Hello all, The Met Office has just issued an AMBER weather warning for Rain. Between 16:00 Thu 31st and 06:00 Fri 1st for our business area moving East to West Issued: Thu 31 May 10:47 Early afternoon thunderstorms are expected to become slow-moving and merge together to produce some larger and more persistent areas of thunderstorms. This will lead to torrential rain with 30-40 mm of rain possible in an hour and a good chance of as much as 60-80 mm rain in 2-3 hours in some places. As well as this, frequent lightning and large hail are possible. Severe thunderstorms likely to produce torrential downpours, flooding in some places and frequent lightning. What to expect Flooding of homes and businesses is likely and could happen quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds. Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, delays and some cancellations to train, bus and air services are likely. Spray and sudden floodi...

Hello all, With a short holiday approaching then the longer one and travel taking place worldwide by staff and pupils, we need to keep a close eye again on the progress of this killer disease. There may be some coming and going from the affected area. Perhaps we should be asking if anyone is travelling to there and if the answer is a yes, be extra vigilant on their return. You'll see why from the report below. WHO holds crisis talk as cases spread ​A panel is deciding today whether to declare a 'public health emergency of international concern' which would trigger a larger response. At least 45 people are believed to have been infected in the current outbreak and 25 deaths are being investigated. Cases emerged in a rural area with one now confirmed in the city of Mbandaka. The city of about one million people is a transport hub on the River Congo, prompting fears that the virus could now spread further, threatening the capital Kinshasa and surrounding co...