News story: Tail rota footage from MCA helicopter crew on training flight
Footage taken by MCA crew during a training flight read more
Footage taken by MCA crew during a training flight read more
Footage taken by MCA crew during a training flight
Here’s something a little bit different for all our aviation buffs out there! We’re all a wee bit impressed with these epic cloud surfing views taken from a tail rotor cam on the UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Inverness during a recent training exercise. Enjoy the new view from one of the best offices in the world!
Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) held a conference with 80 stakeholders in October 2016. It has published a summary of the event together with the presentation slides. read more
Weekly review of the rainfall and river flow data for England, 15 to 21 February 2017. read more
Richard Burgon MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, responding to the Government’s Prison and Courts Bill, said:
“While there are some welcome proposals, overall this is a damp squib from a Tory Party who have no solutions to the problems they have created in the justice system
“We were promised the ‘biggest overhaul of prisons in a generation’ but there is no plan to deal with understaffing and overcrowding – the two biggest challenges facing the prison system.
“A duty on prisons to reform is of course welcome. But without a plan to back it up, this is simply a symbolic gesture.
“Labour is open to Governors having greater autonomy, but this must not become a way for Ministers to simply shift responsibility for their policy failures elsewhere.
“And the Chief Inspector of Prisons has already queried whether league tables could be meaningful.
“Preventing cross examination of victims of domestic violence by the perpetrator is welcome. However, the Tories’ reckless cuts to legal aid have greatly contributed to this unacceptable situation.”
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