Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 14 Februari 2015 | 22.11
A man is undergoing surgery after suffering serious injuries in an explosion at a house.
The blast happened in Coleford, in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.
The 43-year-old was on his own at the house and was rescued by fire crews.
His neighbours were evacuated after the explosion, which was reported at around 7.40am.
This car also appears to have been damaged in the blast
A police spokesman said: "A 43-year-old Gloucestershire man was found at the property in High Nash with serious injuries and taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol. He is currently undergoing surgery.
"The property is being examined by structural engineers and the cause of the explosion is being investigated."
The house is close to the town's fire station.
A Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said officers were waiting for the building to be declared safe before going in to begin the investigation.
Ed Miliband has pledged not to "back down" in his campaign on tax avoidance, and accused David Cameron of "turning a blind eye" to the benefit of the rich and powerful.
The Labour leader insisted he would govern "without fear or favour" after a week of bitter political wrangling on the issue.
In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference in Swansea, he said: "It doesn't matter how much I get attacked for this, I'm not backing down.
"I will stand up to all those who stand in the way of success for working families.
"A Labour government led by me will ensure that the same rules apply to everyone, not matter how rich or how powerful they are."
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Mr Miliband has faced questions about his own tax affairs, with allegations that split ownership of his parents' former home after his father's death was used to cut inheritance tax liabilities.
He also drew attention to his clashes with Boots boss Stefano Pessina and Tory donor Lord Fink, in a battle he judges is popular with voters.
"Two weeks ago, the British people were being told how to vote by a billionaire who doesn't even pay tax in the United Kingdom and has moved the HQ of his company, Boots, from Nottingham to Switzerland," he said.
"Last weekend I promised the next Labour government would tackle the scourge of tax avoidance, setting a six-month deadline for tax havens operating in UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to open up their books or face being blacklisted.
"This week, there were a series of revelations over industrial scale tax avoidance at HSBC in Switzerland which this government had known about even when it appointed its chairman as a trade minister.
"And then just on Thursday the man appointed to be Treasurer of the Conservative Party first threatened to sue me for saying he was a tax avoider then announced that 'everyone is a tax avoider' and he was just guilty of 'vanilla tax avoidance'.
"As always, this becomes a story of Westminster games: who's up, who's down, political knockabout. But in fact, this isn't really about Lord Fink, Stefano Pessina, David Cameron or me. It is about something bigger and deeper about our economy, our society and kind of country we want to live in."
Mr Miliband also outlined plans for fresh penalties and new means of closing tax avoidance loopholes.
A Conservative spokesman said: "The culture and practices of HMRC went wrong under Labour - when top bankers paid lower tax rates than their cleaners, foreigners didn't pay capital gains tax and the richest people routinely avoided paying stamp duty.
"It's David Cameron who has been clearing up Labour's mess - investing in HMRC to increase the number of prosecutions of tax dodgers, putting reform of the way multinational companies are taxed at the top of the G8 agenda and closing loopholes that the richest were exploiting under Labour."
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Video:Frantic Efforts To Save Bin Lorry
By James Matthews, Scotland Correspondent
Frantic attempts were made to stop a Glasgow bin lorry as it killed six people last December, Sky News has learned.
Two men were inside the cab with the driver at the time, desperately trying to rouse him after he had collapsed.
The pair, who Sky News has chosen not to name, shouted to him that he was killing people and shook him.
But their efforts were hampered by a metal rail inside the cab, which separates the driver and the crew, who sit on a raised bench in the rear.
It presented an obstacle and inflicted injuries on at least one of the pair as they were jostled by the erratic movement of the vehicle.
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Gallery: Victims Of Glasgow Bin Lorry Crash
Jacqueline Morton, 51, who had left work early to collect her granddaughters
Stephenie Tait, 29, was a teacher at St Philomena's Primary school
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Gillian Ewing, 52, was also killed in the accident
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Jack Sweeney, 68, from Dumbarton, was killed along with his wife and granddaughter
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Erin McQuade, 18, with her grandmother Lorraine Sweeney, aged 69
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A succession of collisions meant the driver's weight shifted on the steering wheel which, in turn, caused sudden changes in the lorry's course.
There was an air-brake in the cab which slowly reduces speed but neither of the two crew was trained in how to drive the bin lorry and so neither knew how to bring it to a halt.
The vehicle only came to rest after crashing into the Millennium Hotel in Glasgow's George Square.
The two crew members first realised something was wrong after they had stopped to make the penultimate pick-up of their round outside the Primark store in Queen Street.
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Gallery: Images From The Scene In Glasgow After The Bin Lorry Crash
The lorry crashed into the Millennium Hotel at the top of Queen Street in the city centre
One police officer said it first mounted the pavement 300 metres down the street
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As the vehicle set off again, it swerved and then proceeded on its fatal journey, about 400 metres towards George Square.
The driver has been named as 58-year-old Harry Clarke and he has spoken of how the victims were on his mind "every minute of every day".
Following the incident, a blood sample was taken from him and he tested negative for drink-driving.
He has since reportedly said that he was diagnosed with a heart condition following the crash on 22 December last year.
Video:Aftermath Of The Crash
Examination of on-board monitoring equipment showed it travelled at just over 20mph for roughly 40 seconds as the tragedy unfolded.
As a bin lorry driver, he was routinely required to insert a driver's tacho-card - a digital device that records a driver's details such as hours spent on the road and speed driven - into a dashboard slot.
He had not done so on the day of the crash.
Whether that was a factor or a minor irregularity that has no relevance to the crash will be a decision for Scotland's Crown Office.
Video:Funeral For Victims Of Lorry Crash
The office is currently considering a police report on the incident. It will also decide whether or not a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) will take place into the circumstances of the crash.
The GMB Union, which represents the two crew members on board the refuse truck, has told Sky News it would welcome an inquiry.
Cal Waterson, regional organiser of GMB Scotland, said: "I wouldn't like to speculate at the moment because we're still waiting for the police report to be published but, obviously, there was pressure being put on the accelerator.
"How would the crew have been expected to prevent that? That's something that I hope a Fatal Accident Inquiry would look into and be able to come up with some recommendations whereby we can put in some overriding device in the rear of the cab or something similar."
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Video:Frantic Efforts To Save Bin Lorry
By James Matthews, Scotland Correspondent
Frantic attempts were made to stop a Glasgow bin lorry as it killed six people last December, Sky News has learned.
Two men were inside the cab with the driver at the time, desperately trying to rouse him after he had collapsed.
The pair, who Sky News has chosen not to name, shouted to him that he was killing people and shook him.
But their efforts were hampered by a metal rail inside the cab, which separates the driver and the crew, who sit on a raised bench in the rear.
It presented an obstacle and inflicted injuries on at least one of the pair as they were jostled by the erratic movement of the vehicle.
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Gallery: Victims Of Glasgow Bin Lorry Crash
Jacqueline Morton, 51, who had left work early to collect her granddaughters
Stephenie Tait, 29, was a teacher at St Philomena's Primary school
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Gillian Ewing, 52, was also killed in the accident
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Jack Sweeney, 68, from Dumbarton, was killed along with his wife and granddaughter
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Erin McQuade, 18, with her grandmother Lorraine Sweeney, aged 69
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A succession of collisions meant the driver's weight shifted on the steering wheel which, in turn, caused sudden changes in the lorry's course.
There was an air-brake in the cab which slowly reduces speed but neither of the two crew was trained in how to drive the bin lorry and so neither knew how to bring it to a halt.
The vehicle only came to rest after crashing into the Millennium Hotel in Glasgow's George Square.
The two crew members first realised something was wrong after they had stopped to make the penultimate pick-up of their round outside the Primark store in Queen Street.
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Gallery: Images From The Scene In Glasgow After The Bin Lorry Crash
The lorry crashed into the Millennium Hotel at the top of Queen Street in the city centre
One police officer said it first mounted the pavement 300 metres down the street
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As the vehicle set off again, it swerved and then proceeded on its fatal journey, about 400 metres towards George Square.
The driver has been named as 58-year-old Harry Clarke and he has spoken of how the victims were on his mind "every minute of every day".
Following the incident, a blood sample was taken from him and he tested negative for drink-driving.
He has since reportedly said that he was diagnosed with a heart condition following the crash on 22 December last year.
Video:Aftermath Of The Crash
Examination of on-board monitoring equipment showed it travelled at just over 20mph for roughly 40 seconds as the tragedy unfolded.
As a bin lorry driver, he was routinely required to insert a driver's tacho-card - a digital device that records a driver's details such as hours spent on the road and speed driven - into a dashboard slot.
He had not done so on the day of the crash.
Whether that was a factor or a minor irregularity that has no relevance to the crash will be a decision for Scotland's Crown Office.
Video:Funeral For Victims Of Lorry Crash
The office is currently considering a police report on the incident. It will also decide whether or not a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) will take place into the circumstances of the crash.
The GMB Union, which represents the two crew members on board the refuse truck, has told Sky News it would welcome an inquiry.
Cal Waterson, regional organiser of GMB Scotland, said: "I wouldn't like to speculate at the moment because we're still waiting for the police report to be published but, obviously, there was pressure being put on the accelerator.
"How would the crew have been expected to prevent that? That's something that I hope a Fatal Accident Inquiry would look into and be able to come up with some recommendations whereby we can put in some overriding device in the rear of the cab or something similar."
Video:Witness: Lorry Knocked People Down
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A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being a member or supporter of Islamic State.
The suspect was detained at a property in Newham, east London on Saturday morning by officers from Scotland Yard's Counter Terrorism Command.
He has been taken into custody at a south London police station, where he is being questioned.
He is also suspected of collecting information which may be useful to someone who commits or prepares acts of terrorism and of encouraging acts of terrorism.
Islamic State, which is staging a conflict in Iraq and Syria where it wants to create an Islamic caliphate, was named as a banned organisation in the UK in June last year.
The group has released a number of videos showing the murders of Western hostages, including British aid workers Alan Henning, 47, and David Haines, 44.
Lord Green is to step down from a financial services industry body amid claims HSBC enabled tax avoidance while he was in charge.
A former trade minister in the coalition government, the peer will step down as chairman of TheCityUK's Advisory Council with immediate effect.
He was the chairman of HSBC from 2006 to 2010, and is facing considerable pressure to answer questions about the behaviour of the bank's Swiss division.
Sir Gerry Grimstone, who will be succeeding Lord Green in his TheCityUK role, said: "Stephen Green is a man of great personal integrity who has given huge service to his country and the City.
"He doesn't want to damage the effectiveness of TheCityUK in promoting good governance and doing the right thing, so has decided to step aside from chairing our Advisory Council."
Video:HSBC Claims Timeline
Sir Gerry also stressed that Lord Green's departure "was entirely his own decision".
In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference in Swansea, Ed Miliband will warn that "he will not back down" in his campaign on tax avoidance.
The Labour leader will also launch a fresh attack on the Prime Minister, who he claims is "turning a blind eye" to the practice, which mainly benefits the rich and powerful.
Written By Unknown on Jumat, 13 Februari 2015 | 22.11
By Afua Hirsch, Social Affairs Editor
The number of teetotal young adults has almost doubled, according to new statistics that show a significant drop in alcohol consumption amongst 16 to 24-year-olds.
The rise is so steep that it has caused an overall increase in the number of adults who do not drink at all, which is now over one fifth.
Young adults are also responsible for a decrease in binge drinking, the figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
The proportion who drank more than eight units of alcohol in one day, in the week before the interview, was down from 18% in 2005 to 15% in 2013.
London had the highest rates of teetotalism, with one third of adults in the capital saying they did not drink at all.
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One expert told Sky News that the rise in numbers of teetotal young people was related to the UK's changing demographics.
"It's probably mainly driven by the changing ethnic mix in this country. There are increasing numbers of people who don't drink at all because of religious reasons," said Professor Ian Gilmore, chair of Alcohol Health Alliance.
"But there is also under-reporting. We know that people report in surveys roughly half of what they drink.
"If you look at the Customs and Excise data who know how much we drink, the average drinking adult is drinking roughly 25 units per week. So there's no room for complacency."
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There remain concerns about regional variations in drinking patterns.
The figures in London contrast to the north of England and Scotland, where more adults drank and where more were likely to binge drink.
The ONS said alcohol misuse is a leading cause of ill-health in Great Britain, which is estimated to cost the NHS in England approximately £3.5bn every year.
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Video:Talbot Concealed Dark Past Of Abuse
By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent
Fred Talbot's weather forecasts from a floating map in Liverpool's Albert Dock made him a familiar face to millions across the UK.
But those watching his antics on ITV's This Morning had no idea he had a past as a teacher who preyed on vulnerable pupils for his own sexual gratification.
His trial in Manchester heard that he was "obsessed with teenage boys" and "could not help himself," especially when he had been drinking alcohol.
The abuse happened in the 1970s and was carried out during Talbot's time as a biology teacher at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys.
Ian Brown was a surprise prosecution witness during the trial
Victims described how they were forced to sleep naked with Talbot on canal barge school trips organised by the teacher.
Prosecutor Neil Usher told Minshull Street Crown Court "the very qualities that made Fred Talbot so successful as a TV celebrity - his boundless energy, his infectious enthusiasm, his extrovert personality - helped him gain, we say, the trust of these boys".
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Gallery: Diaries Seized By Cops Helped Convict Talbot
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Stone Roses singer Ian Brown appeared in court to give evidence for the prosecution.
A former pupil, he recalled Talbot teaching 11-year-olds to masturbate during a biology lesson and showing the class what was "probably a gay porn film".
The trial heard how Talbot's teaching career came to an abrupt end in 1984 when he propositioned a boy at his home and was forced to resign.
Only then did he pursue a career in TV.
Talbot's own diary entries were seized by police and formed a key part of the prosecution case.
An entry from 1969 read: "What I am doing with the kids means a lot to me, but it may be the wrong thing.
"I find that my mind is never at rest. I am in conflict about many things. Teaching will not make me rich, is that important.
"What is more interesting than a smoking, swearing and copulating 15-year-old."
In 1984 he wrote: "At night a group of the 4th years round to use the telescope. Later joined by some of the 6th years... A very clear night. The 4th decided to stay the night. As usual I had quite a bit to drink and as usual I tried. I must be mad".
Lawyer Richard Scorer, head of the abuse team at Slater and Gordon solicitors in Manchester, told Sky News it was unusual for abusers to keep diaries in this way.
"Typically what we find it we're dealing with is very manipulative people - they know that abuse is secretive, that it happens beyond the eyes of most people so they generally don't leave traces of what they're doing," he said.
"I think certainly in other cases where we've seen this kind of behaviour - paedophiles keeping diaries of their activity - there has been an aspect of it which is around the trophy, celebrating what they're doing and the fact that they're able to get away with it despite knowing, as Talbot clearly did, that it was totally wrong."
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Video:Talbot Concealed Dark Past Of Abuse
By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent
Fred Talbot's weather forecasts from a floating map in Liverpool's Albert Dock made him a familiar face to millions across the UK.
But those watching his antics on ITV's This Morning had no idea he had a past as a teacher who preyed on vulnerable pupils for his own sexual gratification.
His trial in Manchester heard that he was "obsessed with teenage boys" and "could not help himself," especially when he had been drinking alcohol.
The abuse happened in the 1970s and was carried out during Talbot's time as a biology teacher at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys.
Ian Brown was a surprise prosecution witness during the trial
Victims described how they were forced to sleep naked with Talbot on canal barge school trips organised by the teacher.
Prosecutor Neil Usher told Minshull Street Crown Court "the very qualities that made Fred Talbot so successful as a TV celebrity - his boundless energy, his infectious enthusiasm, his extrovert personality - helped him gain, we say, the trust of these boys".
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Gallery: Diaries Seized By Cops Helped Convict Talbot
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Stone Roses singer Ian Brown appeared in court to give evidence for the prosecution.
A former pupil, he recalled Talbot teaching 11-year-olds to masturbate during a biology lesson and showing the class what was "probably a gay porn film".
The trial heard how Talbot's teaching career came to an abrupt end in 1984 when he propositioned a boy at his home and was forced to resign.
Only then did he pursue a career in TV.
Talbot's own diary entries were seized by police and formed a key part of the prosecution case.
An entry from 1969 read: "What I am doing with the kids means a lot to me, but it may be the wrong thing.
"I find that my mind is never at rest. I am in conflict about many things. Teaching will not make me rich, is that important.
"What is more interesting than a smoking, swearing and copulating 15-year-old."
In 1984 he wrote: "At night a group of the 4th years round to use the telescope. Later joined by some of the 6th years... A very clear night. The 4th decided to stay the night. As usual I had quite a bit to drink and as usual I tried. I must be mad".
Lawyer Richard Scorer, head of the abuse team at Slater and Gordon solicitors in Manchester, told Sky News it was unusual for abusers to keep diaries in this way.
"Typically what we find it we're dealing with is very manipulative people - they know that abuse is secretive, that it happens beyond the eyes of most people so they generally don't leave traces of what they're doing," he said.
"I think certainly in other cases where we've seen this kind of behaviour - paedophiles keeping diaries of their activity - there has been an aspect of it which is around the trophy, celebrating what they're doing and the fact that they're able to get away with it despite knowing, as Talbot clearly did, that it was totally wrong."
A 13-year-old boy has died following an altercation during his lunch break at a grammar school in County Fermanagh.
Oisin McGrath, a student of St Michael's College in Enniskillen, was taken to hospital from the school on Monday.
He was later transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, where he lost his fight for life on Thursday evening.
Parishioners at a special mass were told that, on medical advice, his parents had made the difficult decision to withdraw life support.
Their parish priest, Father Seamus Quinn, confirmed the family had also opted to donate the schoolboy's organs for transplant.
He said: "There are no words to describe what they're going through. They're devastated, they're numb, they're in shock. It's a nightmare, except this one you don't waken up from. It's horrendous."
Oisin McGrath fell ill at St Michael's College in Enniskillen on Monday
A sixth-form student, aged 17, was detained by police after the incident but later released on bail pending enquiries.
In a statement, St Michael's - a Catholic school for boys - said: "A group of students were playing at lunchtime when one student became unwell and we sought medical assistance.
Video:Local Priest: 'The Family Is Numb'
"He was taken by ambulance to the South West Acute Hospital for medical help."
The school said it would be closed on Friday and would reopen on Wednesday February 18 after a mid term break.
Northern Ireland's Education Minister John O'Dowd expressed his sadness at Oisin's death.
The Minister said: "I am deeply saddened at the tragic death of Oisin McGrath. As a parent myself I can only imagine the grief his parents and family are feeling.
"My thoughts and prayers are with them at this terrible time. I also extend my sympathy to the whole St Michael's College community.
"The Western Education and Library Board is providing counselling and pastoral support to the school and will continue to do so for as long as is needed."
Oisin McGrath was a popular member of the under-14 team at Belcoo Gaelic football club in County Fermanagh.
In a statement, the club said: "Our thoughts remain with Oisin's extended family circle and friends at this tragic time."
They also included the quote "ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam", which translates as: "On the right hand of God that is his soul."
Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew expressed her sympathy to the McGrath family.
She said: "My thoughts and prayers are with the McGrath family. The loss of a young life after such a tragic incident is devastating for the entire community.
"I offer my sincerest sympathies to Oisín's parents Sharon and Nigel, his younger sisters Ciana and Cairenn and to their entire extended family."
A quick-thinking bus driver has been hailed a life-saver after manoeuvring his vehicle to help a naked man escape from a burning building.
The man is thought to have been in the shower when the fire started in his third-floor flat above a cafe in Braintree, Essex, and he found himself trapped.
Passers-by flagged down off-duty bus driver Andy Waterman, who was taking his double-decker back to the depot.
He positioned it close to the roof of the flat, allowing the man to jump about 10ft (3m) to safety.
Firefighters then arrived and helped him to the ground.
The fire broke out just after 7pm. Pic: Essex County Fire and Rescue
Mr Waterman, from West Mersea, is to receive a commendation from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service.
He said: "A group of people started flagging me down and they were asking me to stop.
"I asked them what the problem was and they said a man was stuck on the roof of his flat because it was on fire.
"I drove nearer and all I could see was thick, black smoke. (Then) I saw the man and thought 'We've got to get him to safety'."
Mr Waterman added: "I have been driving buses for eight years and nothing like this has happened before. I am just pleased the man is alive."
Eight fire crews were sent to the scene. Pic: Essex County Fire and Rescue
Incident commander Dave Barritt said: "The man was trapped on the third floor and there was no way he could get out.
"If the bus hadn't been there I don't know how he would have escaped - the fall could easily have killed him. The bus driver's actions saved this man's life."
Eight fire crews were called to the scene and it took them several hours to bring the flames under control.
Adrian Jones, managing director of the First Essex bus company, which employs Mr Waterman, said: "We are very proud of Andy - he was in the right place at the right time."
Former weather presenter Fred Talbot has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two boys when he was a teacher.
Talbot showed little reaction to the verdicts, which related to two victims who were aged 14 or 15 in the 1970s.
The 65-year-old, who was known to millions for his forecasts on a floating weather map for ITV's This Morning show, was described as a "chancer" at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
He was said to have been "obsessed" with teenage boys and "could not help himself", particularly when he had been drinking alcohol.
Talbot's diary entries formed part of the prosecution's case
Victims described how they were forced to sleep naked with him during school trips on canal barges that he had organised.
One told how boys would take turns to sleep in Talbot's bed on one of the trips, and that at one stage the defendant "started talking to me about sexual stuff" before assaulting him.
Video:Talbot Concealed Dark Past Of Abuse
Talbot's diary entries spanning three decades were seized by police and formed a key part of the prosecution's case. One entry read: "What I am doing with the kids means a lot to me, but it may be the wrong thing."
Greater Manchester Police Detective Constable Chris Doggart praised the bravery of the victims and said: "Talbot was an extremely popular and well liked individual - both as a celebrity weatherman and formerly as a science teacher - who earned not only the trust and adulation of many of his peers and pupils, but also much of the nation.
"Now he has been exposed as an opportunistic sex offender and that reputation is rightly in tatters."
The jury cleared Talbot of eight counts of indecent assault in relation to three other complainants.
Among prosecution witnesses at the trial was The Stone Roses singer Ian Brown, who had told the court how Talbot had explained to boys in his class how to carry out a sex act.
Brown said Talbot had also shown a gay porn film in another class.
Video:Talbot's Abuse Was 'Appalling'
Talbot's teaching career ended abruptly in 1984 after a proposal he made to two boys about sleeping with them at his home.
During a police interview in 2013, Talbot refused to answer questions about allegations by men who claimed they had been abused as children.
The abuse happened during his time as a biology teacher at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys in Cheshire, which said in a statement: "These awful events took place over 30 years ago and naturally our thoughts go out to those former pupils who were subjected to this abuse.
"We are confident that our present pupils and their parents know that the school is totally committed to ensuring the safety of our students and staff at all times and that these historical offences have no bearing on the School's outstanding reputation today."
Talbot has been remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced on 13 March.
