safety
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The Nigeria Customs Service generated a total sum of N3.21 trn in the year 2023, Comptroller General of the Service, Bashir Adeniyi told members of the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise on Wednesday.Adeniyi who appeared before the committee accompanied by top officials of the NCS told the lawmakers that though the service targeted…
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper has warned “things may get more sticky before they get better” in the Red Sea. His comment comes hours after the UK launched joint strikes with the US on Houthi targets in Yemen – for the second time this month. At a Conservative Home conference in London, the minister said he…
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The U.S. aviation regulator on Friday extended the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely and announced it will tighten oversight of Boeing itself after a cabin panel broke off a new jet in mid-flight. As United Airlines and Alaska Airlines canceled flights through Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration also said it will require…
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In the aftermath of gun violence in schools, many parents are asking “How can I help my children feel safe” or “How do I reassure myself that my children are safe?” As parents, it is important to acknowledge and gain a healthy perspective of your fears for the safety of your children. With the news…
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Schools affected by collapse-risk concrete will not have to pay for repairs out of their budgets, the education secretary has insisted. Gillian Keegan told Sky News there will be no new money to fix the problem, but the costs will be covered by the Department for Education (DfE). There has been a growing row over…
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Some schools across England are having to give parents the difficult news that they will not be opening on time due to new fears over a certain type of concrete. Some others are having to put in “mitigations”, for example closing some school buildings. The Department for Education (DfE) has newly identified 104 schools and…
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The education systems in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales are devolved, meaning they are responsible for carrying out checks on their schools. Statements about the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland have been issued, and the risks are being urgently assessed. A spokesperson for the Scottish Government said they…
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Nick Gibb has expressed confidence in precautionary measures being taken at schools affected by a concrete prone to collapse. Some classroom ceilings are being propped up by steel beams, and Mr Gibb has told LBC he would let his family study underneath them. Asked by Nick Ferrari if he’d be happy to see his young…
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Almost 500 pupils were relocated across four sites including a community hall and a manor house after their school was given 24 hours to close. Half of them are still off-site, four months after the “eviction” took place at Mayflower Primary School, Leicester, on 21 April. It was one of the 50 schools disrupted by…
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Schools and other education settings will let you know directly if there is any change to the start of term. More than 150 schools and other education settings are affected. About 50 have already been disrupted this year and a further 104 were added to the list on Thursday. The government has not released a…
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Letters from headteachers to parents over the last few days reveal the scale of the last-minute scramble to prepare for the new academic year that starts next week. Over 150 schools are required to either partially or completely close their premises, meaning headteachers and councils are now having to work out what to do from…
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As schools scramble to put new safety measures in place, many parents will be asking why it has taken the government so long to wake up to the gravity of this problem. Education minister Nick Gibb told Sky News the government was taking a cautious approach to the problem of RAAC (reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete)…
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As schools scramble to put new safety measures in place, many parents will be asking why it has taken the government so long to wake up to the gravity of this problem. Education minister Nick Gibb told Sky News the government was taking a cautious approach to the problem of RAAC (reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete)…
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A baby boy has suffered serious injuries after falling out of a second-storey window in Burnley. The child, aged one, was airlifted to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital for treatment. Police are investigating and say they are trying to track down several people who stopped to help the baby outside a home on Heap Street. DI Mark Saunders…
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A terrifying incident occurred in the city of Harish, northern Israel, on Sunday when a toddler fell out of the window of a moving vehicle. In security footage shared on Twitter, the vehicle can be seen making a turn off of a traffic circle when the three-year-old flies through the back passenger seat window, smashing…
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Burns caused by acid, alkaline or caustic chemicals can be very damaging and need immediate medical attention. Immediate first aid After calling emergency services number, to help prevent severe injuries from a chemical burn: try to carefully remove the chemical and any contaminated clothing rinse the affected area using as much clean water as possible…
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