Man Rescued From River

Officers from three teams have combined in a united effort to rescue a man from the River Thames.

On Wednesday 3 September, a member of the public was alerted to his screaming, police were called at approx 05:40am to reports of the man in distress in the water by Storers Quay, E14.

Officers from Tower Hamlets attended the scene and found the man in the water calling in support from the Air Support Unit and Marine Policing Unit (MPU).

As the crew in the helicopter tracked the man - shining the 'night sun' on the water - and providing a video downlink to officers, the man was pulled out by officers from the MPU.

He was taken to Greenwich Pier where the London Ambulance Service took him to a south London hospital where he remains receiving treatment.

New School Designs Announced

Every new primary and secondary school is to be built more efficiently, sustainably and cheaply in line with new baseline designs announced, delivering a 30 per cent cost reduction and saving up to £6 million per school compared to Building Schools for the Future (BSF) schools.

The new designs will provide a light, bright and airy learning environment for students and teachers and were drawn up with the advice of environmental, architectural and teaching experts to address problems such as dark corridors, poor ventilation and inadequate classrooms and to make the very best use of space.

Hope UK Receives The Prime Minister’s Big Society Award

Hope UK, a London-based charity, has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award for the work it has done training volunteers to become drug educators in communities across the UK. The award was given to Hope UK in recognition of the impact their mobilisation has had on youth and communities.

Volunteers are trained with a 120-hour course including three practical training weekends. Working with children and young people in schools, youth groups, and faith groups these Drug Educators provide interactive educational sessions about alcohol, tobacco and drug misuse.