CORK

CORK, (AP) – A plane carrying 12 small planes carrying people crashed and caught fire Thursday while attempting to land at the airport in heavy fog atCork southwest of Ireland, killing at least six people, authorities said. Cork County Council, which oversees emergency services, said six people died and six others wounded. The Irish Aviation responsible for the management of the airport authority said the fog was so thick that air traffic controllers in a tower nearby could not see the accident, only to hear it.

Council spokeswoman Kay Keegan said two passengers were cut from the wreckage, and all six survivors – among them the passenger with severe burns – were taken toCork University Hospital. The Irish Aviation Authority said the plane; a turboprop rented from the Isle of Man based airline Manx2.com two abortive attempts to land before crashing on the third attempt. He had traveled from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Authority chief executive Eamonn Brennan said that the pilots were seeking the help of instruments. It said that prevailing winds were low and not a factor, whileCork suffers from frequent fog.

Brennan said the first pilot attempted to land on the runway, but pulled up, then immediately tried again on the northern runway, but stopped that too. He said the pilot waited another 20 minutes, then tried again the southern runway – but does not reach.

Brennan said the aircraft struck the edge of the runway and its tail falling off or in a field near the runway, catching fire in the process.

Interest Rates

Interest Rates, It has been almost two years since the Bank of England (BoE) cut interest rates to a record low of 0.5pc. Following the decision in March 2009, the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee decided to maintain the status quo, despite growing concerns about rising inflation and the credibility of the MPC.But the general consensus among economists is similar to the view of MBM business, and none of the 63 polled by Reuters had expected a rate rise this month. Three-quarters of the 49 economists who responded said the rate increase by the end of 2011, with forecasts a rise in median lying around November. (UKPA) – The Bank of England kept interest rates at their peak of 0.5% despite warnings that inflation could rise to 5% in coming months. The vote by the committee of nine forts of the Bank is likely to have been finely balanced after the pressure of higher rates intensified in recent weeks. Makers Updated on borrowing rates in March 2009, but the measure of CPI inflation rose to 3.7% in December – well above the Bank’s medium-term objective of 2% – and the governor Mervyn King has warned it could reach 5%.

Business leaders applauded the decision of the Bank and said that any change in borrowing costs would jeopardize recovery-faltering UK, especially after the economic output contracted by 0.5% the last quarter of 2010.

With 68% of mortgages are variable rate, many homeowners who continue to enjoy low levels of reimbursement will welcome the decision.

The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) also voted to keep its quantitative easing program, or printing of money unchanged at £ 200 000 000 000 to promote growth.

Lee Hopley, economist at the organization EEF manufacturing employers, “said a rate hike would have done little to alter the path of inflation in the short term, which is driven by commodity prices and taxes.

She said: “The contraction in the economy in the last months of the year 2010 could well have been a blip, but the biggest risk now appears to be growth, the Bank should continue to be maintained until the picture becomes clearer and the economy is firmly back on track upwards. ”

The business lobby group CBI said he expected rates to raise in the second quarter of 2011, while inflationary pressures are intensifying.

CBI chief economic adviser Ian McCafferty said: “This announcement to keep the same rate is not a surprise, but with more MPC members showing their concerns about inflationary pressures, the Bank is moving its position. ”

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How Many Miners Have Been Rescued

How Many Miners Have Been Rescued, 21 minors were removed to safety from a collapsed mine in San Jose, Chile. Thirty-three miners were trapped underground there since August 5.

The miners were buried alive in a cave 2,070 feet below ground when the mine collapsed two months ago. Early reports suggested that men would not be rescued before Christmas. But everyone has worked hard to bring men trapped as quickly as possible, and they succeeded months in advance.

Around midnight, Chile, the first miner was pulled into a rescue capsule through a hole in it was only 26 inches wide. His family, emergency workers, and even Chile President Sebastián Piñera were at the mine to meet him above ground.

The miners were underground so long that their eyes became accustomed to the darkness. To keep the view of minors to be damaged when they reach the surface, Oakley, an American company, has provided special sunglasses for minors to wear. They should also take drugs once they are back on the surface to reconstruct their body’s defenses against microbes common.

The capsule carrying every man is called Phoenix. It is named after a mythical bird that always comes back to life. Very few rescue people trapped underground to date have been carried out successfully. For two months, the trapped miners attracted the attention of Chile and the world.

Family members and supporters of the lookout above the mine in a tent city dubbed Camp Hope. They sang, hoped, and ate together while waiting for the miners to be withdrawn.

The miners were isolated from the world for more than two weeks after the mine collapsed. When drillers were finally able to locate the cave where the men were trapped, holes were drilled into the rock to supply the miners with fresh air, water and food.

Doctors at NASA, the U.S. space agency, the Chilean navy and treated as if the miners were trapped on a space station astronauts. They were instructed to exercise, play games, and keep them busy to avoid feeling sad or panicked.

It was important for children to maintain morale by maintaining contact with families and friends. Thus, the son calls and video projection systems were installed after several weeks. Yet some of the miners preferred to send letters to their loved ones by putting them above ground in small caps pulled up by wire.