The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) ‘bank spying bill’ has come into force and gives government agents new capabilities to tackle benefits fraud. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Debt) Bill grants DWP agents the authority to get data from benefit claimants’ bank accounts and, under some conditions, to retrieve payments directly. The Eligibility Verification MeasureContinue reading “DWP Can Now Take Money From Bank Accounts”
Author Archives: Angela Lloyd
Delivery Driver Crackdown
About 60 delivery riders are to be deported from the UK after they were found to be working in Britain illegally. Large numbers of newly arrived migrants are working for takeaway companies – disregarding a ban on paid employment for asylum seekers. The Home Office said targeted action of workers in the so-called gig-economy, across the country,Continue reading “Delivery Driver Crackdown”
It’s Believed That 800 Corpses May Be Buried At An Irish Mother And Baby Home Site
Investigators at Ireland’s notorious mother and baby house of horrors have made a grim find, excavating what they now confirm to be part of a long-suspected burial ground where up to 800 babies are feared to lie. The excavation team, which started its painstaking work in July, revealed that it has uncovered compelling evidence ofContinue reading “It’s Believed That 800 Corpses May Be Buried At An Irish Mother And Baby Home Site”
Hero Martial Artist
This is the scene as a champion martial artist bundles a suspected sex attacker who reportedly targeted a teenage girl to the ground. Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Ivan Skoko, 29, used a leg sweep before using his knees to restrain the man in busy Moorgate, central London. Just moments before, the suspect – heard screaming in aContinue reading “Hero Martial Artist”
Home Office Acknowledges 170 ‘Dangerous’ Foreign Nationals Living In Britain Under Restrictions
Dozens of ‘dangerous’ foreign nationals are being allowed to keep living in the UK as the Home Office cannot deport them due to human rights laws. Some 170 people who pose a threat to public safety are currently being housed under restrictions across the country, according to government documents. And more than half of these people areContinue reading “Home Office Acknowledges 170 ‘Dangerous’ Foreign Nationals Living In Britain Under Restrictions”
Major DIY Chain Accused Of Banning Workers From Decorating The Shop Floor For Christmas
Major DIY chain Screwfix has banned staff from putting up Christmas decorations on shop floors, according to reports. Workers are said to have been told this week they can only put up tinsel and baubles where they won’t be visible to customers, such as in staff rooms. A source told The Sun: ‘It was a decision taken by headContinue reading “Major DIY Chain Accused Of Banning Workers From Decorating The Shop Floor For Christmas”
Keir Starmer Shouldn’t Fear Wes Streeting – It’s Angela Rayner He Needs To Worry About
Former Tory cabinet minister Michael Gove said that Angela Rayner would never play “the role of political girlfriend to Wes Streeting” to assist him win a leadership challenge because she is more likely to succeed than he is. With rumours rife of a potential Streeting-Rayner pact to take on the Prime Minister in a leadershipContinue reading “Keir Starmer Shouldn’t Fear Wes Streeting – It’s Angela Rayner He Needs To Worry About”
Should Facial Recognition Be Used Countrywide In Britain?
With plans to install cameras in UK cities, towns, and even villages, the government is looking to increase police use of face recognition technology to combat crime. Ministers are looking into new laws about the use of the technology to pave the way for a major expansion, putting cameras in every police force area. AContinue reading “Should Facial Recognition Be Used Countrywide In Britain?”
Torture By Sadistic Wife
A ‘sadistic’ wife forced her husband to live in squalor with sixty chihuahuas, making him clean up their faeces barefoot and locking him in their kennel during a year-long campaign of torture, a Belgian court has heard. Anna VDV, 47, emerged in the dock at Turnhout courthouse on Wednesday, crying as prosecutors laid out an extraordinary chronicleContinue reading “Torture By Sadistic Wife”
Labour Minister Defends Plans To Scrap Juries
A Labour minister has justified proposals to eliminate juries in some situations by arguing that judges who have received diversity training will perform “well.” Following claims by Labour MPs that judges could be prejudiced, Baroness Levitt said she had ‘confidence in a professional judiciary’. The Lord’s justice minister told peers that the ‘judiciary is becoming more diverse’Continue reading “Labour Minister Defends Plans To Scrap Juries”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 