Tag: checks
Tougher checks on knife sales fast-tracked after Southport attack
People trying to buy knives online will face tougher measures to prove their age under new restrictions being brought forward in the wake of the Southport knife attack. Axel Rudakubana, who has admitted murdering three young girls last July, bought a knife from Amazon when he was just 17, despite existing laws which prohibit the…
MPs urge checks as Shein refuses to answer questions
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has been asked what checks are in place to vet firms after fast-fashion retailer Shein refused to answer “basic questions” over its supply chain. Liam Byrne, chair of the Business and Trade Committee, wrote to Dame Julia Hoggett asking if the stock market had tests in place to “authenticate statements”…
Pre-flight checks found ‘no issues’ before S Korea air crash
A pre-flight inspection of a Jeju Air passenger plane hours before it crashed in South Korea, killing 179 people, found “no issues”, the airline has said. “Nothing abnormal was noted with the landing gear,” the airline’s CEO Kim Yi-bae told a news conference in Seoul, as investigations continue into why the wheels were not down…