by . sara malm . published : . 12:21 est , 14 april 2013 . | . this is the shocking moment a worker risked his life by standing on top of a house jet washing a roof with what appears to be just a rope tied around him for safety . the unnamed worker was spotted on the roof 30-feet above the ground on top of an edwardian semi-detached home in greenwich , south east london . a local resident noticed the man carrying out the work with a lack of safety equipment on the slippery tiles and quickly took snaps of the man . a worker who was caught jet washing the roof of a home in south east london with just a rope tied around him for safety . the neighbour said : ' i could n't believe it . he was standing on the roof with a power washer and seemed to have a rope tied around his waist . ` it looked incredibly dangerous . his boss seemed to be watching sitting on a wall opposite and seemed unfazed by it all . ' a building expert , who did not want to be named , said the workman should have at least had scaffolding up at the front of the property and a much longer ladder with a harness . he said : ` you ca n't just stand up there with a bit of rope tied around you and think it 's fine , it 's not . ` you have to think about how slippery it would be up there because as you can see he is spraying from the top to bottom , meaning the water will be trickling down around his feet . a building expert said the man should have at least had scaffolding up at the front of the property and a longer ladder . ` you would only have to slip and fall once and that would be it . ' the image was then passed to the health and safety executive , who attended the property and caught the man doing the same thing on the roof of the garage before he was stopped . a hse spokeswoman said : ` following a concern raised , hse inspectors visited the house yesterday and served a prohibition notice . ` this means the work had to cease until appropriate safety measures are put in place . ' updated : . enemy drones have become a major threat on the battlefield , and the uu navy hopes a roof mounted laser could be the answer . its ground-based air defense directed energy on-the-move program , commonly referred to as gbad , allowing controllers to simply drive the weapon to a target . 18:05 est , 14 april 2013 . a nine-year-old girl was diagnosed with a brain tumour after her family noticed she had started singing out of tune . eloise mills was saved by her own voice after her grandparents took her to the doctor to find out why she could no longer sing , walk in a straight line or ride her bike . a brain scan revealed a tumour the size of a walnut , surrounded by a cyst the size of an orange . once drones are spotted , it can them shoot them out of the sky with a high powered laser . scroll down for video . the system will be able to spot and track drones , then shoot them out of the sky using a 30kw laser . ` we 're confident we can bring together all of these pieces in a package that 's small enough to be carried on light tactical vehicles and powerful enough to counter these threats , ' said brig. gen. kevin killea , vice chief of naval research and commanding general , the marine corps warfighting laboratory . bright note : eloise , pictured with grandparents and guardians cheryl and steve mills , is back behind the piano after a tumour and a cyst the size of an orange was removed from her brain . the nottingham schoolgirl had been suffering from constant headaches for years but it was not until she became tone deaf and lost her balance that her family became convinced something was seriously wrong . ` you could say her bad singing saved her life , ' her grandmother cheryl mills , 57 , said today . eloise was diagnosed with pilocytic astrocytoma - a type of brain tumour which releases fluids , creating a cyst around it . she underwent a three-hour operation to remove the benign tumour at queen 's medical centre in nottingham in august last year . the gbad system is being designed for use on light tactical vehicles such as the humvee and joint light tactical vehicle . the navy hopes the system will provide an affordable alternative to traditional firepower to keep enemy unmanned aerial vehicles -lrb- uavs -rrb- from tracking and targeting marines on the ground . now , after making a remarkably speedy recovery , eloise is back behind the piano at her grandparents ' home in ruddington , nottingham . bright note : eloise , pictured with grandparents and guardians cheryl and steve mills , is back behind the piano after a tumour and a cyst the size of an orange was removed from her brain . the schoolgirl now belts out her favourite adele songs , hitting every note , and even performs in her school assemblies . grandmother cheryl , who is the nine-year-old 's guardian , said : ` eloise used to have a beautiful voice when she was little but gradually it got worse and worse . ` we can expect that our adversaries will increasingly use uavs and our expeditionary forces must deal with that rising threat , ' said col. william zamagni , acting head of onr 's expeditionary maneuver warfare and combating terrorism department . some of the system 's components already have been used in tests to detect and track uavs of all sizes . later in the year , researchers will test the entire system against targets using a 10kw laser as a stepping stone to a 30kw laser . ` gbad gives the marine corps a capability to counter the uav threat efficiently , sustainably and organically with austere expeditionary forces . ` gbad employed in a counter uav role is just the beginning of its use and opens myriad other possibilities for future expeditionary forces . ' some of the system 's components already have been used in tests to detect and track uavs of all sizes . later in the year , researchers will test the entire system against targets using a 10kw laser as a stepping stone to a 30kw laser . ` we just thought she was tone deaf but when she started walking in wobbly lines we knew something must be wrong . the 30kw system is expected to be ready for field testing in 2016 , when the program will begin more complex trials to ensure a seamless process from detection and tracking to firing , all from mobile tactical vehicles . ` we 're actually very thankful she did sing so much because it was the dramatic change in her singing which got us thinking something was wrong with her . ' specialist donald macarthur , who performed the surgery , said although it was risky surgery which could have been fatal or left eloise in a coma , it was deemed a risk worth taking as she was struggling to walk . brain tumour : a scan photograph show the tumour and tumour cyst that was effecting eloise . mr macarthur said : ` often , patients . with conditions like this have headaches , which can have them feeling . sick . we did the scan and decided we needed to do the operation . spotter vehicles and a control car will allow the system to operate anywhere . ` we told the family there were risks , as there are with most operations . ' mrs mils added : ` it was terrifying , although i think in my heart i had already guessed . ` it had been going on for such a long time - we kept thinking it was bad . she could n't even ride her bike . ' eloise , an only child , suffered from headaches for four years , before she was finally diagnosed last year . the tumour was located at the base of her skull - making it difficult to detect . remarkably , eloise only spent a few weeks in hospital after the operation and has been back in school since october . she said : ` i 'm glad it 's all over and really pleased . ` the nurses at the hospital were so kind . i am just glad i can do my favourite things again like singing . '
unnamed worker was spotted on the roof of a house in south east london . appeared to only be using rope for safety while 30-feet above the ground . health and safety executive attended and stopped the work following concerns .
you have to think about how slippery it would be up there because as you can see he is spraying from the top to bottom , meaning the water will be trickling down around his feet . a building expert said the man should have at least had scaffolding up at the front of the property and a longer ladder . ` you would only have to slip and fall once and that would be it . ' the image was then passed to the health and safety executive , who attended the property and caught the man doing the same thing on the roof of the garage before he was stopped . a hse spokeswoman said : ` following a concern raised , hse inspectors visited the house yesterday and served a prohibition notice . ` this means the work had to cease until appropriate safety measures are put in place . ' updated : . enemy drones have become a major threat on the battlefield , and the uu navy hopes a roof mounted laser could be the answer . its ground-based air defense directed energy on-the-move program , commonly referred to as gbad , allowing controllers to simply drive the weapon to a target . 18:05 est , 14 april 2013 . a nine-year-old girl was diagnosed with a brain tumour after her family noticed she had started singing out of tune . eloise mills was saved by her own voice after her grandparents took her to the doctor to find out why . she underwent a three-hour operation to remove the benign tumour at queen 's medical centre in nottingham in august last year . the gbad system is being designed for use on light tactical vehicles such as the humvee and joint light tactical vehicle . the navy hopes the system will provide an affordable alternative to traditional firepower to keep enemy unmanned aerial vehicles -lrb- uavs -rrb- from tracking and targeting marines on the ground . now , after making a remarkably speedy recovery , eloise is back behind the piano at her grandparents ' home in ruddington , nottingham . bright note : eloise , pictured with grandparents and guardians cheryl and steve mills , is back behind the piano after a tumour and a cyst the size of an orange was removed from her brain . the schoolgirl now belts out her favourite adele songs , hitting every note , and even performs in her school assemblies . grandmother cheryl , who is the nine-year-old 's guardian , said : ` eloise used to have a beautiful voice when she was little but gradually it got worse and worse . ` we can expect that our adversaries will increasingly use uavs and our expeditionary forces must deal with that rising threat , ' said col. william zamagni , acting head of onr 's expeditionary maneuver warfare and combating terrorism department . some of the system 's components already have been used in tests to detect and track uavs of all sizes . later in the year , researchers will test the entire system against targets using a 10kw laser as a stepping stone to a 30kw laser . ` gbad gives the marine corps a capability to counter the uav threat efficiently , sustainably and organically with austere expeditionary forces . ` gbad employed in a counter uav role is just the beginning of its use and opens myriad other possibilities for future expeditionary forces . ' some of the system 's components already have been used in tests to detect and track uavs of all sizes . later in the year , researchers will test the entire system against targets using a 10kw laser as a stepping stone to a 30kw laser . ` we just thought she was tone deaf but when she started walking in wobbly lines we knew something must be wrong . the 30kw system is expected to be ready for field testing in 2016 , when the program will begin more complex trials to ensure a seamless process from detection and tracking to firing , all from mobile tactical vehicles . ` we 're actually very thankful she did sing so much because it was the dramatic change in her singing which got us thinking something was wrong with her . ' specialist donald macarthur , who performed the surgery , said although it was risky surgery which could have been fatal or left eloise in a coma , it was deemed a risk worth taking as she was struggling to walk . brain tumour : a scan photograph show the tumour and tumour cyst that was effecting eloise . mr macarthur said : ` often , patients . with conditions like this have headaches , which can have them feeling . sick . we did the scan and decided we needed to do the operation . spotter vehicles and a control car will allow the system to operate anywhere . ` we told the family there were risks , as there are with most operations . ' mrs mils added : ` it was terrifying , although i think in my heart i had already guessed . ` it had been going on for such a long time - we kept thinking it was bad . she could n't even ride her bike . ' eloise , an only child , suffered from headaches for four years , before she was finally diagnosed last year . the tumour was located at the base of her skull - making it difficult to detect . remarkably , eloise only spent a few weeks in hospital after the operation and has been back in school since october . she said : ` i 'm glad it 's all over and really pleased . ` the nurses at the hospital were so kind . i am just glad i can do my favourite things again like singing . '
house yesterday and served a prohibition notice . ` this means the work had to cease until appropriate safety measures are put in place . ' updated : . enemy drones have become a major threat on the battlefield , and the uu navy hopes a roof mounted laser could be the answer . its ground-based air defense directed energy on-the-move program , commonly referred to as gbad , allowing controllers to simply drive the weapon to a target . 18:05 est , 14 april 2013 . a nine-year-old girl was diagnosed with a brain tumour after her family noticed she had started singing out of tune . eloise mills was saved by her own voice after her grandparents took her to the doctor to find out why she could no longer sing , walk in a straight line or ride her bike . a brain scan revealed a tumour the size of a walnut , surrounded by a cyst the size of an orange . once drones are spotted , it can them shoot them out of the sky with a high powered laser . scroll down for video . the system will be able to spot and track drones , then shoot them out of the sky using a 30kw laser . ` we 're confident we can bring together all of these pieces in a package that 's small enough to be carried on light tactical vehicles and powerful enough to counter these threats , ' said brig. gen. kevin killea , vice chief of naval research and commanding general , the marine corps warfighting laboratory . bright note : eloise , pictured with grandparents and guardians cheryl and steve mills , is back behind the piano after a tumour and a cyst the size of an orange was removed from her brain . the nottingham schoolgirl had been suffering from constant headaches for years but it was not until she became tone deaf and lost her balance that her family became convinced something was seriously wrong . ` you could say her bad singing saved her life , ' her grandmother cheryl mills , 57 , said today . eloise was diagnosed with pilocytic astrocytoma - a type of brain tumour which releases fluids , creating a cyst around it . she underwent a three-hour operation to remove the benign tumour at queen 's medical centre in nottingham in august last year . the gbad system is being designed for use on light tactical vehicles such as the humvee and joint light tactical vehicle . the navy hopes the system will provide an affordable alternative to traditional firepower to keep enemy unmanned aerial vehicles -lrb- uavs -rrb- from tracking and targeting marines on the ground . now , after making a remarkably speedy recovery , eloise is back behind the piano at her grandparents ' home in ruddington , nottingham . bright note : eloise , pictured with grandparents and guardians cheryl and steve mills , is back behind the piano after a tumour and a cyst the size of an orange was removed from her brain . the schoolgirl now belts out her favourite adele songs , hitting every note , and even performs in her school assemblies . grandmother cheryl , who is the nine-year-old 's guardian , said : ` eloise used to have a beautiful voice when she was little but gradually it got worse and worse . ` we can expect that our adversaries will increasingly use uavs and our expeditionary forces must deal with that rising threat , ' said col. william zamagni , acting head of onr 's expeditionary maneuver warfare and combating terrorism department . some of the system 's components already have been used in tests to detect and track uavs of all sizes . later in the year , researchers will test the entire system against targets using a 10kw laser as a stepping stone to a 30kw laser . ` gbad gives the marine corps a capability to counter the uav threat efficiently , sustainably and organically with austere expeditionary forces . ` gbad employed in a counter uav role is just the beginning of its use and opens myriad other possibilities for future expeditionary forces . ' some of the system 's components already have been used in tests to detect and track uavs of all sizes . later in the year , researchers will test the entire system against targets using a 10kw laser as a stepping stone to a 30kw laser . ` we just thought she was tone deaf tumour : a scan photograph show the tumour and tumour cyst that was effecting eloise . mr macarthur said : ` often , patients . with conditions like this have headaches , which can have them feeling . sick . we did the scan and decided we needed to do the operation . spotter vehicles and a control car will allow the system to operate anywhere . ` we told the family there were risks , as there are with most operations . ' mrs mils added : ` it was terrifying , although i think in my heart i had already guessed . ` it had been going on for such a long time - we kept thinking it was bad . she could n't even ride her bike . ' eloise , an only child , suffered from headaches for four years , before she was finally diagnosed last year . the tumour was located at the base of her skull - making it difficult to detect . remarkably , eloise only spent a few weeks in hospital after the operation and has been back in school since october . she said : ` i 'm glad it 's all over and really pleased . ` the nurses at the hospital were so kind . i am just glad i can do my favourite things again like singing . '
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. she underwent a three-hour operation to remove the benign tumour at queen 's medical centre in nottingham in august last year . the gbad system is being designed for use on light tactical vehicles such as the humvee and joint light tactical vehicle . the navy hopes the system will provide an affordable alternative to traditional firepower to keep enemy unmanned aerial vehicles -lrb- uavs -rrb- from tracking and targeting marines on the ground . now , after making a remarkably speedy recovery , eloise is back behind the piano at her grandparents ' home in ruddington , nottingham . bright note : eloise , pictured with grandparents and guardians cheryl and steve mills , is back behind the piano after a tumour and a cyst the size of an orange was removed from her brain . the schoolgirl now belts out her favourite adele songs , hitting every note , and even performs in her school assemblies . grandmother cheryl , who is the nine-year-old 's guardian , said : ` eloise used to have a beautiful voice when she was little but gradually it got worse and worse . ` we can expect that our adversaries will increasingly use uavs and our expeditionary forces must deal with that rising threat , ' said col. william zamagni , acting head of onr 's expeditionary maneuver warfare and combating terrorism department . some of the system 's components already have been used in tests to detect and track uavs of all sizes . later in the year , researchers will test the entire system against targets using a 10kw laser as a stepping stone to a 30kw laser . ` gbad gives the marine corps a capability to counter the uav threat efficiently , sustainably and organically with austere expeditionary forces . ` gbad employed in a counter uav role is just the beginning of its use and opens myriad other possibilities for future expeditionary forces . ' some of the system 's components already have been used in tests to detect and track uavs of all sizes . later in the year , researchers will test the entire system against targets using a 10kw laser as a stepping stone to a 30kw laser . ` we just thought she was tone deaf but when she started walking in wobbly lines we knew something must be wrong . the 30kw system is expected to be ready for field testing in 2016 , when the program will begin more complex trials to ensure a seamless process from detection and tracking to firing , all from mobile tactical vehicles . ` we 're actually very thankful she did sing so much because it was the dramatic change in her singing which got us thinking something was wrong with her . ' specialist donald macarthur , who performed the surgery , said although it was risky surgery which could have been fatal or left eloise in a coma , it was deemed a risk worth taking as she was struggling to walk . brain tumour : a scan photograph show the tumour and tumour cyst that was effecting eloise . mr macarthur said : ` often , patients . with conditions like this have headaches , which can have them feeling . sick . we did the scan and decided we needed to do the operation . spotter vehicles and a control car will allow the system to operate anywhere . ` we told the family there were risks , as there are with most operations . ' mrs mils added : ` it was terrifying , although i think in my heart i had already guessed . ` it had been going on for such a long time - we kept thinking it was bad . she could n't even ride her bike . ' eloise , an only child , suffered from headaches for four years , before she was finally diagnosed last year . the tumour was located at the base of her skull - making it difficult to detect . remarkably , eloise only spent a few weeks in hospital after the operation and has been back in school since october . she said : ` i 'm glad it 's all over and really pleased . ` the nurses at the hospital were so kind . i am just glad i can do my favourite things again like singing . '
 The article discusses how Queen Elizabeth II underwent a three-hour operation to remove a benign tumor from her brain at Nottingham's Queen Medical Centre in August last year. The GBAD system, designed for use on light tactical vehicles, was used during the operation. The system is being developed by the Navy and will provide an alternative to traditional firepower. The Queen's grandmother had also undergone a similar operation.