As a disabled person myself, I no longer go on dates because I just know what I will ultimately get asked, and not only do I get asked, men are so blunt about it when they do ask, and this is the most common question asked. My stomach used to roll because I knew thatContinue reading “A Question Disabled People Dread On Dates”
Author Archives: Angela Lloyd
The UK Is Developing 200kg Nightfall Missiles For Ukraine
Britain is set to ‘put leading-edge weapons into the hands of Ukrainians’ with powerful long-range ballistic rockets that can destroy Russian targets more than 300 miles away. Nightfall rockets – which are packed with 200kg warheads, can be fired in rapid succession and reach as far as Moscow – could prove a valuable asset in Volodymyr Zelensky’s continued fightContinue reading “The UK Is Developing 200kg Nightfall Missiles For Ukraine”
2025: UK Messages Unwelcoming Non-Whites
It appeared that 2024 would be the year of anti-migrant hatred in the UK after the summer riots: unbridled misinformation that the Wales-born Southport killer arrived on a small boat, checkpoints where drivers were assessed on their skin colour, and mobs endeavouring to set fire to hotels housing asylum seekers. But while the country evaded a recurrence of anti-migrant street brutality in 2025, the message that non-whiteContinue reading “2025: UK Messages Unwelcoming Non-Whites”
WASPI Update On ‘Last Chance Saloon’ Warning
Two-thirds of young voters think the Government should pay compensation to WASPI women, new polling shows. The campaign says there is overwhelming support for its demands among 18-34-year-olds, with 66 per cent saying over three million 1950s-born women should get payouts. WASPI chair Angela Madden warned ministers they are in the “last chance saloon” to deliver justice.Continue reading “WASPI Update On ‘Last Chance Saloon’ Warning”
Lorraine Stanley Regrets Losing Half Her Weight
Former Eastenders star Lorraine Stanley has reflected on her weight loss transformation, revealing she lost seven stone after fearing she would have a heart attack. However, the actor, who played Karen Taylor in the BBC soap, said she regrets having surgery to remove 75-80 per cent of her stomach, stating in hindsight she wishes she had “done it with diet andContinue reading “Lorraine Stanley Regrets Losing Half Her Weight”
Londoners Over 60: Scrap Free Travel?
Travel passes for the over-60s are still in abundance. Should it be, even for the rich? Why not? We don’t get much for free while we’re here on Earth, but I’m not sure if it should be given to everyone. But those who are on a low income should be allowed a free pass. TheContinue reading “Londoners Over 60: Scrap Free Travel?”
Primary School Teachers Go On Strike
After students bit and kicked teachers and carried knives into the classroom, teachers at two elementary schools started going on strike. Staff at Lily Lane Primary School and Ravensfield Primary School in Manchester say they have been physically attacked, and some pupils are too scared to attend class. Teachers also say there have been instancesContinue reading “Primary School Teachers Go On Strike”
Two Women Jailed For Posting Hitler Rants
Both a Scots Neo-Nazi mother and her daughter were imprisoned for posting extreme anti-Semitic, racist, and transphobic content on social media. Shirley Craughwell described non-whites as ‘a different species’ and posted comments including ‘Hitler was trying to save us’ and ‘The need for a new holocaust is never more urgent than now’. The 51-year-old usedContinue reading “Two Women Jailed For Posting Hitler Rants”
Reform Council To Remove Cast-Iron Lampposts
It is the cathedral city so dear to Charles Dickens, and where he set David Copperfield. Yet a wonderful assemblage of cast iron lampposts, which have illuminated the streets of Canterbury since Victorian times, is set to be ripped out and swapped for modern alternatives – by a Reform-run council. Residents and heritage campaign groups haveContinue reading “Reform Council To Remove Cast-Iron Lampposts”
Coroner Demands Answers From Sadiq Khan
After a pensioner was crushed to death by trains, a coroner wrote to Sir Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, expressing concerns about safety on the tube. Brian Mitchell died on the Jubilee Line at London Underground station Stratford in East London on Boxing Day afternoon in 2023. An inquest heard the 72-year-old was seen on CCTV gettingContinue reading “Coroner Demands Answers From Sadiq Khan”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 