A man who died in a parachuting accident in Greece was a technical officer at London Underground (LU), it has been confirmed.
Jake Simkins, 42, died, when he fell from a cliff after his parachute became snagged while base jumping.
He died on Friday on Zante where he was on holiday with his seven-months pregnant girlfriend.
Mr Simkins had worked with LU for 10 years looking after tracks and signals on the network.
His parachute got caught as he base jumped off the cliff at Navagio beach in the north-west of Zante.
He was stuck for three hours as emergency services tried to rescue him but they could not reach him before he fell.
Dutch tourist Corne van der Eerden, who saw Mr Simkins crash into the cliff, told the BBC that Mr Simkins told him he might have broken his leg and was going to call his wife from his mobile phone.
Bob Doyle, head of track and signals for LU, said: "Jake was a very promising up-and-coming technical officer who was set for a great future with London Underground.
"His death is a tragic loss which will deeply affect his colleagues and our thoughts are with his loved ones."
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
London braced for fresh travel chaos as tube workers vote for strike - Daily Telegraph
''These are the same key staff who keep services running when demand is at a peak and manage the problems when the lines are hit by breakdowns and failures.
"They deserve respect for the job that they do and not the imposition of inferior working conditions and the threat to jobs.''
But London Underground said the action was unnecessary as officials had already addressed most of the unions concerns.
''We have been in discussion with the unions across the entire Tube network, including the subsurface lines, since 2007 on the impact of changes arising from our upgrading of signalling systems," said Nigel Holness, London Underground's operations director.
''We have already addressed nearly all of the issues raised by the RMT, and I would urge the RMT leadership to continue working with us to help staff prepare for these changes, which will be implemented in five years' time.''
The news comes after staff running the capital's bicycle hire network also threatened to strike during the Olympics over bonus payment.
That 'Boris Bike' strike threat came after 21,000 bus workers in the Unite union are being balloted for strike action that could take place during the games.
Bus operators and TfL are not willing to fund bonus payments for drivers.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Aldi Süd and affiliates enter into MPEG-2 licences with MPEG LA - ITWeb
MPEG LA announced today that Aldi Süd and affiliates (Aldi Süd) have entered into MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio Licences with MPEG LA.
Under the licenses, Aldi Süd is responsible for paying royalties on its own branded MPEG-2 products.
As a result of this agreement, several companies that licence their essential MPEG-2 patents through MPEG LA have settled their patent enforcement actions against Aldi Süd before the District Court Düsseldorf, Germany.
Source: www.itweb.co.za
Win tickets to England v Ukraine at Wembley Stadium including hotel stay! - SkySports
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Here she comes! Cheryl Cole announces dates for her FIRST solo UK tour - Daily Mirror
Cheryl fans may struggle to contain their excitement after it was announced the singer will embark on her first solo UK arena tour.
It's been a good week for Cheryl who wowed Wembley at the Summertime Ball and her new single Call Me Name when straight to No.1 within hours of release on iTunes, clocking up record breaking sales.
Now it has been confirmed that the Fight For This Love singer will tour the country and Ireland for the first time as a solo artist.
Cheryl will play eight shows in October, including the O2 Arena and a homecoming at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.
She opened as a special guest for the Black Eyed Peas European tour in 2010 and played four sold-out arena tours as part of Girls Aloud.
She's one of the most exciting performers in music and will be performing songs from previous albums 3 Words and Messy Little Raindrops, as well as new material from the much awaited A Million Lights which will be released June 18.
There will plenty of surprises in store for fans who can purchase tickets from 9am on June 15 at Live Nation.
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CHERYL COLE TOUR
6 Oct Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
7 Oct 02, London
9 Oct Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield
11 Oct Echo Arena, Liverpool
12 Oct LG Arena, Brimingham
13 Oct Manchester Arena,
15 Oct SECC, Glasgow
17 Oct Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Source: www.mirror.co.uk
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