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Face-down restraint ban considered
Ministers will consider a ban on the use of face-down restraint in English mental health hospitals after new figures that show nearly 40,000 incidents of physical restraint were recorded in just one ...
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Universities urged to sponsor free schools specialising in maths
mathematics , in a plan supported by the Office for Fair Access (Offa) to encourage talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds to study maths at degree level.As an incentive to open the new schools, universities will be allowed to fund them using budgets otherwise reserved for improving access ...
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Health travel problems in Greece Cyprus and Spain
Columbus Direct warns travellers that the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) card may not be enough to cover medical expenses if they fall ill in Greece, Cyprus and ...
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Stocks post solid gains Tuesday
U.S. markets churned higher Tuesday after the Commerce Department said price inflation remained muted in May. The report by itself had negligible effect. But every report of late has been held up to the light to see how it might affect the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement expected Wednesday. Low inflation means the economy is not overheating. In turn, some investors ...
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U.S. oil prices steady Tuesday
A motorist pumps gas in Denver on April 15, 2011. Consumers paid an average price of $3.60 a gallon nationwide on Tuesday according to the travel group AAA. UPI/Gary C. ...
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British banking needs radical overhaul study
LONDON (AFP) - Britain needs a "radical" overhaul of its scandal-hit banks, with reckless bankers facing jail and bonuses deferred for up to ten years, a government commission set up after the Libor scandal proposed in a final report on Wednesday.The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, which is mostly composed of lawmakers, concluded that senior bankers must be made ...
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UK food producers grocers sign up to healthy label scheme
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's major food manufacturers and retailers have agreed to follow the same system of nutritional labelling as part of a government initiative to tackle obesity and poor diet and ease the financial burden on health services.The UK's Department of Health said on Wednesday labels would combine both traffic light colour-coding and nutritional information on how much ...
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Brides mum and grooms dad fall in love at wedding and get married themselves within months
As her daughter and new son-in-law said 'I do', Sophie Meignan welled up with tears of pure joy.Like many loving mothers, she was overcome by her daughter's wedding day happiness.The 53-year-old had been single for 10 years and given up on the idea of ever having anyone special in her own life again.But from that day Sophie did not have to live just for her daughter any longer.As ...
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Traffic light food labelling introduced by big supermarkets
A traffic light food labelling system is being brought in by all the major supermarkets from today. At-a-glance data showing levels of salt, sugar and fat will be used on food sold by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, the Co-op, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose. Big brands including Mars, Premier Foods, PepsiCo and McCain's will also put the labels on their packaging. Guideline ...
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Disabled could be harmed by Governments attempts to crack down on skivers
A crackdown on the work-shy could be harming the disabled and those with mental health issues, MPs said yesterday. Jobcentres are hitting those who refuse to look for work with sanctions. But MPs on the Public Accounts Committee said those with mental health problems, or the disabled, could be unfairly hit. The committee found that in 40% of cases jobcentres did not know whether those who had ...
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Tesco branch introduces dress code to stop half-naked shoppers dripping sweat on food
A branch of Tesco has banned scantily clad women and shirtless men because their bellies were branded a health and safety risk. The dress code was imposed after complaints about "half naked" men and women stocking up on alcohol and barbecue goods. Bosses at the shop said bare torsos could pose a health risk as they could drip sweat on food. People with no shoes have also been banned ...
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Mental health charity Mind in call to end face down restraint of patients
Thousands of mental health patients are having their lives put at risk because staff are routinely pinning them face down on the floor,shocking figures reveal today. Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act shows that almost 3,500 patients were restrained in a "face down" position in just one year. Incredibly, half of all the incidents took place at just two of the 54 NHS ...
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Care home nurses pictured asleep on the job after turning off patient alarms
Two night-shift nurses are caught on camera sound asleep at a care home - after turning off patient alarms to slumber undisturbed.This shocking photo was taken by their boss, who checked on them at 3am and watched them sleep for another half hour while 19 vulnerable residents aged 75 to 100 were left unable to call for help.Titilayo Ajala, 56, and Henretta Offae, 41, were sacked on the spot and ...
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Kyle Winterbottom inquest Teenagers drink may have been spiked before balcony fall
A teenage boy who fell 40 feet to his death during a party may have had his drink spiked with Ecstasy and a vet's drug used to sedate horses. Kyle Winterbottom, 16, lost his footing and fell to the ground as he clambered onto a third floor balcony. The youngster - a talented rugby player, boxer, and swimmer - died later from multiple injuries. Tests revealed he had traces in his system ...
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Borehamwood teenagers suicide pact Talented friends seemed happy before railway line tragedy
teenage pals were killed by a 90mph train in an apparent suicide pact. Charleigh Disbrey, 15, and Mert Karaoglan, 18, were struck at night after making their way on to the track near a station. Investigators are understood to have found farewell notes on the bodies of the talented pair. A handwritten tribute at the station said: "To our beautiful Charleigh. Love you always, auntie Emma, ...
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UK weather Many roads would become unusable if we face another harsh winter
Many of Britain's minor roads could become 'no-go' areas and closed to traffic if we have another severe winter, highways chiefs warn today. Great swathes of Britain's local road network could become unusable should there be more flooding or another severe winter, highways bosses are warning. Crumbling carriageways are costing small businesses 5billion a year and some local ...
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Wilfried Zahas brother Serge evicted from council flat after threatening warden with hammer
The brother of Manchester United star Wilfried Zaha was kicked out of his council flat yesterday after he threatened a housing warden with a hammer.Serge Zaha, 31, also pinned a resident in the block against a wall and threatened he would f****** pop" her in the head, a court heard.Rory Clarke, representing the council, said Zaha, who moved into the flat in January, regularly smoked ...
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Lord Bilimoria The world loves British goods. Its time to put some fizz in our exports
Going back to my childhood in India, the mark of "Made in Great Britain" as a guarantee of quality resonates strongly, and as a nation the UK is still capable of producing world-class products to export - such as Jaguar and Land Rover cars, sought after across the world, from the USA to China and India. Without taking away from London's status as the international finance ...
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Wifes tears in teacher Jeremy Forrests trial for abduction
The wife of the teacher accused of abducting a 15-year-old schoolgirl told his trial that she had asked her husband to stop sending tweets to a girl because it was not ...
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The Buckinghamshire village that could scupper Michael Goves free school revolution
A Buckinghamshire village is threatening legal action over plans to set up an 850-pupil Sikh secondary school in its midst. Residents of Stoke Poges have warned they will seek a judicial review of the proposal after Department for Education {DfE) bought an office block in the village for the school for a reputed ...
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NHS watchdog accused of hospital scandal cover-up
Britain's NHS regulator has been accused of covering up their failure to prevent a scandal at a hospital maternity unit where at least eight babies are thought to have died from neglect, according to a damning report to be published ...
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Britains spell of awful summers is set to continue
Don't worry, summer is on its way - but you might have to wait until 2023.As the prospect of another gloomy Glastonbury and wet Wimbledon looms, leading climate scientists have warned that the UK could be set for a further five to 10 years of washout summers.The grim conclusion was delivered after an unprecedented gathering of scientists and meteorologists at ...
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Andrew Tyrie carves out role as inquisitor-in-chief of financial crisis
Andrew Tyrie, a former adviser to Conservative chancellors Nigel Lawson and John Major, joined parliament in 1997. Photograph: Kirsty ...
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Pay cuts imposed on top civil servants could lead to exodus of talent – auditor
pay and conditions of senior civil servants have deterred private sector managers from taking up Whitehall jobs and could result in an exodus of talent, the government's independent auditor has warned.A report by the National Audit Office concludes that there are "clear capability gaps" in the ...
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Jail threat for reckless bankers among proposals to clean up banking system
George Osborne is facing pressure to radically overhaul Britain's banks by introducing a new law to jail bankers for "reckless misconduct" and force bankers to wait up to 10 years to receive their bonuses.The proposals, among the key measures recommended in a major report by the parliamentary commission on banking standards, also include a call on him to consider breaking up the ...
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Scotland's waterways seeing revival
Scotland’s waterways, the canals used to transport bulky goods and vast quantities of coal in the days before the development of the railways, are of great significance in terms of their role in the development of the country, new projects are making sure they remain so.
Scotland recently began investing heavily in its canal system with the introduction of the Millennium Link, a project to restore the Union Canal and Forth and Clyde Canals for use by recreational boaters, tourists and to encourage investment in the tourism, retail and commercial sectors. Read more
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