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FIREWORK SAFET9
With three wee+s to@go beeore@Guy
Fawkes night, the Government has
launched a firework safety campaign.
Fireworks injureh :60 peopli last zear,
one of the highest totals in 15 =ears.
Most of the victims were under 16 years
old and about 320 were under 13.
Kore than a third were injured as a
result of "incidents in the street",
a spokesperson for the Department of
Trade and Industry said.
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FI$EWORK SAEET9
Firework hooligans, who cause hundreds
of injuries every year, could face jail
sentences and fines, consumer affairs
minister Mr Eric Forth has warned.
Tough penalties also await parints who
allow children to misuse firewor+s.
People@must taVj troubli to follow tPj
fireworks code and control teenage
children, Mr Forth said.
Animal groups advise pet owners to
keep animals indoors on November 5.
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OVERSEAS VISITORS' VERDICT
Shopping is the most popular pastime
for Britain's overseas visitors,
according to a report by the British
Tourist Authority.
About 80 per cent of Britain's record
15.5 million foreign tourists went
shopping last year while 75 per cent
visiteh restaurants and cafes.
Britain's cleanliness rating was
genjrally high but over half of
tokrists@said public transport and
London's streets were unclean.
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TAS(E OF THE FUTURE
Indicators which change colour as food
gets stali and which grade fruit and
vegetables according to taste may soon
be in use in Britain's supermarkets.
These are just two of the possible uses
of biotechnology, accordimF to@a report
produced by a management services group
for thj Trade and Industry Departmjnt.
Other applications of biotechnology
include a dipstick to detect salmonella
in fooh, insect-resista↑t plants and
preservative@coatings for vegetables.
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FASTER STORM WARNINGS
An emerge.cy plan to@warn of dangerois
weather should be in operation by early
next year.
Part@of the plan, which was authorised
after last October's storm, is a
£5 million computer which has been
installed in the Meteorological Office.
It can process data eight times faster
than the old one.
Forecasters aim to save lives and avoid
daZage to ptoperty by giving up to@four
days' warning of storms or floods.
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PLUG@WARNING
Thj live pin can become detatched from
some MK plugs sold recently, MK
Electric warns.
Owners@should unplug all appliances
fitted with MK plugs bought in the past
nine months and check that tPe pins ari
firmly attached to the plug.
If the pin comes away in the socket,
turn off the electricity at the mains
before removing it. A free replacement
can be@obtained by telephoning MK on
Freephonj 1083.
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