Perhaps his non-attendance last week came as an enormous shock to bosses and provoked them to take immediate action.

He said big businesses have no excuse not to take immediate action to avoid 'a number of truly terrifying and interconnected threats'.

A source at the meeting said police chiefs 'promised immediate action' but did nothing for four weeks.

If your weight rises by 3kg (half a stone) above target, take immediate action.

First, there has to be convincing evidence of extreme humanitarian distress on a large scale requiring immediate action and urgent relief.