More than 100 prison staff have staged a walkout at Nottingham Prison in protest at a rise in the number of assaults against officers by inmates. The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) union said 10 members at HMP Nottingham had been attacked this month. Police are investigating five serious attacks. The POA is calling for tougher [...]
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A Nottingham teenager who was left fighting for his life after being seriously injured in a school fight. Callum Massey, 13, was knocked unconscious at the National Church of England Academy in September 2011. Nottingham boy, 13, injured in school fightAdvertisementA Nottingham teenager who was left fighting for his life after being assaulted in school [...]
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Education secretary seeks to stem ‘erosion of adult authority’ by recruiting former male soldiers to the classroom and giving power back to the teachers. So teachers can once again be safe in and control a classroom so that students respect the classroom and a learning environment can be maintained. Anyone who is familiar with England’s [...]
Gun crime has almost doubled since Labour came to power as a culture of extreme gang violence has taken hold. The latest Government figures show that the total number of firearm offences in England and Wales has increased from 5,209 in 1998/99 to 9,865 last year – a rise of 89 per cent. In some [...]