LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United's busy transfer window continued as the Premier League club signed Portuguese forward Xande Silva from Vitoria de Guimaraes on Thursday. The 21-year-old, who played 26 times in the Portuguese top flight last season, has signed a three-year contract. "This is a very important moment for me. This is a new experience for me, out of Portugal. I am very happy to be here at West Ham," Silva said on West Ham's website. Silva joins a host of new signings the club have made since Manuel Pellegrini took charge after the end of last season. Winger Felipe Anderson joined from Lazio in a club record deal believed to be 36 million pounds and the club also splashed out a reported 22 million pounds on French defender Issa Diop. West Ham have also signed Paraguay defender Fabian Balbuena, England midfielder Jack Wilshere, Ukraine winger Andriy Yarmolenko and Poland keeper Lukasz Fabianski during the summer transfer window. (Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by … [Read more...] about West Ham add Silva to list of new recruits
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2 news trucks attacked at west side crash scene
James David Dickson The Detroit News Published 11:25 p.m. UTC Aug 2, 2018 Thursday morning, two news trucks, one from WXYZ-TV, and one from WWJ-AM, were attacked as reporters from those outlets did live shots from the site of a reported fatal crash on Detroit's west side. A story on the WWJ-AM website explains what happened: WWJ Reporter Mike Campbell was out covering a fatal pedestrian crash at Dexter and Davison around 6 a.m. Thursday when the suspect approached the WWJ News car. As Campbell was in the middle of a live shot, the suspect struck the windshield and driver's side window with a baton, shattering both. "I had put the windows up because I had started my report and I saw the man, but he seemed to be just walking by in front of the truck. He was saying stuff but I put the windows up because I didn't want our listeners to hear his foul words and then he apparently, just, something angered him, he turned around and attacked the news truck," Campbell … [Read more...] about 2 news trucks attacked at west side crash scene
United Utilities calls off hosepipe ban across the North West
The planned hosepipe ban in the North West has been called off, water chiefs said today. United Utilities said the slightly cooler temperatures and recent rainfall had eased the demand for water.READ MORE: Here's why United Utilities have called off the hosepipe banTogether with customers’ water saving efforts, it means UU does not need to introduce any restrictions at this time.Dr Martin Padley, Water Services Director, said: “We would like to thank all of our customers who have helped in recent weeks by saving water wherever they can around the home and in the garden."READ MORE: United Utilities announce hosepipe banThe ban had been due to come in this Sunday, and experts had predicted it could last until October.United Utilities had blamed the exceptionally hot and dry summer for the planned ban, but the announcement sparked a backlash from customers complaining about leaks not being fixed in a timely manner.READ MORE: REVEALED: United Utilities loses more than 430m … [Read more...] about United Utilities calls off hosepipe ban across the North West
United Utilities call off hosepipe ban across the North West
The planned hosepipe ban in the North West has been called off, water chiefs said today. United Utilities said the slightly cooler temperatures and recent rainfall had eased the demand for water.READ MORE: Here's why United Utilities have called off the hosepipe banTogether with customers’ water saving efforts, it means UU does not need to introduce any restrictions at this time.Dr Martin Padley, Water Services Director, said: “We would like to thank all of our customers who have helped in recent weeks by saving water wherever they can around the home and in the garden."READ MORE: United Utilities announce hosepipe banThe ban had been due to come in this Sunday, and experts had predicted it could last until October.United Utilities had blamed the exceptionally hot and dry summer for the planned ban, but the announcement sparked a backlash from customers complaining about leaks not being fixed in a timely manner.READ MORE: REVEALED: United Utilities loses more than 430m … [Read more...] about United Utilities call off hosepipe ban across the North West
North West hosepipe ban called off
The planned hosepipe ban in the North West has been called off, water chiefs said today. United Utilities said the slightly cooler temperatures and recent rainfall have eased the demand for water .Together with customers’ water saving efforts, it means UU do not need to introduce any restrictions at this time.Dr Martin Padley, Water Services Director, said: “We would like to thank all of our customers who have helped in recent weeks by saving water wherever they can around the home and in the garden. “Our leakage teams are working 24 hours a day to find and repair as many leaks as possible and we have been moving water around our network. We have also been making operational interventions such as installation of new pumping stations, pumping between reservoirs, bringing ground water sources into use and prioritising maintenance to help ensure supplies have not been interrupted during the prolonged hot spell.“Given the improved position, helped by recent … [Read more...] about North West hosepipe ban called off