A nationwide suicide prevention group will be laying a complaint against the Canterbury District Health Board after a woman tried to jump off a bridge twice in two hours. At around 11.30am on Sunday, Christchurch resident Hannah Carter and her partner saw a woman standing on the Wrights Road overpass in Addington. "Something didn't seem right, so we pulled over," she said. Her partner tried to talk the woman down – and when that didn't work he grabbed her by the backpack. "She just slipped it off, so he had to grab her and pull her over the railing." Carter said they took the woman back to the car while they waited for police to arrive, where it quickly became apparent she was only 19 and in serious trouble. "She was very doom and gloom, very quiet. She had horrible cuts on her arms that she'd done herself. One of them was bandaged up, and she told us it went right down to the bone." Carter was relieved when police showed up, and they told her they'd be taking the woman to … [Read more...] about Complaint against DHB after two suicide attempts in two hours
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EasyJet passengers delayed for 24-hours after being forced to get off flight TWICE – leaving hundreds ‘cold with no food’
HUNDREDS of easyJet passengers were delayed for 24 hours "without food" after their plane suffered a technical issue. Flight EZY1906 was due to take off from Agadir in Morroco at 12:21pm yesterday when the incident occurred. According to easyJet, a technical issue meant the Manchester-bound plane was unable to take off. Due to the delay, cabin crew were then unable to fly as it would exceed their legal operating hours for the day. This resulted in passengers boarding the plane twice, before it was cancelled both times. Many took to Twitter to complain about the delay, accusing the airline of cancelling the flight twice and not being kept informed. Diane Celella wrote: "Yesterday having boarded our @easyJet flight Ezy1906 #Agadir twice our flight was Cancelled. "Over the 8 hrs from boarding flight to being taken to hotel we were only offered water once no food. Hotel we were taken to was appalling, cold, no food left etc." Rufus Dentona tweeted: "Been stuck in Agadir for 24 hours now, … [Read more...] about EasyJet passengers delayed for 24-hours after being forced to get off flight TWICE – leaving hundreds ‘cold with no food’
‘Insane’ pictures show people queue outside Asda in early hours
These shocking pictures show people queuing outside two Welsh supermarkets in the early hours of Christmas Eve. In a bid beat the crowds, early morning shoppers flocked to Asda in Merthyr and Aberdare, but were faced with huge queues outside the door. The stores, which closed at 4pm on Sunday, opened their doors again at midnight for eager Christmas Eve shoppers. And keen to avoid the mad rush that is sure to hit today, scores of people turned up to wait outside the doors. This picture was taken outside the Asda superstore in Merthyr just after midnight: It shows bobble-hat and woolly-coat wearing shoppers filling the pathway outside the store, as they queue and wait for the doors to open. This - slightly blurry - picture also shows shoppers queuing outside the Asda store in Aberdare at around 12.09am on Christmas Eve: Kevin Connelly, who posted the pictures on Facebook, wrote: "This is insane - what the hell is wrong with people." So what are Asda's opening hours over the Christmas … [Read more...] about ‘Insane’ pictures show people queue outside Asda in early hours
Bevan part of 24 hour race team
PUBLISHED: 10:30 15 June 2011 24 hour quad bike race. James Bevan of West Hill. Archant Team Keitch ATV – consisting of four local quad racers – Chris Keitch from Dunkeswell, James Bevan from West Hill and Ami and Jack Price Draper from Plymouth, all riding Keitch Suzuki LT-R450 quads – took up the challenge of the 24 hour, non-stop quad race in Guilberville, France, last weekend. They were the first English riders to take part.The 5km track consisted of 3km of woodland, the rest of the track being open fields and a tarmac section – a good flowing track.After a siting lap, the race started at 4pm Saturday with a Le Mans start. Jack Price-Draper moved up from 23 on the grid to ninth by the end of the first lap. He held the position and changed with Chris Keitch after an hour. Chris was surprised at how much the track had deteriorated in just an hour, but took the team up to sixth … [Read more...] about Bevan part of 24 hour race team
Gatwick to be shut ‘for foreseeable future’ as ‘eco-warrior’ sends up drone AGAIN despite being hunted by cops, Army and MI5 for 24 hours
GATWICK passengers have tonight been told to stay away "for the foreseeable future" as Army troops continue to hunt the rogue "eco-warrior" drone pilot who was flying the device at 9pm tonight. The brainless idiot has spent the last 24 hours playing an elaborate game of cat-and-mouse with police after forcing the airport's biggest closure in years by repeatedly flying drones over the runway. Frustrated travellers remain stranded tonight after more than 760 flights were cancelled today - and chiefs now warn the chaos could last until Christmas Eve. Passengers have been told to stay away from Gatwick for the "foreseeable future" and the airport's chief operating officer confirmed drone activity was reported at around 9pm. Police will not not be able to reopen the runway until they have detained the culprit or can be certain the drones are gone - amid fears the devices could bring down packed passenger jets. The runway remains shut tonight - with passengers told to stay at home - as … [Read more...] about Gatwick to be shut ‘for foreseeable future’ as ‘eco-warrior’ sends up drone AGAIN despite being hunted by cops, Army and MI5 for 24 hours