‘Safety stamp’ launched by World Travel & Tourism Council for ‘hygienic’ destinations and businesses in bid to reassure holidaymakers and speed up tourism recovery Saudi Arabia, Barcelona, Portugal, Cancun and Seville all back the stamp The initiative is also backed by the United Nations World Tourism Organization Businesses can use the stamp once hygiene protocols … Read more
The suspension of MOTs in Northern Ireland has been lifted despite concerns about the safety of equipment at test centres. An investigation had earlier this week revealed that 48 out of the 55 vehicle lifts at garages for the National Car Tests (NCT) – the equivalent to the MOT in the UK – were found … Read more
A clinical trial of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus patients has been suspended amid safety concerns. Hydroxychloroquine has been touted by President Donald Trump and he even revealed he took the medication for two weeks as a prophylactic. But the World Health Organization (WHO) said it was concerned after a study from The Lancet published … Read more
Fears grow for safety of missing aspiring model, 24, last seen wearing lilac fur jacket, black mini skirt and boots when she vanished in Nottinghamshire Laura Benson, 24, last reportedly seen in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, on May 24 Aspiring model described as slim, 5ft 5ins tall with blonde hair with blue dye The young woman was wearing … Read more
New crash test rules described as the ‘biggest change in a decade’ will see big vehicles – especially SUVs – have safety ratings downgraded if they cause significant damage to smaller cars in accidents, it has been revealed today. A new set of measures have been announced by testing body Euro NCAP and will be … Read more
Michael Gove today guaranteed teachers and pupils will be safe when schools are reopened before swiftly backtracking as he said ‘you can never eliminate risk’. The Government is locked in a furious row with councils and teaching unions over its plans to begin the phased reopening of primary schools from June 1 as the coronavirus … Read more
Gavin Williamson piled pressure on teaching unions and local politicians today as he warned of the dire ‘consequences if children did not start returning to school. The Education Secretary made a blunt appeal to the emotions of parents tonight as he insisted planning can begin to reopen classrooms from as early as next month. Outlining … Read more
The body claims not to affiliate with any political party in a bid to maintain ‘independence’, but members of the NEU executive have repeatedly backed the policies of Jeremy Corbyn.
A family could have been ‘blown to pieces’ after an ‘old bottle’ they found in their back garden turned out to be a live Second World War bomb. Ed Cawdell, 43, and his family were clearing out the mysterious concrete structure in his back garden in Quorn, Leicestershire when they found the explosive. They had … Read more
Major UK motor bodies have today called on the Government to axe the six-month MOT exemption for vehicles put in place due to Covid-19 over fears of a rapid rise in the number of dangerous cars on the road now that the lockdown has been eased. New measures announced by the Prime Minister this week … Read more