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All about Event Safety, Crowd Safety, Site Design, Licensing, Risk Assessments, Contingency Plans, Health & Safety. All that fun stuff.
Hertfordshire, UK
Joined October 2012
A claim that a 2019 blogpost by Dominic Cummings was edited in 2020 to include a warning about coronaviruses is correct. The change appears to have been made in April. He claimed Monday that he’d warned about the virus last year. https://t.co/rFoL0zAVCm
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The Wayback Machine website shows the edit being made in mid-April 2020.
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Shocking new footage shows 'security guard kicking youth in the head'
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Organisers of One Love music festival in Bruton fined thousands after putting public safety at risk - Somerset Live
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The festival was pulled up for having no running water in the medical tent, among numerous other things
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We Are FSTVL: People 'collapse' after hours of queues at the gates - BBC News
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Festival-goers say a lack of wristbands led to crowds pushing through gates at We Are FSTVL.
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There is no doubt whatsoever that if this had followed a football match it would be all over the media . I've only seen it on here. Funny that. Another example of the behaviour of football fans being held to a higher standard that that of other sports.
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Testing drugs at festivals is ‘a lifesaver’, study finds | The Guardian
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Drug-related hospital admissions down 95% after onsite testing at festival in Cambridgeshire
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Hillsborough Match Commander David Duckenfield Pleads Not Guilty To Manslaughter By Gross Negligence
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He faces 95 charges.
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Celtic v Rangers: Five injured after ‘crush’ at Old Firm game - BBC News
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Celtic fans said supporters were forced to climb over a high fence at Celtic Park to avoid being trampled.
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Police activate stop and search powers for Notting Hill carnival
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Met says intelligence and recent violence in London prompted section 60 order
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Notting Hill Carnival in London will have knife-detecting arches | Daily Mail Online
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Revellers will pass through metal detectors in the street for the first time in the event’s history to flush out those carrying knives and weapons. It is feared thugs may carry acid in drink bottles.
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Future of Geronimo family festival in doubt as company goes into liquidation - Manchester Evening News
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Splendour in the Grass revellers leave the site strewn with rubbish | Daily Mail Online
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Festival goers leave park ‘a rubbish heap’ | The Argus https://t.co/mQprTUW15J.
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Visiting football fans told to stay away from town centre by Chorley Council. A letter has been sent to clubs saying fans were "not welcome" - BBC Sport
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Chorley Council wants to stop coaches of visiting football fans from visiting its town centre, as they have been "intimidating" residents and shoppers.
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Boardmasters volunteer found tents smeared in excrement during ‘apocalypse’ clean-up - Cornwall Live
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Kevin Scholes says he was left 'disgusted' by festival-goers
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These are the scenes after the mass exodus from Boardmasters 2018. Organisers have been praised for making “incredible improvements” after the festival received heavy criticism last year for the large amount of mess revellers left behind.- Cornwall Live
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The festival received heavy criticism last year for the large amount of mess revellers left behind but this year is a different story
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Darwin Festival worker hospitalised, investigation underway by NT WorkSafe -
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A woman is burned on her face, arms and chest when a malfunctioning fire-effects device explodes following a performance on the opening night of the Darwin Festival.
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Brighton residents complain of litter following Pride festival | London Evening Standard
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Brighton residents have complained about the amount of litter left behind after Pride this weekend.
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Tottenham are forced back to Wembley by safety concerns at home | The Guardian
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Tottenham Hotspur have activated a contractual option that could see them play their home games at Wembley Stadium until the end of the year
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Tottenham delay move to new stadium over ‘safety issues’ - BBC Sport
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Tottenham delay the opening of their new stadium because of "issues with the critical safety systems".
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