Security for examiners

Driving test examiners could be given body cameras following a spate of attacks by failed candidates.

More than 300 DVSA staff suffered physical or verbal abuse in 2016, up from 198 the previous year, according to the government agency.

Around two-thirds of attacks were carried out on examiners, with the rest aimed at vehicle testers and roadside enforcement staff.

The DVSA has launched a crackdown on the abuse, including trialling body cameras for frontline staff.

They will initially be given to roadside workers but could be rolled out to include driving test examiners if they prove effective, the agency said.

Cameras are already used by many police forces. Using technology such as dating apps to find relationships and sexual partners is becoming increasingly popular among women, new research has claimed.

According to a survey of more than 130,000 women globally who use female health app Clue, more than one in three British women (36%) said they had used an app to help find a partner.

The research also found that while 18% of British women have used an app to look for a long-term relationship, 10% have done so looking for a one-night stand and 14% for chatting and “sexting”.

The survey was created in consultation with the US-based Kinsey Institute, which examines human sexuality and relation-