WHAT THEY SAY
Well, obviously when it comes to nuclear power generation, or indeed any power generation, safety is paramount. So, no extension to the life of any power station in the UK, least of all a nuclear one, would take place unless the safety certification had been done in a very thorough way – Culture minister Chris Philp on the possibility of extending the lifespan of Hinkley Point B nuclear power station.
This Government’s farcical failure to help children recover lost learning threatens to limit their opportunities for decades to come. Millions of children will have left school before the Government delivers the support it promised. The Conservatives have ducked this generational challenge, leaving children, parents and teachers to pick up the pieces once again – shadow schools minister Stephen Morgan criticises the Government over the pace of its education recovery package.
No one is kicking off and then all of a sudden, tear gas starts getting thrown at us. All of a sudden, the pepper spray starts coming out from the top, right around the gates, and all those types of things. And people are panicking. There were boys there. Young kids were in there. People (were) trying to hold up their kids – Radio presenter Roman Kemp describes the moment he was tear gassed ahead of the Champions League final in France at the weekend.
With crude oil prices consistently above 115 US dollars a barrel last week, worse is sadly yet to come just in time for the Jubilee bank holiday – RAC fuel spokesperson Simon Williams on the rising cost of fuel