It was exactly 80 years ago today, just after the start of the Blitz that the men lost their lives when a German bomb made a direct hit o…
At a small memorial service held today (Friday, 18 September), Detective Chief Superintendent Stephen Clayman paid tribute to seven Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) firefighters, including his great-uncle, who lost their lives on 18 September 1940. It was exactly 80 years ago today, just after the start of the Blitz that the men lost their lives […]
People arriving in England from Thailand and Singapore will not need to self-isolate for 2 weeks
From 4am Saturday 19 September 2020, people arriving in England from Thailand and Singapore will not need to self-isolate for 2 weeks. Thailand and Singapore added to list of travel corridors for England having been assessed by the Joint Biosecurity Centre as posing a lower infection risk Slovenia and Guadeloupe removed from list of […]
A school bus driver who took photos of young girls leaving his bus will now serve nearly Three years in Prison
A school bus driver who took photos of young girls leaving his bus and was found guilty of attempting to arrange a child sex offence will be imprisoned for longer following the intervention of the Solicitor General, Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP. Robert Woolner, aged 54 at the time of offending, was arrested after […]
Stronger measures introduced in parts of the North East of England to tackle rising infection rates
New restrictions will be introduced in parts of the north-east of England to curb rising infection rates. Parts of the North East escalated to an area of intervention New restrictions introduced across the region to curb rising infection rates, agreed in collaboration with local leaders Regulations and guidance to come into force on Friday Following […]
Stronger measures introduced in parts of the North East of England to tackle rising infection rates
New restrictions will be introduced in parts of the north-east of England to curb rising infection rates. Parts of the North East escalated to an area of intervention New restrictions introduced across the region to curb rising infection rates, agreed in collaboration with local leaders Regulations and guidance to come into force on Friday Following […]
Two new Lighthouse Labs in Newcastle and Bracknell will join the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British hist…
Two new Lighthouse Labs in Newcastle and Bracknell will join the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history to help scale up testing capacity ahead of winter 2 new Lighthouse Labs to be set up in Newcastle and Bracknell, increasing capacity by tens of thousands Weekly data from NHS Test and Trace […]
Two new Lighthouse Labs in Newcastle and Bracknell will join the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history to help scale up testing capacity ahead of winter
Two new Lighthouse Labs in Newcastle and Bracknell will join the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history to help scale up testing capacity ahead of winter 2 new Lighthouse Labs to be set up in Newcastle and Bracknell, increasing capacity by tens of thousands Weekly data from NHS Test and Trace […]
Keith Fraser, Chair of the YJB, speaks about the impactful work of our stakeholder forums
Keith Fraser, Chair of the YJB, speaks about the impactful work of our stakeholder forums and how together we can shape a better future for children The power of partnership is a theme for the Youth Justice Board this month. We are celebrating an important anniversary – one year since the creation of our national […]
Care providers will be given an extra £546 million to bolster infection control and help protect residents and staff throughout winter
Care providers in England will benefit from over half a billion pounds extra funding to reduce COVID-19 transmission and help protect residents and staff throughout winter. The Infection Control Fund, set up in May, has now been extended until March 2021, with an extra £546 million to help the care sector restrict the movement of […]
Police were called to a car park in Whalebone Lane South on Sunday the Victim has been named as John Avers.
Detectives investigating a murder in Dagenham have named the 47-year-old victim. Police were called to a car park in Whalebone Lane South at11.43pm on Sunday, 13 September, to reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian. Officers attended along with paramedics from London Ambulance Service. A 47-year-old man was found seriously injured and […]