内容摘要：The Conservative shadow education secretary Tom Giffard said the school system is "in crisis with soaring absenteeism, a shocking decline in education standards, the worst PISA results in the UK and rising incidences of violence plaguing our schools".

The Conservative shadow education secretary Tom Giffard said the school system is "in crisis with soaring absenteeism, a shocking decline in education standards, the worst PISA results in the UK and rising incidences of violence plaguing our schools".

Heidi Alexander said: "They were on the scene swiftly, have helped rescue those in immediate danger and I know they will continue to work tirelessly over the coming days."According to MarineTraffic, the Stena Immaculate had travelled from the Greek port of Agioi Theodoroi and was anchored by the Humber Estuary.

The Solong had been sailing from the Scottish port of Grangemouth to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands.The cargo ship had been carrying 15 containers of the chemical sodium cyanide when it collided with the tanker.Sodium cyanide has a variety of commercial uses, from being used to plate metals to dye production. It is highly soluble in water and can be toxic as it affects the uptake of oxygen.

It is not clear whether any sodium cyanide from the cargo ship has leaked into the sea.But if it has come into contact with water, "there is a risk of some hydrogen cyanide gas being produced which could present a risk to any of those involved in rescue", according to Alastair Hay, professor of environmental toxicology at Leeds University.

The Stena Immaculate had been carrying jet fuel when it was hit, said Crowley.

Jet fuel has a high boiling point, so it will evaporate slowly. It is also relatively toxic, so marine life that comes into contact with it may be killed.Mr Galloway was in Sparkbrook to endorse independent and Workers Party candidates across the city standing on the issue of Gaza.

Speaking to the BBC, he said: “We’re not single issue, but if we were, Gaza is the mother of all single issues.”The party believes it can attract votes in the West Midlands, after witnessing

Some in the Labour Partythat Workers Party candidates and independents endorsed by the party could eat into their vote,