The cost of all three inquiries up to 31 March 2013 was £5.3m (including tax and VAT) which will rise when final costs are announced.
Lynda Bellingham Diagnosed With Cancer
Actor and presenter Lynda Bellingham has been diagnosed with cancer, the BBC has reported.
The 65-year-old presenter on Loose Women has postponed a UK tour of Kay Mellor's play A Passionate Woman to have treatment. No further details of her condition have been made public.
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Staying cold. Any freezing fog that has formed overnight will slowly thin and disperse during the morning. Otherwise dry and bright much of the day with perhaps the odd coastal shower in the north and east. Maximum temperature 4 °C.Tonight:Dry at first with cloud thickening from the south through the evening. The odd shower, wintry over high ground, over northern counties, becoming more persistent rain over Down and Antrim. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
