‘Life stories’ of British nuclear test veterans to be preserved through a new study
An outbreak of the MRSA “superbug” has been identified at Queens Hospital in Romford
An outbreak of the MRSA “superbug” has been identified at Queens Hospital. A large number of patients were discovered to have the bacterium on their skin. The issue was discovered during normal tests, according to the hospital.Public Health England has been notified. The outbreak was discovered when a “higher incidence of positive colonisation” of the bug […]
Great Ormond Street Hospital has declared a “business continuity incident” ahead of Sunday and Monday’s planned nursing strikes
It stated that it has “serious concerns about safely staffing the hospital” during the Royal College of Nursing strikes. “This is not a lightly taken step, but patient safety is our top priority,” it continued. The NHS defines a business continuity incident as “an event or occurrence that disrupts (or may disrupt) an organization’s normal […]
Anglian Water fined £2.65m after sewage discharged into North Sea
Largest ever fine imposed for environmental offences in the East region. Anglian Water pleaded guilty and was hit with a fine of £2.65m after allowing untreated sewage to overflow into the North Sea following a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. A catalogue of failures by the company to manage and monitor effluent at the […]
A fire has destroyed the roof of a building at a Hampshire private school
Fire crews were dispatched to Horris Hill Preparatory School in Newtown Common around lunchtime on Thursday. More than 50 firemen battled the flames at its peak but were unable to rescue a boarding house’s roof, according to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS). We have reached out for comment to Forfar […]
Officers investigating an assault on a Southampton bus are now appealing to the public for information
It was reported to us by a number of witnesses that on Friday 31 March at approximately 11.40pm, a man on the number 18 Bluestar bus was sprayed in the face with a suspected CS-type spray in the Millbrook area of Southampton. The incident happened as the victim got off the bus at the Millbrook […]
Seven people recognised by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan
The efforts of seven people, including six young cadets, from across West Glamorgan have been recognised by the King’s representative for the county. Cadet Colour Sergeant Madison Chaplin of Gwent and Powys Army Cadet Force; Cadet Flight Sergeant Ioan Osbourne of No 3 Welsh Wing RAF Air Cadets; Cadet Corporal MacKenzie Bryan of Dyfed and […]
Just days after the £10,000 equipment was installed, a woman was rescued from a river using life-saving throw bags
In the early hours of Saturday, April 22, emergency personnel were called to Newcastle’s Quayside when a woman into the River Tyne. Northumbria Police arrived on the scene at about 1:15 a.m. and were able to restrain the woman in the water using throw-bag boards, which were recently constructed along the Quayside. Shortly after, firefighters […]
Police have made two arrests after a man was found in the street with serious injuries
Officers were called to Huntingdon Street, Nottingham city, at around 7.55am this morning (28 April). The victim was taken to hospital. Two men were arrested close to the scene on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm. Chief Superintendent Suk Verma, Head of Local Policing for Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We responded very quickly to this […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man working at some road works in Beccles had a knife brandished at him
The incident occurred between 9.05pm and 9.15pm on Thursday 6 April on the A146, near the Worlingham roundabout. A motorist is alleged to have become angry with a traffic management worker regarding some diversions that had been put in place, before brandishing a knife at him. The suspect was driving a red and black Renault […]