Monday, 15 November 2010
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Pakistan kidnap boy found Safe and Well
The family of the five-year-old British boy kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan were "overjoyed" after he was found safe and well.
Sahil Saeed, who had been in Pakistan on holiday with his father, was snatched from a house in the Punjab region of the country on March 4 after robbers held his relatives hostage at gunpoint.
Sahil's mother, Akila Naqqash, who had begged for his release, has now spoken to her son and is waiting for him to return to his home in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
A police liaison officer at the family home said: "They are overjoyed. For 12 or 13 days, waiting, building hopes up and then hopes going down. She is overjoyed. It is really happy, just really happy.
"They were made aware he had been found safe and well. Mother has spoken on the telephone and spoke to him for some time, a private conversation. He is safe and well. But the family do not want to say anything, they want to wait until he comes back."
Sahil is understood to still be in Pakistan and his return is being organised by the British High Commission in Islamabad.
A spokesman confirmed that the boy had been located safe and well.
Adam Thomson, the British High Commissioner in Islamabad, said: "This is fantastic news. It brings to an end the traumatic ordeal faced by Sahil Saeed's family.
"I would like to praise the high level of co-operation between the UK and Pakistani authorities and in particular I would like to thank the Jhelum police for their role in bringing about the safe return of Sahil."
Police official Ijaz Ahmed said Sahil was found early on Tuesday in the town of Dinga in Punjab province, some 20 miles from his relatives' house in Jhelum where he was kidnapped.
Sahil Saeed, who had been in Pakistan on holiday with his father, was snatched from a house in the Punjab region of the country on March 4 after robbers held his relatives hostage at gunpoint.
Sahil's mother, Akila Naqqash, who had begged for his release, has now spoken to her son and is waiting for him to return to his home in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
A police liaison officer at the family home said: "They are overjoyed. For 12 or 13 days, waiting, building hopes up and then hopes going down. She is overjoyed. It is really happy, just really happy.
"They were made aware he had been found safe and well. Mother has spoken on the telephone and spoke to him for some time, a private conversation. He is safe and well. But the family do not want to say anything, they want to wait until he comes back."
Sahil is understood to still be in Pakistan and his return is being organised by the British High Commission in Islamabad.
A spokesman confirmed that the boy had been located safe and well.
Adam Thomson, the British High Commissioner in Islamabad, said: "This is fantastic news. It brings to an end the traumatic ordeal faced by Sahil Saeed's family.
"I would like to praise the high level of co-operation between the UK and Pakistani authorities and in particular I would like to thank the Jhelum police for their role in bringing about the safe return of Sahil."
Police official Ijaz Ahmed said Sahil was found early on Tuesday in the town of Dinga in Punjab province, some 20 miles from his relatives' house in Jhelum where he was kidnapped.
Saturday, 13 February 2010
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Estate Planning - Making a Will to avoid paying too much Inheritance Tax.
None of us really wants to think about what will happen when we die, and research has shown that as many as 60% of us dies without making a will.
Many of us leave the subject well alone, believing that by facing up to one of the most important decisions that we have to make, we somehow invite our own death earlier than it would normally happen!
This is obviously not the case and by taking time out and deciding to make a will, we can avoid additional heartache for our loved ones when the time comes. Having a valid Will prepared is a very simple thing to do and we can consider making a DIY will or using the services of a solicitor and our own actions really will make make things easier for our loved ones should the unmentionable happen.
Writing a Will
Putting off preparing a Will, will only serve to cause added emotional pressure for others and by choosing to make a will, we can ensure that our family avoids unnecessary legal, financial and emotional problems at what will be a difficult enough time anyway.
There are numerous things to give thought to when writing a will, and there is plenty of advice available online to help with writing your own will, but most legal advisers would agree that in more than 80% of cases where DIY wills exist, something will have been overlooked resulting in a mistake that could make the will invalid.
Generally the advice that solicitors would give you is that by getting the help of a estate planning specialist to prepare your Will, you can make sure that the required legal formalities are considered to ensure that your Will is legally valid. Seeking expert legal advice will also ensure that tax planning has been included and this will help you to reduce the portion of your estate that is paid as Inheritance Tax on your death.
For more information and to connect with legal advisers that specialise in helping you with making a will, visit www.funeraldirectorsukdirectory.co.uk and follow the link to making a will.
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Martin Lewis Reduces the Cost of your Household Bills
With the continuing pressures being felt by UK consumers at levels not experienced in over a decade, the need to cut back on household expenses is becoming more and more important.
So what options have we got to save money?
Our options are greater than most of us appreciate. Finance Guru's like GMTV's Martin Lewis provide free help to review consumers household finances and gives advice and tips to cut back and save hundred's or even thousands of pounds per year just by switching providers for mortgages, loans, credit cards, insurers and energy providers.
Having the services of a money guru like Martin Lewis is great for those of us that are able to get to him, but as you can imagine he is a very busy man, so what can the rest of us do to save money?
Over the coming weeks, Moneymatchmaker.com, the UK Price Comparison Website will be providing similar step by step guidance to help you to save money by reducing your household expenses.
Reviewing the terms of your contracts with the companies that you borrow from via your mortgage, loans and credit cards, Insure with for home, life, holiday, pet or car insurance or contract to provide your utilities like gas, electricity, telephone, broadband and mobile phones can really save you money!.
Following the free tips and advice that will be available from Moneymatchmaker is as simple as following their Twitter Tweet at moneymatchmaker's twitter tweets.
So what options have we got to save money?
Our options are greater than most of us appreciate. Finance Guru's like GMTV's Martin Lewis provide free help to review consumers household finances and gives advice and tips to cut back and save hundred's or even thousands of pounds per year just by switching providers for mortgages, loans, credit cards, insurers and energy providers.
Having the services of a money guru like Martin Lewis is great for those of us that are able to get to him, but as you can imagine he is a very busy man, so what can the rest of us do to save money?
Over the coming weeks, Moneymatchmaker.com, the UK Price Comparison Website will be providing similar step by step guidance to help you to save money by reducing your household expenses.
Reviewing the terms of your contracts with the companies that you borrow from via your mortgage, loans and credit cards, Insure with for home, life, holiday, pet or car insurance or contract to provide your utilities like gas, electricity, telephone, broadband and mobile phones can really save you money!.
Following the free tips and advice that will be available from Moneymatchmaker is as simple as following their Twitter Tweet at moneymatchmaker's twitter tweets.
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Prepaid Funeral Plans - Taking the burden of cost away!
It is a fact that none of us really want to face up to their own death, but it is about the only thing in our life that we can absolutely count on, as we know that we will all at some point die.
Making funeral arrangements of our own, makes so much difference to our loved ones at the time of our passing. Prepaid funeral plans are designed to absorb the burden of your funeral expenses and allows those that you leave behind to grieve and remember fond memories without worrying about the cost of your funeral.
Planning ahead is so much easier to do without emotion and by making funeral prepayment arrangments, your family can have one less thing to contend with when the time comes.
By paying for your funeral now, the effects of inflation are avoided, buying your funeral at today's price will protect you from any increases that may happen. We would all like to think that we have many more years to enjoy in this world and if that is the case and you have prepaid for your funeral, then any cost increases will have been avoided.
Once you have decided things with your chosen funeral director, you will be given a written contract confirming that your funeral arrangements will proceed in accordance with your wishes and your executors will know that they do not have to make decisions on how they think you would have wanted your funeral to be.
A prepaid funeral plan not only gives you the comfort of knowing you will have the funeral you want, but you will also have removed the addition strain from your loved ones of taking such decisions at a difficult time..
Making funeral arrangements of our own, makes so much difference to our loved ones at the time of our passing. Prepaid funeral plans are designed to absorb the burden of your funeral expenses and allows those that you leave behind to grieve and remember fond memories without worrying about the cost of your funeral.
Planning ahead is so much easier to do without emotion and by making funeral prepayment arrangments, your family can have one less thing to contend with when the time comes.
By paying for your funeral now, the effects of inflation are avoided, buying your funeral at today's price will protect you from any increases that may happen. We would all like to think that we have many more years to enjoy in this world and if that is the case and you have prepaid for your funeral, then any cost increases will have been avoided.
Once you have decided things with your chosen funeral director, you will be given a written contract confirming that your funeral arrangements will proceed in accordance with your wishes and your executors will know that they do not have to make decisions on how they think you would have wanted your funeral to be.
A prepaid funeral plan not only gives you the comfort of knowing you will have the funeral you want, but you will also have removed the addition strain from your loved ones of taking such decisions at a difficult time..
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