The Country Is Being Hit By ‘Cancer-Like’ Fungus

As authorities fight to contain it, a deadly, treatment-resistant fungus that functions similarly to cancer is spreading quickly throughout hospitals across the nation.

Candida Auris, a type of yeast that can survive on surfaces for long periods of time, was first detected in hospitals in 2016, with 52 infections reported across four states.

In the years since, cases have increased exponentially, with at least 7,000 people infected in 2025, according to tracking data by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 

The CDC had already declared the fungus an ‘urgent threat’ in 2023, when 4,514 infections were detected across the country that year.

Dr Timothy Connelly, at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia, told WJCL in March that being infected with the disease is similar to having cancer.

‘The fungus will just keep getting bigger and bigger, obstruct certain parts of the lungs, and can cause secondary pneumonia. Eventually, it can go on to kill people,’ he said.

C. Auris poses a particularly significant threat in hospitals, where it can colonise the skin of individuals through physical contact with contaminated medical equipment.

And the fungus is resistant to many standard disinfectants and cleaning products used in hospitals, as well as antifungal drugs, making it extremely difficult to treat. 

Because it is so treatment-resistant, people who contract the fungus must rely solely on their immune system to fight off the infection. Those who are already sick and have compromised immunity are at the greatest risk.

It is more likely to be lethal if the fungus enters a person’s bloodstream through wounds or medical devices, such as breathing tubes or catheters.

The CDC has estimated that 30 per cent to 60 per cent of people with a C. Auris infection have died, though most of them also had other serious conditions that raised their risk of dying. 

Those who have prolonged stays in the hospital or need invasive medical devices are particularly at risk of infection, doctors say.

Warning signs include a fever and chills that persist after treatment with antibiotics for a suspected bacterial infection. There may also be redness, warmth and pus at the site of infected wounds.

A study published by Cambridge University Press in July examined patients infected with C. Auris, primarily in Nevada and Florida, and determined that more than half of them needed admission to an intensive care unit. 

Additionally, the study discovered that over half needed a blood transfusion and one-third needed artificial ventilation.

The fungus has proven difficult to contain due to its medication resistance. This year, instances have been documented in more than half of the US states.

Nevada alone has reported 1,605 cases in 2025, followed closely by neighbouring California, which reported 1,524 cases.

A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control in March warned that cases at Florida’s Jackson Health System, which treats approximately 120,000 patients every year, have surged more than 2,000 per cent in half a decade.

There were just five infections diagnosed in the system in 2019, the study said, but that number quickly ballooned to 115 cases in 2023. 

Overall, they discovered blood cultures were the most common source of infections, although there was a big increase from 2022 of infections in soft tissue.

Some scientists believe the rapidly growing number of cases can be at least partly attributed to climate change. 

Because of our high interior temperatures, fungi typically have a hard time infecting and growing in human bodies.

However, fungi are rapidly evolving and developing heat resistance as the planet warms.

Microbiologist Arturo Casadevall, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, told the Associated Press: ‘We have tremendous protection against environmental fungi because of our temperature. 

‘However, if the world is getting warmer and the fungi begin to adapt to higher temperatures as well, some … are going to reach what I call the temperature barrier.’

So, it seems that in 50 per cent of cases, this fungus was found in Florida and Nevada. Sounds more like the CDC should be looking into the hospitals in those states to find out why they’re not being cleaned properly. Both the hospitals and the medical equipment.

This is presumably another deadly pathogen brought into the US via their open borders policy. Don’t let them in, and you won’t get their diseases, and if they are going to let some in, they need a system like that of Ellis Island, where nobody gets in who’s sick or looks sick.

And they just had to get the climate change baloney in. They never seem to want to let go of this climate change.

They always blame everything on climate change. The planet heats up, it cools down, so the Earth is always going through a constant cycle of climate change, and if you go back to 1850, people burnt coal; it was the only way to keep warm back then, so if we destroyed our planet, we destroyed it long ago.

And here we are again. First, it was COVID, and now it’s fungus – nothing like a little bit of abject terror to start the New Year off.

ARCTIC FREEZE

Britain is beginning 2026 with a brutal cold snap that has health and social care chiefs on high alert because of the deadly risks posed to the elderly and vulnerable.

Temperatures plunged to nearly –10C in Aberdeenshire overnight as people brought in the New Year.

Health chiefs and forecasters have issued warnings over harsh wintry conditions that might even feel colder than the icy waters of a New Year’s Day dip. 

The Met Office has issued additional weather warnings for snow and ice for parts of the country, which will see the mercury dip into negative temperatures early on Friday and Saturday.

The forecaster issued a yellow warning for snow and ice on Saturday that covered the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, and the North East in addition to the warnings already in place for large portions of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

An amber warning for heavy snow showers – meaning disruption is more likely and widespread – has been issued for the Highlands north of Inverness, Moray and the entirety of Aberdeenshire, from 12 pm tomorrow until 12 pm Saturday.

Vehicles could become stranded with snow of up to 10-20cm at low levels and 40cm on high ground; motorists have been warned to prepare a winter kit with clothing, food, water, a blanket and a car charger should they be driving in impacted regions.

It’s the first amber alert since November, when one such warning was issued for the North East of England – and only the third in the last year. 

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has upgraded cold weather health alerts across England to ‘amber’ – amid concerns that the elderly and vulnerable are more at risk of succumbing to the severe conditions.

Previous ‘yellow’ alerts across the Midlands and South have been upgraded to amber – amid expectations that the piercing chill is expected to have a significant impact on health services for some time – alongside alerts in the North.

The agency says it expects a rise in deaths among those aged 65 or over and those with long-term health conditions.

Health chiefs also anticipate a ‘likely’ increase in demand for health services and that people will struggle to heat their homes to an ideal 18 degrees Celsius.

Hospitals may also struggle to keep temperatures at recommended levels – and could suffer staffing challenges due to disruption to transport. 

Dr Paul Coleman, consultant in health protection at the UKHSA, said: ‘The weather is forecast to be very cold across England over the coming few days.

‘Low temperatures like these can have serious impacts on the health of some people, particularly older people and those with serious health conditions.

‘It is therefore really important, as the colder weather sets in, to check in on friends, family and neighbours that are most vulnerable.’

The amber alerts will be in place until 10 am on January 6.

Elsewhere, the Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for ice and snow blanketing most of Wales, the West Midlands, the Cotswolds, London and Kent, swathes of the Scottish Highlands and islands and the totality of Northern Ireland tomorrow.

While rural regions risk being blocked off by snow or perhaps experiencing power outages, forecasters have warned of possible disruptions to the south’s roadways and railroads.

People are also being warned to take care on icy surfaces due to the risks of slips and falls as sleet and snow clear.

The alerts are in place until 10 am in Northern Ireland and 12 pm in England and Wales, but will last until the end of Sunday in Scotland. 

A spokesperson said: ‘This warning highlights the risk of disruptive snow showers and icy surfaces, particularly in northern and eastern areas, with impacts on travel and potential hazards for the public.

‘We expect this cold spell to persist into the weekend and on into next week, with further warnings possible as temperatures remain well below average and snow showers continue in places.’

As Britain brought in the New Year last night, conditions dropped to –9.6 °C in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, –6.9 °C in Yorkshire, –8.1 °C in Cumbria, –6.4 °C in Wales and –5.8 °C in Benson, Oxfordshire.

Today, chilly conditions are expected nationwide, with highs of 5 °C expected in Belfast, 7 °C in London, 6 °C in Manchester, 3 °C in Edinburgh and 8 °C in Cardiff. 

In a post on X on Wednesday, the Met Office said a ‘dip in the sea’ on January 1 could even feel ‘relatively mild compared to the wind chill that can be expected on land’. 

Snow up to 5cm deep could blanket some areas, especially on higher ground, in parts of North Wales and north–west England, according to forecasters.

Aberdeenshire and the Highlands are also predicted to get heavy snowfall tomorrow, with sleet in certain areas of Wales, the West Midlands, and London in the early morning.

Well, that will be winter then! And as for the really old folks that die in the winter months, well, Rachel Reeve’s will have their deaths on her grimy little hands. I really do hope she sleeps well at night.

However, as you watch the weather forecast, the experts are telling us to close all the windows and put on an additional layer. Thank goodness I watched it, I wouldn’t have a clue otherwise! This country of ours is pathetic.

Arctic conditions, temperatures plummeting, same old same old headlines. It is winter, for God’s sake, but let’s hope it doesn’t freeze the English Channel, then all the migrants will be able to walk over instead – they could slide or skate, I guess.

When I was a child, winters were much worse, but it was winter, and it was cold, extremely cold, but not everything ground to a halt, and we went to work, and school come rain, wind or snow. Now, if it rains, or there’s wind or snow, everybody has a nervous breakdown.

Council Houses To Be Built For Asylum Seekers

As part of an effort to stop using private landlords and asylum hotels, asylum seekers will be placed in newly constructed council houses.

About 200 local authorities have shown interest in the Government pilot scheme that would finance the construction of new properties or the refurbishment of derelict housing to make space for asylum seekers.

Five councils – Brighton and Hove, Hackney, Peterborough, Thanet, and Powys – have demonstrated they are willing to take part in the scheme.

However, the proposals are expected to spark outrage among the public, many of whom are sitting on long waiting lists for council housing themselves.

Last year, 1.3 million people were on social housing waiting lists across England – a 3 per cent increase on 2023 and the highest number since 2014.

Yet supply is not meeting demand, with 20,560 social homes lost in 2023/2024, mainly through Right to Buy sales and demolitions. 

According to a study, England will sell off more than eight times as many council homes in 2025–2026 as were built the year before.

Official figures show there are 36,000 asylum seekers in hotels and about 71,000 in ‘dispersal’ accommodation in the private rented sector.

With a Home Office report identifying billions of pounds ‘squandered’ on asylum accommodation, left-wing council leaders have insisted this scheme will provide savings for the taxpayer.

Bella Sankey, leader of Labour-run Brighton and Hove City Council, told The I paper that the current system of housing asylum seekers is seeing taxpayers’ money ‘creamed off for handsome profits by private companies’.

The cost of the contracts awarded to Serco, Clearsprings and Mears between 2019 and 2029, to lease hotels and landlords’ homes, has tripled from £4.5 billion to £15.3 billion, according to figures from the National Audit Office.

Ms Sankey said: ‘Owning more of our own housing, housing that can be used much more flexibly in future, would be a win-win’.

‘Over time, this could replace entirely the need for private contractors to have any role in the system. Each local authority could be asked to step up and do their bit.’

The Government has pledged £100 million towards the scheme, with figures indicating the funding would be able to provide 900 new homes.

Under the programme, councils would be given the funds to buy properties for asylum seeker accommodation, including in new housing developments where homes are struggling to find buyers.

After that, properties would be leased back to the Home Office and eventually included in the council’s social housing portfolio.

Deporting them all would be the wisest course of action, in my opinion, but then my opinion doesn’t actually count.

The council leaders don’t appear to care about our nation, so maybe we should deport them, too. They could exercise their leadership skills in a different nation where they would most likely get along just fine.

There will, of course, be civil unrest. It’s going to happen at some point because people have had enough.

Our government are considering migrants before their own. Don’t help the Brits, just enable the migrants, and just chuck money at them willy-nilly because now they are more important. This isn’t our country anymore; it belongs to them.

In every constituency where a new housing complex is built, be ready for a new Mogadishi to appear. These folks continue to live as they always have, with furniture and appliances thrown away to avoid having to pay for their removal and trash piling up everywhere.

You know, the best solution would have been not to let these migrants in at all.

When writing this, I did honestly wonder, is it New Year’s Eve or April Fool’s Day? Somebody clarify because all this silliness just can’t be true.

However, our governments should have been stopped from selling off social housing, but then they’d probably sell their own children for a quid because they just have no morals.

Rough Sleepers Get £2,000 To Spend However They Want

Rough sleepers will receive a lump sum payment of £2,000 to spend on whatever they want – as part of a study to see if it helps them find housing faster. 

Researchers at King’s College London will follow those given the funding for a year to see if it makes a difference.

A total of 250 homeless people living in Belfast and London have been recruited to take part in the trial. 

While half of the participants will be given the cash, transferred straight into their bank accounts, the remaining 125 will receive nothing.

Participants have been pre-screened to make sure they won’t be harmed by the one-time payout; those who struggle with addiction have been removed.

The study, which is the first of its kind in the UK, simulates a smaller study in Vancouver, Canada, in 2018. 

According to that study, those who received the payment were far less likely to be homeless and did not spend more on drugs and alcohol.

The trial in the UK has been supported by registered charity The Centre for Homelessness Impact (CFIH) trial, the Big Issue has reported. 

The organisation transferred the lump sum straight into the bank accounts of people with recent experience of rough sleeping or staying in temporary accommodation. 

The final results of the study are not expected to be published until 2027.

Ligia Teixeira, chief executive of the Centre for Homelessness Impact, said: ‘Our cash transfers project is rooted in a straightforward yet powerful belief: when people have direct access to resources, they gain agency over their lives and livelihoods.

‘By challenging outdated assumptions about how support is delivered, we hope to see not just immediate relief but real shifts in economic participation, decision-making and resilience.

‘We need to ask ourselves what is best for all of us in society. Do we continue to invest in an ever-growing crisis system, or do we give those at risk even better opportunities to self-exit?’ 

The Centre for Homelessness Impact and King’s College London have been contacted by The Daily Mail for comment.

The study comes amid a massive swell in people sleeping rough across the UK – with 300,000 people encountering the ‘worst’ form of homelessness.

Ministers have been warned that Labour’s early prisoner release scheme and an upsurge in migrants being released from asylum seeker accommodation are partly to blame.

The landmark report, released last month by Heriot-Watt University, revealed that homelessness levels stood at 299,100 across England in 2024 – a 21 per cent rise since 2022 and a 45 per cent spike since 2012.

There has also been a 70 per cent increase in the number of people approaching councils for homelessness assistance – with local authorities in London and across the north of England worst affected.

‘Homelessness resulting from evictions from UK asylum accommodation was up by 37 per cent in the last year, influenced by the acceleration of Home Office decisions on claims,’ the study said.

‘At the same time, homelessness resulting from discharge from hospitals, prisons and other institutions went up 22 per cent in the last year. This is likely in part the result of the UK Government’s early prison release scheme, which has added pressure on council finances.’

Migrant homelessness has also been attributed to the Home Office’s decision to cut in half the number of days that the majority of asylum-granting individuals can remain in government housing.

Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to give them £2,000 worth of accommodation to give them time to find employment? This assistance and a fixed address would be far more valuable because most employees will not employ unless you have a fixed abode, and if they’re not from this country, then deport them. Charity begins at home!

Prefab housing would be amazing. They could use the money for that. There are many very low-cost units on the global market, and what’s more, the men could build them themselves – it would give them motivation and some self-respect, but better still, why not send the illegal migrants back home and put our British homeless in the hotels instead?

They said that 250 will be recruited to take part, and the cash will be transferred straight into their bank accounts – how do you even have a bank account if you are homeless?

NHS Scandal: Wrong Body Cremated

After a mix-up at a scandal-plagued NHS hospital in Scotland, a family unintentionally cremated the remains of a stranger.

A corpse with the incorrect label was given to undertakers by mortuary officials at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Due to the error, the wrong body was cremated during a memorial service for a loved one.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – Scotland’s largest health board – accepted ‘two families have been caused considerable distress at an already very difficult time’ as a consequence of the incident.

It is understood that human error was to blame for the ‘wrongful release’ of the body from the health board’s mortuary at the hospital.

The tragic blunder is only the latest in a string of scandals to hit Scotland’s largest hospital, which opened ten years ago.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed a full investigation is now underway, with staff involved suspended while this takes place.

The families involved were notified of what had happened, with ‘full support’ being offered to them after the incident, said to have taken place last month.

Dr Scott Davidson, medical director at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, said: ‘I would like to offer my sincere apologies to both families affected.

‘We have very rigorous processes for the identification and labelling of bodies from arrival in our mortuaries until their release into the care of an undertaker.

‘It is of deep regret that these processes have not been adhered to on this occasion, and that as a result two families have been caused significant additional distress at an already very difficult time.

‘We launched an immediate investigation into this incident and will ensure that learning is applied.’

Scottish Conservative public health spokesman Brian Whittle branded the incident a ‘shocking and unforgivable failure’.

The MSP added: ‘Families entrust the NHS with their loved ones at their most vulnerable moment, yet basic procedures have been ignored with devastating consequences.

‘After previous mix-ups at this very hospital, there is no excuse. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde must be held fully accountable and explain how on earth this was allowed to happen.’

A Scottish Government spokesperson said: ‘We wish to express our sincere condolences to the families involved with this terrible incident.

‘We are deeply concerned by what has happened and have been clear with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde that they must fully investigate the circumstances.’

Earlier this month, it was confirmed that a QEUH nurse is to stand trial on a charge of culpable homicide after allegedly giving a man a fatal dose of a drug meant for another patient in 2022.

Just a year after the hospital opened, reports began to emerge of sewage leaks and ventilation problems at the site, according to The Times.

Then, in 2017, ten-year-old patient Milly Main died during cancer treatment after contracting an infection discovered in water at the hospital.

Two child cancer wards closed the following year in connection with infection fears, while, in 2019, it was announced that two patients died after contracting a fungal infection linked to pigeon droppings.

I do hope that these people who were cremated were actually dead, or is that too much to ask for with this hospital, which should be closed down immediately, and what if the persons that were cremated, one was to be buried, what then – it’s not like they could have dug them up.

This isn’t a hospital; it’s a UK prison system, and to be fair, you’d probably get more consideration from the prison system, and of course, no one will be sacked.

No one will be held responsible, and no lessons will be learnt. They will simply take a few weeks off and attribute it to PTSD.

This is our NHS at its best. They call it world-class healthcare, so it’s not much to ask for world-class healthcare that we, the taxpayers, pay for.

Our deceased are handed over to mortuary staff, who record the body, fill in the necessary forms and release the body to the undertakers. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

A Doctor Must Prove He Saved A Woman’s Life

A respected surgeon has been told to prove he saved a woman’s life or pay a £50 parking fine.

Dr Nick Lagattolla was returning to his car after visiting a bank in Dorchester, Dorset, when he spotted a woman having a cardiac arrest in the street on September 15. 

He brought the collapsed causality into the bank, where he gave her treatment for three hours, which ‘essentially saved her life’.

But while he was treating the woman, his car had been slapped with a £50 parking fine, with the council saying it requires proof of the good deed before withdrawing the fee. 

The Winterbourne Hospital consultant, with 40 years of experience, has accused the local authority of showing a ‘lack of goodwill’ towards him.

It’s not just a lack of goodwill; it’s a lack of empathy.

Describing the situation as ‘aggravating’, he explained that he received an email when he arrived home telling him his ‘ticket was invalid’ and that he would have to pay £25, which would rise to £50. 

‘I thought, okay, I’ll just tell them the story, and it will be okay, so I emailed and got in touch with them, and they basically responded saying that “we don’t believe you,’ he said.

‘I always buy a ticket, and frankly, it’s annoying and aggravating that I’m still being charged, despite helping a woman after suffering a cardiac event.

‘The fact that it’s come at this time of year is pretty unseasonal from Dorset Council and delayed, considering it took place months ago. I thought they dropped the matter after explaining it to them.

‘It strikes me that the council are being inconsiderate and inappropriate, and it feels like there is no goodwill from them, given these rather unique circumstances.’

Dorset Council stated it was ‘standard process’ to request proof from an individual to ensure ‘fairness, transparency and compliance’.

Fairness, transparency and compliance, my foot. Why don’t they just request the video footage of when he was in the Bank with the woman, attempting to save her life?

A spokesperson for Dorset Council said: ‘In line with our standard process, we’ve requested documentary proof directly from the individual.

‘We always include details on how to make payment, and we require supporting evidence for all appeals because this is a legal process.

‘Clear documentation is essential to ensure fairness, transparency, and compliance.’

I don’t suppose this doctor was even thinking about his car when he was attempting to help the lady, but then this is a vile world that we live in today, and it’s all about money, not human life.

Of course, there would be proof on the CCTV on the Bank’s security cameras, resuscitating the woman who had the cardiac arrest, and also evidence of the woman’s admission to hospital, plus testimony evidence from the Bank’s senior staff. The council are just being a jobsworth and difficult – they should be thanking this doctor for saving this lady’s life, and the fine should be revoked.

The council waited before contacting this man. Why was he not contacted by them sooner? That is because banks are only required to keep CCTV security footage for a specific amount of time. Did the council hope that the tap would be wiped over so there was no evidence? Mind you, in today’s economic decline, I would now be shocked if the Bank were still even open.

Hybrids Kill Three Times More Than Petrol Cars

Road safety experts were calling for an investigation on Saturday night as it was revealed motorists are three times more likely to die in hybrids than in petrol cars.

A total of 122 people died in hybrid car crashes last year, compared with 777 in accidents involving petrol cars, according to Department for Transport figures analysed by The Mail on Sunday.

But as hybrids are outnumbered by almost 20 to 1 on Britain’s roads by petrol models, that means hybrids are three times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash.

Experts believe the increased death rates could be explained by the combination of petrol engines, batteries, and electric motors in hybrids, which can be more difficult to control and more prone to fires.

The RAC Foundation, a transport research organisation, called for a ‘dedicated investigation branch’ to look into the trend. ‘It’s high time we had a specialist resource to address road safety risk’, director Steve Gooding said.

The cars’ batteries may also be to blame. They can be damaged by the heat of the engine, which burns at excessively hot temperatures, making them more susceptible to catching fire.

Passengers in collisions are also at greater risk because of the high electric current flowing through the vehicle. Due to the unique characteristics of hybrid fires and the possibility of poisonous gas leakage, first responders require specialised training and equipment.

Due to their fuel efficiency, many taxi drivers use hybrid vehicles, which some experts attribute to their high mileage. However, as the cars age, their performance declines and the batteries deteriorate, increasing the risks they pose.

The figures indicate that diesel cars are slightly safer, with electric vehicles (EVs) seen to be safest, yielding only 23 fatalities last year despite making up about 2 million of the cars on British roads.

Nicholas Lyes, of road safety charity IAM RoadSmart, said: ‘Plug-in hybrids are often heavier and more complex vehicles owing to the fact they run on both a traditional combustion engine and a battery.’

They have two power sources, two cooling systems and more complex electronics and wiring. They can create ‘complex fire scenarios’ which are more difficult for firefighters to put out.

Hybrids were found by a leading insurer of company cars, Tusker, to be more likely to explode into flames at higher rates than other vehicles. Among their fleet of 30,000 cars, hybrid vehicles had an almost three times’ higher risk with 3,475 fires per 100,000​​​​. 

There are fewer than a million hybrid cars in the UK, and their popularity has stagnated recently. Less than a third of voters back the proposed ban on new petrol and diesel cars as Britons’ enthusiasm for Net Zero cools.

Industry figures have privately raised concerns that demand for EVs and hybrids is not strong enough for the target to be met. With Labour’s ban due to take effect in five years, the new figures will be a concern for ministers as they grapple with a declining interest in hybrid vehicles.

If they catch fire, electric vehicles are like mobile furnaces.

Petrol doesn’t short-circuit, thereby igniting itself. Once ignited, petrol is fairly easy to extinguish – lithium isn’t. To make matters worse, lithium reacts violently to water, unlike petrol, and a lithium fire takes hold far more quickly than petrol. This means you have much less warning and less time to escape.

But does anyone recall the days when you could easily fill up your car with fuel or diesel, drive off, and no one gave a damn? Oh, how things used to be so easy in our lives, but now everything is so complicated.

With the majority of the new pilgrims on our roads, have you noticed the decline in safe driving these days? Have you seen them drive in their own country or origin? They’re like suicidal madmen, and today’s average driver doesn’t have the cognitive ability to drive safely. Most of them are all nitwits with no common sense or physical and mental capacity to cope with risk and survival on our roads.

Postman Pat Has Been Given His Marching Orders

Postman Pat and his ilk have been given their marching orders.

The Royal Mail is advertising for ‘postpersons’ to deliver the nation’s letters and parcels.

The company is using the gender-neutral term to make the point that the position is not just open to first-class males.

Its new job ad states: ‘We are reinventing Royal Mail for the future and now is a perfect time to join us on that journey.’

The term ‘postman’ dates back to 1883, when the job was a strictly male-only affair.

Ironically, that term replaced the more gender sounding title of ‘letter carrier.’

The women’s association with the UK’s postal service dates back to 1870, but at that time, most women worked as telegraphists.

They were frequently kept apart from their male coworkers, and their working circumstances were not as advanced as they are today.

In 1876, the service introduced a marriage bar, which prohibited the employment of married women in any role other than that of sub postmistress.

While female delivery workers were not unheard of in Britain at the start of the twentieth century, during the First and Second World Wars, when millions of men were serving on the front lines, they were much more common.

In 1940, existing postmen were even encouraged to bring their ‘wives, sweethearts, sisters and lady friends’ to help with the Christmas mail delivery.

Applicants for the current vacancies are promised a full range of benefits, including an hourly rate of £13.60, paid overtime, a uniform, a competitive pension and an ‘excellent’ family package including maternity and paternity leave.

But perhaps the most significant perk, given the sky-high cost of postage, is ‘free stamps at Christmas.’

The term ‘postman’ has always been used regardless of sex, but perhaps it should be ‘postman’ and ‘postwoman’. I’m an oldie, so I’ll probably always say ‘postman’ because it’s what I’m used to, and as they say, ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.’

Furthermore, the ongoing efforts to transform our society bear similarities to the events in Germany, and we are systematically destroying the UK and all that it stands for.

All these woke people need to give it a rest – even God had a day off!

The world has seriously become evil. Honestly, it doesn’t matter what a person considers themselves to be, because in a thousand years when we’re all dead, if we were to be dug up, they’re not going to say, ‘oh yes, this one indentified as such and such’, they will just say this one was male and the other one was female, they won’t care what you thought you were.

I sincerely feel terrible for the kids born into this absurdity, and the mental health continues – our country is done.

You are born, and you could call yourself a unicorn if you wanted to, but our genetics state otherwise.

Honestly, who facilitates these fools into positions where they can make such determinations? A postman can be male or female – midwives can be male or female. These people just have too much time on their hands. I would simply prefer that they offer a service where they deliver letters and parcels on time.

Postman Pat doesn’t offend anyone, so let it be and move on. Change is not necessary, and just because some people prefer to be genderless, it doesn’t mean we all have to be.

There are woMEN that are MANagers, and crikey, they are feMALE, whatever next. To be fair, I like being a woman in a world with real men.

Seeing Diana’s Biggest Fan At Sandringham, Prince William Calls Out

Prince William spotted ‘Diana’s biggest superfan’ in the crowd of people lined up to welcome the royals at Sandringham yesterday. 

But the Prince delighted him further by calling out to royal fanatic John Loughrey, 70, by name – before introducing him to Charlotte, Louis, and George. 

Mr Loughrey, sporting a hat clad in pins of the Royal Family and bearing gifts for William’s children, wished the family a merry Christmas and told Prince George, ‘Diana would be proud of you.’ 

The royal children politely greeted the superfan and thanked him for his gifts, with Charlotte adding, ‘Thank you very much, that’s so kind.’

The man who has been referred to as Princess Diana’s biggest superfan was even acknowledged by King Charles II.

As the monarch shook hands and greeted the festive well-wishers who were lined up outside the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk yesterday, he noted Mr Loughrey’s impressive badge collection, saying: ‘You’ve collected more badges since last year!’

John Loughrey, from Wandsworth, south west London, arrived at 9 pm on Christmas Eve and spent the night on a fold-up chair outside the gates and was first in the queue outside Sandringham’s War Memorial gates to welcome the royals on Christmas Day.

He told the Daily Mail: ‘It was cold, but I had heat pads inside my jumper and hand warmers.

‘There’s something special about sharing Christmas Day with the royals at Sandringham.’

The royal megafan also came armed with a portrait of himself, painted in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, from 2012, which he hoped to pass on to Prince William. 

The retired chef assistant was painted by artist Rebecca Francesca Cartwright de Fontenelle and featured in the Royal Society of Portrait Painters 2012 exhibition.

‘I have met him several times before,’ Mr Loughrey said of Prince William.

‘I last saw William at the Centrepoint homeless charity a few weeks ago, and I told him I would bring a special gift for him to Sandringham.’ 

Mr Loughrey had also met William back in March when he visited a mental health charity founded in 2017 by The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales called Mental Health Innovations (MHI) in White City.

Prince William also stopped in March to greet Mr Loughrey, where he discussed his plans to have more royal memorabilia commissioned.

The superfan well known to the Press is a frequent visitor to St Paul’s Cathedral and, when the Queen passed away in 2022, he planned to camp outside Buckingham Palace for ten days in mourning.

I guess some would say that this was an extremely odd obsession, but as they say, ‘whatever tickles your fancy,’ and who are we to say what is strange and what is normal?

To be fair, he sounds like a patriot and values his country. It’s a pity we don’t have more people like him – I would tip my hat to him if I wore one.

The man is harmless, and if it makes him happy, so be it, and it’s lovely that William and Kate paid attention to everybody, not just the important people.

You just have to recognise the genuine and authentic happiness some people have for the royal family, and it appears that the Wales family appreciate him and know him. The man is harmless, and they are well protected, so why not? The Wales children were brilliant with him and so mannerly.

People had some terrible things to say about this individual. The man should be left alone, and people should just mind their own business. So what if the Royals are the centre of his existence?

Can you imagine the poor man reading all of the nasty comments about him, and at Christmas as well? I thought this was the time of year when everyone was nice to each other, and if people have got nothing good to say, they shouldn’t say anything at all!

GPs Will Receive £11,250 A Month To Treat Migrants Facing Deportation

GPs are being offered £135,000 a year to provide ‘first-class’ healthcare to foreign criminals and illegal migrants facing deportation.

Earnings of up to the equivalent of £11,250 a month are being waved at doctors to look after migrants held in immigration removal centres (IRCs).

Healthcare provider Practice Plus Group, a contractor working on behalf of the Home Office, is advertising for a taxpayer-funded GP at Heathrow Airport IRC.

The position involves providing ‘first-class healthcare to a mixed patient population’ and adds that doctors will develop knowledge in areas which are not usually experienced in standard GP practices or A&E settings.

‘Within this role you will be working closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality patient care,’ the job advert states.

‘You will deliver clinical sessions, inpatient ward rounds and blood screening. Ideal applicants would enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same, and have some experience with patients who have a history of substance misuse needs and detox.’

Promotional material also encourages possible applicants to ‘not let stereotypes hold you back’ from working with foreign criminals and illegal immigrants.

‘Our residents are vulnerable, and they deserve the same level of care as anyone else,’ a principal pharmacist at Heathrow IRC said. 

‘Many don’t have access to medical records or even speak English, so every day brings new challenges. But that’s what makes the job so rewarding. It requires emotional intelligence and empathy.’

The 40-hour-a-week position is in stark contrast to an NHS GP, who earns an average of £79,000 a year.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said that it is disgraceful that the ‘red carpet treatment’ is being given to potential foreign criminals.

‘No wonder illegal immigrants from all over Europe flood across the English Channel when the Government spends billions of pounds of our money to cosset them,’ he added.

‘We need to leave the ECHR, and then these illegal immigrants can be deported within a week of arrival.’

Detained migrants are given the same ‘range and quality’ of NHS treatment available to the public due to Home Office rules.

A Home Office spokesman said: ‘We do not directly fund these roles. We are making sweeping reforms to tackle illegal migration, which will make Britain a less attractive destination for illegal migrants and allow us to remove and deport people more easily.

‘We have already returned nearly 50,000 people with no right to be here and delivered millions of pounds in savings across the immigration system.’

When greed takes over, won’t it make things worse for us British people who already have trouble getting appointments?

Our government just won’t admit that they have a problem, and it’s blindingly evident when you go to visit your doctor that most of the people in the waiting room don’t come from this country. It’s not the elderly that are clogging up the NHS, it’s migrants.

It’s the same within the NHS as well because seeing a white British doctor is extremely rare, along with the majority of the staff.

What is our government telling migrants? If you’re sick or have a severe illness, come to the UK, commit crimes and get all your ills treated, complimentary, but the lunacy continues, and the UK is the laughing stock of the world.

Meanwhile, Brits who actually pay into the system have very little prospect of seeing a GP – broken doesn’t even begin to describe what is going on, and if you think that Keir Starmer cares about you, think again.

There is nothing we owe these individuals. Despite having entered our nation illegally, they are treated better than individuals who have made long-term contributions to the NHS.

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