Lucinda Ritchie previously lived in her own adapted bungalow in Billingshurst, West Sussex. She was admitted to hospital with pneumonia last April, but 10 months later, she was not allowed to return home. Instead, this February, she was taken to a nursing home in Uckfield – an hour from her home and family. Within twoContinue reading “A Disabled Woman Is Forced Into A Nursing Home Against Her Will”
Author Archives: Angela Lloyd
Some Cancer Patients Have To Wait More Than 104 Days For Treatment In The NHS
The NHS is failing on key cancer targets, with some patients forced to wait more than 104 days from referral to treatment, damning figures reveal. Almost all trusts failed to ensure 85 per cent of patients waited no more than 62 days in 2025, although there was wide variation in performance. At the worst hospitals, fewer than half ofContinue reading “Some Cancer Patients Have To Wait More Than 104 Days For Treatment In The NHS”
In April, GPs Will Have To Offer Same-Day Appointments For ‘Urgent’ Health Problems
GPs will be made to offer patients same-day appointments for ‘urgent’ health needs from April under the terms of a new NHS contract. The British Medical Association said the move would likely be presented as a ‘major win’ for patient access, but family doctors will be ‘left reeling’ at the requirement. It comes as aContinue reading “In April, GPs Will Have To Offer Same-Day Appointments For ‘Urgent’ Health Problems”
The City Lawyer Wet Himself At A Party, Made Anti-Semitic Slurs, And Assaulted Women
A City lawyer has been suspended for reportedly groping coworkers, making racial statements, and getting so inebriated at work parties that he wet himself. While a partner at SBP Law, Ryan Williams was accused of using a slur to characterise a Black person and making antisemitic remarks to Jewish coworkers. At a party in anContinue reading “The City Lawyer Wet Himself At A Party, Made Anti-Semitic Slurs, And Assaulted Women”
Mandelson Was Arrested For Misconduct
As part of an inquiry into suspected misconduct in public service, Peter Mandelson was detained and placed under arrest at his residence in London. The Metropolitan Police confirmed a 72-year-old man was arrested on Monday afternoon following searches at two properties in London and Wiltshire. Detectives arrived at Mandelson’s Regent’s Park address at about 4.15Continue reading “Mandelson Was Arrested For Misconduct”
Taxi Driver Dropping Off Merry Punters For Donations
The local council has prohibited a bar owner who gave patrons rides home in his black taxi from continuing to do so. Paul Hartfield, who owns the Flying Horse in Smarden in Ashford, Kent, has raised hundreds of pounds for charity by inviting customers to make small donations to the Motor Neurone Disease Association forContinue reading “Taxi Driver Dropping Off Merry Punters For Donations”
Starmer’s Classroom Class War
Labour has been accused of taking its class warfare into schools with plans to means-test funding based on parental income, in a move that could punish hard-working families. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will publish a schools white paper aimed at revamping special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision and halving the attainment gap. A centralContinue reading “Starmer’s Classroom Class War”
The Tesla Model S Driver Who Crashed Into A Woman While Reaching For His Phone
Tesla has been forced to fork out almost $250 million to the family of a woman who was killed when a Model S vehicle struck her and her boyfriend while on Autopilot. Naibel Benavides Leon, who was 22, died from the crash, while her partner, Dillon Angulo, suffered severe injuries during the impact in Key Largo, Florida, in April 2019. Continue reading “The Tesla Model S Driver Who Crashed Into A Woman While Reaching For His Phone”
She Became One Of The World’s Richest People – But There’s A Catch
A woman has become the wealthiest person in the history of the world, in theory, but can only spend her money on two things. Sophie Downing, from Nottingham, was given what she thought was a voucher worth £10 for 200 Degrees Coffee for Christmas. But when using it to purchase a matcha latte last week, she found theContinue reading “She Became One Of The World’s Richest People – But There’s A Catch”
Police At Andrew’s Home
Police have been seen at Sandringham, where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is staying and celebrating his 66th birthday. Six unmarked police cars arrived at King Charles’ Norfolk estate just after 8 am this morning. It is not known at this stage why they are attending. Onlookers said the group of eight people were in plain clothes ‘but appeared to beContinue reading “Police At Andrew’s Home”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 