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Rail staff could be given police powers
Rail staff could be given police powers

Rail staff could soon be able to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour, the Government revealed today. Transport Minister Kim Howells unveiled plans to allow the British Transport Police to appoint members of staff operating on trains and in railway stations to deal with problems such as trespassing on lines, damaging rolling stock, and dropping litter…. Read more »

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Cigarette warnings under review
Cigarette warnings under review

Smokers can show signs of “warning fatigue”, according to Cancer Research UK, when confronted with monotonous health appeals on cigarette packets. A study carried out by the charity’s Centre for Tobacco Control Research on behalf of the European Commission has suggested that smokers think that the new black and white warnings that have been on… Read more »