UNITED KINGDOM

Officer in hospital after approaching Audi S3 in Hamilton ‘to engage occupants’ A police officer has been seriously injured after being hit by a car he had approached while on duty.The officer, 33, was on on patrol when he approached an Audi S3 in Low Waters Road in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, at about 1pm on Friday, Police Scotland said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/31/lanarkshire-police-officer-injured-car-hits-him-on-duty Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-08-31 11:48:18 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Leader of headteachers’ union warns of disruption to students’ learning and urges government actionA headteachers’ union is calling on the government to provide “financial protection” for schools at risk of collapse, as well as funding for students to catch up on any lost learning.In 2023, schools were told to close any buildings containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) that did not have existing safety measures in place. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/aug/31/call-for-financial-protection-for-schools-in-england-with-crumbling-concrete Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-08-31 10:36:45 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Health groups challenge Starmer to ban ‘unhealthy products’ firms from lobbying MPs by giving them giftsMPs are being urged to stop accepting freebies to sports and cultural events from tobacco, alcohol and junk food firms because their products cause so much illness and death.More than 100 health groups are urging Britain’s lawmakers to reject offers of gifts and hospitality from “unhealthy products industries” because they use an array of underhand tactics to disguise the harm they create in order to protect their sales. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/30/uk-mps-urged-to-give-up-freebies-from-tobacco-alcohol-and-junk-food-firms Author : Denis Campbell and Henry Dyer Publish date : 2024-08-31