Labour’s Homelessness Minister ‘Threw Out FOUR Tenants Then Raised Rent On Her London Home By £700’

Labour’s homelessness minister has been accused of ‘extreme hypocrisy’ after she allegedly threw out her own tenants and then increased rent by £700 a month.

Landlord MP Rushanara Ali told tenants their lease would not be renewed and gave them four months’ notice to get out of the £3,300-a-month property, a renter has claimed.

But just four months after the group’s departure, the four-bedroom townhouse, less than a mile from London’s Olympic Park, was reportedly back on the market – only this time for £4,000 per month.

A source close to Ms Ali insisted the tenants were offered the chance to stay on a rolling contract prior to the house being put up for sale, after they were told the tenancy would not be renewed.

They added the property was relisted only after Ms Ali did not find a buyer, the i Paper reports.

But Laura Jackson, a self-employed restaurant owner and one of the renters in the property, had a different perspective.

Ms Jackson, 33, claimed she had received an email in November telling her the lease would not be renewed – and that she and the other occupiers had four months to leave.

Only weeks later, she saw the property back up for sale at the more elevated price of £700.

The i said the new tenants confirmed they had moved in ‘four or five months ago’ and were paying the higher figure.

Ms Jackson said: ‘It’s an absolute joke. Trying to get that much money from renters is extortion.’

It comes as Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill, set to become law next year, forbids landlords from relisting a property with a higher rent until at least six months after tenants have moved out, where they have ended a tenancy in order to market a property.

Ms Ali has also previously spoken out against ‘private renters being exploited’ and insisted her Government will ’empower people to challenge unreasonable rent increases’.

But Conservative shadow Housing Secretary, James Cleverly, said Ms Ali ought to consider her position as the allegations ‘would be an example of the most extreme hypocrisy and she should not have the job as homelessness minister’.

The property had been managed on behalf of the Bethnal Green and Stepney MP by two lettings agencies – Jack Barclay Estates and Avenue Lettings.

At the time the tenants’ contract terminated, the firms also endeavoured to charge the tenants almost £2,000 for the house to be repainted and £395 for professional cleaning.

Landlords are banned from charging tenants for professional cleaning or to repaint a home under the Tenant Fees Act 2019, unless there has been serious damage.

Little scratches or scuffs to paint work all come under the umbrella of ‘reasonable wear and tear’, according to the Act.

Ms Jackson described the experience as ‘really stressful’ and claimed the property was ‘not clean when [they] moved in’.

But mysteriously, the charges were said to have been dropped when Ms Jackson told the agencies she was aware their landlord was a Labour MP.

She said: ‘If we hadn’t known the charges were unlawful, we would have had to pay them. It’s exploitative.’

Ms Jackson, a Labour voter, added she believed it to be ‘morally wrong’ that MPs can be landlords, in particular in their own areas, and dubbed it a conflict of interest.

It is understood that Ms Ali ensured the cleaning and repainting charges were dropped when she was told about them by her agency.

The property is presently detailed for sale at £894,995 – more than £300,000 what Ms Ali paid for it in 2014, according to the Land Registry.

It was originally put up for sale at £914,995 last November before the price was lowered in February.

The rental property is one of two owned by Ms Ali, according to the MP’s register of interests.

Ms Ali has served as Labour’s minister for homelessness since the party’s election win in July 2024.

This is yet another car crash from Labour. They are the most toxic government we’ve ever had, and this simply demonstrates the lack of leadership that Starmer has over his party.

What a shock! This woman is just another Labour hypocrite! Additionally, she will be safe and unaffected by criticism or repercussions of any kind.

Waterworld: Where A Four-Year-old Girl Died

The waterpark where a four-year-old girl died had the ‘strongest wave pool’ swimmers had ever felt, according to a mother there on the day.

On Monday, Staffordshire Police received reports of a girl in severe condition and were dispatched to Waterworld in Stoke-on-Trent.

The child was rushed to the hospital for further treatment, but sadly passed away a short while after.

Parents of children who had been at the ‘lagoon area of the aqua park’ where the sad occurrence took place have since spoken out, sharing their ‘heartbreak’.

A mother, who took her three children to the waterpark that day, told The Telegraph she had never been to one with such a strong wave pool.

The parent, who did not wish to be named, had attended with her husband and three children, aged 11, five and three.

She described ‘struggling to remain’ on her feet due to the ‘strength’ of the current, adding she had used wave pools before but ‘never experienced one that forceful’.

‘As an adult, I did not feel confident keeping my younger children safe there, and made the decision to remove them. My husband remained with our 11-year-old, who is a strong swimmer, but even he was struggling to stay above water.

‘Although lifeguards were positioned at key points, I found it very difficult to maintain visibility of my children in the children’s area,’ she added.

The mother went on to say there had been a ‘number of slides and structures’ blocking sight lines and that she lost sight of her five-year-old ‘several times’ while managing her ‘three-year-old’.

She said her daughter had wandered towards the wave pool on more than one occasion, and she had to remind her not to enter the water alone and to stay near the orange and green slides and wait if she could not see her. 

Another woman described the moment she saw the little girl on the floor and recalled having to leave as her own girl did not want to see it, and as her children were ‘afraid’.

And a different local said the venue had been ‘crowded’ on the day, adding she thought there were ‘not enough lifeguards’.

The attendee said they were not sure exactly what had happened, but were aware of wave machines that are ‘quite choppy’ and the need to be a ‘strong swimmer’.

They added it was a ‘complete tragedy’.

Another resident said it was ‘heartbreaking’ while customer Heather Neville, 33, of Stone, Staffordshire, described finding the site closed following the girl’s death after she arrived with her two sons.

She said it was ‘absolutely dreadful’ and said she was unsure as to whether she could bring her boys back when the waterpark reopens.

The Typhoon Lagoon wave pool is displayed on a map of the water park, where artificial waves achieve heights of 1.4 metres.

Toddlers are permitted to go in, but only ‘strong swimmers’ can use the deep end. Non-swimmers are instructed to remain in shallow water, according to the company’s website. 

A Waterworld spokesman said: ‘It is with great sadness that we learned of this little girl’s passing. All our thoughts are with her family and loved ones during these extremely difficult times. Waterworld is working closely with the authorities.

‘All other visitors were asked to quietly leave the pool out of respect for the rescue operation underway, and we would like to thank them for their support and collaboration.’

West Midlands Ambulance Service stated it received a number of 999 calls to ‘Waterworld at 4.20 pm on Monday.

The Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford, two ambulances, and a paramedic officer were on the scene.

A spokesman for the service said: ‘Crews arrived to find Waterworld staff and bystanders performing CPR on a girl who was in a critical condition.

‘The ambulance team quickly took over resuscitation efforts to commence advanced life support before conveying the girl by air ambulance to Royal Stoke University Hospital, whilst life-saving treatment continued en route.

‘Tragically, despite the best efforts of everyone, nothing could be done to save the little girl, and she was confirmed deceased in hospital a short time later.

‘Our thoughts are with the family and friends at this truly awful time.’

Stoke-on-Trent city council said in a statement on Tuesday: ‘The council’s environmental health team are working with the police and the privately run venue to undertake a full health and safety investigation.’

Steve Watkins, the Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, said: ‘This is a terrible tragedy, and our thoughts are with her family and loved ones.’

Why would you even put your young child near the wave machine? It’s dangerous, and young kids should be in the toddlers’ pool where there is usually a lifeguard watching over them.

The waves in a ‘wave pool’ are strong, and only teens and adults should be allowed to swim in it

Only adults and teenagers should be permitted to swim in the waves due to their strength. Because the waves are rough like the ocean, you might easily get into trouble very fast if you are too young and not a competent swimmer.

Even if they are proficient swimmers, young children should always be watched when swimming.

Parents being with their children is fun – it should be a family affair. Of course, children running off is always a risk, not only because of the pool but because of strangers.

Parents should be the responsible caregivers. Just because you take your child to the pool does not mean that a parent relinquishes all care to the lifeguard.

Parents should be responsible for their young children when taking them to the swimming pool, and the children should remain within arm’s length of their parents at all times. Pool lifeguards are not nursemaids.

This was not how a wonderful day out should have ended for this young girl.

Half Of Brits Want Another EU Referendum In Five Years

Almost half of voters want another EU referendum in the next five years, while less than a third would support Brexit in a fresh vote.

Over the past ten years, popular perceptions of Europe have changed, according to research conducted by More in Common for the Sunday Times.

The poll of more than 2,000 people found 29 per cent would vote to leave the EU if the Brexit vote was repeated, compared to 52 per cent in the referendum in June 2016.

Now, 52 per cent would say they would back being in the EU, with 8 per cent uncertain and 11 per cent saying they would not vote.

Almost half (49 per cent) believed there should be a referendum on rejoining the bloc in the next five years, with more than a third (37 per cent) opposed.

It comes as Nigel Farage’s appearances on Sky News sparked thousands of complaints.

Keir Starmer has sought a closer relationship with Brussels since entering Government, which includes an EU-UK deal to reduce obstacles to trade since Brexit.

The Prime Minister has also struck up relationships with several European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, following years of animosity from Tory PMs towards European leaders.

However, because the previous referendum on EU membership required years of Commons struggles to implement, the government has no desire to hold another one.

The poll also found a majority (58 per cent) believe the UK should stay in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), compared to 28 per cent who think it should discontinue its membership.

Nigel Farage said leaving the ECHR would be the first thing he would do if he won the next election, while Kemi Badenoch has said the Tories will review it.

The deal, which Winston Churchill helped to draw up after the Second World War, has been blamed by critics for making it more difficult to deport migrants who have come to Britain by protecting their human rights.

Luke Tryl, director of More in Common, said: “With fewer than three in ten saying they would vote to leave the EU in a referendum today and almost six in ten saying the UK should remain in the ECHR, the days of Europe as a political bogeyman may be on the wane and politicians might find themselves pushed on how they’ll build a more constructive relationship with Europe.

“That’s especially true in the face of an erratic Trump presidency, with Brits split as to whether Starmer is being too friendly to the US president or not.”

People didn’t get the Brexit they voted for.

Some folks want to rejoin the EU, and hopefully, we will be offered a referendum, or at the very least, the single market in the future. By that time, some of the relics that voted to leave will have parted this earth or will be past caring.

There were a lot of people who voted for Brexit and then changed their minds, and most Brits know that Brexit was a mistake.

Brexit has been a total nightmare. People voted to leave the EU, and we kind of did, but the EU is our biggest and closest trading partner, so we will always need a certain amount of alignment.

I mean, what’s not to love about Brexit? All the boat people, higher prices, queuing at customs, and extra paperwork. You just have to be happy!

Most people voted for Brexit due to immigration, but we have a more elevated level of immigration than ever before, and ultimately, they will give illegals a vote.

A Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Dies From Asphyxiation

A teenage girl has died from oxygen deprivation after eating pizza and chips, and then she went swimming, an inquest heard.

Lucy Reed, 15, went on a day trip to Cleethorpes with her mother, Liz, and a friend when the tragic incident occurred in June 2023.

A post-mortem examination by pathologist Dr Justin Cooke at Hull concluded Lucy died from asphyxia after inhaling gastric contents as she struggled to find safety in the deep water with a falling tide pulling her further away from safety. 

Although it was determined that she had not drowned, she had vomited and inhaled the contents of her stomach after consuming a large lunch before swimming. One possible contributing reason might have been the salty water.

Greater Lincolnshire senior coroner Paul Smith said her death was ‘the unintended consequence of her swimming on a full stomach.’

At a nearby restaurant, where the party had an early lunch, Lucy’s mother advised her to wait for her meal to settle before swimming. A little while later, however, she demanded to swim before catching the coach home.

Lucy went with her friend near Cleethorpes Pier while her mother went for a stroll. They had agreed to meet back near the pier a short time afterwards.

However, when she failed to turn up, a major search and rescue operation was launched for Lucy, from Gainsborough, after her mother alerted authorities and called 999.

Rescuers discovered her later that evening, after more than three hours of searching. She was airlifted to Hull Royal Infirmary but was sadly pronounced dead, the inquest at Grimsby Town Hall heard.

After struggling to the shore, she vomited, inhaled her stomach contents, and collapsed.

The coroner concluded after a two-day hearing that her death was by misadventure. 

In his record of inquest, he added: ‘Lucy Alexandra Reed died on 24 June 2023 in the River Humber at Cleethorpes as a consequence of asphyxiation. She had travelled to the coast for a day trip. She ate a substantial lunch and shortly thereafter went into the shallow water.’

He added: ‘The tide was falling and they rapidly found themselves out of their depth and drifting away from the shore. Neither were strong swimmers. After she had been in the water for approximately 30 minutes as Lucy tried to swim towards a point at which she could stand, she vomited, inhaling her gastric contents and losing consciousness.

‘Although her death was not formally confirmed for several hours, on balance of probability, it occurred within minutes of the incident described above. It was the unintended consequence of her swimming on a full stomach.’

His conclusion emphasised the perils of going into water after consuming a substantial meal.

After police checks as part of missing person procedures, the coastguard was alerted at 3.15 pm. Beach Safety staff and Humberside Police carried out land-based searches.

Mr Smith said: ‘It is clear much was going on behind the scenes to locate her.’ He said Lucy had ventured out of her depth in the water.

Cleethorpes beach and waterside were busy, the coroner said. At 3.51 pm, the Coastguard Inshore Lifeboat was launched and the crew searched 500 metres on either side of The Pier.

After an unsuccessful search, a further search was initiated at 4.35 pm. Rescuers endeavoured to establish the flow of water impacted by the wind, tide and weather conditions on the possible location of the teenager.

The senior coroner said he accepted a Coastguard report, which said looking out in the river without knowing where to look would have been futile. He said rescuers searched for more than three hours unsuccessfully.

Mr Smith said that at around 5 pm, information was passed to Humberside Police from a member of the public, who recalled seeing someone in difficulty about 600 metres off the beach at 2 pm. 

The new information suggested a new search area further out into the river. The all-weather Coastguard Lifeboat was launched from Grimsby Docks, the inquest heard.

‘Almost immediately, she was found and was winched into the helicopter. CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) was given on the flight. But sadly, her death was confirmed at the hospital,’ said Mr Smith.

He said the two friends were not strong swimmers fighting an outgoing tide, but the friend managed to reach safety. Lucy had been in the water about 30 to 40 minutes by that time – an hour before a missing person report was launched.

Mr Smith said: ‘At 15 years, Lucy should have been safe and old enough to keep safe.’

The senior coroner said the Coastguard and Beach Safety staff had received a total of 22 Missing Person Alerts within the same time in which Lucy was missing.

Humberside Police had a comparable volume of reports of missing people.

‘An earlier search would not have lessened any delay,’ said Mr Smith.

He added: ‘Her death resulted due to getting out of her depth and being taken deeper by the tide, and she was unable to get back to dry land. She was in distress, and as a result, she aspirated. Her death was due to misadventure.’

The senior coroner thanked the Coastguard for the quality and clarity of their evidence in reports and statements. 

To Lucy’s mother, he said he could not imagine how the past two years since the tragedy had been for her and her family.

‘After many years in my role, the fact never leaves me that there is nothing that I say will take away the heartache you go through. The best I can do is offer a wish that time gives you some relief.’

After the hearing, a spokesman for The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: ‘Our thoughts remain with everyone affected by the tragic events of 24 June 2023.

‘Incoming tides don’t just come in from out at sea – they can also sneak up behind you and cut off your exit route, leaving you stranded and in danger. By knowing when it’s high and low tide, you can make sure you’ll get back in plenty of time without putting yourself at risk.’

Almost £1,000 was raised for the RNLI in remembrance of Lucy and her family and friends, who set up an appeal.

Numerous people always think that swimming or taking a bath after a heavy meal is a myth, but people need to be sufficiently informed because this can be tragic for all concerned.

There were loads of things that my mother would drum into me as a child. No talking to strange men on the street, don’t get into cars that offer you a lift when you don’t know the driver, and there are many more. It frightened the living daylights out of me.

This should be a reminder to all children and teenagers: do as your parents tell you. They don’t tell you for the benefit of their health, they do it for the benefit of yours!

Anybody else hear their mum in their head? ‘Let your dinner go down’ was the standard order before doing anything vaguely physical.

Around 5 pm, information was passed to Humberside Police from a member of the public who remembered seeing someone in difficulty approximately 600 metres off the beach at 2 pm. Did it not occur to phone the coastguard at the time – perhaps if they had, the girl would still be alive.

I just don’t understand how or why someone who could see a person in difficulty, but chose to wait before contacting someone.

Subjects like this should be taught in school, but schools these days don’t believe that it’s in their remit to impart such knowledge to kids and that it’s a parent’s job to do that.

If school can teach sex education, AIDS and condom use, they can inform about the perils of swimming in the sea on a full stomach.

A Woman Was Jailed For Letting Her Lawn Go Brown During Hot Weather

A woman in Florida was jailed after letting the grass in front of her home go brown during the hot weather, violating her homeowners association’s guidelines.

Irena Green was arrested and spent a week in jail after a battle with her homeowner’s association in Hillsborough County over browning grass in front of her home. 

‘I think they have way too much power,’ Green told ABC News. ‘I’ve never heard of anything like this in my life.’

Green said her grass is often not green due to a large tree that’s planted near her sidewalk, as well as mandatory watering restrictions that were put in place last year following a drought. 

She claimed, however, that her lawn was not the worst-looking in the Riverview Creek View subdivision. 

‘If you drive around my neighbourhood, you’ll see there’s plenty of yards not up to par,’ she added.

The Trowbridge Company Inc., the HOA management company, began notifying her of the violations, which spanned a range of issues including her browning lawn and a dirty mailbox, Green said. 

‘The grass had started turning brown. So they started sending notes, and it went from the grass being brown to there’s a dent in my garage.’

Green was also notified of violations, including owning a commercial cargo van, which is not the only in her neighbourhood, ABC reported. 

However, as she failed to comply with the guidelines and reply to a request for mediation, the HOA filed a lawsuit against her, alleging that she violated community appearance rules. 

Yet as she endeavoured to represent herself in court, she was told last July by the judge that she had around a month to fix the violations. 

‘My grass had to be brought up to par. He said you can get seed, you can do something, but you’ve got 30 days to get it corrected. So I said fine. He said, If it’s not done in 30 days, you’re gonna go to jail,’ Green told the outlet.

Green said she did what she could to comply, even selling her van and cleaning her mailbox.

She purchased seed and watered her grass, but missed her next court date and declared she hadn’t been told to appear at the hearing last August. 

‘I was supposed to receive documentation. Nothing was sent to my home,’ Green said. 

‘And I reached out to the courthouse several times to try to find out when my court date was.’

However, a warrant for her arrest was issued when the judge declared her in contempt of court.

On May 23, as she drove home with her daughter, she was pulled over and requested to step out of her vehicle. 

‘He asked me can I get out. When I got out, he said, “Ms. Green, did you know that you have a warrant for your arrest?”‘ Green said. 

She was arrested and booked into the Orient Road Jail, according to ABC News. 

However, she was put into custody without bond.

‘So I couldn’t even go home to my family. I sat in there for seven days. Seven days in the jailhouse like a criminal,’ she added.

Green described the procedure of being booked into the jail as ‘horrible.’

‘I work hard to buy this home for me and my kids in a better neighbourhood and environment, and to be taken to jail and to be treated like that for brown grass at my own home… that’s horrible,’ she said.

She even described being kept in jail with other detainees who queried why she was being held in custody.

‘One girl, she kind of came over and asked me like “Hey, what are you in here for?” And I told her it was like for my grass,’ Green said.

‘And she’s like ‘Oh, grass, they should make that stuff legal’. She’s thinking that I’m talking about weed, and I’m talking about my front yard grass.’

Green’s sister, a paralegal, filed a petition six days after she was booked into jail, which requested an emergency hearing.

‘I went to court, and I had to be shackled from my hands to my feet,’ Green said as she recalled being the only person in county civil court wearing a jail uniform. 

In court, the HOA’s attorney even opposed her release, Green said: ‘He says, ‘Well, it hasn’t been re-seeded. The whole yard needs to be re-seeded.” And she’s like not from those pictures I see. She’s like “No. I want her released immediately.”

‘He wanted me to continue to sit in jail and not come home to my family,’ she added.

In a statement to the outlet, the Creek View HOA Board of Directors said: ‘Ms. Green received notices of violations. She disregarded them. Legal action was filed by the Association after she failed to accept the offer to mediate the matter, pre-suit, as is required before a lawsuit can be filed…’

‘After suit was filed and final judgment was entered against her, Ms. Green showed up for the court hearing on July 11, 2024… At the July 11 hearing, with Ms. Green present, another court date was set by the judge for August 19, 2024. 

‘She was instructed to comply with the requirements of the final judgment by August 19 and to report to the judge what was accomplished on August 19. Ms. Green failed to show up in court on August 19. 

‘Her failure to abide by the Court’s instruction led to the arrest warrant being issued…These steps were taken by the Court due to Ms. Green’s failure to comply with the Court’s instructions.’

While Green was released the next day following her hearing, she said: ‘I definitely wish I would have hired a lawyer.’

How on earth can someone be jailed for ‘brown lawn’, but they can, particularly if you live in a gated community, and of course, this is not the land of the free!

Murder your grass and you get time in jail – murder a human being and you get out on bond – what a complete farce.

And how will her being locked up in jail help the grass turn green? America appears to have some very out-of-date laws.

This had nothing to do with her ‘brown lawn’; this was more to do with her ‘brown skin’.

However, the simple answer is, don’t buy into anything that is governed by a pack of retired meddlers with nothing better to do than interfere in people’s lives.

These people are elected by the community and live in the community, and they employ a management company to enforce the rules.

There’s a ton of money to be made from the justice system in America, particularly when people are jailed for no reason at all, and the prison system in the US is a billion-dollar enterprise. The more they get, the more they make.

This woman should not have been in jail, but it’s kind of ironic that her surname is ‘Green.’

Jelly Roll Breaks Down

In a heartbreaking video, Jelly Roll announced that his cherished dog, Rufus, had been given a fatal cancer diagnosis.

Jelly Roll talked tearfully about his dog, Rufus, who has supported him during his most difficult times.

The one thing that had kept him going with his four-legged companion while he was in prison, addiction recovery, and of course, his rise to Grammy stardom.

Jelly Roll said, visibly emotional ‘He saved me hundreds of times – now it’s my turn to fight for him.’

To Jelly Roll, Rufus wasn’t just a pet. He was the epitome of devotion, unquestioning loyalty, and tranquil strength, and during the years when Jelly was imprisoned and fighting addiction, Rufus was the only constant, the only soul who never turned his back.

“He’d sit beside my bed during withdrawals, guarding me like an angel,” Jelly shared. “When everyone else gave up on me… he stayed.”

Rufus was recently diagnosed with late-stage lymphoma, and though the prognosis is gloomy, Jelly Roll has promised to do everything he can: pain management, a special diet, and round-the-clock care.

The video sparked a huge swell of support online under the hashtag #PrayForRufus. Celebrities like Lainey Wilson, Yelawolf, and thousands of fans offered prayers and sincere messages:

“Rufus is a warrior, and we’re praying for a miracle.”

– Lainey Wilson

“I met Rufus backstage once — didn’t need words. He just made you feel safe.”

– Yelawolf

The story of Jelly Roll and Rufus reminds us that not all heroes wear capes—some walk on four legs with eyes that see directly into your soul.

Rufus has been Jelly’s lifeline, friend, and carer. Millions of people are now supporting him as he battles to repay the respect and affection that his closest buddy has always shown him.

Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, has, over the years, mainly as a juvenile, spent time in jail and prison for various offences, but he managed to turn his life around.

While in jail, Jelly Roll learned he had become a father to his daughter, Bailee, which he cites as a turning point in his life. 

His experiences with the justice system and subsequent u-turn have become a significant part of his personal narrative and are mirrored in his music. 

He has also spoken before Congress about the fentanyl crisis and performed at correctional facilities, using his past to advocate for positive change. 

Jelly Roll is a nickname he’s had since childhood, but the ‘I Am Not Okay’ singer has changed his association with food and is feeling better than ever since he started his weight-loss journey, and that is how the singer has turned his low points, childhood trauma, substance abuse, several stints in jail, starting when he was 15 years old into poignant lyrics, and that has made Jelly Roll into one of the most demanded singers in the world.

One topic that can be difficult to discuss, but which Jelly Roll has been open about, is his struggle with his weight, which in 2015 topped 500 pounds.

Fighting for his life, he began losing weight in late 2016, finally dropping 200 pounds. But he had gained 60 back, Jelly Roll explained, so he was opening up to his fans to hold himself responsible.

Of course, it’s difficult to balance life living on the road, eating out of truck stops and always running late to shows, as well as not getting adequate sleep, and now he is starting over and fighting for his life.

His ability to bring himself out of the deepest abyss makes him an inspiration to all of us.

So, now Jelly Roll has become Sushi Roll!

The man should be proud because he has responsibly dragged himself out of an unacceptable, unjustifiable, undignified, typically twisted, addictive dung pile. However, the unnecessary, twisted, feeble disasters will prove to spew poisonous slurs and unforgiving bitterness towards this man.

Double-Decker Bus On Fire In Central London

In central London, a double-decker bus caught fire. The 88 bus burst into flames at about 6.50 am outside Portland Hospital on Great Portland Street – the road was then closed off.

The London Fire Brigade were summoned to the scene and was able to bring the fire under control within 10 minutes. All passengers were safely evacuated from the bus. The cause of the fire remains unclear, and the London Fire Brigade have been approached for comment.

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: ” Two fire engines and around ten firefighters were called to reports of a double-decker bus alight on Great Portland Street this morning. The Brigade’s 999 Control officers received the first of six calls at 6.52 am and deployed crews from Euston and Soho fire stations.

“Part of the bus was destroyed by fire. All passengers evacuated the bus before the Brigade arrived. There was a temporary road closure, but it has now reopened in both directions. The incident was under control by 7.53 am.”

Rosie Trew, TfL’s Head of Bus Service Delivery, said: “We’re working closely with bus operator Go-Ahead London to investigate the cause of a fire onboard a route 88 bus this morning. All passengers were safely evacuated from the bus, and there are no reported injuries. We’re sorry for any alarm caused to customers or people in the area by this incident.”

The cause of the fire remained unknown.

The incident is the second time in less than two years that a London bus has been engulfed in flames.

In January 2024, a Wimbledon Hill Road bus on the 200 route burst into flames due to a fault with the bus’s 24V electrical system.

A report on the incident said: “Whilst stationary in traffic at Wimbledon Hill Road, an ambulance crew positioned on the offside lane, alerted our driver to signs of smoke coming from the rear end of his bus.”

It added: “The driver stated he was unaware of the smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle until he was informed by the ambulance driver who was positioned behind.

“The ambulance driver informed our driver that there were sparks coming from the rear of the vehicle, so our driver pulled over at the next bus stop.”

Fifteen firefighters were deployed to the location to douse the fire, with the driver praised for his professionalism and actions, ensuring all passengers were safely evacuated.

The incident saw all Metrodecker buses, the model involved in the fire, removed from service whilst an investigation took place, according to My London.

Transport for London and the London Fire Brigade have been contacted by the Daily Express for comment.

There was a lot of missed information online, such as, ‘Was this an electric bus?’

It was terrible reporting – did they send the tea lady to report on this happening?

The Metrodecker bus, specifically the Metrodecker EV, is an all-electric, zero-emission double-decker bus. It’s manufactured by Switch Mobility (formerly Optare).

If a lithium battery catches fire, the results can be severe due to a process called thermal runaway, where the battery overheats and can lead to fire or explosions. 

Lithium-ion batteries are inherently combustible and have a flammable electrolyte. 

If damaged or overheated, the battery can discharge a considerable amount of energy, causing the electrolyte to ignite and spread the fire rapidly. Also, the fire can release harmful gases and create a dangerous situation. 

Lithium battery fires can be extremely difficult and time-consuming to extinguish, and in some cases, may be best left to burn out in a controlled manner. Depending on the size and style of the battery and the extent of the fire, it could take hours or even days to completely extinguish. 

I very much doubt this bus was electric because it would have taken more than ten minutes to put the fire out if it had been electric.

I can’t remember regular buses exploding before these zero-emission hybrids came along. Remember the bendy buses!

We’re supposed to be going for a greener, cleaner England, but there goes Khan’s emissions for a month or two. Talk about adding to the pollution.

It appears that everything in this country needs a significant overhaul – trains, planes, cars, governments and politicians.

They always want to transform everything – if it works, then it doesn’t need fixing; otherwise, new things become unpredictable and dangerous – we need to warn Captain Kirk that anything new is a flawed design because it has bugs in it that need to be ironed out before use.

At the end of the day, I fear that electronics and technology will make our lives more complicated.

The fact that nobody was hurt—which is a great relief—is what matters most in this situation.

‘Disgusting’ Comments Demand An Apology

After being accused of siding with sick paedophiles like Jimmy Savile in a growing dispute over an online safety bill, Nigel Farage angrily demanded an apology from a top Labour minister.

Peter Kyle also accused the Reform UK leader of being on the side of ‘extreme pornographers’ over the party’s promise to scrap the Online Safety Act over claims it suppresses free speech.

The shocking outburst happened as the Technology Secretary defended the regulation, which went into force last Friday and mandates that search engines and social media platforms take precautions to keep kids away from pornographic and other hazardous information.

Critics, including Mr Farage, claim that it is being used to stifle free speech by blocking people from seeing some political statements online, especially those by right-wing figures.

But Mr Kyle told Sky News he had seen no evidence that the Online Safety Act ‘goes too far’. 

He added: ‘I see that Nigel Farage is already saying that he’s going to overturn these laws. So you know, we have people out there who are extreme pornographers, peddling hate, peddling violence. Nigel Farage is on their side.

‘Make no mistake about it, if people like Jimmy Savile were alive today, he’d be perpetrating his crimes online. And Nigel Farage is saying that he’s on their side.’

Mr Farage labelled the comments ‘disgusting’ and demanded an apology. But Mr Kyle later doubled down on his remarks.

Appearing on GB News, the minister said: ‘There is no definitive grey area about this.

‘Either you’re on the side of predators and paedophiles, as Nigel Farage is, because he wants them to have more access to our children online than you are with the Labour Party, where we are making sure we are holding the tech companies to account to prevent that kind of access, to keep children safer, and we can do so also at the time of also reinforcing freedom.’ 

In a later broadcast from Reform UK’s London headquarters, Mr Farage played back Peter Kyle’s comments, adding: ‘Well, this is so absolutely disgusting that it’s almost beyond belief. Just how low can the Labour Government sink in its desperation?

‘Yes, of course they’re in trouble. They’re well behind us in the opinion polls. But frankly, to say that I would do anything that would in any way aid and abet people like Jimmy Savile, it’s so below the belt it’s almost not true.’

Former BBC television presenter and DJ Savile, who died aged 84 in 2011, is thought to have been one of Britain’s most prolific paedophiles, whose crimes went undiscovered or unchallenged for decades.

Asked to explain his remarks, Mr Kyle said: ‘Nigel Farage is on the side of turning the clock back to the time when strange adults, strangers can get in touch via messaging apps with children.’ 

Reform UK would scrap the Online Safety Act after labelling it a ‘dystopian’ infringement of free speech, the party announced yesterday.

During the press conference, Mr Farage acknowledged that his party did not have ‘a perfect answer’ for what could replace the Act, but said his party had ‘more access to some of the best tech brains, not just in the country but in the world’ and would ‘make a much better job of it’.

Former party chairman Zia Yusuf said the Act, intended to reduce online harm, did ‘absolutely nothing to protect children’ but worked to ‘suppress freedom of speech’ and ‘force social media companies to censor anti-government speech’.

Addressing a press conference at Reform’s headquarters in Westminster, Mr Yusuf said: ‘We will repeal this Act as one of the first things a Reform government does.’

After it was revealed that X had prevented Tory minister Katie Lam from giving a stirring speech on grooming gangs in Parliament this year, the intervention was made.

Meanwhile, footage of arrests during asylum seeker hotel protests was also blocked ‘due to local laws’, according to the social media platform.

Following a demonstration outside the Britannia Hotel in Leeds over the weekend, X users reported that the site blocked arrest footage. 

They were shown the message: ‘Due to local laws, we are temporarily restricting access to this content until X estimates your age.’

Last week, the law changed to require websites to check that users are over 18 before permitting them to access ‘harmful’ material such as pornography or suicide material.

Failing to comply with the latest rules could incur fines of up to £18 million or 10 per cent of a firm’s global turnover.

Questioned about concerns the law has seen posts wrongly withdrawn from social media, the Technology Secretary told Sky News: ‘I have not seen any evidence that the Bill goes too far at all.’

He added: ‘I will be monitoring the impact, but I have not so far seen anything that gives me concern for anyone about free speech grounds.

‘We have very strident protections for free speech in this country.

‘This is not about free speech. This is about hateful, violent, extreme, misogynistic and pornographic material finding its way into children’s feeds.’

I worry that efforts to damage Nigel Farage’s reputation might succeed, as they did with Jeremy Corbyn.

We can see what Labour is attempting to accomplish, and it may succeed since the harm is done once the comments are made public.

I would like to believe that the general people are smart enough to distinguish between criticism that is slandering someone else and criticism that is sincere and fair. The problem is that people follow each other down the steep hill like sheep.

Down Syndrome: Heartbreaking Cruelty

Children with Down syndrome endured terrible abuse throughout the Victorian era.

Many were left to die in hospitals, their deaths quietly attributed to “natural causes.” At home, they were frequently concealed away, sent to asylums, or disconnected from their families – out of sight, out of mind.

The term “Mongol” was used back then, coined from “mongoloid” by Dr. John Langdon Down in 1866 when he published “Observations on the Ethnic Classification of Idiots.”

While the term was eventually abandoned due to its offensive racial implications, Down Syndrome was later named after him, though the original language left profound scars.

It wasn’t until 1959 that Dr. Jérôme Lejeune and Marthe Gautier discovered the real cause: an extra copy of chromosome 21.

Today, scientists are even exploring ways to delete this additional chromosome – this is a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how far we still have to go.

Let’s not overlook this history and also learn from it because we need to do better.

Even if we love our children without conditions, we wouldn’t want them to be born with this; therefore, if they can remove the extra chromosome, it can only be a good thing, but then I suppose some people don’t like messing with genetics either.

But these kids have the most incredible perspective on life. They are extraordinarily nice and bright, and they have genuine love.

It’s also important to keep in mind that working-class families in the Victorian era received no assistance, and the asylum served as the sole haven for the impoverished.

Asylums were frequently thought of as the most suitable place, and children with Down’s Syndrome were usually consigned to homes, not just in the Victorian era but up until the late 20th century.

Due to a lack of knowledge, children with Down syndrome were mistreated during the Victorian era, but nowadays they lead happy, fulfilling lives on their own with assistance.

The doctor who saw value and dignity where others saw prejudice gave the condition its name: Down syndrome.

In 1866, British physician John Langdon Down was the first to scientifically describe the condition we now know as Down syndrome. But his contribution went far beyond medicine.

People with intellectual impairments were often abused and secluded throughout the Victorian era. Langdon Down set out to alter that reality when he was appointed director of the Royal Earlswood Hospital.

To raise the standard of care, he outlawed physical punishment, placed a higher priority on cleanliness, and brought on more employees.

In order to help patients express themselves, gain skills, and boost their self-esteem, he also offered hobbies like crafts, painting, gardening, and music.

One of his most compassionate actions was photographing his patients with respect and sensitivity.

Instead of portraying them as “clinical cases,” he dressed them in formal attire and photographed them with pride, showing the world that every life deserves to be seen with compassion and respect.

In 1868, he took things further and established Normansfield, a groundbreaking institution where people received personalised education, learned music, horseback riding, and performed in their very own theatre.

Over 150 years later, the place still exists in the UK as the Langdon Down Centre, preserving his legacy.

Langdon Down didn’t just leave a name in medical history—he left a powerful example of respect, inclusion, and humanity. Because every life matters.

People with disabilities shouldn’t be held back. These folks are not thick or unintelligent because they have Down Syndrome, and any person with a disability should be respected; the only reason some are not is not because of their disability, but because folks are so self-absorbed with their own lives.

An Accusation Of Cover-Up By Sir David Amess’ Widow

In a letter to the Home Secretary, seen by the PA news agency, Lady Julia Amess described the review as an “insult to Sir David’s memory” and said their questions can only be answered “by way of a public inquiry”.

The Amess family instructed lawyers to investigate Independent Prevent Commissioner David Anderson KC’s report, with lawyers criticising the way in which “too much investigation … has been conducted behind closed doors”.

Hudgell Solicitors said “too many doors have been closed when challenging questions have been raised” about the case, highlighting that only one counter-terrorism case officer with first-hand experience of killer Ali Harbi Ali’s Prevent referral was spoken to as part of the review.

Ali was referred to Prevent seven years before the so-called Islamic State fanatic stabbed the veteran Southend West MP at his constituency surgery in Leigh in October 2021.

He was sentenced to a whole-life order the following year.

Lord Anderson’s report said “intensive” efforts have been made to improve processes within Prevent, but the “jury is out” on some of the changes.

It also said Ali was described as a “great person” by a counter-terrorism case officer shortly before his case was dropped by Prevent.

Yvette Cooper previously wrote to the Amess family, in which she said she realised the “seriousness” of the failings in Sir David’s case and that she hoped the family found Lord Anderson’s report to be “thorough and considered”.

In her letter to Ms Cooper, Lady Amess said: “I have to say that, once again, my family has been disrespected and insulted by the Government.

“Your letter implies that you have our best interests at heart, which could not be further from the truth.”

Lady Amess continued: “As you and the Prime Minister requested, we met with Lord Anderson during the review process.

“From my point of view, it was a very pleasant meeting with a man who was given a job to do and would do it to the best of his ability.

“However, it was absolutely clear to me at the time that he would be unable to give the answers we are seeking.

“He did not have the authority to ‘dig below the surface’ and find out exactly what happened, who is responsible for the failings (it appears there are several unidentified people), and what will be done to somehow ease the pain and suffering we are still experiencing because the truth is not being told.

“One can only conclude that this whole sorry saga is a cover-up.”

She added: “We should have been taken under the wing of the Government, cared for sympathetically and shown a little compassion.

“Instead, we have been treated disgracefully.

“It is an insult to Sir David’s memory and, as I said during our meeting, I will fight until my dying day for my husband, our children and their children.”

Solicitor Neil Hudgell said answers to the Amess family’s questions regarding Ali’s referral to Prevent “remain deeply unsatisfactory”.

He said: “Far too much investigation into Sir David’s murder and the interactions between Prevent and Ali Harbi Ali has been conducted behind closed doors, and too many doors have been closed when challenging questions have been raised in search of accountability and transparency.

“Lord Anderson did not interview any other member of the Prevent panel, which dealt with the Ali case, other than the one counter-terrorism case officer, who only consented to being interviewed on strict conditions.

“Even the coroner declined to engage with Lord Anderson, citing judicial independence.

“Answers to important questions with regard to his referral, the lack of proper intervention, follow-up sessions and review remain deeply unsatisfactory.”

He added, “They continue to fight for transparency and accountability, and we fully support them.

“A statutory public inquiry is needed as only this forum can compel witnesses to appear and give evidence under oath, and be questioned as to what was known, and why decisions were made.”

The Home Office has been contacted for comment by PA.

I once had the good fortune to meet David Amess at his surgery a long time ago. He was such a lovely man, and his demeanour was calm and reassuring, and he bent over backwards to help me, and what happened to him was devastating to me because he didn’t have a nasty bone in his body and didn’t deserve what happened to him.

He was running in the local elections at the time and asked me if I would be voting for him, and I politely said no. He chuckled, and I chuckled, but he didn’t ask me why I wouldn’t be voting for him. He did, however, win, and I was genuinely pleased for him.

I recall after he won the local election, him coming up the road on an open-top bus, and I was out on my balcony, and as the bus went past, he looked over, pointed at me and waved, and I waved back.

The thing is, there are people in our government sticking up for certain immigrants and welcoming them, the same ones that might well turn into another Ali – we actually don’t know what’s out there.

Ali had been on the radar since 2014 after being reported, but was considered to be low risk. Well, if that’s low risk, I would hate to think what high risk is. It seems like no one wants to take the rap!

Who would even believe that in Southend, this would be the location for such an attack on an MP, and now they have more mosques than churches.

It’s so tragic what happened to the lovely David Amess and his family. However, this is what life is like in modern Britain, but still, his family deserve better, and alarm bells should have been ringing loud and clear after his murder and yet absolutely nothing has been done to protect our way of life.

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