Ayr news

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General news from the BBC web site:

Plane-spotters return from India Two British plane-spotters return home from India after being fined for monitoring aircraft.

Church death consistent with fall A man who died after being found in a churchyard had head injuries consistent with a fall, police say.

Statement on Lisa Norris FAI The statement in full by Lesley Thomson, area procurator fiscal for Glasgow and Strathkelvin, on the FAI into Lisa Norris' death.

Indian court fines plane-spotters Two British plane-spotters are fined 25,000 rupees each (£365) after admitting illegally monitoring aircraft in India.

Former NUM officer's strike fears North Wales NUM official recalls his family receiving death threats during the 1984/85 miners' strike.

Memorial for jazz star Dankworth A memorial is held for Johnny Dankworth at the theatre he owned in Milton Keynes with wife Dame Cleo Laine.

'Nose blow' driver case dropped A businessman who claimed he was fined by police for blowing his nose while driving has the case against him dropped.

No action over wrong kidney error The GMC decides that a surgeon who removed the wrong kidney from a cancer patient should not be struck off.

A mixture of 'physics and romance' So what's plane-spotting all about?

UK plane-spotters 'admit offence' Two UK plane-spotters admit illegally monitoring aircraft in India, the MP fighting for their return home says.

Wrong kidney surgeon awaits fate A surgeon waits to learn if he will be struck off for removing a healthy kidney instead of a cancerous one from a patient.

Plane-spotters charged in India Two British plane-spotters arrested in India are charged with intercepting communications, the Foreign Office confirms.

Campaign to save historic theatre A campaign is under way to raise £1.5m to save an Oxfordshire theatre, believed to be one of oldest in the country.

Plane-spotters' release uncertain The Foreign Office says it is now unsure when two British plane-spotters arrested in India could be released.

Plane-spotters detained in India Two plane-spotters from Bristol are detained in India on suspicion of spying after taking pictures of a plane at an airport in New Delhi.

House blaze kills elderly woman A 79-year-old woman dies shortly after being rescued by fire fighters from a blaze at a house in Ayr.

Abuse accused allowed to return A teenager accused of sexually assaulting his four-year-old neighbour in a village is allowed to move back to the same street.

'No U-turn' on search and rescue The Ministry of Defence says it will not be able to reverse a decision to move search and rescue services from Prestwick.

Man arrested over drug stash find A 46-year-old man is arrested after police find drugs with a street value of more than £140,000 at a house in East Ayrshire.

Sentences for stab death burglars Three members of a gang of burglars are sentenced for their part in a raid in which one of their group was killed in self-defence.

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