Summarize this content to 1000 words BBC / Gemma LaisterMyton School was among those setting up makeshift classrooms at the start of the last school yearOne year ago, teachers, parents and pupils in England were preparing to head back to school as usual - until, for some, panic mode set in.Schools were suddenly told to close any building containing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete, or Raac - a dangerous type of
Summarize this content to 100 words The controversy around Donald Trump’s visit to a memorial service at Arlington National Cemetery earlier this week has once again thrust the military to the forefront of the 2024 presidential contest. What was intended to highlight a potential vulnerability on Kamala Harris’ vice presidential record — the U.S. military’s pullout from Afghanistan in 2021, during which 13 American service members were killed and dozens
Summarize this content to 1000 words Julian Schroeder, Ph.D., visited NIEHS Feb. 24 to speak about his institute-funded research into how plants respond to environmental stress from toxic metals. The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) professor’s talk was part of the Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series. “Plants like to take up these metals, which is not a good thing if you’re eating them, but they also could provide
Summarize this content to 1000 words “Stub out this cigs ban plan” is the main headline on the front page of Metro, referring to the angry reaction there has been from some within the hospitality industry about the plan to extend the smoking ban to outdoor spaces. It carries an interview with Tom Bott, founder of London-based beer brewer Signature Brew, who says such legislation “without adequate consideration of its
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Summarize this content to 1000 words More than 130,000 people in England will be offered free workplace health checks in the next six months under a new initiative to try and prevent heart disease. From September, employees in several sectors including building and hospitality will be able to access quick assessments that will determine their risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), which can cause heart attacks and strokes.Those aged between
Summarize this content to 1000 words Former President Donald Trump is seeking to delay the upcoming sentencing in his New York hush money case by again asking a federal court in New York to take up the case in light of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity.In a 60-page filing Thursday, Trump's lawyers urged the court to reconsider his argument to remove the case from state court to
Summarize this content to 100 words One week after backing Kamala Harris with an electrifying speech during the Democratic National Convention, Oprah Winfrey was in Venice on Thursday. Winfrey was there to present her friend fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg’s DVF Awards, which celebrate the work of extraordinary women. At the event, held on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival, Oprah spoke to Variety about Harris whom, she said, has gone
Summarize this content to 1000 words Jo Adnitt/BBCLeah was repeatedly restrained at her independent special schoolOne of Leah’s most painful memories of her former school is the time she was held down for so long by members of staff, that blood vessels burst in her face.She says restraint was used so often on her there, that she once forced a screw into her toe as a plea for help.Leah, who’s
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesColleges in England are demanding a review of an "exceptional and unfair grade boundary increase" in an English language GCSE exam designed for resit students.They say an 11-mark increase of the boundary needed to pass this summer will mean more students having to resit again, adding to financial pressures on colleges.In a letter to exam board Pearson, 30 college leaders called for the
