FOI FRIDAY: HIV cases rise, council spending on credit cards, school transport appeals, active GMC investigations and more

HIV cases rise sharply < < < Plymouth Herald THE number of people who have tested positive for HIV in the city in the last five years has risen by 60 per cent, The Herald can reveal. Figures from Derriford Hospital’s GUM Clinic, released to The Herald under a Freedom of Information Request, show that

FOI FRIDAY: Mice at Manchester United, appealing students, cabbie grumbles and turning the lights off

Mice raid Manchester United < < < Manchester Evening News I love this FOI. Simple, but effective – although the sports editor might not thank you Manchester United had to deal with a mice infestation at Old Trafford, the M.E.N. can reveal. The outbreak was one of a number of hygiene and safety issues flagged

FOI Friday: Uni expenses, shoplifting, driving tests and a speed camera success story

1. The expenses of university top bods With £9,000 a year tuition fees very likely for many students starting university, there’s probably never been a better time to stick the finances of universities under the FOI microscope. The Sunday Sun has done just that, asking for the expenses of senior officials at universities in its areas: