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.
Theme parks could axe queues amid plans to let customers book timeslots to meet Covid-19 safety standards Tech firm Accesso is developing a system to allow visitors to book ‘digital tickets’ Physical lining up is to be replaced by virtual queues Accesso’s clients include Thorpe Park and Merlin Entertainments By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On … 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
Zoom buys online security service in bid to address safety concerns and introduce end-to-end encryption The platform has acquired Keybase in a bid to bolster security Zoom’s acquisition will help it introduce end-to-end encryption Stronger encryption will require some Zoom features to be altered The acquisition is a part of Zoom’s 90-day commitment to strengthen security By … Read more
A woman from the High Commission for Pakistan delivered flowers to 10 Downing Street twice in one day wearing both glasses and safety goggles. On her first visit, the diplomatic official got out of a Mercedes car clutching a huge bouquet and a large envelope to ‘Hon Mr Prime Minister & Ms Symonds, 10 Downing Street’. She returned later … Read more
TEN babies have died in a Fisher-Price sleeper, the company reveals – as safety officials warn parents to stop using the rocking crib after babies are three months old Since 2015, 10 infant deaths have been reported in connection to the Fisher-Price ‘Rock ‘n Play’ sleeper The infants were all over three months old and … Read more
A worker at an Amazon warehouse in Southern California has died from the coronavirus. Gerard Tuzara worked as an operations manager at Amazon’s Hawthorne facility near LAX airport. Tuzara is thought to have passed away on March 31st and is the first known employee from the company to die from the disease. His death comes … Read more