MPox Has Probably Already Arrived In The UK

A new, deadly strain of mpox that has killed hundreds of people in Africa is ‘very likely’ already in the UK, an infectious diseases expert has warned.

The Clade 1b strain of mpox – previously known as monkeypox –  is ‘more severe’ with ‘higher mortality’ than the one that sparked panic in 2022, experts have said.

Not only may the virus transfer from animals to people, but it can also pass from person to person through intimate physical or sexual contact. Large boil-like skin lesions, fever, and soreness in the muscles are some of the symptoms.

The new variation causes skin outbreaks all over the body and was originally discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It has already been verified in Sweden and Pakistan. Past iterations resulted in confined lesions at the lips, face, or genitalia.

Following an epidemic in Africa where more than 15,600 suspected cases and 541 deaths have been documented, the World Health Organisation this week issued a global health emergency, its highest alert.

But now, as a deadly strain was confirmed to have reached Europe, Professor Paul Hunter told Sky News it is ‘very likely’ that someone in Britain already has the new disease variant, although it will probably be a few weeks before that is confirmed.

‘When someone gets an infection it typically takes several days before they develop the classic appearance that would make people think “Oh, this is mpox”,’ Prof Hunter, a specialist in Medical Microbiology and the first professor of health protection to be appointed in the UK, told the broadcaster today.

‘Then it can take longer before the samples are taken and sent to the lab, it’s identified as mpox and sent for sequencing so we know which clade of mpox it is.’

Despite mpox being declared an emergency for the second time in years, Prof Hunter warned that the illness is ‘relatively mild’ for most people.

He also said infection risk is ‘very low’ unless people are involved in certain ‘sexual networks’ involving multiple partners.

Infection can spread by reusing towels or through other skin-to-skin contact, but Prof Hunter says that is ‘rare’. 

The African Union health office said on Saturday that 18,737 suspected or confirmed cases of mpox had been recorded in Africa since the year’s commencement, including 1,200 instances in a single week.

The figure accounts for three strains of the virus, including the new more deadly and more transmissible Clade 1b.

Have we closed our borders yet? I didn’t think so. Our government never learns. They should be cancelling all flights to and from these countries, and they should have done this as soon as they heard about the virus, but instead, they’re bringing all these awful diseases to our island.

Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is an uncommon illness that is mostly seen in West or Central Africa. Although there has been a recent rise in instances, there is little chance of contracting it.

Close physical contact between individuals might spread the mpox virus. When engaging in sexual activity, kissing, embracing, or holding hands, as well as when coming into contact with mpox-affected clothing, bedding, or towels.

In parts of west and central Africa, mpox can also be caught from infected rodents, such as rats, mice and squirrels if you’re bitten, you touch fur, skin, blood, body fluid, spots, blisters or scabs, or if you eat their meat and it’s not been cooked thoroughly.

Although there has been a recent increase in the frequency of mpox diagnoses in the UK, the risk is still minimal and very few individuals have ever had the disease.

If you have not recently gone to West or Central Africa, or if you have not had close contact—that is, sharing towels, clothes, or bedding—with someone who has the mpox or is exhibiting symptoms, you are very unlikely to get the disease.

Anyone can get mpox, but currently, most cases have been in men in the gay community, so it’s particularly important to be aware of the symptoms.

The earliest signs of mpox infection often take five to twenty-one days to manifest.

The first symptoms of mpox include:

  • a high temperature
  • a headache
  • muscle aches
  • backache
  • swollen glands
  • shivering (chills)
  • exhaustion
  • joint pain

Usually, a rash develops one to five days following the onset of symptoms. Usually, the rash starts on the face before spreading to other body areas. This can apply to the anus, genitalia, and mouth.

You may also have anal pain or bleeding from your bottom.

The rash is sometimes confused with chickenpox. It starts as raised spots, which turn into small blisters filled with fluid. These blisters eventually form scabs which later fall off.

The symptoms usually clear up in a few weeks. While you have symptoms, you can pass mpox on to other people.

The majority of individuals with moderate mpox recover in a few weeks without any medication; but, if your symptoms worsen and you start to feel sick, you might need to go to the hospital for treatment.

It’s not a deadly virus, but it passes onto people very easily, so people should be vigilant and make sure that they wash their hands regularly, and don’t touch what they should not. Perhaps refrain from touching, kissing and cuddling people for a while, and what you touch on the outside of your home, otherwise we might have a bit of a pandemic on our hands!

Thomas Matthew Crooks’ New Photos

More concerns about the botched assassination attempt have been raised by unsettling new images of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the Trump shooter.

The 20-year-old Crooks is seen in one of the pictures sitting on a wall in a grassy area at the July 13 gathering in Butler, Pennsylvania, soon before he opened fire.

Crooks is seen in the photo holding up his phone, perhaps on a call with someone. It is still unknown to investigators why Crooks did what he did or if he was acting alone.

Crooks is seated in the same posture in the other shot, capturing the moment when he turns to look over his shoulder. It was unclear if he was speaking to someone behind him or what had caused him to turn.

Two pictures of Crooks were released to Judicial Watch along with documents that detail the local law enforcement support leading up to the rally.

About the attempted assassination, the images have prompted speculation and concerns.

After opening fire at the gathering and piercing former President Donald Trump’s ear, Crooks was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper. Two rally attendees were hurt and one rally participant was murdered in the incident.

There has been prior speculation that Crooks may have been communicating with someone else before he carried out the assassination attempt.

According to FBI reports, Crooks, a Republican registered donor to the Democratic Party, took the action on his own. They are still looking into this.

A conspiracy theory that circulated immediately after the shooting was that there was a female ‘accomplice’ to the shooter in the crowd. 

Even though this notion was disproved, the rumour is supported by some fascinating video footage.

Before the shooter opens fire, an unidentified lady can be seen in the footage yelling at him.

Theorists claim she screams: ‘Crooks. What are you doing? Get over here. Get down.’

Social media users swiftly shared the video, with some asserting that it provides unmistakable proof of an accomplice.

But other viewers have debunked the theory, explaining that the woman is shouting ‘Ross’ not ‘Crooks’.

Another fringe theory posited that the ‘deep state’ was involved in the assassination attempt. The alleged ‘deep state’ is often accused of secretly manipulating the world for its own gain.

Conspiracy theorists in this instance were eager to attribute the shooting to the organisation and said it was an unsuccessful attempt to remove Trump from office.

This was a mission for which he was well-prepared, and he knew exactly which building would be left exposed. He was aware of where to park and rolled into a safe spot without anyone noticing, or was it a Trump operation to gain sympathy? If it was, then it worked for a while, and now the FBI has released the body for cremation. What do you folks think about it all?

There seems to be a lot more to this than meets the eye. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

If it was a planned coordinated event by the government, then the perpetrators are investigating themselves!

There was more to this than just a 20-year-old acting alone. There is more of a story here, but we will never know the truth since the government will cover it all up, which makes people like myself very suspicious.

This was a 20-year-old lad who shot at Trump, he was then shot and then cremated, but interestingly enough, there was no mention of his parents.

A Company Spills Cyanide

A company at the centre of a toxic cyanide spill into a town’s canal have admitted responsibility for the ‘regrettable’ incident which led to a major public health alert.

The Environment Agency (EA) identified Anochrome Ltd as the cause of the significant chemical leak that occurred in Walsall, West Midlands, on Monday.

A 14-mile stretch of water that crosses the Black Country and enters Birmingham has been impacted, resulting in dead fish floating to the surface.

The EA discovered evidence of sodium cyanide in the water, which is lethal to both people and animals, and Walsall Council verified this information yesterday.

Locals have received warnings not to consume fish obtained from the canal and to stay away from the tainted rivers.

In a recent statement, the metal finishing company acknowledged that chemicals from their location had leaked into the canal and that they were attempting to stop the spill.

A spokesman for Anochrome Ltd said: ‘We can confirm that a chemical incident occurred at Anochrome Ltd Walsall in the early hours of Monday, August 12.

‘Regrettably, as a result, some of the released chemicals entered a canal in Walsall.

‘Our immediate response was to notify the Environment Agency and Severn Trent Water.

‘Our senior management team has been, and remains, on-site working collaboratively with all relevant authorities and agencies to minimise and contain the spill.

‘In addition, from the moment we were aware of the incident, we have made all our facilities available to the authorities and agencies in attendance, including inhouse laboratory testing facilities.

‘The safety of our community and the environment is our top priority.

‘We are focused on limiting the impact of this incident and will provide further updates as they become available.’

Anochrome Ltd describes itself as the ‘UK’s largest independent metal finishing company’ and a ‘quality-conscious and environmentally aware organisation.’

Since the spill was discovered on Monday night, the West Midlands Local Resilience Forum has been collaborating with the Environment Agency, UKHSA, Walsall and Sandwell Councils, West Midlands Police, West Midlands Fire, West Midlands Ambulance Service, the Canal & River Trust, and Severn Trent Water.

This has meant looking into the source of the spill and testing the canal water.

The impacted districts, which include Perry Barr Locks, Ryders Green, Walsall, and Rushall, have been asked to be avoided by the general public.

Yesterday, residents spoke of their shock at seeing the amount of dead fish floating in the water while angling experts warned of a ‘total wipe-out.’

This is shameful, and the corporation, the directors, and everyone else implicated need to face harsh sanctions.

To prohibit these enterprises from polluting inland streams, rivers, and coastal waters, drastic measures must be implemented. Evidence has demonstrated that this has continued for far too long, thus there has to be a method to end it.

Even infants consume chemicals and plastic pollution regularly, therefore our government needs to take action, and I hope their punishment fits the crime because this is having far-reaching consequences on our wildlife, fish and our population.

So, what happens now? What, they’ll get a minimal fine and a slap on the wrist because it’s far cheaper to dump in our rivers and canals than to pay another firm to dispose of chemicals safely.

The environment’s safety as well as the safety of our community should come first, and this should never have happened. I mean, just how does one ‘accidentally’ spill a toxin into a nearby river? ‘Oops sorry, the lid just came off on its own.’

‘Bully’ Parking Firm Loses Legal Battle

A pensioner has landed a legal win after pointing out a ‘bully’ parking company, who tried to hit him with a £170 fine,  in fact owed him 10p. 

Jim Hibbert, 85, had been for a spot of shopping at Middleton Shopping Centre in Greater Manchester when he used three 20p coins to pay for his 50p parking.

As he didn’t have the exact change to hand, the elderly man wasn’t pressed about losing out on 10p until a £100 Parking Charge Notice (PCN) – which would be reduced to £60 if paid within two weeks – landed on his doorstep.

Adamant he had overpaid Smart Parking, Mr Hibbert proved he had coughed up the cash for a parking ticket. 

However, the parking firm then hit him with a reduced fine of £20 for providing the ‘incorrect vehicle registration’, which he denies doing.

However, when another letter from a debt recovery agency demanded £170, Mr Hibbert took matters to ‘give them a taste of their own medicine’ and decided to represent himself in court. 

Months of preparation preceded the 85-year-old’s claim in Manchester County Court.

He argued they had become the ‘beneficiary of unjust enrichment’ and breached their contract by failing to adhere to its own signs.

The solicitors said Jim’s claim costs, made up of the 10p change, £4.96 in printing and postage costs and the £35 claim fee, were ‘spurious, opportunistic and an abuse of process’.

But before they were due to re-appear in court this August Jim scored a win, receiving a settlement offer of £40.06 for the change, printing costs and claim free.

The letter stated the company believed Jim’s claim was ‘hopeless and entirely misguided’ but decided to pay out ‘to avoid further wasted time and costs’.

Jim claimed the parking firm attempted to ‘bully and intimidate’ him into paying the bill, branding the fine as ‘extortion’. 

‘I was polite in my letters but I thought they could get stuffed. I decided to give them a taste of their own medicine,’ he said.

‘The more they tried to bully and intimidate me, the more determined I became. It’s not a fine, it’s extortion.’

Jim described the whole experience as an ‘eye-opener’ but was left feeling ‘disappointed’ by the court process.

The pensioner said: ‘At the hearing, it was like the solicitor and the judge were friends.

‘I could hear them criticise me, disputing my printing costs and querying why I didn’t pay with a card or use RingGo.

Jim says his wife, Nita, who sadly died last year before his victorious result, was annoyed by the company when he received the fine.

MailOnline has approached Smart Parking for comment. 

These people make millions from scams like these, but people pay up due to the threats and intimidation they receive, and the debt collection firms are even worse, and more often than not their ‘Code of Conduct’ is not in keeping with their fines and is just opportunistic.

It’s great to see this this injustice was resolved, although it should not have happened in the first place. Parking companies need better regulations because too many cases are occurring because of minor issues.

Only the police and councils can issue a ‘fine’ or use the word ‘penalty’. Private parking companies cannot do this. They can only issue an invoice, which they dress up to look like a ‘Penalty Charge Notice’. They are just cowboys who try to scare the public, and they’re out-and-out scammers.

Out of all of this, he described the judge and counsel slagging him off and conversing like friends, which disturbed me, and because of this, there is little hope of impartial justice, and I would imagine it goes on all the time – they all eat from the same trough!

Matthew Perry Was Injected With Ketamine By A Predatory Doctor

The doctor accused of supplying the ketamine that killed Matthew Perry realized the actor could die when he saw him ‘freeze up’ from an overdose just days before his death, prosecutors have claimed.

The Friends actor was ingesting large doses of the potent tranquillizer in the weeks before his death in October of last year. Although Dr. Salvador Plascencia was licensed to prescribe and administer it, he required assistance from another doctor to keep up with the patient’s intake.

Plascencia, 42, showed contempt for Perry as his dependency spiralled asking a crooked colleague ‘I wonder how much this moron will pay’, it is alleged.

But when the actor had a seizure after an overdose only 16 days before he passed away, he realised his life was in danger.

‘Let’s not do that again,’ he told Perry’s assistant nervously.

The startling information became public on Thursday when Plascencia and four other suspected co-conspirators were taken into custody as a result of a grand jury indictment.

Perry was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his LA home on October 28 by his live-in assistant Kenneth Iwamasa. His cause of death was later determined to be ‘the acute effects of ketamine’.

Iwamasa has since admitted being the one who administered the fatal doses to the actor, after being trained how to deliver them by Plascencia.

On October 4 Iwamasa reported that he had successfully injected Perry, noting that he ‘found the sweet spot but trying different places led to running out’ of ketamine.

The affidavit states that Iwamasa gave Perry 27 ketamine shots in only five days and that Perry spent $55,000 on ketamine provided by Plascencia in the two months before his death.

As Plascencia hurried to carry out Perry’s directions, San Diego physician Mark Chavez, 54, acknowledged stealing supplies from his clinic by writing fictitious prescriptions.

According to the documents, Plascenica once collaborated with Chavez to charge Perry $2,000 for a $12 vial of ketamine, as Perry grew more and more anxious to obtain the medication.

Iwamasa would relay Perry’s requests in coded language, referring to bottles of ketamine as ‘Dr Pepper’, ‘cans’, and ‘bots’ via encrypted messaging apps.

At one point he asked if he could pay with ‘something besides cash’ because ‘it’s hard to get to the bank on the fly with all that’s going on which happens so fast now.’

But the doctors struggled to keep up with demand and Iwamasa turned to a friend of the actor, Eric Fleming, 54, to source extra supplies.

He in turn went to Hollywood’s alleged ‘Ketamine Queen’ Jasveen Sangha, 41, telling Iwamasa ‘She only deals with high-end and celebs. If it were not great stuff she’d lose her business.’

Sangha sold dozens of vials of the drug to Iwamasa via Fleming and was so pleased with the size of his orders that she threw in some lollipops made of ketamine as an ‘add-on’.

But she was well aware of the drug’s risks, prosecutors claim, after allegedly selling it to client Cody McLaury, just hours before his overdose death in 2019.

‘The ketamine you sold my brother killed him,’ a furious relative told her in a text message. ‘It’s listed as the cause of death.’

Originally, Iwamasa had depended on Plascencia to provide injections to Perry during sessions that were typically held at Perry’s house.

But on October 10 the three men met at a car lot in Long Beach where Plascencia injected Perry inside a parked car.

After Perry’s almost deadly overdose two days later, Plascencia issued a warning, but before he left, he gave Iwamasa more bottles.

As the assistant’s expertise developed, Iwamasa was injecting Perry up to six times a day before finding him dead in his hot tub on October 28.

This level of detective work normally only happens for the rich and famous, but in this case, eliminating major suppliers helps the general public as well, and getting any drug dealer off the streets is a good thing, and if they’re selling to celebrities, then they’re probably selling to many other people as well.

The larger the supply the larger the supplier, and what was going on here behind the scenes is unbelievable, and these kinds of people are just degenerates and must be deeply disturbed.

Drugs are a big problem, wherever you go, or wherever you live, and it’s a very sad ending because many people just can’t cope with being on the earth’s plane and subconsciously have a death wish.

Individuals struggling with addiction never feel in control of anything and are easily manipulated due to their lack of cognitive ability. Without a doubt, these individuals exploited Matthew Perry!

‘Super Gonorrhoea’ Outbreak

Gonorrhoea cases have reached an all-time high due to growing concerns about an imported super strain that is becoming resistant to treatment.

The number of cases of gonorrhoea recorded in England in the year exceeded 85,000, the most since 1918.

Those who engage in condom-free sex with new or casual partners are advised to get tested by the UK Health Security Agency, which released the statistics.

It issued a warning that although most cases of the virus are easily treatable, many types are more difficult to eradicate due to their resistance to standard treatments.

Continued infection puts a person at risk of infertility.

A type that poses a ‘particular threat’ is ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhoea, the UKHSA said.

Ceftriaxone is the ‘first line’ antibiotic used to treat gonorrhoea in England and so resistance to the drug can make treatment difficult, especially for gonorrhoea infections in the throat.

Between June 2022 and May 2024, 15 ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhoea cases were detected in England, including five that were ‘extensively drug-resistant’, meaning resistant to both first- and second-line treatment options and to other antibiotics.

There have only been nine instances found in England overall up to 2022.

All identified cases to date have involved heterosexuals, the majority of whom are in their 20s, and the majority of whom contracted the virus overseas.

There has been limited transmission within England, but the UKHSA said the increasing number of cases in recent years is ‘concerning’ as it raises the chance of ‘wider spread and treatment challenges’.

Dr Helen Fifer, a consultant microbiologist at UKHSA, said: ‘Gonorrhoea is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, risking the possibility of it becoming untreatable in the future.

Dr Helen Fifer, a consultant microbiologist at UKHSA, said: ‘Gonorrhoea is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, risking the possibility of it becoming untreatable in the future.

‘Untreated gonorrhoea can lead to serious health issues, including pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.

‘Condoms are the best defence, but if you didn’t use one with a recent new or casual partner, get tested to detect the infection and prevent onwards transmission.’

Professor Matt Phillips, president of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, said: ‘The rise of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea infections in England is a worrying trend that must be addressed with immediate action.

‘Antibiotic resistance of STIs poses an increasingly major public health threat, which can create physical and psychological harms and place additional demands on other parts of the NHS.

‘BASHH, alongside sector partners, has repeatedly called for a sexual health strategy for England; this must be a priority if our expert sexual health workforce are to effectively meet these growing and changing needs in sexual health.’

Meanwhile, syphilis rates continue to rise, according to the most recent UKHSA statistics.

People are not struggling to access contraception, such as condoms, there is no shortage of them and supermarkets and chemists are still open and they sell them quite regularly. This is about personal responsibility and self-control.

Just like all other diseases that were eradicated, they are now reappearing. However, STDs have never been fully eradicated, but it are preventable if people just follow safe sex. If they decide not to, then they reap what they sow.

Please use a condom, particularly if you feel the desire to have sex with more than one partner. It helps prevent the transmission of all STIs and being screened regularly allows you to live the healthiest possible life.

Katie Price’s £1.5 Million Mucky Mansion

Katie Price’s ‘Mucky Mansion’ has been sold just weeks after the former glamour model was evicted by bailiffs for failing to keep up on her mortgage payments.

The expansive estate, which was left in a horrible state with the 10-acre grounds overgrown and the swimming pool water turning green, was listed for £1.5 million.

Before it could be put up for sale, trash mounds and abandoned cars had to be cleared out by cleaners.

Due to her continuous bankruptcy issues, Price was unable to make mortgage payments on the house near Horsham, West Sussex.

She sought to renovate the mansion, which she had purchased for £1.35 million from former Conservative peer Francis Maude, and it was featured in a Channel Four series.

After skipping a court hearing on her repeated failure to pay £750,000 to the tax man, the 46-year-old was detained at Heathrow Airport last week upon her return from Turkey, where she had her sixth facelift.

When she appeared before a judge at the Royal Court of Justice the next day, she consented to turn over all papers about her earnings and attend a public examination of her finances.

The judge threatened to jail Price if she did not show up in person or via video connection for the hearing on August 27 and cautioned her not to take a vacation.

Bailiffs evicted Price from the 1930s-built property in May with the cosmetically enhanced personality saying the home, which she bought in 2014, was cursed.

She has moved into a £5,000 a month rented home in the same West Sussex area with her five children.

Talking about Mucky Mansion she said: ‘I’ve had nothing but bad memories in that house’, and insisted moving would be the start of a new chapter in her life.

Contract cleaners were brought in to clear away the piles of rubbish and spruce up the property before it was put on the market.

In its marketing, the estate agents described it as offering ‘the potential to become an ‘impressive family house’ for prospective buyers.

The advert did not mention the home’s former owner.

It says: ‘A substantial detached family home including three reception rooms, nine bedrooms and four bath/shower rooms spread over three floors plus a one-bedroom annexe.’

‘Offering the opportunity for refurbishment to potentially create an impressive family house with mature grounds including potential reinstatement of the tennis court and swimming pool and enhancements of the paddock and land.’

Even in that situation, the property and home are relatively inexpensive, and with enough cash and care, the house might be restored to its former splendour.

Someone with flair and refinement will look great living in this house. It’s a lovely area of England; good luck to the new owners.

However, this woman has money hidden somewhere, otherwise, how is she going to afford £5,000 a month on a rental?

It’s also important to know that in this sort of situation, any reasonable price is a good price, no pun intended.

If Joe Blogs owed the tax man half of that, he would be going to prison. How does she get away with moving to a £5,000 a month home and still go about life like nothing is wrong, something fishy there!

There’s more! The most disturbing of them is perhaps Katie Price’s child abuse incident, which serves as an illustration of a dysfunctional family.

Katie Price poses a risk not just to herself but also to her children in light of the extremely unpleasant and frightening information.

She received support from West Sussex Children’s Services and its Social Worker Lynne Rickwood, who was later fired for taking on the role of nanny for Katie Price’s kids.

Not only have these children been exposed to depraved and unspeakable acts, they’ve been sexualised and exploited for financial reward both for Katie Price, and her friend in the media.

There have been allegations of incest involving the children of Katie Price, and she has a troubling history of coaching her children to make false allegations against other partners and their children. There have also been serious allegations in court documents about the children’s welfare in the household, disturbing behaviour, and age-inappropriate activity such as bed sharing with adults.

Social Services took no action despite one of the children not attending school since November 2022, and Price failed Local Authority drug tests for three months while still being the primary carer for the children and also denied access to their fathers. She tested positive for cocaine.

Price has a long history of abusing drugs and alcohol, as well as of driving while intoxicated and totalling her vehicle, and in shocking acts of depravity, some children are reported to have witnessed their mother having sex in front of them with other men on holiday, including oral sex and her exposing her vagina to them after sex.

She is an unfit mother, and that isn’t going to change.

An 11-Year-Old Girl And Her Mother, 34, Are Stabbed In Leicester Square

This is the moment a ‘knifeman’ was arrested after a schoolgirl and her mother were attacked in Leicester Square.

The 11-year-old girl was being attacked by a knifeman when the shop security guard rushed to save her.

Following the incident in the popular tourist destination on Monday, the Metropolitan Police reported that a man, 32, who was believed to be the only suspect, had been taken into custody.

The guard, who gave his name as Abdullah, 29, and works at TWG Tea shop in the square, said: ‘I heard a scream, at that moment I saw there was one person, roughly [in their] mid-30s or early 30s, and he was like stabbing a kid.

‘I jumped on him, held the hand in which he was [carrying] a knife, and just put him down on the floor and just held him and took the knife away from him.

‘Then a couple of more people joined as well, and we just held him until the police came, it took maybe three to four minutes for the police to arrive and then they just took him into custody.’

Following the incident, police announced that two victims—an 11-year-old girl and her 34-year-old mother—had been rushed to a major trauma centre.

The girl was seriously injured and will require hospital treatment but her condition is not life-threatening, while her mother suffered more minor injuries, police said.

It also said there was no indication the incident had anything to do with terrorism.

It’s unlikely that the victims knew the man.

Before the police arrived, Abdullah and his colleagues administered first aid to the child. He added that he was unsure if the girl was with family at the time.

‘I just saw a kid getting stabbed and I just tried to save her. It’s my duty to just save them,’ he said.

The square and the surrounding area attract an estimated 2.5 million visitors every week and are home to shops, theatres, cinemas and restaurants.

The double doors of the TWG Tea store, which is located in front of the M&M store and next to the Lego store, were surrounded by a police cordon that was used to contain the crime scene.

In a statement, police said: ‘Officers are at the scene of a stabbing in Leicester Square.

‘A man has been arrested and is in custody.

‘We don’t believe there are any outstanding suspects.

‘Two victims, an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman, have been taken to hospital and we await an update on their condition.’

This was a very brave security guard. He was very courageous and went above and beyond to help these people, and the situation could have been far worse if not for his quick reaction. I hope these two victims make a remarkable recovery. We should all stay safe and vigilant, especially with this scourge of knife crime, and to think, Labour wants early release for criminals.

You can’t even walk the streets in safety in our country anymore, so cheers for that to our government past and present.

Knife crime in London has become a policing failure. People are being stabbed and shot on the streets of London, and our government should be listening instead of putting their heads in the sand. Westminster has lost the plot and is soft in the head when it comes to knife and gun crime, and our country has gone barking mad.

Lawlessness is unfortunately common in our streets these days, but I don’t think Keir Starmer is on the case, even though he ought to be. On that one, I’m not exactly bursting with confidence.

‘Brutal’ Arrest Video Shows Police Punching And Kicking Teen Carrying Knife Off E-Bike

Police officers tackled a 16-year-old boy ‘carrying a knife’ to the ground and ‘punched and kicked’ him in a ‘brutal’ arrest video. 

Five officers rush towards the hooded teen as he pedals along on his e-bike in Heald Green, Stockport, and pull him to the ground before clambering on top of him. 

In the CCTV footage, they can be seen trying to handcuff him by pining him to the ground and putting his arms behind his back.

One officer appears to punch the teen as he struggles before another walks up behind him and lashes out with a kick. 

Greater Manchester Police officers had earlier attempted to search the boy but he refused to stop. 

A knife and balaclava were seized during the arrest on August 7.

The boy’s shocked mother had to take her son to A&E so he could receive treatment for injuries to his face. 

She has since lodged a complaint to Greater Manchester Police and described the arrest as ‘brutal’ saying: ‘When I saw the CCTV, the utmost trust I have in the law broke inside me.’ 

Because of concerns about planned unrest, a Section 60 order granting police more authority to stop and search individuals was in effect in the region at the time.

It came on a night when police up and down the country were preparing for more than 100 planned protests after a list of 39 locations emerged on what appeared to be far-right Telegram channels. 

The supposed riots would never materialise with tens of thousands of counter-protesters coming out in force to silence the thugs in a show of love over hate. 

The force’s Professional Standards Directorate is presently reviewing the video, which was obtained by the Manchester Evening News.

The teen’s mother, who wished to be anonymous, told the newspaper:  ‘How can they justify this many grown men on my son? It’s really shaken me.

‘He was wrong, but instinct meant he tried to get away. I saw his face was bleeding when I got there.’

She added: ‘What was the need for this violence? Every time that video is watched, I see something new. All of that happens in two minutes. 

‘Nothing excuses the level of violence.’

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police told the MEN: ‘Our Professional Standards Directorate is reviewing a video circulating on social media where officers are seen detaining a 16-year-old boy in Heald Green on Wednesday 7th August. 

‘There was an increase in police presence in the vicinity after a section 60 stop and search authority was authorised due to information surrounding potential for planned disorder in the local area that day.

‘With these temporary additional powers, officers can stop and search anyone within a specific time frame in a specified area.

‘A teenager riding an electric bike failed to stop and was apprehended after he made away from officers who attempted to stop and search him moments before.

‘A knife and balaclava were seized, along with the e-bike, and the rider will be questioned by police as part of our investigation.’

For additional information, MailOnline has reached out to Greater Manchester Police.

The police undoubtedly still have a duty of care, even though the adolescent fought arrest and carried a knife and balaclava. It was improper for the police to kick and punch their suspect, and there were more effective means to bring him to justice.

It seems the normal thing to do these days, and carrying a knife and wearing a balaclava is one of them. At the end of the day, this lad was carrying an offensive weapon. He was probably doing it to look cool to his mates, but this lad could have easily hurt someone. The police were well within their rights to apprehend him. He ran away because he was scared, but kicking and punching him was not the way to deal with this.

The lad was probably up to no good, otherwise, why would he have a knife? The trouble is our laws need updating now because our legal system is very out of touch with things, especially the crimes that are happening now!

UK High Streets Are Booming

Police have stated that drug gangs are taking advantage of the high street’s deterioration by occupying vacant shopfronts to cultivate cannabis illegally.

According to the National Police Chiefs’ Council, vacant pubs, office buildings, cafes, and nightclubs in town centres are being targeted by the gangs for their operations. 

Before being raided by Gwent Police, over 3,000 cannabis plants worth an estimated £2 million were grown in a former department shop in Newport, South Wales.

Chief Constable Richard Lewis, the NPCC national lead on drugs, said commercial properties provided an attractive option for criminals, as there is ‘lack of activity’ on high streets at night. 

He warned that the crackdown is also coming for landlords, estate agents and tradespeople who ‘turn a blind eye.’ 

CC Lewis told the BBC: ‘Large-scale shops have closed down and therefore the footprint to produce cannabis on a larger scale becomes available,’ adding that the lack of activity in town centres at night was also a factor.

‘Neighbours in residential properties would notice things more readily.’

A £920,000 cannabis farm was discovered during a massive raid on an abandoned toy shop in Ayr, Scotland, in February.

Authorities have urged people to come forward if they see anything suspicious on their high street, such as taped-up windows, bright lights shining, or people camping outside, as it gets too hot to stay in the building. 

In Newport, the council and the force have worked together to set up a database of buildings that might be vulnerable to use by gangs. 

The police have also prosecuted landlords who ‘may be turning a blind eye, as well as estate agents, electricians, and other tradespeople’.

Lewis continued: ‘We’ve also prosecuted landlords of these places who at best may be turning a blind eye to what’s happening.

‘We’ve seen prosecutions of estate agents, electricians, and people who have facilitated this trade.

‘Of course, most of our tradespeople in the UK do a great job but there are those small minority people who do undertake these types of activities, and we do prosecute them.’

In June this year, a dramatic raid was carried out on a derelict sweet shop in Droitwich, northern Worcestershire where police discovered 600 cannabis plants, worth an estimated half a million. 

In January, cannabis growing activities were found at the former County Times newspaper offices in Welshpool, Powys, and an old HSBC bank within a day of one another.

What our government should do is legalise it, and at least get the benefits from the business they would have created, as other countries have already done. Why is it we have to be the last to sign up for every new idea? We are no different from other people in other countries that have approved its use.

Countries that have legalised it reap billions each year. Also, crime rates would drop because there wouldn’t need to be any runners anymore, especially if like in places like Amsterdam it could be bought from shops or cafes. It would also boost medical improvements for people who use it for medical use and medicines like Morphine and Codeine would be used less. Let’s face it, man-made opioids are far more dangerous than cannabis.

Consider the additional income generated by legal stores, in addition to the police resources expended on detaining individuals for possessing tiny quantities for personal use.

They are not introducing anything new; rather, I am speaking about the legalisation of something that already exists.

In terms of contributing to mental health issues, alcohol is significantly more common than marijuana, and it kills hundreds of people every day. However, since drinking is socially acceptable while smoking marijuana is not, this is acceptable.

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