Midlands company develops police DNA gun
A Midlands company has helped develop a gun which fires pellets filled with artificial DNA that could help convict suspected rioters.
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Police launch Harlem Shake video in a bid to recruit cadets
Staffordshire Police has teamed up with Stafford Sports College to produce a video of popular internet dance craze, the Harlem Shake, in a bid to recruit new cadets.
The recruitment drive is a cadet scheme where young people help police tackle anti-social behaviour in the local community.
The dance sequence, which began in Australia, has been performed by other police forces, fire services and universities in the Midlands, helping the craze top one billion views on YouTube.
Midlands company develops police DNA gun
by Peter Bearne
A Midlands company has helped develop a gun which fires pellets filled with artificial DNA that could help convict suspected rioters.
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Staffordshire firefighters do the 'Harlem Shake'
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are the latest to make and star in their own Harlem Shake video.
The Harlem Shake is the latest viral trend to captivate people across the world, with thousands of people recording their own dance and posting it on YouTube over the last two weeks.
To learn how to do the Harlem Shake and see some of the best videos from across the Midlands, click here.
Proposed HS2 route passes near Midlands beauty spots
The government's preferred route for the HS2 rail extension passes close to a number of natural beauty spots north of Birmingham including Shugborough Hall and the village of Great Haywood.
A/AS Level results 2012: Top 10 schools in England
These are the top 10 schools in England for A/As Level ranked by the average points score per student. For example, an A-level grade A* scores 300 points, an A scores 270 points, a B scores 240 points, a C scores 210.
- Colchester Royal Grammar School, Essex
- King's College School, Merton
- Sevenoaks School, Kent
- Adcote School for Girls, Shropshire
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Essex
- Pate's Grammar School, Cheltenham
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Trafford
- The Lady Eleanor Holles School, Richmond-Upon-Thames
- King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham
- King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, Birmingham
GCSE results 2012: Top 10 schools in England
100% of pupils at the following schools in England had pupils with five good GCSEs (five A*-C passes). The average GCSE point score per pupil ranges from 816.3 at Colyton Grammar School to 684.1 in the tenth ranked school in Headington.
- Colyton Grammar School, Devon
- The Rochester Grammar School, Medway
- King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, Birmingham
- Lawrence Sheriff School, Warwickshire
- King Edward VI Five Ways School, Birmingham
- Skipton Girls' High School, North Yorkshire
- Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Trafford
- Invicta Grammar School, Kent
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
- Headington School, Oxford
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