Minutes later Ms Algar heard two screams but thought the noise was from people larking about said Michael Lawson QC for

Minutes later Ms Algar heard two screams but thought the noise was from people “larking about”, said Michael Lawson QC, for the prosecution.Other residents heard screams at the same time and one neighbour also reported hearing a distinctive “throaty” exhaust similar to that of the Porsche belonging to Mr Bradshaw, the owner of The Felixstowe Flyer free newspaper, who also lived on the estate.Professor Kenneth Pye, a soil expert, studied the samples. “The degree of similarity between samples taken from the foot pedal and some of the samples taken from close proximity to the body was in his words ‘remarkable’,” Mr Lawson said.Mr Bradshaw denies murder The case continues.. Their music is a eulogy to success, wealth and conspicuous consumption. But the tensions and jealousies that have accompanied the swift rise of the award-winning dance music act So Solid Crew may have led to a double shooting that left two fans seriously injured. Their music is a eulogy to success, wealth and conspicuous consumption. But the tensions and jealousies that have accompanied the swift rise of the award-winning dance music act So Solid Crew may have led to a double shooting that left two fans seriously injured.
A bungled robbery emerged yesterday as the most likely motive for the attacks at the Astoria in the heart of London’s clubland as tensions ran high between rival groups in the vibrant garage music scene.The double shooting was the latest in a series of violent incidents linked with the group, which comprises more than 20 DJs and producers from south London who flaunt their jewellery and celebrate high living and excess while performing.It has also thrown further light on the intense rivalries between a new wave of “crews”, groups of young musicians who band together, often having grown up on the same deprived estates.Alienated by the mainstream dance music scene, the crews have emerged from pirate radio stations and developed devoted followings. The new bands emphasise their connections with street culture, inevitably attracting some of its worst excesses, according to music commentators.Viv Craske, a senior editor at dance music magazine Mixmag, said: “I suppose you had a similar thing with Take That and East 17 fan rivalry, but with harder fans.”This is about saying to people, ‘I am cool’ This is all about one-upmanship and showmanship.

But it does come with that ghetto label.”There is now a crew culture Everyone used to want to be a guitarist, then a DJ. Now there are lots of crews who say, ‘We can get into crime or get into a big garage crew and promote our own music’.”It’s survivalist and that can only come out of nasty urban decayed estates,” Mr Craske said, adding that he had witnessed rival “crews” threatening each other after meeting outside a photoshoot.But the garage scene has also been linked with more violent confrontations. During this week’s attack at the popular central London venue, the group were rushed off the stage when two men, aged 22 and 24, were shot in the leg at close range. One of the men could lose a leg and the other was “stable” in hospital yesterday. The event was held to celebrate the 21st birthday of one of the band members.After speaking to one of the men in hospital yesterday, detectives now believe the shooting started when a robbery went wrong.

Detective Superintendent Barry Phillips, who is leading the investigation, said: “The indications are that it was an attempted robbery, brought together with the usual rivalries that exist.”I wouldn’t discount rivalries between gangs and it’s an inherent problem that they happen to be armed.”The club’s management said the trouble first flared in the early hours on Thursday after a group of gatecrashers was refused entry. Police called to the scene then discovered the injured men inside the club.Six men are due to stand trial next year for the murder of Marcus Hall, a teenager from Peckham, south-east London, who was stabbed and beaten to death outside a Luton nightclub after a So Solid show.One of the crew’s members Neutrino, 19, was shot in the leg outside a nightclub earlier this year and another member, Darren Weir, was fined £1,500 for breaking the jaw of a 15-year-old girl who spurned his sexual advances.Patrick Murphy, the director of the Centre for Research into Sport and Society, said some of the violence appeared to follow a similar trend to that of football hooligans “who attached themselves to an aggressive form of masculinity”.Police appealed to anyone who was in the club at the time of the shooting to call Crime-stoppers on 0800 555111.. The Government is coming under intense pressure to bail out the public-private partnership running the air traffic control system, which is understood to be heading for a £50m loss instead of a previously predicted £60m profit. The Government is coming under intense pressure to bail out the public-private partnership running the air traffic control system, which is understood to be heading for a £50m loss instead of a previously predicted £60m profit.
The annual conference of air traffic controllers meeting in Stockport today and tomorrow will urge Stephen Byers, the Secretary of State for Transport, to rescue of National Air Traffic Services (Nats) just three months after it came under the control of the PPP.The £110m reversal in the fortunes of the company comes as another embarrassment to Mr Byers on top of the financial d?cle at Railtrack, which has been placed into administration. Sources say that the steep downturn in predicted income at Nats can be attributed to over-optimistic calculations by seven of Britain’s biggest airlines when they formulated plans to buy 46 per cent of shares in the service, as well as the slump in air travel after11 September.The use of smaller aircraft since the terrorist attacks has hit Natshard because the company is partly paid by tonnage.The air traffic controllers’ union Prospect said yesterday that the new organisation, in which the state retains a 49 per cent stake, is already in “serious financial difficulties”.

Iain Findlay, national aviation officer at the union, pointed out that the Government took £750m for the shares bought by airlines and had a responsibility to help.”As a major stakeholder and shareholder in Nats, the Government must look again at the financial structure to prevent a ‘Railtrack of the Skies’. It should be taking the idea of partnership seriously,” he said.The conferencewill call for a commitment from the Government to press ahead with the new control centre at Prestwick, Strathclyde. Construction has been delayed while Nats reviews its £1bn investment plan because of the terrorist attacks.Mr Findlay said: “Controllers can not stand by and see a world-class service deteriorate. Just three months into privatisation we are suffering the first major cutback. Investment in vital infrastructure, such as the new air traffic control centre in Scotland, must be maintained according to the original timescale to ensure capacity and safety are not affected.”A spokesman for Nats said the company was still working out the impact the decline in air travel would have on finances.Management had taken a number of steps to reduce costs, including the delay in the Prestwick centre and a 20 per cent reduction in support and management staff.A spokeswoman for the Department of Transport said the Government had received no request for financial assistance. “Any such request would be treated on its merits,” she said, but the provision of state aid could fall foul of European Union law..

Drinkers usually associate the ringing of a bell with last orders but during the World Cup next year it will be the signal to get out of bed and get in the beer. Drinkers usually associate the ringing of a bell with last orders but during the World Cup next year it will be the signal to get out of bed and get in the beer.
In a move sure to delight football fans but dismay employers, the Government yesterday announced the country’s pubs will be allowed to serve from 5am to make up for the eight-hour difference between the UK and the event’s hosts, Japan and South Korea.Labour’s pro-football ministers have agreed to the unprecedented move as matches will be played at 7am, 9am or noon British time.They began talks with breweries and magistrates shortly after David Beckham’s injury-time goal against Greece last month secured a place in the finals for England.Under the new regime, the first orders of the day could be taken in the small hours, a privilege normally reserved for early-morning meat packers and dock workers.The experiment will last during the finals, being held from 31 May to 30 June, but how many pubs take up the opportunity is likely to depend on the length of England’s stay in the Far East.Kim Howells, the Tourism minister, said pubs and bars that wanted to open while most of the nation slept would be able to get permission “in respect of this special occasion” from local magistrates.Kevin Miles, the Football Supporters’ Association spokesman, said: “It’s good news England fans will be able to get together over a pint. There is no doubt watching football in a crowd adds an extra dimension to enjoyment of big matches.”Let’s just hope the team doesn’t turn in performances that will drive us all to drink.”The Magistrates’ Association said it would encourage licensing committees across Britain to grant the licences, provided there were no objections from police or neighbours.BBC and ITV have both won the rights to broadcast the games on terrestrial channels so fans can watch at home if they do not have satellite television. However, after yesterday’s announcement millions of fans are already planning to steady their nerves with a pint rather than the traditional cup of English breakfast tea.. Sir Ronnie Flanagan said yesterday he expected to be replaced as head of the Royal Ulster Constabulary in the near future, once changes in the force are brought in under the peace process. Sir Ronnie Flanagan said yesterday he expected to be replaced as head of the Royal Ulster Constabulary in the near future, once changes in the force are brought in under the peace process.From midnight tomorrow the RUC will become the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the force is to be overhauled to reflect the more peaceful situation in Ulster, with a new ethos and a larger proportion of Catholics, women and civilians.