Activists call for sugar tax

ACTION on Sugar activists have called for a 20 per cent tax on confectionery and a ban on price promotions for “sharing packs”.

The group say some of the large bags contain 29 teaspoons of sugar. Yet, according to their poll, 22 per cent of adults, and 35 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds, eat them alone – in one go.

Researcher Kawther Hashem said: “Companies are constantly finding ways to push more sugary products, which are contributing to high rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay.” POLICE have launched a search for a new beat bobby on the Falkland Islands – where a recent operation involved the capture of three renegade sheep.

The Royal Falkland Islands Police’s job ad looking for a constable or senior constable has already attracted interest from some Scots after it was posted on social media.

The salary range is £20,523 to £23,909 a year and it’s a fixed contract for two years.

The ad said: “As an RFIP Police Constable you will be expected to preserve the peace and prevent all offences against the person and properties of Her Majesty’s Subjects in the Falkland Islands by upholding the law fairly and firmly and do so with common sense, integrity and sound judgment.”

The successful candidate’s colleagues will include PC Matt Aston and PC Zena Butler, who were on the case after three sheep were seen roaming the streets recently.

A police spokesman said the pair “managed to rescue one of the culprits” as it “tried to gain entry” to a cafe in the capital Stanley.

He added: “The officers took it to the vets in the back of their patrol car and couldn’t resist the opportunity for a selfie.”

The islands, which have a population of about 3000, have been peaceful since the end of the Falklands War in 1982, when Argentina tried to take over the British overseas territory in the South Atlantic.