BA’s Chief Pilot and cabin safety manager reveal how crews have been kept match fit during lockdown

With foreign holiday travel reopening for Britons from May 17, nervous fliers have just one question – are the flight crews rusty? I meet British Airways’ Chief Pilot, Captain Al Bridger, to seek reassurance for them – and get it in spades. The BA cabin safety manager, Matt Whipp, during a tour of the airline’s … Read more

Campaigners vow to fight ‘indefensible’ Fire Safety Bill

Campaigners vow to fight ‘indefensible’ Fire Safety Bill, which leaves leaseholders liable to bills of up to £150,000 each for repairs Hit out at the ‘indefensible’ Fire Safety Bill which causes bills of up to £150,000  Follows a parliamentary battle over who should pay to fix fire-trap flats   Bill means leaseholders are still legally liable … Read more

Campaigners vow to fight ‘indefensible’ Fire Safety Bill

Campaigners vow to fight ‘indefensible’ Fire Safety Bill, which leaves leaseholders liable to bills of up to £150,000 each for repairs Hit out at the ‘indefensible’ Fire Safety Bill which causes bills of up to £150,000  Follows a parliamentary battle over who should pay to fix fire-trap flats   Bill means leaseholders are still legally liable … Read more

Coronavirus: UK confidence in Covid vaccine safety has RISEN despite blood clot scare

People in the UK now have more faith in the safety of Covid vaccines than they did before the blood clotting scares across Europe, a poll has suggested. The number of people who want a jab as soon as possible has risen, with 46 per cent saying they are certain they will come forward — … Read more

Coronavirus: UK confidence in Covid vaccine safety has RISEN despite blood clot scare

People in the UK now have more faith in the safety of Covid vaccines than they did before the blood clotting scares across Europe, a poll has suggested. The number of people who want a jab as soon as possible has risen, with 46 per cent saying they are certain they will come forward — … Read more

‘Safety nets’ built by army ants could help engineers design self-healing robot swarms 

 Teamwork isn’t just a human characteristic: Colonies of army ants will form living ‘scaffolding’ to protect members from falling. The insects are blind and have no designated leader but, according to new research, they’re able to use simple behavioral rules to develop these safety structures without the need for direct communication. Once a scaffold was … Read more

Landlords fall behind on gas safety checks in nearly half of rented homes

A significant number of UK landlords are putting themselves and their tenants at risk by not complying with required safety regulations, a new survey has suggested.  Almost half of tenants living in privately rented accommodation with gas mains say they have not had their gas appliances checked in the last 12 months, according to research … Read more

Vue cinema chain admits health and safety offences over Birmingham death

Vue cinema chain admits health and safety offences after man, 24, was crushed to death by motorised seat as he tried to find his dropped phone and keys while his horrified wife watched Ateeq Rafiq, 24, was at the Vue Cinema in Star City, Birmingham with his wife  At the end of the film he … Read more

Lockdown…LIFTED! Gyms reveal safety measures for April 12 reopening

Gyms will be re-opening across England from Monday and some of the country’s biggest fitness studios have revealed their preparations including one hour time limits, social distance zones and thousands of litres of fresh air pumped in every second.  From April 12, all non-essential shops will be allowed to reopen, as well as hairdressers, beauty … Read more