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'Crash For Cash': Men Jailed For Fatal Scam

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 16 Februari 2013 | 12.25

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky News Reporter

Members of a Polish gang who staged a "crash-for-cash" insurance scam that led to the death of a motorist have been jailed for up to 10 years and three months.

The deliberate crash in June 2011 caused another collision that killed 34-year-old Baljinder Kaur Gill.

The case was the first fatal crash-for-cash accident to be recorded in Britain.

Radoslaw Bielawski, Jacek Kowalczyk, Andrzez Skowron and Artur Okrutny were sentenced for the attempted fraud in which a Volkswagen Passat and an Audi A3 were to be crashed into a Ford Transit van in order to claim personal injury compensation.

Miss Gill's Ford Fiesta was hit by one of the vehicles used in the £20,000 insurance scam and left stranded in the fast lane of the A40 in Buckinghamshire.

She died when her car was then hit again by a van that was not involved in the scam.

Passing sentence, judge Mr Justice Sweeney said: "This is the first such enterprise to result in a death to come before the courts.

"No sentence can possibly reflect the value of Miss Gill's life."

'Crash For Cash' scam'Crash For Cash' scam Ringleaders Radoslaw Bielawski (L) and Jacek Kowalczyk

He added: "It is clear that Miss Gill's death has had, and continues to have an absolutely devastating effect on her family, especially her mother and brother, who close afterwards suffered the loss of her other brother to cancer.

"A case such as this requires the court to show deterrence is one of the purposes of sentencing."

Ringleaders Bielawski, 24, from Rosewood Avenue, Greenford, and Kowalczyk, 32, from Fraser Road, Perivale, were each jailed for 10 years and three months for conspiracy to commit fraud, causing death by dangerous driving and conspiracy to pervert the cause of justice.

Skowron, 25, from Shelley Gardens in Wembley, was jailed for ten years for conspiracy to commit fraud and causing death by dangerous driving.

Artur Okrutny, 23, from Briar Road, London, was not present at the crashes but was jailed for 12 months for conspiring to pervert the course of justice by providing false driver details after the crash and making a false statement to police about what happened.

'Crash For Cash' scam Andrzez Skowron was jailed for 10 years

Colin Lee, aged 34, from York Place, Aylesbury, was found guilty of causing death by careless driving and jailed for 12 months. Lee was the driver of the van that fatally collided with the victim's car.

Miss Gill's family said in a statement released after the hearing that justice had been done.

"Our family will never recover from this tragic event which took the life of our beautiful daughter, sister and truly loved member of our family from us.

"We are relieved that after such a lengthy trial that justice has at last been served today," the statement went on to say.

"As a united family we hope that the result of these court proceedings will prevent any other innocent person being killed or injured on the road through the greed of others."

Figures from the Insurance Fraud Bureau show such scams cost the motor industry £392m very year.

The four men had all arrived from Poland within the last ten years and were working full-time but received no benefits, their lawyers said.

They said their clients were sorry about Miss Gill's death, but insisted it was the subsequent collision that caused the fatal impact.


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Horsemeat Found In Schools, Pubs And Hotels

Horsemeat has been found in school dinners, pub meals and food prepared for hospitals in the UK, it has been revealed.

As the scandal widens, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) also said it had raided three more meat plants this week.

Lancashire County Council confirmed that horsemeat was detected in cottage pies it served at 47 schools.

The council said it has withdrawn the affected products from all of the schools' kitchens but refuses to say which ones served the contaminated meat.

Lancashire County Councillor Susie Charles said: "Relatively few schools in Lancashire use this particular product but our priority is to provide absolute assurance that meals contain what the label says - having discovered this one doesn't, we have no hesitation in removing it from menus."

It has also been revealed that catering company Compass and Whitbread, one of the UK's largest hospitality companies, detected horse DNA in their products.

Contaminated beef lasagne and burgers were sold at Whitbread companies Premier Inn, Brewers Fayre, Beefeater Grill and Table Table.

Premier inn The contaminated meals were served at Premier Inns

The firm said the products had been removed from their menus and will not be replaced until further testing has been carried out.

Compass, which operates across the UK and Ireland, said that sites where it operates had been supplied with burgers from Rangeland - an Irish processor found to have had two consignments of meat with horse DNA.

They company said: "This is totally unacceptable. We have informed all of the affected sites of these developments, explained the actions we have taken and issued unreserved apologies."

Compass said 13 sites in the Republic and 27 in Northern Ireland, including two secondary schools, were supplied with burgers from Rangeland, the 4oz Rangeburgers which have been found to contain 5-30% horse DNA.

The company has catering operations at 7,000 sites and that most of the sites using Rangeland product were offices.

None of the sites where food was withdrawn were hospitals or sporting venues, Compass confirmed.

Compass said it had withdrawn Rangeland produce on February 5, which included 180 cases of suspect burgers.

Officials have also said that burgers containing horsemeat had been supplied to hospitals in Northern Ireland.

Whitbread said they had sent 30 products to be tested and the company received the results on Thursday afternoon.

A spokesman said: "We are shocked and disappointed at this failure of the processed meat supply chain.

Horse meat found in beef products Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has updated MPs on the scandal

"As a responsible business we shall work with the FSA to implement a robust testing regime to avoid this happening in the future. We would like to sincerely apologise to our customers for any concerns or inconvenience that this may cause."

The news comes as the Food Standards Agency (FSA)  published the results of tests on all supermarket beef products, revealing that 29 of the 2,501 samples contained horsemeat.

There are around 900 more test results to be released, with the next batch to be revealed next Friday.

The agency's chief scientist, Andrew Wadge, told Sky News that he was reassured by the results so far, but retailers need to take responsibility.

The FSA said it had raided two plants in Tottenham, north London, and one in Hull, Yorkshire, on Thursday.

The agency said it had collected meat samples for testing, as well as computers and documentary evidence.

One of the plants raided in north London, Dinos & Sons Continental Foods, said it was "co-operating with local trading standards officers and the FSA".

"Dinos & Sons has been asked to clarify its position in respect of the transportation and storage of frozen beef that was imported by, and belonged to, a third party that the FSA is investigating.

Horse meat found in beef products A range of products, including burgers, have been contaminated

"Dinos & Sons did not keep this frozen beef in the same premises as its own products and there was therefore no possibility of any cross-contamination.

"At no time has Dinos & Sons produced or manufactured anything that is under investigation or is the subject of any possible contamination or mislabelling.

"There is no suggestion whatsoever that Dinos & Sons manufacturing processes have been compromised in any way. Tests undertaken by independent laboratories on Dinos & Sons products have proved negative to date for any contaminants, including horse meat."

On Tuesday, authorities raided Peter Boddy slaughterhouse in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, and Farmbox Meats in Llandre in Aberystwyth, West Wales.

Following the release of the FSA results, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said the food industry has a lot of work to do in the wake of the scandal.

"It's wholly unacceptable that if people buy products marked beef, they turn out to be horsemeat," he said.

"That's why it was so important to undertake this intensive testing activity to gain a meaningful picture."


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Coronation Street Actor: Child Sex Charges

Written By Unknown on Jumat, 15 Februari 2013 | 12.25

One of Coronation Street's longest-serving actors, Michael Le Vell, has been charged with a string of child sex offences.

Le Vell, who plays garage owner Kevin Webster in the ITV soap opera, is accused of 19 child sex offences, including child rape, and sexual activity with a child, Greater Manchester Police said.

Le Vell, 48, a father-of-two whose real name is Michael Turner, will appear in court charged with the offences on February 27.

The actor was initially arrested in connection with the offences in September 2011.

The investigation was dropped three months later when authorities said there would be no further action taken against him as there was not enough evidence against him.

However, following a review of the case by lawyers at the Crown Prosecution Service the decision has been taken that it is in the "public interest" to charge the actor.

Speaking after the investigation against him was dropped in 2011, Le Vell said he was "delighted" to have been "completely exonerated", thanked police for their "thorough" investigation and Coronation Street staff and the public for their support.

Le Vell vowed to put the allegations behind him and returned to the show after a short break and is now currently involved in some of the soap's main storylines.

Sara Roache memorial Michael Le Vell was first questioned over the child sex allegations in 2011

Alison Levitt, QC, principal legal adviser to the Director of Public Prosecutions, reviewed a file of evidence in relation to allegations of sexual offences and looked again at a decision previously made not to prosecute.

Ms Levitt said: "I have very carefully reviewed the evidence in this case and I have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to charge Michael Robert Turner with a number of sexual offences.

"I have authorised Greater Manchester Police to charge Mr Turner with 19 offences, including rape of a child."

Le Vell, who split from his wife Janette Beverley last year,  is one of television's most famous faces after playing car mechanic Kevin Webster for the past 30 years in the TV show.

Originally from Manchester, he began his acting career in the Oldham Theatre Workshop after taking an interest in amateur dramatics while at school.

He first joined the soap in 1983 and quickly endeared himself to fans who have followed the trials and tribulations of Kevin, from Brian Tilsley's apprentice mechanic through to his stormy marriage to Sally, played by Sally Dynevor, and fathering two teenage girls as well as a love child from his affair with Molly Dobbs.


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Horsemeat: Test Results Expected On UK Meals

Test results for horse meat in British processed meals are due today - as detectives continue questioning three men over the scandal.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) will report on the UK products after asking retailers and suppliers to provide "meaningful results" from tests to detect the presence of horse meat in processed meals labelled as beef.

The FSA said it wanted the food industry to show the food it sells and serves is what it says it is on the label.

The test results, for significant levels of horse meat, will come from all beef products such as burgers, meatballs and lasagne.

Prime Minister David Cameron reportedly believes supermarkets have been too silent on the scandal.

A senior No10 source told the Daily Telegraph: "It is not acceptable for retailers to remain silent while their customers have been misled.

"The supermarkets need to justify their action and reassure the public."

The eagerly-awaited test results will emerge as police in Wales probe three men arrested on suspicion of offences under the Fraud Act.

Some butchers have used the horsemeat scandal as a new marketing tool Some butchers have used the horsemeat scandal to boost their trade

The trio were taken into custody from two plants inspected and temporarily shut down by the FSA on Tuesday.

Sources said Dafydd Raw-Rees, 64, owner of Farmbox Meats near Aberystwyth, was arrested along with a 42-year-old man.

A 63-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of the same offence at Peter Boddy Slaughterhouse in Todmorden, West Yorkshire.

On Wednesday, owner Mr Boddy, 63, said he had done nothing wrong and insisted the FSA inspection was merely to look at his records, but was last night unavailable for comment.

His firm is also contracted to remove fatally injured horses from the Grand National.

It removes the carcasses of some horses which have been put down during the world famous meeting, Aintree Racecourse, and said it was "confident" no unfit meat had entered the food chain.

The arrests were made by Dyfed-Powys Police in a joint operation with the FSA.

The two plants became the first UK suppliers suspected of passing off horse meat for beef.

Production at both plants was suspended pending the outcome of investigations into claims they supplied and used horse carcasses in meat products purporting to be beef for burgers and kebabs.

The FSA said on Tuesday it had "detained" all meat found at the premises and seized paperwork and customer lists from the two companies.

Last night's arrests were made as Asda withdrew its 500g beef bolognese sauce from shelves after tests revealed the presence of horse DNA, the supermarket chain said.

The company apologised to customers and said it was taking a "belt-and-braces approach" by removing a further three beef products made by the same supplier, the Greencore plant in Bristol, as a precaution.

Yesterday it emerged a significant amount of horse meat containing the painkiller phenylbutazone - or "bute" - could have been entering the food chain for some time.

Authorities in Britain and France are trying to trace the carcasses of six horses contaminated with bute - which were slaughtered in a UK abattoir and may have entered the human food chain across the Channel.

The drug, which is potentially harmful to human health, was detected in eight horses out of 206 tested by the FSA in the first week of this month.

Two were intercepted and destroyed before leaving the slaughterhouse but the other six were sent to France, where horse meat is commonly eaten.

Announcing the results of the bute tests in the House of Commons yesterday, agriculture minister David Heath said the Government had instigated the "biggest investigation ever" into criminal activity in Europe over horse meat contamination of beef products.

FSA chief executive Catherine Brown said the agency increased testing of horse carcasses over a three-month period last year after intelligence from abattoirs suggested bute was getting into the food chain.

Of 63 tested - amounting to 5% of all carcasses - four (6%) tested positive for the painkiller, prompting the FSA to start testing 100% of horse meat in January, which revealed the eight contaminated carcasses.

Ms Brown said: "That would say there has been a significant amount of carcasses with bute going into the food chain for some time."

However tests on Findus processed beef products withdrawn from sale in the UK after the discovery of traces of horse meat found no evidence of the substance.

Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies downplayed the risk saying: "If you ate 100% horse burgers of 250g, you would have to eat, in one day, more than 500 or 600 to get to a human dose."

The highest level of bute found in tests was 1.9 milligrammes per kilo of meat.

Ms Brown said both vets and horse owners have to sign horse passports if an animal is treated with bute, to ensure it is not subsequently sold on for human consumption.

"If both these people have done the right thing, horses with bute in don't make their way into the food chain," she said.

"Someone has always broken the rules."


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Mick Philpott's Lover: 'Wife And I Took Turns'

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 14 Februari 2013 | 12.25

By David Crabtree, Midlands Correspondent

A woman allegedly being framed for a fire that killed six children has told a court she was nowhere near the house on the night of the tragedy.

Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead are accused of starting the fire at their semi-detached home after telling police his former live-in partner, Lisa Willis, had been threatening him and his family.

Prosecutors allege the couple hatched a plot to discredit Miss Willis - who had left the home with her five children, four of whom were fathered by Philpott - and regain custody of the youngsters, but it "went horribly wrong".

The three had an unconventional relationship which was revealed to the court.

Miss Willis, 29, said she and Mick Philpott's wife, 31, would alternate the nights they would sleep with him at the home they all shared.

She told Nottingham Crown Court: "We took it in turns, we never had all three of us together.

"One night it would be me, one night it would be Mairead."

Prison van at Nottingham Crown Court Mick Philpott arrived at Nottingham Crown Court by prison van

Miss Willis said the children slept upstairs and this arrangement continued until they bought a caravan which stood on the driveway of the house.

The woman who would be sleeping with Philpott on any given night went to the caravan with him, while the other woman slept inside with the children.

Mick Philpott, 56, denies six counts of manslaughter in relation to the deaths of the six children. His wife and a third defendant, 46-year-old Paul Mosley, also deny the same six charges.

Mick and Mairead Philpott's children - Jade, 10, and her brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, Jayden, five, and Duwayne, 13 - all perished after the fire which engulfed their home in Victory Road, Allenton, Derby, as they slept in their beds in the early hours of May 11 last year.

Prosecutor Richard Latham QC alleges that the Philpotts and Mosley started the fire in a botched plan to set Miss Willis up as the culprit after she and her children left the relationship.

Philpott funeral: coffins are carried into church The funeral of the Philpott children

Miss Willis, who gave evidence from behind a screen, said she had met Philpott when she was 17, and that he was a friend of her sister.

She already had a young son with another man and was living in a two-bed council house at the time but was hoping to move to larger accommodation, which she was struggling to get.

She told the court that after getting better acquainted with Philpott he suggested that she move in with him and Mairead, who were not married at the time.

The couple had a son and a daughter and Miss Willis said that she was chosen as a bridesmaid at their wedding.

The court heard her relationship with Philpott became sexual "weeks" after she moved in to the Victory Road council house, and it was something that did not bother Philpott's wife.

"Mick said he asked Mairead about it, if she was okay about it, and apparently she turned round and said she was fine," Miss Willis said.

"He asked her in front of me as well and said, 'I've asked you about Lisa moving in' and she said, 'Yeah, I'm fine about it'."

Mr Latham put it to her: "There's a difference between you moving in and having a sexual relationship."

Derby house fire The scene of the blaze in May last year

But Miss Willis replied: "She was fine."

She said she had never threatened the Philpotts.

Regarding the night of the tragedy, she told the court her sister and children were at her house until 8pm on May 10.

"Did you go anywhere near number 18 Victory Road that night?" Mr Latham asked.

"No, I never", she replied.

"Did you have any discussion with your sister about going to number 18 that night?" he continued.

"No, we didn't," Miss Willis replied.

She also told the court that in an incident early on in their relationship Philpott repeatedly hit her on the legs, back and arms with a piece of wood.

The argument started when he questioned her about who was the father of her child, she said.

"He just kept saying, 'No, it's not true'," she told the court.

She added she was "shocked and disappointed" afterwards and that "if we had a fallout he would bring it up again".

The trial continues.


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Stafford Hospital: Dementia Patient Abused

A health worker at Stafford Hospital dragged an elderly dementia patient around by his pyjamas before calling him an animal, a medical tribunal has heard.

Bonka Kostova, a Bulgarian-qualified midwife who was working as a healthcare assistant, was found to have physically and verbally abused the 73-year-old on a night shift in July 2010.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said her fitness to practise was "currently impaired by reason of her misconduct". It is expected to deliver its final verdict on Thursday.

Ms Kostova was found to have pulled the man, known only as patient A, out of a toilet cubicle using the collar of his pyjama top while his trousers were around his ankles.

She then shouted "I hate you" and "you are no longer a human being but an animal" or words to that effect, the NMC found.

Staff nurses intervened, taking Ms Kostova to one side and telling her that her behaviour was "unacceptable".

One of them said Bonnie, as she was known to her colleagues, was "losing it".

Ms Kostova had been left in charge of the patient - who was said to be aggressive in his speech or manner around 80% of the time - when his carer went for a break.

The tribunal was told she had received general training in looking after vulnerable adults but had not been given specific training for dementia patients.

Ms Kostova has not worked at the hospital since she was suspended from her post.

Robert Courteney-Harris, medical director of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, said: "This incident was dealt with very swiftly when it happened in 2010."

A report into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, published last week, highlighted the "appalling and unnecessary" suffering of hundreds of patients between 2005 and 2009.

Some were left for hours sitting in their own faeces, food and drink was left out of reach and hygiene was so poor that relatives had to clean toilets themselves.


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Woman And Toddler Hit-And-Run CCTV Released

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 13 Februari 2013 | 12.25

Police have released video of the moment a woman and toddler were sent flying in a hit-and-run in an effort to track the driver and the car.

The CCTV footage shows the 42-year-old driving instructor and her three-year-old nephew crossing the road on December 7 in Coventry.

As they reach the middle of King William Street a black Audi estate overtakes another car, which had stopped to turn into a junction, and strikes them.

The driver of the Audi is seen to slow for a moment, but then accelerates along the road as passers-by rush to help the stricken pair, left lying in the middle of the street.

Fortunately, the woman and toddler were unharmed aside from a few minor injuries.

West Midlands Police said a witness supplied a partial number plate for the Audi - EN57 - but they have been unable to trace the vehicle and believe it could be hidden in a garage.

Officers believe the car will have sustained damage on the front.

"We have taken the unusual step of releasing the images - which carries a warning for viewers - in the hope that someone will recognise the car and come forward with information so that we can trace the driver," said PC Abbi Jones.

"This could have been so much worse. At the time of the collision, the driver would not have known that the woman and child were uninjured."


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Madeleine McCann Lookalike DNA Test Negative

DNA tests have confirmed a New Zealand girl is not the missing youngster Madeleine McCann, police have announced.

The girl has twice been mistaken for Madeleine by members of the public and British police asked for testing to be carried out to confirm she was not the missing child.

The first sighting was last March and the second on New Year's Eve.

New Zealand police have said in a statement that they have sent the DNA samples to Scotland Yard officers who are still investigating Madeleine's disappearance.

Detective Inspector Steve McGregor said: "We have received confirmation from Scotland Yard that a DNA sample provided voluntarily from a girl mistaken as missing British girl Madeleine McCann on New Year's Eve in Queenstown last year does not provide a match for that of the missing girl.

"At the time of the sighting police made thorough inquiries into the sighting and were completely satisfied that the girl was not Madeleine McCann."

New Zealand police say the unnamed girl's family has requested privacy.

A Scotland Yard spokesman confirmed that following the DNA submission police were "satisfied" that the girl identified in New Zealand was not Madeleine.

Madeleine was nearly four when she disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in Portugal's Algarve on May 3, 2007 as her parents dined at a tapas restaurant with friends nearby.

Kate and Gerry McCann, of Rothley, Leicestershire, have campaigned tirelessly for information on their daughter's whereabouts, battling for a review by the Metropolitan Police, which has now been under way for more than 18 months.

Her disappearance has sparked a number of  false sightings around the world.

Portuguese police closed the case in 2008 after failing to find out what happened to her.


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Heathrow 'Ticket Price Rise' Under £3bn Plans

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 12 Februari 2013 | 12.25

The bosses of Heathrow Airport have announced £3bn of investment in a move that is likely to leave passengers paying higher prices.

The proposals include the opening of the new Terminal 2 next year, improved check-in and baggage facilities and more customer service training for staff.

The airport wants regulators to approve a five-year plan which will see the fees it charges airlines to use the airport rise over the period 2014 to 2019.

If approved, the charges will increase from the equivalent of £19.33 per passenger for 2012/13 to as much as £27.30 in 2018/19.

Heathrow accounts for 78% of all long-haul flights from the UK.

The charges, which need to be approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), will help pay for the investment.

Colin Matthews, chief executive of Heathrow said: "Heathrow is the UK's only hub airport and a strategically important national infrastructure asset. Heathrow faces stiff competition from other European hubs and we must continue to improve the service we offer passengers and airlines.

"We have invested billions of pounds in new facilities such as Terminal 5 in recent years and passengers say they have noticed the difference. Our plan for a further £3bn of private-sector investment will further improve the airport for passengers.The plan represents good value for money for airlines and passengers and comes at no cost to taxpayers."

He said the airport envisaged passenger numbers increasing from just under 70 million now to around 72.6 million by 2018/19.

A British Airways plane flies intoHeathrow Airport in west London British Airways is concerned about the price rises

Asked about the possibility of a third runway, Mr Matthews said that with all that would be need to be done in terms of political decisions and planning there was unlikely to be "any shovel going into the ground realistically for the period we are talking about (2014 to 2019)".

He said that the proportion of Heathrow passengers rating their journey as very good or excellent had increased from 48% in 2007 to 72% today.

While airlines have supported plans for better customer service they have concerns about the rise in charges.

British Airways said: "Heathrow Airport's charges have already tripled over the past 11 years. The charges must be reduced significantly over the coming years, especially when the airport is cutting investment by around 25% from next year onwards.

"We hope the regulator (the CAA) will give a fair ruling in the months ahead, which doesn't penalise customers and airlines."

Virgin Atlantic chief operating officer Steve Griffiths said: "We are totally committed to improving the passenger experience at Heathrow. However, we believe this can be done without a repeat of the incredibly steep price rises we have seen in airport charges in the last few years.

"Prices at Heathrow are triple the level they were 10 years ago. Clearly this is a concern for all passengers travelling through Heathrow, and all airlines operating there."

Heathrow's flight punctuality - the number of planes taking off or landing within 15 minutes of schedule - was only around 67% in 2007.

It has now gone up to 80% and the airport wants this figure to increase to 90% by the end of the decade.

Its chiefs said that while 4% of bags went missing in 2007, this figure is now down to 1.5%.


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Barclays Boss Jenkins Sharpens Jobs Axe

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor

Barclays is to axe thousands of jobs outside its investment bank as part of a streamlining of Britain's second-biggest lender under its new chief executive.

The cull, which will come alongside roughly 2,000 previously-reported cuts inside Barclays' investment bank, will underline the scale of the transformation planned by Antony Jenkins, who took on the top job five months ago.

Details of the job cuts are expected to be announced later alongside a wider review of the bank's operations.

The precise number of cuts being planned by Mr Jenkins was unclear on Monday evening, but even 7,000 job losses across the group would represent just 5% of Barclays' 140,000-strong workforce.

Antony Jenkins Barclays Chief Executive Antony Jenkins

One insider said that the cuts would be "significant" and could reach "double-digit thousands over time", but refused to be specific.

Mr Jenkins has drawn up a series of plans aimed at rebuilding Barclays' reputation among both shareholders and customers.

His blueprint will include cutting Barclays' bonus pool to less than £2bn and forcing senior investment bankers to hold onto their awards for longer.

The new boss will also, as Sky News revealed on Saturday, take the axe to Barclays' structured capital markets unit, which made hundreds of millions of pounds for the bank through complex tax-led transactions.

Barclays will announce its annual results for 2012 this morning.

Despite a £290m fine for Libor-rigging and more than £1bn being set aside for mis-selling products to customers, the bank is expected to report substantial profits.

Barclays declined to comment.


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