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Day: August 5, 2017

Holidaymakers could face long delays due to strikes and border tighter across Europe
ENGLISH, Europe

Holidaymakers could face long delays due to strikes and border tighter across Europe

    Air passengers face delays due to strikes and tighter border control. Holidaymakers could face long delays as a result of industrial action at some Spanish airports and tighter border controls across Europe on one of the busiest weekends of the year. Airlines have advised passengers to allow extra time and prepare for long delays, while one travel organisation said the elderly and young should take special precautions. Aage Duenhaupt, a spokesman for A4E, which represents airlines including BA’s owner, International Airlines Group, Ryanair and easyJet, said: “There is a danger people could get ill if we are looking at the worst-case scenario. Passengers need to be prepared for long queues and keep hydrated.” The intermittent delays follow the introduction in March of new ...
What you need to know about the new grading system for the GCSE results 2017
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

What you need to know about the new grading system for the GCSE results 2017

    In just over three weeks time we will see the first cohort of GCSE students decipher a mix of letters and numbers in their results. Here’s our guide to the new numerical grading system and what it means for pupils. What will change? This summer marks the beginning of the end for the familiar A* to G grades. Over the next three years, they will be replaced entirely with a scale numbered nine to one - with nine the highest result, and one the lowest. But for this year, just a handful of subjects will be switched over, meaning some students will forever boast a CV with an 8 in maths and an A* in geography. What’s the time scale? Students in this year 11 sitting English language, English literature and maths will be the first to notice the changes. For most other subjects, inc...
May’s right hand man Nick reveals why Tories fallen in last general election
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

May’s right hand man Nick reveals why Tories fallen in last general election

    Nick Timothy Theresa May’s former right hand man has revealed for the first time what went wrong in the general election campaign and what he believes the Conservatives must do to avoid defeat in five years time. Nick Timothy, who resigned as the Prime Minister’s joint chief of staff in June, told The Daily Telegraph that the Tories lost their majority at the election because they abandoned Mrs May’s promise of change in favour of a continuity message. He also admitted Downing Street was guilty of a breakdown in communications both with the public and with other Whitehall departments, leaving key policies vulnerable to attack. In his first interview since leaving Number 10, the man dubbed Theresa May’s brain said she must find new ways to reform social care and forge ahead...
Tower Hamlets shuting the shops who selling laughing gas
ENGLISH, London

Tower Hamlets shuting the shops who selling laughing gas

    Police are making sweeps on council estates in east London to stop gangs hanging around using ‘laughing gas’ to get their kicks. They are targeting youths gathering on Tower Hamlets Homes estates to use canisters of nitrous oxide bought illegally from shops. Schoolchildren are being told in a campaign about health risk and drivers being warned they face bans if caught using the canisters behind the wheel, while Tower Hamlets council is threatening to close any shops selling them for personal use. Discarded canisters were fund under bushes in one sweep at Bethnal Green’s Twig Folly Close development by the Grand Union Canal, witnessed by the East London Advertiser. We will be taking enforcement action with traders selling nitrous oxide, the Met’s borough commander Sue Willi...
Man shot dead outside petrol station in Essex
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Man shot dead outside petrol station in Essex

    A man has died after being shot in the chest as he stood outside a petrol station in Chelmsford, Essex. The victim, who was in his 20s, was standing with another man outside a BP garage on Baddow Road near the Army and Navy roundabout. He was shot dead by a man who pulled up in a blue Ford Fiesta at about 2.10am on Saturday. The suspect then drove off. The victim was taken to hospital but died a short time later. The road was closed for forensic examination. Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to call 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.