Taxi and private hire drivers could have to pass an intensive criminal record checks under government proposals. The Department of Transport has launched a consultation on new rules to better protect vulnerable passengers. Last year a government report found the laws regulating drivers were not “fit for the modern world”. The consultations for England and Wales…
Knife crime offenders in London will be tagged with tracking devices upon their release from prison in an attempt to reduce violence in London. People who have served sentences for knife-related crimes such as possession, robbery, wounding, GBH and aggravated burglary will be ordered to wear GPS tagging under a year-long pilot. This will begin…
It has been 30 years since the Lockerbie bombing. December 21st, 1988 all 259 passengers and crew members on board the plane were killed as well as 11 people on the ground. It is the biggest terrorist attack ever to take place in Britain. At 19.02 a loud sound was recorded on the cockpit voice recorder;…
GCSEs should be scrapped and A-levels should be replaced according to Robert Halfon, chairman of the Education Select Committee. His ideas of rewriting England’s exam system are to give young people a broader range of skills for their working lives. Mr Halfon said that GCSEs for 16-year-olds have become pointless. Instead of taking academic subjects at…
Poor mental health in children and young people has been described as an epidemic and an “escalating crisis”. The number of children seeking help from Camhs (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) in England has more than doubled in the past two years. It is difficult to establish how much of this represents young people…
More than 1,000 10 to 19-year-olds were admitted to hospital with knife wounds in 2017/18. The NHS England figure, reveals 54% rise in the number of children and teenagers treated for injuries from knives over five years. Hospital admissions for all injuries caused by an assault with a knife or a sharp object have gone…
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