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FIREFIGHTERS have blasted vandals after dealing with a string of incidents in one night. Fire crews were called out to three incidents in the Barrow area on Thursday night after a ‘sharp increase’ in deliberate fires in the warmer weather. The incidents, which took place on Cavendish Dock, Salthouse Mills and Hindpool Road, are believed to be started by youths. A group of young people were seen running from the area when confronted by members of the public in all three incidents. ...

23 April 2021 Royal Orthopaedic Hospital drives digitisation using low-code The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has announced a new digitisation programme using low-code, to simplify data management The NHS Foundation Trust is leveraging an e-forms platform from NDL. The large scale digitisation initiative will see the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH) utilise a low-code platform to quickly create a series of e-forms, enabling the...

Adobe Stock A proposal to expand law enforcement’s use of drones is heading to the house floor for a vote. It’s already passed a full vote in the senate. Law enforcement agencies could use drones to survey crowds, assist in traffic management, and collect evidence at a crime scene or traffic crash. Thats under a proposal that passed a Senate vote and is heading for a House vote. But some lawmakers have raised concerns over how the bill could impact someones privacy. The bill allows officer...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.23.21 President Joe Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis may not like each other, but they have one thing in common: Solid approval among Florida voters. A new poll from bipartisan firm RABA Research found the state’s top elected official and the Commander in Chief both have approval ratings in the positive by double-digits. DeSantis, midway through his first term, has the approval of 56% of voters compared to 42% who...

London Bridge station was evacuated this afternoon following reports of a suspicious item on a train. Officers were called to the station at 12.33pm, which was closed as a precaution while specialist officers assessed the item. The station was reopened at aroun 1.50pm after the item was assessed as non-suspicions.  Trains were prevented from stopping at the station for a period, instead being terminated early or diverted. London bridge evacuated and sniffer dogs are being walked a...

London Bridge station was evacuated this afternoon following reports of a suspicious item on a train. Officers were called to the station at 12.33pm, which was closed as a precaution while specialist officers assessed the item. The station was reopened at aroun 1.50pm after the item was assessed as non-suspicions.  Trains were prevented from stopping at the station for a period, instead being terminated early or diverted. London bridge evacuated and sniffer dogs are being walked a...

London Bridge station was evacuated this afternoon following reports of a suspicious item on a train. Officers were called to the station at 12.33pm, which was closed as a precaution while specialist officers assessed the item. The station was reopened at aroun 1.50pm after the item was assessed as non-suspicions.  Trains were prevented from stopping at the station for a period, instead being terminated early or diverted. London bridge evacuated and sniffer dogs are being walked a...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.20.21 Good Tuesday morning. Breaking overnight — “ Gov. DeSantis signs online sales tax plan” via Renzo Downey of Florida Politics — DeSantis has signed the online sales tax bill into law, answering the question of whether he would act on the bill or let it roll into law without his John Hancock. An estimated $1 billion in revenue would come from the new enforcement of sales taxes technically alr...

Florida National Guard education benefits hang in balance of budget talks Image via AP. The budget talks come after Florida National Guardsmen operated at a historic tempo in 2020. The education benefits promised to Florida National guardsmen will hang in the balance this week as the House and Senate resume state budget negotiations on Monday. More than 1,800 Florida Guardsmen utilized tuition assistance in 2020 under the Educational Dollars for Duty Program (EDD). The program covers tuition ...

Artist painting months-long OR mural Special to The Oak Ridger Earlier this year, ORNL Federal Credit Union invited several artists to create design concepts for a new mural to be painted at one of their properties in Oak Ridge.  Artists were tasked with illustrating the importance of Oak Ridge and its history as a city driven by innovation. ORNL FCU selected fellow Oak Ridge resident Megan Lingerfelt’s concept for the mural and the design was made public during the unveiling event held on...