A British Transport Police (BTP) officer who grabbed a teenage fare dodger by the throat and put her in a headlock has been found guilty of assault by beating. CCTV footage shows Adrian Young, 48, violently restraining the 15-year-old girl by holding her in a headlock for 30 seconds. In September of last year, PCContinue reading “POLICE OFFICER FOUND GUILTY”
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Labour Accused Of Developing A Surveillance State
Children as young as 13 could be forced to have digital ID cards under ‘sinister’ strategies to expand the role of the state in people’s lives. A petition against digital ID signed by nearly three million people has been ignored by ministers who promised to press ahead with imposing them before the election. In aContinue reading “Labour Accused Of Developing A Surveillance State”
Fuel Pump Error: Morrisons Must Pay
A supermarket chain is facing demands for payouts to be given to motorists after a fuel pump mix-up left them with potential repair bills of up to £3,000. Many drivers have experienced serious issues at the Morrisons petrol station in Tiverton, Devon, after inadvertently filling up their vehicles with the incorrect fuel. After numerous motoristsContinue reading “Fuel Pump Error: Morrisons Must Pay”
Jamie Oliver To Fix ‘Broken’ SEND System
Without sounding condescending. For those who have no idea what SEND stands for, it stands for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. It refers to children and young people who have a learning difficulty or a disability that needs special educational aid to learn and progress. This term encompasses a wide range of needs, including difficultiesContinue reading “Jamie Oliver To Fix ‘Broken’ SEND System”
Nine Areas To Be Affected By DWP Change
Job Centre staff will be stationed in GP surgeries and physiotherapy clinics in an effort to get sick patients off benefits and back to work. The careers advisors will encourage unemployed patients to return to the workforce and assist them in finding suitable work. Beginning early next year, the NHS and the government will testContinue reading “Nine Areas To Be Affected By DWP Change”
Capital May Become ‘Childless’ As Spiralling Costs, Poor Housing, And School Closures Drive Families Out
London could become a ‘childless city’ as pupil numbers fall, schools close and families move out due to spiralling costs of transport and housing, teachers claim. It is also claimed that declining birth rates and new-build apartments taking the place of family homes are contributing to the decline, which began before Brexit and COVID but hasContinue reading “Capital May Become ‘Childless’ As Spiralling Costs, Poor Housing, And School Closures Drive Families Out”
Dame Jilly Cooper Dies At Age 88
Renowned novelist Jilly Cooper has passed away at the age of 88 after a fall, her family has revealed. The ‘Queen of the bonkbuster’ writer was famed for her raunchy romance books, selling more than 12 million books in her career. Her children, Felix and Emily, said her death on Sunday morning has come asContinue reading “Dame Jilly Cooper Dies At Age 88”
Post Office Closures Will Hit Rural Areas Hardest
Labour has acknowledged that proposals to cut the number of post offices in half will disproportionately affect the elderly in rural regions. It says ‘nearly half’ of all those nationwide are no longer profitable and subsidies are unsustainable, meaning almost 6,000 of the 11,500 risk being scrapped. Part-time ones, which open a few days aContinue reading “Post Office Closures Will Hit Rural Areas Hardest”
Red-Light Runners Injure Pedestrians
Cyclists have caused a record number of pedestrian injuries, and half of them confess to recklessly running red lights daily. For the year 2024, police recorded 603 accidents in which a civilian was injured in a bike collision, according to Department for Transport road casualty figures. Meanwhile, in 2023, 507 similar injuries were reported. LastContinue reading “Red-Light Runners Injure Pedestrians”
‘Ethan Scott Brown’ Died Thinking He Had Failed Everyone
For Ethan Scott Brown’s graduation day in December, his happy mother had prepared everything with great care. Tracy Scott had booked a restaurant in Glasgow for a post-ceremony dinner. She’d ordered a cake, bought balloons and wrapped up the new watch she’d bought her son to celebrate the momentous moment – the culmination of four years ofContinue reading “‘Ethan Scott Brown’ Died Thinking He Had Failed Everyone”
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