Scottish Special Branch have launched an initiative to encourage teachers to inform on school students suspected of "flirting with Islamic extremism".
Early doors, during one of Nigeria’s games in the 1994 World Cup, ITV commentator Ron Atkinson mentioned an "iguana" a number of times. Unable to spot the lizard on the lush green turf, I realised Atkinson was referring to the "Supereagles" defender Eguavoen. This was not the last time his mouth would let him down.
Lecturers across the country have reacted with anger to the offer. A significant number of universities have already passed motions attacking the proposed deal.
Knife crime is big news following a number of high profile stabbings over the past month. Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Ian Blair has called for mandatory sentences for anyone found in possession of a knife.
Ernesto Leal, a Chilean threatened with deportation, was released on bail on 2 June. The home office wants to deport him even though he holds a British passport and has been granted indefinite leave to remain in Britain.
"Keep our NHS Logistics public" is the message our branch has sent to the government and the new undersecretary for health Andy Burnham.
Preparations were continuing this week for a national strike ballot in Royal Mail over the imposed pay deal, threats to pensions, attacks on the union and other matters.
Nottingham city transport bus drivers struck for a second consecutive Saturday last week.
Bus workers in County Durham and Teesside launched a series of 24-hour strikes on Monday at the Arriva company.
HP Sauce workers: no outsourcing Up to 500 people marched through Aston in Birmingham last Saturday to save the 125 jobs at the local HP Sauce plant. The jobs are due to be transferred to Holland following a take-over by Heinz.
The Campaign Against Climate Change’s second annual conference last Saturday was a resounding success. Some 350 people attended a day of meetings and discussion about climate change and what we can do about it.
Almost five years have passed since Asian and white youths clashed in Burnley, the streets of the Lancashire town ablaze with racial tension. A new report was released last week assessing how far the town has come since then.
