U.S. teen tentatively listed as eighth to die due to Takata air bag blast …

WASHINGTON – A teen driver who died a few days after a July car crash near Pittsburgh has been tentatively identified by the government as the eighth death in the U.S. due to an explosive air bag inflator made by auto parts maker Takata, federal transportation officials said Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials also announced an expansion in the recall of vehicles with Takata air bags, already the largest and most complex recall Read more [...]

Eight motorist believed Takata air bag casualty; NHTSA ups recall

WASHINGTON – A teen driver who died a few days after a July car crash near Pittsburgh has been tentatively identified by the government as the eighth death in the U.S. due to an explosive air bag inflator made by auto parts maker Takata Corp., federal transportation officials said Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials also announced an expansion in the recall of vehicles with Takata air bags, already the largest and most complex Read more [...]

BRIEF-Warsaw-listed GTC buys office building in Poland for $35 mln

Dec 23 Globe Trade Centre* Warsaw-listed real-estate developer GTC said on Wednesday it has bought the Pixel office building in Poland's Western city of Poneman for 136.64 million zlotys ($35.2 million) * The building has a total gross leasable area (GLA) of 14,500 square meters and is fully occupied by Poland's leading web retailer Allegro. * GTC runs a portfolio of 33 commercial real estate projects providing approximately 632,000 square meters Read more [...]

Former Everton owner exits listed company

The former owner of Everton has exited a listed company that he founded in a deal which involves the sale of an estimated £33m of shares. Peter Johnson founded Park Group in the 1960s and is currently non-executive chairman. The businessman, who was Everton chairman between 1993 and 1998 before selling his 68 per cent stake in the club to Read more [...]

Leeds Rhinos: Giants’ transfer-listed forward Ferres is not on Rhinos’ radar

TREBLE WINNERS Leeds Rhinos will not be signing Huddersfield Giants’ transfer-listed England forward Brett Ferres, chief executive Gary Hetherington says. Rhinos have been linked with Ferres, who was made available by Huddersfield following allegations about his behaviour off the field.The former Bradford Bulls, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Castleford Tigers back-rower is highly rated and impressed in this year’s Test series against New Zealand. But Read more [...]

Isle of Wight restaurant listed in Top Ten Openings for 2015

Congratulations to Isle of Wight chef, Robert Thompson, for making his way into the ‘Top 10 restaurant openings of 2015’. The list is compiled by industry mag, The Caterer, and puts Thompsons in Newport, Isle of Wight at number six. The Caterer say, Chef Robert Thompson has opened his first solo restaurant on the Isle of Wight in Newport. It offers a contemporary open kitchen and a modern British menu inspired by the flavours of the Island. It is located within a restored building with many Read more [...]

Investors snub first US-listed Chinese P2P platform

As the first Chinese peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform to go public in the United States, Yirendai drew a lukewarm response during its first day of trading on Friday, with shares slumping by as much as 16.5 percent down to $10 apiece on its debut day.Yirendai shares were dumped by some investors because the unregulated P2P market environment and severe crisis of confidence pose great risks in the industry, a security analyst said, according to a Sohu Read more [...]

Affluenza teen Ethan Couch’s mother Tonya is listed as missing

Tonya Couch is believed to have gone on run with son Ethan, 18The teenager was given 10 years in probation in 2013 for killing four peopleHe went missing on December 11 before cops issued a juvenile warrant   His attorney said his privileged upbringing was the reason for the crash US Marshals have placed a $5,000 reward for information on his location   By Wills Robinson For Dailymail.com Published: 20:43 GMT, 21 December 2015 | Updated: 03:03 GMT, 22 December 2015 Read more [...]

‘Affluenza’ Texas teen’s mom listed as missing, search on for truck

(Reuters) - The mother of a Texas teenager whose defense in his fatal drunken-driving crash was "affluenza" has been declared a missing person as authorities search for her son, a sheriff said on Monday. Tonya Couch, 48, may be with her son, Ethan, 18, the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Ethan Couch is being investigated for violating the probation imposed in the 2013 fatal crash. Tonya Couch is listed as missing in U.S. Read more [...]