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Oxford University applicants asked: 'What's normal for humans?' Oxford applicants are being asked to assess the academic merits of Coronation Street and invent a new musical instrument as part of university interviews, it emerged today. telegraph.co.uk |
Ambulance driver arrested after pile-up East Midlands ambulance service suspends employee after arrest on suspicion of drink-driving on 999 callAn ambulance driver on a 999 call was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a seven-vehicle pile-up in Nottinghamshire.Four people received minor injuries in the crash, with one treated for a suspected broken leg and another for a suspected fractured pelvis. A third person suffered whiplash.The 39-year-old driver was questioned and released on police bail until January, Nottinghamshire police said.East Midlands ambulance service said today the driver had been suspended and it had launched an internal inquiry into the collision, which happened on the A52 in Nottingham on Saturday evening.The ambulance was not carrying a patient at the time of the crash. The intended patient was already being cared for by a fast-response vehicle and was transported to hospital by another ambulance, the service said.Diane Lee, director of operations, said: "We sincerely regret the injuries and inconvenience caused to members of the public involved in this incident. The driver of the vehicle was arrested at the scene and has been suspended pending the outcome of this investigation and the police inquiries."We expect high standards of professionalism from our staff and we normally see that in all that we do."Emergency servicesguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
David Cameron promises 'new economic dynamism' in a speech to the CBI, the Prime Minister appeals to business leaders to create the jobs Britain needs to recover from the recession. telegraph.co.uk |