Glasgow and Leeds have become the latest Bonfire Night cancellation casualties as councils across the United Kingdom continue to scrap annual firework displays due to significant budget pressures. Thousands of residents across the two cities had been hoping to enjoy their first public showing since 2019, with previous spectacles having been cancelled due to COVID.Continue reading “It Has Been Decided To Cancel MORE Bonfires”
Author Archives: Angela Lloyd
Having Gone To Bed English, I Woke Up Sounding Like A Welsh Person
Whether we like our accent or not, most of us are stuck with it for life. That’s unless you’re one of the 100 or so people in the world who’ve been diagnosed with Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS). These people can wake up one week with an American accent and switch to sounding Scottish the next.Continue reading “Having Gone To Bed English, I Woke Up Sounding Like A Welsh Person”
Flight WZ4728: Terror On Board
An aeroplane was targeted at an airport in Dagestan by an anti-Semitic mob who demanded to see passengers’ passports. Israeli passengers onboard flight WZ4728 from Tel Aviv were caught in chaos at Makhachkala airport in the Russian Republic after people stormed the airstrip. According to videos posted online, the protesters, some bearing Palestinian flags, brokeContinue reading “Flight WZ4728: Terror On Board”
Holocaust Survivor Receives 1,000 Anti-Semitic Messages A Day After Hamas Attack
An Auschwitz survivor is worried and frightened after receiving a storm of anti-Semitic abuse online in the wake of the October 7 terror attack in Israel. Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert, 99, receives about 1,000 anti-Semitic messages every day since Hamas terrorists slaughtered 1,400 people in Israel and kidnapped 200. She has also been told toContinue reading “Holocaust Survivor Receives 1,000 Anti-Semitic Messages A Day After Hamas Attack”
The LATEST On Matthew Perry’s Death
Matthew Perry brought a sense of humour on screen and off screen, and now probably onto his next life in the afterlife. He was a lovely person on the sitcom ‘Friends’, and I’m sure Matthew Perry won’t be resting in his next life. Sadly, Matthew Perry tragically died at his Los Angeles home at theContinue reading “The LATEST On Matthew Perry’s Death”
England And Wales Must Sell New Houses As Freehold
All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under ministers’ revived plans to phase out the ‘feudal leasehold system’. Next month’s King’s Speech, when the Government will set out its fresh legislative agenda, will include proposals to ‘restore true home ownership’ to buyers. Promised new laws will ensureContinue reading “England And Wales Must Sell New Houses As Freehold”
Wiped Off The Map
Shocking satellite images have revealed the destructive aftermath of weeks of Israeli airstrikes on neighbourhoods in the Gaza Strip. The photographs, provided by Reuters, reveal the true scales of the destruction the Israeli Defence Force’s (IDF) airstrikes have caused in Beit Hanoun and Atatra in the Northern Gaza Strip. Prior to the bombing, large apartmentContinue reading “Wiped Off The Map”
Mother Given All-Clear By Paramedics Before She Died
Paramedics who gave a young mother the all-clear hours before she died had a ‘significant gap in their training’, lawyers representing her family have claimed. Lauren Page Smith, 29, was discovered with her two-year-old daughter clinging to her chest trying to wake her up at her Wolverhampton home in January. Michael Portman-Hann, an associate atContinue reading “Mother Given All-Clear By Paramedics Before She Died”
Britain’s Bravest Mother Saves Her Baby Girl
A hero mother who pushed her baby’s pram to safety in the split second before she was mown down by a speeding car, causing life-changing injuries, vowed that she would have done exactly the same again to save her children. Becky Sharp was saluted for her bravery and fast thinking as a judge jailed aContinue reading “Britain’s Bravest Mother Saves Her Baby Girl”
The Unloveable’s
The RSPCA has revealed that some of Britain’s most unwanted animals have been waiting more than a year to be adopted. Bosses at the animal charity published stats which show how specific breeds of dog and cat are statistically less likely to be adopted than others. The most undesirable dog breed is the Saluki, theContinue reading “The Unloveable’s”