London commuters will suffer due to a series of strikes by London Underground employees, including drivers, next month in protest over wages. On November 7 and Tuesday, November 12, trade union Aslef, representing thousands of Tube drivers who make at least £63,000 annually, has called for 24-hour walkouts. In response to a “wholly inadequate” compensationContinue reading “Next Month, Tube Workers Go On Strike”
Author Archives: Angela Lloyd
In The Trial, The Jury Heard Sara Sharif Suffered 71 Injuries, Including Burn Marks And Broken Ribs
Sara Sharif suffered more than 70 injuries at the hands of her family before she died, a court heard. The 10-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly beaten to death by her father Urfan, 42 before he fled to Pakistan and confessed in a 999 call: ‘I killed my daughter.’ The nature of her injuries, which included several fractured bones, bites,Continue reading “In The Trial, The Jury Heard Sara Sharif Suffered 71 Injuries, Including Burn Marks And Broken Ribs”
Liam Payne Dead
Liam Payne was acting erratically and had to be escorted back to his hotel room before plunging to his death, with staff making a panicked call to police. The former One Direction star fell from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires yesterday before medics confirmed his death. He was 31.Continue reading “Liam Payne Dead”
After Being Left On A Trolley For 10 Hours In A&E, A 31-Year-Old Woman Died Of Sepsis
A woman who died after being left for 10 hours on a hospital trolley in a corridor in A&E was ‘abandoned in her most vulnerable moment,’ an inquest was told. Tamara Davis, 31, died of sepsis after being left struggling to breathe and coughing up blood in a busy A&E department in December 2022. She had beenContinue reading “After Being Left On A Trolley For 10 Hours In A&E, A 31-Year-Old Woman Died Of Sepsis”
‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’ Halted
Brendan O’Carroll says he ‘deeply regrets clumsy line’ after making a ‘racist’ joke during rehearsals for the Christmas specials of Mrs Brown’s Boys. The Irish comedian, 69, was in the role of Agnes Brown when he made the offensive remark that ‘backfired’ and ’caused offence.’ Bosses were alerted to the insult, and the BBC suspended the broadcastContinue reading “‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’ Halted”
Trump Makes A Bizarre Joke To A Couple Whose Son Died In Combat
Donald Trump was at a town hall, which was full of odd moments when he told a joke about him getting shot to a couple whose son had died at war in Afghanistan. After the former president was twice stopped by medical issues in the room, the conversation with South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem inContinue reading “Trump Makes A Bizarre Joke To A Couple Whose Son Died In Combat”
Markets Fear Rachel Reeves Will Change Rules In Budget
The expenses of servicing the UK’s £2.7 trillion debt pile are rising, and Rachel Reeves has been advised that she is “walking a tightrope” in the impending budget. Following a stormy beginning to Labour’s term in office, the Chancellor is gearing up to present a significant first fiscal package on October 30. However, because ofContinue reading “Markets Fear Rachel Reeves Will Change Rules In Budget”
Pylon wars!
The first salvo of the ‘pylon wars’ was fired today by villagers furious at being in the path of a massive new power line that will stretch hundreds of miles down England’s east coast. Officials want to install a vast new network of overhead lines snaking from the port town of Grimsby down to TilburyContinue reading “Pylon wars!”
Near-Death Experience Revealed By Al Pacino
Al Pacino, a well-known actor, shared horrifying details of his COVID-19 near-death encounter, in which paramedics battled valiantly to resuscitate him after his pulse stopped. Pacino, 84, recalled to The New York Times Magazine how he was ‘sitting there in my house and I was gone’ after falling unconscious while battling COVID-19 at an unknown time. ‘I didn’t haveContinue reading “Near-Death Experience Revealed By Al Pacino”
California Invaded By A 3-Foot Rat-Like Creature
The economic and public safety of California is in jeopardy due to an incursion of hazardous three-foot-tall, rat-like monsters with orange fangs. Nearly 1,000 nutria—one of the largest rodent species—had already been hunted down in the Bay Area this year. But the creatures have now made their way into Contra Costa County’s California Delta, whichContinue reading “California Invaded By A 3-Foot Rat-Like Creature”