▁attack ▁aged ▁ 7 3 ▁at ▁W ex ham , ▁Buck ingham shire . ▁▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁– ▁Ross ▁K emp , ▁who ▁has ▁achieved ▁TV ▁st ard om ▁with ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Grant ▁Mitchell ▁in ▁East End ers , ▁signs ▁a ▁£ 1 mill ion ▁deal ▁with ▁I TV , ▁meaning ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁leave ▁East End ers ▁this ▁aut umn ▁after ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁– ▁A ▁total ▁£ 2 b ill ion ▁in ▁compens ation ▁is ▁paid ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁former ▁min ers ▁who ▁are ▁suffering ▁from ▁lung ▁disease ▁after ▁years ▁of ▁working ▁in ▁British ▁coal fields . ▁▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁– ▁The ▁family ▁of ▁James ▁Han rat ty , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁men ▁to ▁be ▁executed ▁in ▁Britain ▁( for ▁the ▁A 6 ▁murder ▁ 3 7 ▁years ▁ago ), ▁are ▁given ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁appeal ▁against ▁his ▁conv iction ▁by ▁the ▁C riminal ▁C ases ▁Review ▁Commission . ▁ ▁April ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁V aux hall ▁launch es ▁its ▁Z af ira , ▁a ▁compact ▁MP V ▁which ▁makes ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁A stra ▁h atch back ' s ▁ch ass is . ▁▁ 1 ▁April ▁ ▁A ▁minimum ▁w age ▁is ▁introduced ▁throughout ▁the ▁UK ▁– ▁set ▁at ▁£ 3 . 6 0 ▁an ▁hour ▁for ▁workers ▁over ▁ 2 1 , ▁and ▁£ 3 ▁for ▁workers ▁under ▁ 2 1 . ▁ ▁Anthony ▁S aw oni uk , ▁ 7 8