The Levels
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| Originally published | 1987 |
| Authors | Peter Benson |
| Genres | Coming-of-Age Fiction |
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| ID | 2079725 |
About The Levels
Drove House has always loomed large over village life. Boarded-up for years, it is reputed to be brimming with ghosts, and is shunned by the locals - all except Billy, for whom it has been the site of childhood dens and secret adolescent adventures. . . .
Laura Kuenssberg: Questions politicians can't seem to answer on immigration
... Just wait until they look in the mirror and realise who came up with the new immigration system under which The Levels have risen so much (and witness the former prime minister, Boris Johnson, raging in his newspaper column at the folly of the system that he himself introduced)...
Rat-infested Bedford Prison found to have highest violence levels
... Since the last check, inspectors had also found The Levels of self-harm in the prison had risen by 84%...
Bowen: Al-Shifa Hospital raid comes as clock ticks on war
... " Israel feels that because of the absolute enormity of the numbers of casualties in the Hamas attacks on 7 October, they have more time than usual, and I think they have gone in - as we can see from The Levels of casualties in Gaza - using a great deal of force...
Delhi AQI: Can artificial rain fix toxic air in India's capital?
... " If you look at the impact of rainfall on air quality, it immediately brings down pollution levels, but The Levels stabilise and bounce back within 48-72 hours...
Whatever happened to NFTs?
... He predicts that the market will rise once more, but admits it s unlikely to reach The Levels of " pandemonium" previously seen...
Mario v Sonic: Rivals launch similar games in same week
... They are both side-scrollers - games viewed from the side of the characters, where the camera follows them as they move left and right throughout The Levels...
Super Mario Bros game Wonder a 'notebook of chaos', critics say
... Super Mario Bros: Wonder is a psychedelic take on the traditional 2D platformer that jazzes up Mario s usual Bowser-thwarting adventure with Wonder Effects that, as put it, sees " The Levels themselves collapse and contort, disobeying the laws established by decades of Mario games"...
Call to help resettle more Afghans who worked with British military
... Peter Gordon-Finlayson, a former army captain who co-founded the Sulha Alliance, said he was concerned about how the government is assessing The Levels of risk involved for Afghans wishing to be resettled in the UK...
Rat-infested Bedford Prison found to have highest violence levels
By Danny FullbrookBBC News, Bedfordshire
Bedford Prison has higher levels of violence than any other prison in the country, according to a critical report from inspectors.
It said The Prison was rat-infested, with inmates held in mouldy cells with Broken Windows , up to 23 hours A Day .
Bedford is the fifth prison to be issued with an urgent notification for improvement from HM Inspectorate of Prisons this year.
Prisons Minister Edward Argar said the findings were " unacceptable".
In a statement, He Said the government would be taking " immediate action" to address concerns which would include deploying extra staff to enhance safety.
He Said further improvement plans would be announced shortly, with the government " pressing ahead with the biggest prison expansion since the Victoria era".
Inspections took place at the Category B reception prison between 30 October and 9 November.
The Report claimed Bedford had the highest levels of violent assaults against staff in adult male prisons in England and Wales.
It said violence rates were Even Higher than at HMP Woodhill, which also received an urgent notification in August.
The Report said that as well as attacks on staff, officers used Excessive Force and were heard swearing at prisoners.
The Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor , issued an urgent notification for improvement within days of the inspection, as conditions had deteriorated so sharply since The Last checks.
He Said many of the issues reflected wider problems across The Prison estate.
" There were not enough staff, and prisoners were held in overcrowded and squalid conditions with very high rates of violence and self-harm, " He Said .
He added that the staff present were " inexperienced" and failed to deal with low-level behaviour, and inspectors found examples of excessive use of force and abuse of prisoners.
" There had also been, almost unbelievably, an escape by a prisoner supposedly under constant supervision, " He Said .
Prisoners, staff and managers reported witnessing racism and The Post of equality manager at the jail had been vacant for a year, The Report added.
In response, The Prison has now completed the recruitment of a new diversity manager and a second post will be appointed to accelerate improvement on inclusion.
The Report also found inmates had been housed in mouldy and graffiti-covered cells, with Broken Windows .
The government said a new taskforce has been appointed to make repairs and applications for funding to make larger repairs will be made on a case by case basis.
Since The Last check, inspectors had also found The Levels of self-harm in The Prison had risen by 84%.
The Secretary of state has 28 Days to respond to The Report 's findings.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com