By Press Association 2021
Brexit
The biggest challenge facing law enforcement after Brexit is having to “plug the gap” left by losing access to a European criminal database, according to a former British diplomat.
Sir Julian King, ex-European commissioner for the security union, told MPs that “data adequacy” for police was the “most significant, outstanding, unresolved issue” which had come out of the UK’s security agreement with the EU.
Government officials have insisted the UK is not missing out on intelligence about wanted criminals after losing access to the European Union’s Schengen Information System II (SIS II) database of alerts about people and stolen items such as guns and cars, which it has been using since 2015.
He said: “A huge thank you to all of you who have joined and supported Doddie Aid. In particular, our tireless District management teams of weel kent faces who have kept us galvanised over the last month, and the army of fundraisers who have just dog walked, run, rowed, cycled and even cold water swum us past the £1,000,000 mark. You are all amazing!” The My Name’5 Doddie Foundation was established after Doddie, the former Scotland and British & Lions rugby player, revealed he had MND in 2017. The Foundation raises funds for MND research, to investigate potential cures and meaningful treatments. It also supports people living with MND, to enable them to live as fulfilled lives as possible.
Ellie Rowand (17), pupil at Kelvinside Academy, and Kelly Brown, who won 64 caps for Scotland. Pupils at Kelvinside Academy are to take part in a challenge which will see them log miles at learn-from-home PE classes to support Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research. Inspired by rugby legend Doddie Weir, the Glasgow school will take part in The Doddie Gump which calls on participants to log exercise miles to raise money for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The school will put this into its online curriculum for all pupils for P7 to S6.
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SCOTLAND S sporting stars have issued a call to the nation to get some exercise in January – and raise money for Doddie Weir s motor neurone disease charity while they do so. Kicking off on January 1, then running until the start of the 6 Nations on February 6, the challenge is open to any form of exercise, from running to rollerblading, cycling to skiing or just adding up daily steps. The brainchild of Doddie’s former Scotland and British and Irish Lions teammate, Rob Wainwright, the national challenge has a competitive edge, reviving rugby’s old Scottish inter-district championship. As such, participants must choose which of the five districts they want their efforts to count towards – The South, Edinburgh, Glasgow, North and Midlands, and Scottish Exiles.