A charity set up to remember a man murdered in a stabbing outside a Bodmin nightclub is supporting a plan to install bleed control kits in every Cornish school. Michael’s Initiative for Knifecrime Education in Society (Mikes Trust) said the work being carried out by another charity, Front Line Emergency Equipment Trust (Fleet), as well … Read more
nife offences have dropped across Avon and Somerset Police’s area thanks to a new way of working that gives people a chance to speak, the force said. Figures show knife crime has decreased, with public order offences involving a knife down by 35% from 188 incidents between January to March in 2024, to 121 for … Read more
Three nurses who all started their training at the same time are celebrating 40 years of service in the NHS. Debbie Antoine, Kathy Eastwood and Sara Roles, who all work for the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have remained close friends after meeting at the Southmead School of Nursing in 1985. … Read more
Doctors in England are threatening strike action after they were handed a 4% pay rise. The British Medical Association (BMA), the union representing doctors, said the increase – effective from 1 April – was “derisory” and did not go far enough in reversing historical pay freezes. Meanwhile, the National Education Union (NEU) said it was … Read more
Mumbai: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s recent remarks on the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections have stirred fresh controversy, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) vehemently rejecting his claims. Gandhi alleged that the Maharashtra polls were part of a “blueprint for rigging democracy,” and that this “match-fixing” would be extended to Bihar … Read more