September 10, 2015
QUICK RESPONSE BY POLICE CREDITED FOR ARREST OF A BURGLARY SUSPECT
Police are also reporting that quick response by officers from the Beat & Patrol Division is being credited for the arrest of a 34 year man who according to reports had burglarized a home early this Wednesday morning (September 09, 2015).…
September 10, 2015
Fire officials are battling an early morning fire in Providenciales
RTC News is learning of Structure Fire on 16 Tranquility Lane in Leeward Estate Providenciales. Police Public Relations Officer, Audley A. Astwood says the Fire Department, police and Medical unit were all informed are still on scene battling the…
September 10, 2015
British Airways blaze pilot: ‘I’m finished flying’
The pilot of a British Airways plane which caught fire at a Las Vegas airport, forcing the evacuation of 170 people on board on emergency slides, has told NBC he is "finished flying". Chris Henkey, from Reading, said he was "unlikely" to make a trip…
September 10, 2015
Pressure to release blood data ‘almost abuse’
Paula Radcliffe feels like she has been "almost abused" by calls for her to release her blood data. The former British athlete, 41, says she has been implicated by a parliamentary hearing on blood doping, following a Sunday Times investigation.…
September 10, 2015
Global food prices fall at fastest rate in seven years
Last month saw a 5.2% fall in global food prices, the biggest drop in seven years, according to the UN. Its Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) saw monthly falls in all major commodities, from milk and vegetables to oils, sugar and cereals. Food…
September 10, 2015
Uber dealt another blow over driver status
App-based taxi service Uber has been dealt another blow in a legal row that questions the status of its drivers and threatens its business model. It has emerged that a government body has already ruled that Uber drivers are employees not independent…
September 10, 2015
British trio of acts through to finals of America’s Got Talent
Three British acts have advanced to the finals of America's Got Talent, the US TV talent search. Comic and magician John van der Put, who performs as Piff the Magic Dragon, ventriloquist Paul Zerdin and Stevie Starr, The Professional Regurgitator,…
September 9, 2015
Stephen Colbert makes Late Show debut
Hollywood actor George Clooney and Republican White House contender Jeb Bush were among Colbert's first guests. The former host of Comedy Central's satire programme, The Colbert Report, opened the show with a sketch, singing the national anthem…
September 9, 2015
Apple releases iPad Pro, new Apple TV and iPhone 6S handsets
Apple has unveiled a larger iPad tablet, a TV box with its own app store and new iPhones that can detect how firmly their screens are being pressed. The firm suggested the iPad Pro was suited to work tasks, video games and both editing and watching…
September 9, 2015
Fire on British Airways
Passengers have been describing the terrifying moment a fire broke out on board their London-bound British Airways plane at Las Vegas airport.People started screaming and rushing to the front of the plane after its take-off on Tuesday was abruptly…