No protection for Welsh NHS staff

NHS staff in Wales will not have the extended legal protection given to their English counterparts. The new law would give extra legal protection against violence and abuse, but the Welsh Assembly said it was developing its own laws.
More than 20 NHS staff in Wales complain each day about physical and mental abuse. The UK [...]

Rolls Royce factory will close

The original Rolls Royce factory in Derby is to close, 100 years after it opened.
The factory on Nightingale Road closes its doors today, but staff have already moved to a new site at Sinfin.
The original site played a huge role in the motor industry but also produced Merlin aircraft engines in the Second World War.
Currently [...]

Osprey returns to breed

A female osprey has returned to nest at Loch Garten after a 3,000 mile journey from Africa.
Last year, EJ incubated two clutches of eggs, to two rival males at the RSPB reserve near Aviemore, but none survived.
The RSPB hope that a male will join her, and from Monday images of the nest will be beamed [...]

Events in History – 28th March

King George I never mastered English
On 28th March 1660, King George I was born. He became King in 1714 but most of his reign was spent in Germany, as he had never mastered English.
On 28th March 1800, the Irish Parliament passed the Act of Union with England. This formed a single kingdom – the Kingdom [...]

Paedophile hostel ban criticised

The ban on paedophiles being housed in bail hostels near schools has resulted in public protection being undermined, according to a report.
John Reid, Home Secretary at the time, introduced the ban in 2006, and it affected 14 of the 100 hostels in England and Wales.
However, the inspectorates of constabulary, probation and prisons said it led [...]

Events in History – 27th March

Charles I who was executed by Parliament after losing English Civil War
On 27th March 1627, King James I of England died, and was succeeded by Charles I. King Charles was executed by Parliament after losing the English Civil War.
On 27th March 1863, Henry Royce, one half of the Rolls Royce company, was born.
On 27th March [...]

Baby killer jailed

A man who was found guilty of shaking his baby daughter to death has been jailed for six years.
Faisal Younas was found guilty of the culpable homicide of Alishba, who was nine months old. She was murdered in the family home in Pollokshields, Glasgow, in September 2005.
The judge recommended that Younas be deported on completion [...]

Labour target crime and antisocial behaviour

Labour will target crime and anti social behaviour as they attempt to take control of more Welsh councils.
The campaign will be launched at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium. Labour says it has consulted communities across Wales and their main concern was crime and anti social behaviour.
Labour say they will use every available power to tackle the problems [...]

Minister apologises to rape victim

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has apologised to a schoolgirl who was raped by a prisoner on the run from an open prison.
Robert Foye escaped from Castle Huntly open jail and carried out the attack in Cumbernauld last August.
Foye was serving a sentence for the attempted murder of a policeman when he absconded from the open [...]

Threat to Nimrod replacement

The Nimrod MRA aircraft – derived from the Comet airliner
The MOD has been urged to cancel its order for the replacement Nimrod fleet owing to the fact that it is eight years late and nearly £800million over budget.
The Nimrod MRA, which is based at RAF Kinloss, should have been retired in 2003, and there are [...]