Sophie van Brugen BBC News reporter BBC Pupils at Platt Primary school in Maidstone learn about sun protection Children as young as five are being taught how to check UV levels and apply sunscreen, as part of a new pilot aimed at reducing future skin cancer cases. The initiative, currently being trialled in primary schools...
Replacements will be trialled in domestic first-class cricket for players who suffer a “serious injury” during a game. A player can be replaced by a “like-for-like” replacement any time during a match, which includes the warm-up period. The six-month trial by full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) will start in October. ICC playing...
The use of Tasers in prisons will be trialled after guards were injured by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, the justice secretary has said. The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) had called for guards to have access to electric stun guns in light of Hashem Abedi’s use of makeshift weapons to attack staff at...