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CTV News
5 days ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
Multiple vehicle crash west of Brantford
An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser is positioned in a parking lot. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have closed a portion of a road in Burford, Ont. following a crash Friday morning. In a social media post at 8:28 a.m. Brant OPP said they were called to the intersection of Maple Avenue South and Norwich Road for a crash involving three vehicles. They did not say if anyone was hurt. The southbound lanes of Maple Avenue were closed for investigation. OPP have asked the public to avoid the area.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Major road closed following serious crash
A major road is closed following a serious crash. Gloucestershire Police has said the A40 is closed at the Northleach roundabout, where it meets the A429 eastbound towards Burford, due to a crash in the early hours. Diversions are in place, with police telling motorists who are not driving heavy goods vehicles to head through Northleach instead. "The road will be closed for some time," a spokesperson added. Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Related internet links Gloucestershire Police
BBC News
5 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
A40 roundabout closed following serious crash
A major road is closed following a serious Police has said the A40 is closed at the Northleach roundabout, where it meets the A429 eastbound towards Burford, due to a crash in the early are in place, with police telling motorists who are not driving heavy goods vehicles to head through Northleach instead."The road will be closed for some time," a spokesperson added.
Canberra Times
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Canberra Times
Keith Urban 'didn't hang up' on racy interview question
Burford began it by asking Urban: "When I was coming up with something to ask you, Keith Urban, if you happen to play this game, the first thing I thought of, with your beautiful wife Nicole Kidman being on so many great movies, TV shows all the time ... I watched a movie with her and Zac Efron recently, A Family Affair."
Leader Live
27-06-2025
- Business
- Leader Live
Former Nasa scientist admits defrauding investors and using money to buy house
John Burford generated more than £1 million from 100 investors through his illegal practices, but only £760,000 was ever traded – much of which was lost. Substantial amounts of the money investors sent him was actually used to buy his own home, a court heard. Burford appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday wearing a brown jacket, grey trousers and brown boots. He admitted fraud by false representation and carrying on a regulated activity when not authorised between January 2020 and December 2023. He has a PhD in physics from the University of Toronto and worked for Nasa in its manned Mars exploration team based in Washington DC, before moving into finance, his biography on publisher Pan Macmillan's website says. Burford repeatedly lied to investors about how much the funds were worth and hid the full extent of the losses he had incurred while trading. Prosecutor Tom Godfrey told the court Burford set up a scheme which sent subscribers daily email alerts with investment opportunities. He traded £760,000 worth of the money generated, but 'lost significant sums', Mr Godfrey said. 'He used substantial amounts of the money received to buy his own home,' he added. The former scientist, who now lives in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, was the sole director of Financial Trading Strategies Ltd, but was not authorised to trade in the UK, the court heard. Carrying out unauthorised business is an offence punishable by a fine and/or up to two years' imprisonment. Burford, who has no previous convictions, will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court at a later date. Steve Smart, joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight at the FCA, said: 'Mr Burford fleeced unwitting investors in order to enrich his life – not theirs. 'Identifying and disrupting criminals who abuse people's trust for their own gain, is a top priority for the FCA.'
