Angela Lloyd

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.Continue reading “Council Houses To Be Built For Asylum Seekers”

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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 livingContinue reading “Rough Sleepers Get £2,000 To Spend However They Want”

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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.Continue reading “NHS Scandal: Wrong Body Cremated”

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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 intoContinue reading “A Doctor Must Prove He Saved A Woman’s Life”

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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 byContinue reading “Hybrids Kill Three Times More Than Petrol Cars”

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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 forContinue reading “Postman Pat Has Been Given His Marching Orders”

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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 RoyalContinue reading “Seeing Diana’s Biggest Fan At Sandringham, Prince William Calls Out”

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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 ofContinue reading “GPs Will Receive £11,250 A Month To Treat Migrants Facing Deportation”

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‘Reframing history’: Imperial War Museum

The Imperial War Museum has been accused of ‘reframing history’ to give it ‘woke appeal’ in a new tour featuring trans people in battle. Created to celebrate the 25th anniversary since the Government lifted its prohibition on gay people serving in the Armed Forces, the new digital tour tells ‘personal stories from the LGBTQ+ community’ in timesContinue reading “‘Reframing history’: Imperial War Museum”

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Donald Trump’s Nutty Behaviour

Joe Rogan said that Donald Trump’s behaviour has been ‘nutty’ of late, prompting concerns about the 79-year-old president’s age. Fellow comic Tom Segura appeared on Rogan’s show and suggested that Trump was ‘losing it’ based on some recent decisions, including the renaming of the Kennedy Centre after himself. ‘I think everybody does when you get to aContinue reading “Donald Trump’s Nutty Behaviour”