The 20th anniversary of world day of remembrance for road traffic victims
The History of World Day The third Sunday of November each year marks the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (“World Day”). World Day first received its recognition in 1995 with Road Victim Organisations around the world coming together to dedicate this day to those that have tragically lost their lives in road…
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Carbon monoxide poisoning leaves women ill in Cornwall
A woman in the Cornish town of Redruth has been taken to hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning after a serious gas leak at her home last night. Firefighters used a gas detector which found a reading of 80 part per million of carbon monoxide (CO) – this is around the level where individuals…
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27 students from Outwood Academy near Ripon rushed to hospital
Whilst this terrible incident is still unfolding, sources close to the scene have suggested that the sickness and fainting could possibly be carbon monoxide poisoning, and if true comes just a week before Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week. Carbon monoxide (CO) is potentially fatal and even very low-levels of the poison can cause lasting damage…
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800,000 Volkswagen vehicles with C02 problems
Beleaguered car giant Volkswagen has admitted that an internal investigation has revealed that 800,000 of its vehicles has “unexplained inconsistencies” in their carbon dioxide emissions. VW are still reeling from the fallout after it was announced in September that they were cheating on diesel emissions tests for 11 million vehicles worldwide; which is estimated…
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Disastrous social media use – and the winner is…
We are certain that towards the end of the year when the geeky social media types look at what’s happened in the socialsphere over the last 12 months to determine the best and worst of social media, the Merseyside Police will get a mention for one of the most disastrous uses of social media. …
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FREE Grievance Letter Template
You have found this page because you have a grievance with your employer and you would like a free grievance letter template to send to them. A free grievance letter template is good because it allows you to quickly send a generic letter to your employer or boss to help resolve a personal problem that you have at…
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Pedestrians, stay safe on the road as Winter draws close
We all know about the Highways code for keeping safe whilst driving, but did you know that it had a large section written to help keep pedestrians safe! Not every safety tip is in there, so here are our top tips from Claire Sutton, one of our RTA Team Leaders. Be Seen Rush hours are…
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Botched job at the heart of the legal aid system – revealed by whistleblower
In a week when criminal defence firms are due to find out if they have won one of a reduced number of contracts to provide 24-hour duty solicitor cover at police stations from the Legal Aid Agency (LAA), Freddie Hurlston (a former employee of the LAA) made contact with the Law Gazette, and made a…
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If only Volkswagen had embraced Whistleblowing
As the fallout from one of the biggest scandals in corporate history continues to roll on, one key question on commentators’ lips is “Why did no-one speak out earlier?” Well the truth of the matter is, according to Bild, the national German daily newspaper, that a VW engineer did warn the giant carmaker that…
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