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SES Government Solutions to Provide New Portable Maritime Solution Friday, February 19, 2021 2:20PM IST (8:50AM GMT) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite communications will support U.S. servicemen overseas   Reston, Va., United States:   SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, today announced the award of a new portable maritime solution task order against the single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) low-latency High Throughput ...

Dedicated NHS units that specialise in providing urgent care for patients who need help breathing are proving a key tool in the battle against Covid-19, with clinical teams at Northumbria seeing the benefits first hand. The innovative Respiratory Support Unit (RSU) at The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) has been a huge part of the local response, with many patients coming into hospital severely ill but not yet requiring intensive care support. The RSU enables patients to get enhanced breathing support and access to a wide range of specialist respiratory doctors, n...

Council accused of incompetence as £150k land sale row flares up The deal has triggered a so-called 'ransom situation' Updated The disputed strip of land (Image: Google) Melton Borough Council has been accused of incompetence for agreeing to sell a piece of land for a housing development without telling the county council, which owns another key plot nearby. Senior figures at Leicestershire County Council are furious Melton Borough Council negotiated a £150,000 deal with developers for a plot they need to get to a site earmarked for new homes. The borough owns part of the land needed to...

The Lake District National Park’s Fell Top Assessor team returned for the 2020 winter season, with one longstanding member of staff about to add to his staggering 600 trips up the mighty Helvellyn. They might just have one of the most socially distanced roles in the UK but each day offers something different. Long before the coronavirus pandemic, the Fell Top Assessors had been used to working in solitary conditions to keep walkers safe on the fells. With a job as unique as this, there’s no way fell top assessors can work from home. Each day from early December until April, one of...

The Lake District National Park’s Fell Top Assessor team returned for the 2020 winter season, with one longstanding member of staff about to add to his staggering 600 trips up the mighty Helvellyn. They might just have one of the most socially distanced roles in the UK but each day offers something different. Long before the coronavirus pandemic, the Fell Top Assessors had been used to working in solitary conditions to keep walkers safe on the fells. With a job as unique as this, there’s no way fell top assessors can work from home. Each day from early December until April, one of...