The news quiz; Coffee time

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), Nov 15, 2008

1 Which BBC weather forecaster died, aged 85?

2 What is the name of the police chief suspended by the Jersey government after a new inquiry team said there was no evidence of murders at ex-children's home Haut de la Garenne?

3 Which 61-year-old British drummer from 1960s band the Jimi Hendrix Experience was found dead in his hotel room in Portland, Oregon?

4 Who flouted anti-smoking regulations when he performed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex?

5 What went on sale again this week after the European Commission scrapped controversial rules that prevented them being sold in Europe?

6 Where were at least nine people injured when a school building partially collapsed - days after a similar incident killed more than 90 people?

7 Who is the Conservative MEP and former chief whip being expelled from the party after the EU Parliament told him to repay pounds 500,000 in expenses paid to his family for office work?

8 Which UK supermarket group bucked the trend by reporting a 13 per cent rise in half-yearly profits despite the worsening economic conditions?

9 Where did Royal Marines from HMS Cumberland intercept pirates, killing three in a gunfight following an earlier attack on a Danish-registered vessel?

10 Which 66-year-old Soul diva was named the greatest singer of the rock era in a Rolling Stone magazine poll?

Puzzles solutions:

The news quiz:

1 Jack Scott; 2 Graham Power; 3 Mitch Mitchell; 4 Paul Weller; 5 Oddly-sized or misshapen fruit and vegetables; 6 Haiti; 7 Den Dover; 8 Sainsbury's; 9 Gulf of Aden; 10 Aretha Franklin.