Week in the UK. Good or bad

On Monday, it turned out that a UK government regulator has failed to publish a key survey of oil and chemical spills in British seas for three years because the expert who compiled it retired . The body responsible for pollution in UK waters, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), used to publish an annual survey of all spills of “hazardous and noxious substances” into the sea, by boats and the oil industry. As well as making this data available to the public, the MCA says the survey helps its counter pollution team do its job. Spills of oil and chemicals at sea have the potential to kill wildlife, destroy habitats and contaminate beaches. But the report – which was compiled by the expert Advisory Council on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS) for the previous 40 years – has not been published since 2020, with the most recent available data from 2017.  In response to a freedom of information (FOI) request by The Ferret asking for new data, the MCA said the gap in reporting...

On Friday, the Redditors discussed an acute problem of the law concerning dangerous dogs offered by the Independent. Almost everyday we read about new victims of ill-raised American XL Bullies and other dogs of dangerous breeds. So, the mother of a 10-year-old boy who was killed by an American XL Bully dog is calling for a change to the law to protect the public from out-of-control pets. Emma Whitfield, 32, lost her son, Jack Lis, after he was attacked in Pentwyn, near Cardiff, South Wales, in November 2021, and since then a further 15 people in Britain have died of injuries sustained from maulings by aggressive and untrained dogs. Earlier this month, Jonathan Hogg, 37, was killed in Leigh, Greater Manchester, by an animal of the same breed. Detective chief inspector John Davies of Greater Manchester Police said: “Dangerous dogs do not have a place in our communities, and we want to reassure the public that we are doing everything in our power to keep people safe. “If you think...

There was rather controversial  the MSN headline, on Thursday, "NHS doctors denied seats on British evacuation planes left stranded in Sudan ."    It infuriated by it's message at first and then it's clickbaitness. Because it turned out to be an ill-use of the Independent news based on the Sky news piece which ran that  "it confirmed to The Independent that only British Nationals and their immediate family members with existing eligibility to enter the UK were being evacuated.This does not include NHS doctors who are non-British and visa holders, the British Medical Association (BMA) said." It raised a discussion in the Web. "I don't think there's any country on earth in this situation that would prioritise foreign nationals with work visas, over genuine British citizens, when it comes to evacuation priority." "Should we leave British citizens behind, in favour of non citizen medical professionals?" "I wonder if there w...

On Sunday, the United Kingdom celebrated Easter and looked forward to King Charles' Coronation. The  Royal family was in focus this Sunday. All Britain watched King Charles waved as Royal Family gather at Windsor for first Easter service of his reign . It also was the first ever Easter appearance of Prince Louis. As well, the news informed us about King Charles Coronation route; the 260-year-old Gold State Coach chosen for this purpose; an ivory sceptre for the Queen Consort to be used despite Charles' longstanding campaign as Prince of Wales to end the illegal trafficking of animal parts like rhino horn and elephant tusk; even the official emoji of King Charles was unveiled. Even though meteorologists were trying to frighten Britons with adverse weather forecast. Also on Sunday, it  came to be known that the  Home Secretary has scolded a police force for sending five officers to a family-owned pub to seize a collection of golliwog doll s a day before. The common remark ...