#AceNewsReport – Feb.27: #Grenfell United, the survivors and bereaved families group, said: ‘It’s a sad day when bereaved and survivors are asked to weigh up the need for truth and need for justice: ‘The past few weeks have been very difficult and this decision still makes us nervous. We can’t help but worry about how this will impact prosecutions later. It is clear that corporate lawyers are playing every trick in the book.

Grenfell Inquiry – No Prosecutions – Workers Revolutionary Party

27th February 2020

‘The inquiry is about getting to the truth so that lessons are learnt and the government can make changes: We take part to make sure there will never be another Grenfell and people are safe in their homes.

‘But truth at the inquiry must not come at the expense of justice and prosecutions: For our continued participation the government must make sure the inquiry process does not undermine prosecutions. If prosecutions are affected by this decision we will hold the Government accountable.

‘Grenfell was a tragedy but it was not an accident: The people responsible for knowingly encasing our families in a death trap and the people that allowed them to do it must face the full force of the law. We expect criminal prosecutions at the end of this and will not settle for anything less.’

The Grenfell United statement came after Attorney General, Suella Braverman said that anything said by witnesses to the Grenfell Tower inquiry will not be used to prosecute them over the fire: The request came from lawyers representing those who were involved in refurbishing the block before the fire: The chairman of the inquiry backed the request earlier this month but had needed approval from the Attorney General: Braverman’s office said she had concluded the guarantee was needed to ‘enable the inquiry to continue to hear vital evidence about the circumstances and causes of the fire’…………Without it, she concluded that some witnesses would be likely to decline to give evidence, her office added, by claiming the legal right of privilege against self-incrimination.

In a statement, Braverman said: ‘The undertaking I am providing to the inquiry means it can continue to take evidence from witnesses who otherwise would likely refuse to answer questions: ‘These questions are important to finding out the truth about the circumstances of the fire. The undertaking will not jeopardise the police investigation or prospects of a future criminal prosecution.’

#AceNewsDesk report …………Published: Feb.27: 2020:

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#AceNewsReport – Feb.27: A man has pleaded guilty to making a series of bomb hoaxes: Christopher Butterfield, 63 (06.07.56) of Tadworth, Surrey, pleaded guilty to six counts of bomb hoax at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 26 February.

He has been remanded in custody to appear at Croydon Crown Court on a date yet to be arranged: Butterfield was arrested in Surrey on Monday, 24 February and charged the following day:

MET LATEST: Man pleads guilty to making bomb hoaxes

The arrest followed a joint operation between the Met and Surrey Police following six separate bomb threats at commercial premises across south London and Surrey:

• On Sunday, 16 February at approximately 11:45hrs, Met officers attended a supermarket in Beddington Lane, Waddon;
• On Monday, 17 February at approximately 13:50hrs, Met officers attended a supermarket in Beddington Lane, Waddon;
• On Friday, 21 February at approximately 11:30hrs, Surrey Police attended a supermarket in Banstead High Street, Banstead, Surrey;
• On Friday, 21 February at approximately 11:00hrs, Surrey Police attended a shop in Sutton High Street, Sutton;
• On Friday, 21 February at approximately 16:30hrs, Surrey Police attended a supermarket in Kiln Lane, Epsom, Surrey;
• On Saturday, 22 February, at approximately 16:20hrs, Met officers attended a shop in Valley Retail Park, Croydon.

Following the threats, the stores were evacuated, officers attended and searched as a precaution: All incidents were deemed non-suspicious hoaxes.

Developing report please check back for more updates ….

#AceNewsDesk report ………………Published: Feb.27:2020:

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#AceNewsReport – Feb.27: Scores of angry Greeks clashed with police on Wednesday night as violent protests continued over plans to build a new detention center for irregular migrants on the island of Lesbos, with dozens reported injured: Authorities try to contain mounting tensions over plans for camps on Aegean islandsGreek authorities are desperately trying to contain mounting tensions over government plans to construct migrant detention camps on the north Aegean islands after a night of clashes between residents and riot police on Lesbos and Chios.Security forces used teargas and stun grenades to disperse crowds gathered at sites designated for the controversial facilities. In Chios, a local mayor and priest were rushed to hospital after collapsing as a result of the toxic fumes Guardian reports.

https://t.me/the_guardian_news/140307
The Guardian news, [Feb 25, 2020 at 13:20]
Clashes over Greece’s migrant detention camp plans continue

The Greek government plans to build new camps for refugees in response to overcrowding on Lesbos and four neighbouring islands, Samos, Chios, Leros and Kos: Local residents were enraged with the news and used stones, sticks and fire to express their anger: The Greek police used tear gas and rubber bullets against the demonstrators on Wednesday night as rioting entered its third consecutive night: The protesters targeted several locations, including a military camp near Pagani village on Lesbos, where police officers sent to Lesbos are housed.Other targeted locations included the sites earmarked for construction of additional facilities to house migrants on Lesbos and the port of Chios, through which police officers were transported from the continent.

Throughout the night, clashes left as many as 50 riot police officers and 10 protesters injured, according to local media.Lesbos and its neighboring islands are a major entry point for refugees trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean: Over 74,000 new arrivals were registered last year, escalating an already serious overcrowding problem.

Local scuffle with riot police in Karava on the island of Lesbos, Greece, February 25, 2020 © REUTERS/Elias MarcouResidents clash with police as Greek govt proceeds with construction of new migrant center in Lesbos (PHOTOS/VIDEOS) https://ift.tt/2wcMx1r

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#AceNewsReport – Feb.26: The reading, taken at Esperanza on the northern tip of the continent’s peninsula, beats Antarctica’s previous record of 17.5C, set in March 2015…….A tweet from Argentina’s meteorological agency on Friday revealed the record. The station’s data goes back to 1961:

Antarctica logs hottest temperature on record with a reading of 18.3C

A new record set so soon after the previous record of 17.5C in March 2015 is a sign warming in Antarctica is happening much faster than global average

Graham Readfearn – Last modified on Fri.07 Feb 2020 18.45 GMT

SMN Argentina (@SMN_Argentina)

#Antártida | Nuevo récord de temperaturas 🌡️

Este mediodía la Base #Esperanza registró un nuevo récord histórico (desde 1961) de temperatura, con 18,3°C. Con este valor se supera el récord anterior de 17,5°C del 24 en marzo de 2015. Y no fue el único récord… pic.twitter.com/rhKsPFytCb

February 6, 2020

Antarctica’s peninsula – the area that points towards South America – is one of the fastest warming places on earth, heating by almost 3C over the past 50 years, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Almost all the region’s glaciers are melting.

The Esperanza reading breaks the record for the Antarctic continent: The record for the Antarctic region – that is, everywhere south of 60 degrees latitude – is 19.8C, taken on Signy Island in January 1982.

Prof James Renwick, a climate scientist at Victoria University of Wellington, was a member of an ad-hoc World Meteorological Organization committee that has verified previous records in Antarctica: He told Guardian Australia it was likely the committee would be reconvened to check the new Esperanza record: He said: “Of course the record does need to be checked, but pending those checks, it’s a perfectly valid record and that [temperature] station is well maintained.”…………..“The reading is impressive as it’s only five years since the previous record was set and this is almost one degree centigrade higher. It’s a sign of the warming that has been happening there that’s much faster than the global average……..“To have a new record set that quickly is surprising but who knows how long that will last? Possibly not that long at all.”……………….He said the temperature record at Esperanza was one of the longest-running on the whole continent.

WMO | OMM (@WMO)

The Argentine research base Esperanza, on the northern tip of #Antarctic Peninsula, saw a new record temperature of 18.3°C today (old one 17.5°C on 24 March 2015), per @SMN_Argentina.
Details of previous record at https://t.co/19Un83mmHn#ClimateChangepic.twitter.com/ZKvzr765Am

February 6, 2020

Renwick said higher temperatures in the region tended to coincide with strong northwesterly winds moving down mountain slopes – a feature of the weather patterns around Esperanza in recent days: He said there were complex weather patterns in the area, but the Esperanza reading was likely a combination of natural variability and background warming caused by rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere: He said: “The reason the peninsula is warming faster than other places is a combination of natural variations and warming signals.”

Prof Nerilie Abram, a climate scientist at the Australian National University, has carried out research at James Ross Island at the northern tip of the peninsula: “It’s an area that’s warming very quickly,” she said, adding it can occasionally be warm enough to wear a T-shirt: Previous research from 2012 found the current rate of warming in the region was almost unprecedented over the past 2000 years: Abram said: “Even small increases in warming can lead to large increases in the energy you have for melting the ice. The consequences are the collapse of the ice shelves along the peninsula.”

Meltwater can work its way through cracks in ice shelves, she said: Because ice shelves already float on the ocean, their collapse does not directly contribute to rising sea levels.

But Abram said the shelves acted as plugs, helping to keep the ice sheets behind them stable: Melting of ice sheets does contribute to rising sea levels because they are attached to land.

Dr Steve Rintoul, a leading oceanographer and Antarctic expert at CSIRO, said: “This is a record from only a single station, but it is in the context of what’s happening elsewhere and is more evidence that as the planet warms we get more warm records and fewer cold records.”

The lowest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica – and anywhere on Earth – was at the Russian Vostok station, when temperatures dropped to -89.2C on 21 July 1983.

#AceNewsDesk report …………….Published: Feb.26: 2020:

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#AceHealthReport – Feb.26: Editor says this is the latest GOV.UK health and guidance for Transport Sector:

COVID-19: guidance for staff in the transport sector

1. Signs and symptoms of COVID-19

Based on current evidence, COVID-19 presents with flu-like symptoms including:

• cough
• difficulty breathing
• a fever (feeling hot or feverish or as measured by a doctor or nurse)

The current evidence is that most cases appear to be mild. The majority of those that have died in the current outbreak appear to have had pre-existing health conditions or have had weakened immune systems.

2. Case definition

On 6 February the UK’s Chief Medical Officers agreed on a precautionary basis to expand the clinical case definition for COVID-19 to include:

• China
• Hong Kong
• Japan
• Macau
• Malaysia
• Republic of Korea
• Singapore
• Taiwan
• Thailand

The UK’s Chief Medical Officers’ advice to passengers who have travelled or passed through (such as transit through an airport) any of these countries in the previous 14 days and who develop flu like symptoms (cough, fever, shortness of breath) should:

• stay indoors and avoid contact with other people, as you would with the flu
• call NHS 111 to inform them of recent travel to the country

The case definition was further revised on 25 February 2020 to advise those who have returned from these specific areas since 19 February, to call NHS 111 and stay indoors and avoid contact with other people, even if they do not have symptoms:

• Iran
• specific lockdown areas in northern Italy as designated by the Government of Italy
• special care zones in South Korea as designated by the Government of the Republic of South Korea
• Hubei province (returned in the past 14 days)

If people have returned from these areas since 19 February and develop symptoms, however mild, they should stay indoors at home and avoid contact with other people immediately and call NHS 111. They do not need to follow this advice if they have no symptoms:

• northern Italy (anywhere north of Pisa, Florence and Rimini)
• Vietnam
• Cambodia
• Laos
• Myanmar

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