• Leisure centres scrap biometric systems to keep tabs on staff amid UK data watchdog clampdown

    Firms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendanceDozens of companies including national leisure centre chains are reviewing or pulling facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning used to monitor staff attendance after a clampdown by the UK’s data watchdog.In February, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ordered a Serco subsidiary to stop using biometrics to monitor the attendance of staff at leisure...

  • Staff-Strapped 911 Keeps Saving Lives

    One of the year's 164,949 emergency calls to New Haven’s 911 center came from a man at the edge of a bridge. Kenya James answered it.

  • and which Sunderland leisure centres will see improvements next

    Fitness fans can enjoy new facilities after work on an extension and refurbishment at one of the city’s wellness centre gyms. Silksworth Community Pool, Tennis and Wellness Centre has released images after the project to create a 135-station gym. The new fitness suite includes four new half racks with platforms, a functional training area with track and sled, and a recovery area with Therabody equipment such as massage guns. There is also new decor, including new lighting and flooring. The...

  • Derry & Strabane Leisure Centres price freeze confirmed

    At the April Health and Community Committee meeting, Council Officers sought members’ approval for the ‘Leisure and Sports Services Pricing Policy and Schedule of Charges for the 2024-25 financial year’. An update report stated: “The implementation of a consistent pricing policy and schedule of charges across all leisure and sports facilities is a priority to ensure equality and transparency across the service. “Consideration was given to the alignment of charges with inflationary increases,...

  • Democrats weigh prospect of helping Johnson save his job as House speaker

    Some Democrats are entertaining the prospect of coming to House Speaker Mike Johnson's rescue should Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., force a vote seeking his ouster, though it will likely depend on his ability to deliver an emergency aid package focused on Ukraine and Israel. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of

  • Democrats Weigh Prospect Of Helping Johnson Save His Job As House Speaker

    Some Democrats are entertaining the prospect of coming to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s rescue should Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., force a vote seeking his ouster, though it will likely depend on his ability to deliver an emergency aid package focused on Ukraine and Israel. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York has suggested that […]

  • Democrats weigh prospect of helping Johnson save his job as House speaker

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Democrats are entertaining the prospect of coming to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s rescue should Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., force a vote seeking his ouster, though it will likely depend on his ability to deliver an emergency aid package focused on Ukraine and Israel. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York […]

  • Dothan citizens continue fight to save city manager’s job

    DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) -- The citizens of the Circle City are fighting to save the job of soon-to-be-former City Manager Kevin Cowper. The plea to save Cowper's job comes after the Dothan City Commission voted 4-3 not to renew his contract during a heated meeting Tuesday morning. Once the vote came down, many in the []

  • Iceland supermarket boss thanks medics for saving his life after collapsing during London Marathon

    SUPERMARKET boss Richard Walker has thanked medics for saving his life after he collapsed running the London Marathon. The executive director of the Iceland chain was less than two miles from the ­

  • Schoolkids write sorry notes to 999 call centre staff over prank calls

    They made several hoax calls from a phone box leading to police responding

  • 5-Year-Old Praised for Saving Family From Potentially Deadly House Fire

    A 5-year-old Michigan boy is being hailed a hero after alerting his mother to a house fire and helping save his siblings' lives. Juwan Perry, Jr., woke up last Friday around 4:40 a.m. to smoke and immediately began yelling for his mother—an act she said saved the family from a deadly catastrophe. Breaking News. Spirit-Filled Stories. Subscribe to Charisma on YouTube now! "If it wasn't for Juwan, we probably all would be dead," mom Britteny Lee told WXYZ-TV, becoming tearful as she recounted what...

  • Even the boss is worried! Hundreds of chief executives fear AI could steal their jobs too

    Business leaders admit secretly using tools such as ChatGPT to carry out jobs. Staff are being sent on AI bootcamps amid warnings eight million jobs are at risk. Survey of 600 global CEOs finds nearly half believe they are in danger too