Death toll rises to 11 in Washington tank explosion as all nine missing recovered pred 6 urami in 26 minutami Two had been confirmed dead after tank containing ‘white liquor’ used in making paper pulp imploded last weekThe death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the US state of Washington climbed to 11 as crews recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, authorities said on Saturday.Two fatalities had been confirmed after the tank containing “white liquor” – a chemical solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide used in making paper pulp – imploded at a Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility on Tuesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sturgeon's personal life and politics collide in BBC interview pred 6 urami in 37 minutami BBC Scotland's political editor Glenn Campbell gives his take on Nicola Sturgeon's first media interview since her estranged husband admitted embezzling £400,000 from the SNP.(BBC News)
US chemical tank disasters remain rare despite recent incidents, experts say pred 6 urami in 51 minutami Tragedy in Washington and near-miss in California cast in sharp relief the risk of chemical spills and explosionsFor several tense days last week, tens of thousands of southern California residents were left wondering whether a 7,000-gallon chemical storage tank would either explode or spill out into the streets.The episode cast in sharp relief the risk of chemical spills and explosions that lurk behind every corner of modern life. The methyl methacrylate that recently left the city of Garden Grove teetering on the edge of disaster is just one of many toxic chemicals commonly found in American cities. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Striking differences in benefit entitlements across UK countries, study finds pred 6 urami in 52 minutami Scottish family on low income receives £15,000 more a year than identical household in EnglandThe emergence of “welfare nationalism” in the UK has created striking differences in benefit entitlement that result in a Scottish family on a low income receiving £15,000 a year more in state support than an identical household over the border in England.A typical out of work couple with four children would have received £22,000 a year benefit income in York, compared with £32,000 in Belfast and £37,000 in Glasgow, according to new research on the impact of devolved welfare approaches Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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