General News
WAG: Last week, on World Blood Donor Day, the First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones reminded people of the importance of giving blood. The Welsh Blood Service supplies blood to 16 hospitals in South, West & Mid Wales, which is used to help save the lives of patients requiring blood.
One blood donation can save up to 3 lives and 450 donations are needed every day in order to meet the demand in Mid, South and West Wales alone. The blood services are always looking for donors of all blood types, in particular during the summer months when the number of donations drops in comparison to the rest of the year.
Ofcom: Ofcom has agreed to allow the BBC to limit the full availability of its & other broadcasters’ high definition (HD) Freeview services to receivers that control how HD content can be used.
Earlier this year the BBC proposed that only HD receivers with content management technology should be able to access the Electronic Programme Guide for Freeview HD programming. This technology would control the way HD films & TV shows are copied onto, for example Blue-ray DVDs and shared with others over the internet.
Viewers would still be able to record the BBC’s and other free to air broadcasters HD content onto their digital video recorders. No restrictions will be placed on standard definition services.
Earlier this year the BBC proposed that only HD receivers with content management technology should be able to access the Electronic Programme Guide for Freeview HD programming. This technology would control the way HD films & TV shows are copied onto, for example Blue-ray DVDs and shared with others over the internet.
Viewers would still be able to record the BBC’s and other free to air broadcasters HD content onto their digital video recorders. No restrictions will be placed on standard definition services.
BIS: Universities & Science Minister, David Willetts, urged students to apply online now for their student loans & grants (by 25 June 2010)during a visit to the processing centre in Darlington last week.
This financial year Student Finance England is expecting to make loans and grants for tuition fees and living costs worth up to £7bn to up to 1m students studying at English universities.
This financial year Student Finance England is expecting to make loans and grants for tuition fees and living costs worth up to £7bn to up to 1m students studying at English universities.
FSA: Asda has withdrawn its 'Indian Tikka Masala and Jalfrezi Meal for 2' and its 'Indian Chicken Korma and Jalfrezi Meal for 2', because they have been packed with the wrong labels.
This means that the Tikka Masala packs contain cashew nuts, the presence of which are not declared on the product label, and the Chicken Korma packs contain mustard, which is not mentioned on the product label.
This makes the mislabelled meals a possible health risk for anyone who is allergic to nuts or mustard. The Agency has issued Allergy Alerts advising anyone with these allergies not to eat these products.
This means that the Tikka Masala packs contain cashew nuts, the presence of which are not declared on the product label, and the Chicken Korma packs contain mustard, which is not mentioned on the product label.
This makes the mislabelled meals a possible health risk for anyone who is allergic to nuts or mustard. The Agency has issued Allergy Alerts advising anyone with these allergies not to eat these products.
Press release ~ Asda withdraws its own brand Indian Chicken Korma and Jalfrezi Meal for 2 due to a packaging error
MO: Figures from the Met Office have shown how rainfall totals across the UK have been the lowest for over 40 years for the first 5 months of 2010. In contrast to the UK, areas of Europe have already seen torrential rain & flooding this month.
The Met Office is liaising with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regarding the likelihood of torrential rain & flash flooding that could occur, especially in Alpine regions.
The Met Office is liaising with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regarding the likelihood of torrential rain & flash flooding that could occur, especially in Alpine regions.
Defra: During Recycle Week (21 – 27 June 2010) this year we are all encouraged to think about parting with our used electrical goods so they can find a new home; hence the theme – ‘love your electricals’, which was chosen following research conducted by Recycle Now, the national recycling campaign, that found many of us keep electrical items when we no longer have a use for them, whether they are broken or have been replaced with the latest model.
In support of Recycle Week, The British Heart Foundation is offering to take unused or unwanted small electricals that are still in working order, and sell them on to benefit the charity (once they have been safety tested).
With its network of over 90 Furniture & Electrical Stores, this should be welcome news to the 37% of us who say we would feel better if we could donate or recycle our unused small electrical goods.
With its network of over 90 Furniture & Electrical Stores, this should be welcome news to the 37% of us who say we would feel better if we could donate or recycle our unused small electrical goods.