Metropolitan Police call centre staff will strike on New Year’s Eve, causing ‘delays to emergency call-outs’ in a dispute over pay. Trade union Unite said 175 of its members were expected to walk out on one of the busiest days of the year, in a 25-hour-long protest. The group admitted Londoners will have ‘concerns’ – butContinue reading “Strike By The Metropolitan Police On New Year’s Eve”
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Labour Considers Banning Teenagers From Buying Energy Drinks
Labour is considering ideas to prohibit the sale of energy drinks to under-16-year-olds. Concerns over the effects on children’s health and education have led to consideration of a clampdown. The beverages may include a significant amount of sugar in addition to high caffeine content. Excessive intake by youngsters has been linked in studies to headaches,Continue reading “Labour Considers Banning Teenagers From Buying Energy Drinks”
THE 43-YEAR-OLD WHO RESCUED XL BULLY BEFORE THE BAN NOW HAS NINE PUPPIES OF THE ILLEGAL BREED
An animal lover who rescued an XL Bully before the ban now has to keep nine of the illegal breed after it gave birth to a surprise litter of puppies. The 43-year-old mother from Canterbury, Kent, cannot legally sell the XL Bully puppies or even give them away, and she will have to keep themContinue reading “THE 43-YEAR-OLD WHO RESCUED XL BULLY BEFORE THE BAN NOW HAS NINE PUPPIES OF THE ILLEGAL BREED”
Blackpool Nurse And Healthcare Worker Who Illegally Drugged Patients For ‘Own Amusement’
A nurse and assistant practitioner have been jailed for a total of ten years and two months after drugging patients for their amusement. Senior nurse Catherine Hudson, 44, and healthcare worker Charlotte Wilmot, 48, were earlier found guilty of the ill-treatment of stroke patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Catherine Hudson illegally sedated two patients andContinue reading “Blackpool Nurse And Healthcare Worker Who Illegally Drugged Patients For ‘Own Amusement’ “
For Girls’ Safety, Students Call On Rishi Sunak To Keep Single-Sex Toilets In Schools
Five teenage lassies have written to the Prime Minister urging him to keep single-sex toilets in schools to ensure female pupils’ safety and dignity. In an open letter, the students, who are aged between 13 and 15, called on Rishi Sunak to attack the problem head-on when the Government issues its long-awaited transgender guidance toContinue reading “For Girls’ Safety, Students Call On Rishi Sunak To Keep Single-Sex Toilets In Schools”
A New ‘Deathtrap’ Pavement Pits Cyclists Against Pedestrians
A new cycle path has been branded a deathtrap that pits cyclists against pedestrians due to its complex layout and absence of adequate signage. The cycle lane on Longport Road in Canterbury, Kent, also switches sides and blocks off the entrance to a historic abbey, sparking outrage from locals, and according to the National FederationContinue reading “A New ‘Deathtrap’ Pavement Pits Cyclists Against Pedestrians”
An Elderly Woman Is Trapped Inside Her Apartment, Panicking
A mother says she had to rescue her panicking elderly neighbour who was trapped inside her own flat after a Yodel delivery driver jammed a parcel under her door handle. Charlie Clarke claims she and her son George, 20, heard neighbour Dee calling for help from the flat below on Thursday. Dee, who’s thought toContinue reading “An Elderly Woman Is Trapped Inside Her Apartment, Panicking”
The Google CEO Says He Doesn’t Understand How Bard Works After It Taught Itself A Foreign Language
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai revealed he doesn’t completely comprehend how the company’s new AI programme Bard functions, as a new expose shows some of the kinks are still being worked out. One of the major issues discovered with Bard is something that Sundar Pichai called emergent properties, or AI systems having taught themselves unexpected skills.Continue reading “The Google CEO Says He Doesn’t Understand How Bard Works After It Taught Itself A Foreign Language”
The Utah Governor Signs New Laws Requiring Parents To Give Their Consent Before Their Children Can Use Social Media
Utah’s governor signed into law two bills this week that regulate social media use for children and minors and put more power into the hands of their parents and caregivers. On Thursday, Governor Spencer Cox signed H.B. 311 and S.B. 152 which requires parental consent for minors to create profiles on social media sites andContinue reading “The Utah Governor Signs New Laws Requiring Parents To Give Their Consent Before Their Children Can Use Social Media”
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