Drink driver leads police on 100mph chase in a transit van and is only caught when he stalls it

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Footage shows Curtis Stewart weaving around other motorists on the M6 after being spotted driving through red lights at over 70mph A drink driver has been jailed after leading police on an 100mph chase down a motorway in a transit van. Dashcam footage captured the moment that Curtis Stewart, 26, fled officers on the M6 after being spotted driving through red lights at over 70mph in Birmingham. In the video Stewart, of Holbrooks, Coventry, can be seen dangerously weaving around fellow motorists at high speed. Police try to box him in, but Stewart races onto a grass verge before reversing back onto the dual carriageway. Warwick Crown Court heard he reached speeds in excess of 100mph in the van near to Junction 5 for Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, at around 4am on August 15. He left the motorway 15 miles later at Junction 3 for Coventry, where he hurtled through two sets of red lights at 70mph in a 30mph zone. Stewart was eventually arrested when he stalled the van, and was found to be one-and-a-half times over the drink-drive limit. He admitted dangerous driving at the court on October 11. He also pleaded guilty to another charge of dangerous driving, for driving the wrong way on a roundabout before crashing into a car in Foleshill Road, Coventry. This other incident took place on June 11, and saw Stewart get out of his Transit van, apologise, laugh, and then drive off, reported The Coventry Telegraph . Stewart was sentenced to 23 months in prison - 14 months for the M6 chase and nine months for the Foleshill Road smash. He was also banned from driving for four years and 11 months. PC Mitch Darby, from the Central Motorway Police Group, was one of the officers involved in the pursuit. Speaking after the case, he said: "His driving was shocking. "He was first spotted by a police dog unit in Birmingham doing over 70mph and going through red lights, and that was without a police car behind him. "He drove up an embankment before temporarily reversing down the M6 and just missed a stinger when he exited the motorway.

The flight from Abu Dhabi lands in Adelaide after a warning indicator activated in the cockpit

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A Etihad Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a warning indicator activated in the cockpit. The Etihad flight EY450 was travelling from Abu Dhabi to Sydney, but detoured via Adelaide while crew checked the aircraft. All 349 passengers on board the Boeing 777 passenger jet disembarked when the plane landed at 5a.m. (6.30pm GMT) on Saturday. In the video, firefighters are seen carefully inspecting the plane. The warning indicator was activated by a technical fault with a cargo hold air recirculation fan, Etihad Airways told Reuters . The airline said passengers would make their onward journeys via other airlines due to crew rest requirements. It added: "Etihad Airways apologies for the inconvenicence. The safety of our guests and crew is of paramount importance." The return flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi has been cancelled, and passengers are due to be put on later services. This is the second incident this year for Etihad on the flight between Abu Dhabi and Sydney. In July, four men were arrested in Sydney over a terrorist plot to attack the flight, after one of the men sent his unsuspecting brother to catch the flight on July 15 carrying a bomb hidden in a meat-mincer.

Prince William and Kate playwright Back Home with Britain's New blue bloodss

LONDON: blue blood William and his woman Kate were to pay their initial day back home with their new baby girl these days as GB celebrates the birth of a replacement patrician.

The couple, their one-year-old son blue blood Saint George and also the new arrival were to pay time quiet along at their Kensington Palace lodging, the day when Kate gave birth to a daughter born fourth in line to the throne.

The beaming Duke and Lady of Cambridge left hospital on Sat carrying their newborn patrician before of many cheering well-wishers and also the assembled ranks of photographers from the world's media.The sleeping baby was wrapped in a very woollen scarf as a relaxed-looking Kate, 33, cradled her in her arms before of the personal Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in central London.

William, 32, then drove his woman and girl the short distance to Kensington Palace when carrying the baby go in a seat.

The family of 4 is also sure some special visits these days from their nearest and lover.

Royal watchers are going to be keeping alert for initial visits from William's father Charles and his woman Camilla, and from Kate's folks, archangel and Carole Middleton.

William's grandparents Queen Elizabeth and her husband Philip will be looking forward to a primary glimpse of their fifth great-grandchild.

Charlotte bookies' new high name

Britain is thirstily awaiting the announcement of the new princess's Christian names.

Charlotte became the new favorite with the bookmakers these days, reordering long-time favorite Alice.

Charlotte was mercantilism at odds of around 3/1, followed by Alice at 4/1, Victoria at 5/1, Olivia at 6/1 and Elizabeth at 7/1.

The baby is that the initial patrician born into British people royalty since patrician Eugenie, girl of the queen's second son blue blood Andrew, twenty five years agone.

British Prime Minister David Cameron LED the congratulations.

"This is marvelous news and at the side of the total of the country i would like to grant the warmest doable welcome to the new patrician," he told reporters.

"Kate and William ar a stimulating couple. they are caring, marvelous folks and this may be such a precious time.

"The whole country celebrates."

US President Barack Obama and his woman Michelle spoke of their delight at the birth.

"On behalf of the yankee folks, we tend to want the duke and Lady and their son Saint George a lot of joy and happiness," the White House same in a very statement.

Britain's Sunday newspapers, with one exception, carried huge front-page photos of the new baby, with several running memento pullouts.

"Sleeping cutie," same each The Sun and also the Sunday Mirror, with a close-up of the baby's face.

Rare glimpse of blue blood Saint George

Kate gave birth at intervals 3 hours of being admitted to hospital.

In a mixture of the recent and new, the birth was proclaimed in a very tweet from Kensington Palace and on a proclamation placed on a gilded tripod before of palace, wherever many onlookers gathered to witness the historic moment.

"Her Royal Highness The Lady of Cambridge was safely delivered of a girl at 8:34am," Kensington Palace same in a very statement.

William was gift for the birth and also the patrician weighed eight pounds and 3 ounces (3.7 kilograms).

William then left to bring Saint George to the clinic to satisfy his sis.

It was the primary time since his own birth at the hospital in July 2013 that Saint George had been seen at a public event in GB as his folks have secure him from the media.

The new patrician sits fourth in line to the throne when Queen Elizabeth's eldest son Charles, 66, his eldest son William and his eldest kid Saint George.

She is that the initial major royal UN agency can not be overtaken within the line of succession by any future younger brothers following changes to the monarchy's rules to get rid of gender bias.

The royal couple ar going to pay future few days at Kensington Palace.

They will then visit Anmer Hall, their secluded 10-bedroom country mansion on Queen Elizabeth's privately-owned Sandringham estate in urban center, japanese European country.

Gun salutes are going to be discharged across London on Mon to mark the birth.

Nepal Earthquake Damages World's Oldest Buddhist Shrine

KATHMANDU:  Swayambhunath Stupa, believed to be the world's oldest Buddhist shrine, has been part broken by Nepal's devastating Apr twenty five earthquake that has killed over seven,000 people.

Several monuments located within the locality of the two,000 year-old Lichchhavi-era Buddhist shrine located on prime of a hill in western Katmandu are broken although the most stupa has remained intact throughout the seven.9-magnitude earthquake.

Three Buddhist monasteries, together with Karmapa Bihar, Jyoti Kirti Bihar, Maha Bihar, Shantipur, Pratapur, Anantapur, and Manjushree temple were conjointly broken by the powerful geological phenomenon.

The earthquake broken quite large integer homes located within the locality of the stupa that is providing shelter to twenty seven native priest families, in line with locals.

The earthquake has vulnerable the existence of 1 of the seven UNESCO-listed world heritage sites of Katmandu and therefore the authorities ought to respond quickly for its restoration, says a neighborhood priest.

Swayambhunath Stupa is one in all the foremost visited traveler sites here.

The main Buddhist shrine within the stupa is believed to own originated at a time once Katmandu was peopled by a supernatural being referred to as Manjushri, United Nations agency drained out an enormous lake by cutting the Chobar hill located in southern Katmandu thousands of years past.

However, the most Hindu shrine Pashupati and House of Living god Kumari located here remained uninjured within the earthquake, the country's worst in over eight decades.

Three hundred year-old Kashtha Mandap temple located within the heart of Katmandu town and 2 hundred year-old Dharahara tower square measure a number of the vital heritage sites broken by the earthquake