The Checks
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Origin | North Shore |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | |
| Record labels | Full Time Hobby |
| Members | Karel Chabera Jr. |
| Jacob Moore | |
| Callum Martin | |
| Edward Knowles | |
| Sven Pettersen | |
| Albums | Hunting Whales |
| Alice by the Moon | |
| Genres | Rock |
| Garage Rock | |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Active until | 2022-03-24 20:12:00 |
| Skos genre | Alternative/Indie |
| Career start | North Shore, New Zealand |
| Songs | SongsWhat You HeardHunting Whales · 2007 You and MeAlice by the Moon · 2009 Candyman ShimmerDeadly Summer Sway · 2011 View 25+ more |
| List | What You HeardHunting Whales · 2007 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 879497 |
About The Checks
The Checks were a New Zealand rock band known for blues-driven, high-energy rock. The group released three albums, Hunting Whales, Alice by the Moon and Deadly Summer Sway and toured extensively before splitting up in 2012.
Migrants trying to reach the UK cross the Alps on foot
... But The Checks on this side of the border are rare, with volunteer Elena telling me she s only seen it happen two or three times in the couple of months she s been there...
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... " We may sell 100 cases of that a month, 98 of stay in NI and two could go to the Republic and yet all 100 of those have to get all The Checks for the red lane...
Free blood-pressure checks in barber shops
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88 UK deaths linked to Canada 'poison seller'
... The NCA, which was coordinating The Checks, said that 232 people in the UK had been identified as buying from Mr Law over a two-year period...
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... " He added: " The Checks are going to take as long as they re going to take...
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... But it says they have failed to take account of a qualification that only those in a " higher risk business relationship" should be subject to The Checks - not " parliamentarians with run-of-the-mill savings and investments"...
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... The spokesman said: " The reality of our wonderful and dynamic landscape is that it s considerable size, access to some locations and availability of appropriate staff, creates challenges which mean that is not possible to carry out The Checks needed, which occur multiple times a year across a vast estate of over 200 schools...
88 UK deaths linked to Canada 'poison seller'
By Angus CrawfordBBC News
Eighty-eight people in the UK died after buying a poisonous substance from a seller in Canada, The National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.
The NCA says it cannot confirm the chemical was the direct cause of the deaths in the UK but is investigating potential criminal offences.
British police have been making welfare visits to hundreds of addresses to trace buyers across the country.
Kenneth Law was arrested in May and is accused of assisting suicide in Canada.
Mr Law , 57, is thought to have run A Number of websites selling equipment to assist suicide.
That also included a poisonous chemical which he sent to customers in More Than 40 countries.
Peel Regional Police said they began investigating the case in April following the Sudden Death of an adult in the Toronto area.
Since Mr Law 's arrest, police forces across the UK have been making checks on everyone who ordered the substance.
The NCA, which was coordinating The Checks , said that 232 people in the UK had been identified as buying from Mr Law over a two-year period.
The Agency says 88 of them later died but it could not confirm a direct link with the death.
NCA deputy director Craig Turner said: " Our deepest sympathies are with the loved ones of those who have died. They are being supported by specially trained officers from police forces.
" In consultation with The Crown Prosecution Service, the NCA has taken the decision to conduct an investigation into potential criminal offences committed in the UK. This operation is under way. "
Tom Parfett, from Maidenhead, was 22 when he ended his own life in October 2021 after buying the chemical from Mr Law .
His father David Parfett is angry at what he sees as police failures.
" It's important for families to understand what has happened and why policing worldwide allowed this scale of deaths despite clear warning signs, " He Said .
Mr Parfett fears there other suppliers Out There and unregulated websites promoting suicide.
" What can be done immediately to close down internet sites that prey on vulnerable Young People and prosecute The People who take pleasure in Helping Others take their own life? " he asked.
Mr Law , who is in custody, is due to appear In Court again later this month.
Under the country's criminal code, counselling or aiding a person to die by suicide can result in a 14-year prison sentence.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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