‘Cyclists Think They’re The Centre Of The Universe’: Miranda Star Patricia Hodge Attacks Rude Bike Rider Following Near Collision

The actress was almost knocked down by a speeding cyclist in Central London

Patricia Hodge has launched a scathing attack on cyclists after a near-collision with an ‘unforgivably rude’ bike rider.

The Miranda actress said cyclists think they are at the centre of the world and it’s having a negative effect on society.

The 77-year-old actress added that she feels she should speak out when she sees cyclists riding their bikes at high speeds but is often met with verbal abuse.

The actress said that police seldom stop cyclists from running red lights or going without lights on their bikes.

Hodge said: ‘I can’t tell you how many continue to ride their bikes at speed, with mothers having to swiftly move their buggies out of the way.

‘I always make sure, though, to point out that the only reason they’re angry is because they know I’m right she told Candis magazine.

Hodge lives near Hammersmith Bridge in west London and described one incident with an ‘unforgivably rude but also dangerous’ cyclist.

The actress, who recently starred opposite Nigel Havers in Noel Coward’s Private Lives, described how she was crossing Portland Place in central London and almost collided with a cyclist as she crossed the road.

Despite the light being green for pedestrians, the cyclist continued anyway. 

When the actress challenged him, she said the biker ‘flicked’ her a rude hand gesture.

‘I just pointed at the green light for pedestrians and he called me the worst word in the English language.’ she said.

The actress added that as she has gotten older, she feels obligated to speak out against injustice and that she feels good manners have declined despite her efforts to point them out.

There’s no need for bad manners, and cyclists should be required to wear fluorescent jackets displaying an identity number, similar to a car registration plate.

These cyclists have no care in the world when riding their bicycles in the bicycle lane. When the lights go red to stop for cars, they should have to stop as well, but instead, they just sail on through with speed, and whoever is crossing the road often has to jump out of the way; otherwise, they’d just get mowed down by the cyclist.

A small number plate on their bicycles would be a good system, and it could be attached to the back and front of the wheel inside some kind of frame—slick and sensible. Of course, many cyclists care about others, but many don’t.

These cyclists are arrogant, smug, and very rude, and having number plates on bicycles would help catch those breaking the law. Food deliveries have increased over the years, and many cyclists flaunt the rules of the road to make those delivery times.

It’s crazy to think that these bikes are allowed on the road but have no way of being traced in the event of an offence or a crash.

North Korea is the only country in the world that requires cyclists to have number plates on their bikes. If it works for them, then why can’t it work for the UK?

Not to mention that bicycle users don’t pay any tax to use the roads, unlike drivers, but then again, they don’t have an engine. It’s a manual conveyance, like the Flinstones!

Bicycles should also have insurance in case they hit a pedestrian, because if they did hit a pedestrian, who would pay out?

After Millionaire Neighbours Heard Blood-Curdling Screams In The Dead Of Night, A Woman, 27, Was Found Stabbed To Death Inside An Ex-Ethiopian Embassy On The Edge Of Hyde Park

The manhunt for the Marble Arch murderer today took a new turn after police named and released the first picture of the dual Hong Kong-Thai woman who was found stabbed to death inside her £4 million property.

The horrifying stabbing victim has been identified by police as Kamonnan Thiamphanit. On Monday, April 8, at around 8.30 am, authorities forced entry into a residence in Stanhope Place, Bayswater, and found Thiamphanit’s body.

Friends of the 27-year-old, who were worried about her wellbeing, called the police on Sunday; however, they didn’t arrive at the site until after more than 13 hours.

The home, which locals claim is being used as an Airbnb, was rented by the Ethiopian Embassy until four years ago and was occupied by Ms Thiamphanit, also known as Angela.

Neighbours of the Grade II-listed Georgian property on the edge of Hyde Park told MailOnline they heard two ‘high-pitched screams’ and then a harrowing ‘silence’ hours before her body was found with stab injuries.

The five-story home had a video access system at the front entrance, and until police arrived on Monday morning, there was no indication of forced entry, leading experts to believe that Ms Thiamphanit may have known her assailant.

The Met has launched a murder investigation following the tragic incident, vowing to ‘ensure whoever is responsible is held to account’, although no arrests have yet been made.

Detective Chief Inspector Adam Clifton, who leads the investigation, said: ‘My team continues to work tirelessly to piece together the events that led to Kamonnan’s murder.

‘I would like to thank local residents for their patience while we have gone about our work at the scene.

‘I would appeal to anyone who has information that could assist us, no matter how insignificant you think that may be, to come forward and speak to us.

‘Kamonnan’s family and friends have been devastated by this murder and we must ensure whoever is responsible is held to account.’

The flat near Hyde Park was still sealed off by police today as the murder investigation entered its fourth day.

Uniformed officers patrol the scene while several forensic vans are parked outside as scenes of crime teams remain working inside the flat.

They are expected to be there for some time. Outside the home, multiple plastic forensic bags could be seen.

The dwelling could have been a holiday rental and had been rented by the young lady in the short term. It also suggests that there must have been numerous people coming and going from the property, but hey I’m no detective!

As for the police not arriving at the scene until over 13 hours later. Seriously, does the sound of a woman screaming in fear not count as a priority?

Bayswater is a rather pricey neighbourhood. You have the financial means to live in a pricey area if you reside there. The clientele is more affluent, and you anticipate prompt police response when you hear high-pitched cries. Even if she didn’t live in a dangerous neighbourhood, the police still need to respond quickly if they hear someone screaming.

The phone calls informing the police that they were concerned about the young woman should have drawn their attention if the screaming hadn’t done so. Close friends and family members are aware of each other’s whereabouts, so if they haven’t heard from someone in a while, the police should take immediate notice of the situation.

Mother’s ‘Fake Cancer’ Hell Saw Her Undergo Chemo And Say Goodbye To Family

Lisa Monk claims she was given an “optimistic” 15 months to live when she was informed of her terminal cancer diagnosis at a check-up following spleen surgery.

A woman, who was given just 15 months to live, claims she had “aggressive” treatment and bid farewell to her family, only to find out later that she had never had cancer.

Lisa Monk went to the hospital at the end of 2022 for a CT scan after she started having stomach problems that she thought may be caused by a kidney stone. In addition to revealing that she had two kidney stones at her checkup, the test also revealed a tumour on her spleen, which was removed in January of last year.

The mum-of-two claims the organ was sent to three different pathology labs before being tested at a fourth lab where she claims it tested positive for an aggressive form of blood vessel cancer. The 39-year-old said she was told about her terminal cancer diagnosis at a check-up appointment following her spleen surgery and claims she was given an ‘optimistic’ 15 months to live.

Following a referral to a cancer hospital, the higher education professional was admitted to the hospital right away to start her first round of chemotherapy in March 2023. Lisa had ‘very harsh’ chemotherapy after losing all of her hair, which resulted in ‘silvery skin’ and vomiting.

However, she asserts that on a regular medical visit in April, she was informed that the first pathology result was inaccurate and that she had never genuinely had cancer. Lisa is upset that the physicians chose to “congratulate” her instead of offering an apology for their purported error. She claims the needless treatment has left her broke and her “insides cooked.”

Lisa, from College Station in Texas, said: “It was diagnosed as a super rare, super terminal type of cancer called clear cell angiosarcoma. I had gone to see my doctor as a follow-up from my surgery [when I was given the news].

“I was with my mum and he asked if I was okay to get bad news in front of her. This is when he told me it was cancer. I went into shock. The diagnosis was horrible and [they] told me it was terminal.

“It was a blood vessel type of cancer found in the spleen and told me that the most optimistic thing he could say was to give me 15 months [to live]. After I dropped my mum off at home, I went down to the river and prayed because I wasn’t ready to go home and tell my husband.

“I didn’t tell them at this point that it was terminal or I only had 15 months, I just told them it was bad but I was going to try to fight it. My oldest son took it the hardest. My little girl was very good at hiding her feelings but I found out from her teacher was getting overwhelmed about it at school.”

According to Lisa, the hospital received the first report that indicated she had terminal cancer, but as per their procedure, they needed her spleen to do more testing. She says that after having her organ checked, the hospital’s test revealed that she had never had cancer; however, she also alleges that the hospital did not review their findings until the April visit, which occurred one month after they got it.

Lisa claims this meant she endured chemotherapy treatment when she didn’t need it and is now dealing with the repercussions of this as she never had cancer. Lisa said: “I saw the nurse practitioner first and she just asked me about my symptoms and she was scrolling on the computer while she was talking to me.

“All of sudden, she just stops talking and has this look on her face. She turned to me, looked completely horrified and told me she needed to get the doctor. She then ran out of the room. She left me alone for about 15 minutes and the doctor came back in. He said a lot of medical lingo to me and then told me I didn’t have cancer.

“I was confused, as they were acting like it was a bad thing. I just thought [if I didn’t have cancer], it meant the chemotherapy was working. The doctor then told me that I never had cancer. [At that moment] I looked like I had cancer, and I felt like I had cancer as I was vomiting, I was sick, and my skin was silvery because of the chemotherapy.

“The doctor then congratulated me, which really bothered me. At the time, I was in shock, but now I feel the more appropriate response would be ‘I’m sorry’. I asked for a copy of their pathology report, and I found a hallway to call my husband and tell him the news.

“The first pathology test I had back from the lab said I had cancer, and I started treatment based on this report, but then the hospital ordered my spleen to conduct their own pathology test as it was their policy to do so. When I got home, I listened back to the recording of my doctor’s appointment, as I was able to record them in case I missed any information and it dawned on me about the date they got their [the hospital] pathology report back.

“I looked at it and it was dated a month prior to my appointment. I had had chemotherapy during this time, and they could have told me a month earlier, and I would have avoided the second round of chemotherapy if they had bothered to read their own pathology report.

“[After being told I didn’t have cancer] I had to wait a couple of days, and then it was confirmed to me that it was not cancer after having a discussion with all the doctors. In the end, they determined that my spleen was going to rupture which is why it had the mass on it. It was just blood vessel activity and no cancer in it.”

After being told she never had cancer, Lisa said chemotherapy treatment was stopped immediately. And, despite being relieved by the good news, a year on Lisa still feels ‘angry’ for what she and her family have been put through.

This is very sad, but now hopefully she can put this all behind her and enjoy the precious future with her loved ones. We must also not forget that this is wrong in so many ways, and how in this day and age does this kind of thing happen? This was pure neglect by medical health professionals, and if this can happen, how many people out there have been told they don’t have cancer when they did?

Beloved mum dies in hospital ‘after medics read wrong patient’s do not resuscitate note’

An inquest is scheduled to look into the alleged error made by medical workers when Pat Dawson, 73, passed away just hours after being taken to a hospital in Blackburn, Lancashire.

A family watched their beloved mother die in hospital after medics took the wrong patient’s notes that included a “do not resuscitate” (DNR) form.

Pat Dawson, 73, was taken by ambulance from her home in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, to the Royal Blackburn Hospital on September 19 last year. But just over four hours after she arrived, the much-loved mum was dead.

According to the family, Pat had never before become ill or visited the hospital. Next week is scheduled to see an inquiry into her death.

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, carried out an investigation and found nurses might have checked the wrong patient records before halting CPR.

“She was taken by ambulance to A&E at Royal Blackburn Hospital around 5 pm with a suspected stomach blockage; by 9:30 pm she was dead,” Pat’s daughter-in-law, Paula Dawson, told LancsLive. “During those short hours, she went into cardiac arrest; the hospital staff checked ‘her records’ and said she was DNR, so she was left to die. Five minutes later, the staff realised the wrong records had been checked and she wasn’t DNR. If she had been resuscitated, who would ever know if she would have survived?”

Paula, who lives with Pat’s son John, said alarm bells were ringing when her husband had a call from the hospital about her apparent DNR form. “I said to him, ‘No, she didn’t have one; she would have told us’,” she continued “But also, she’d never been ill before or in hospital, so she couldn’t have had one. About 20 minutes after Pat died, a senior nurse went to see John in the family room and said, ‘There’s been a mix-up’.”

After Pat died, John sat in the room with her and on three separate occasions she said staff came into the room and did not realise she had passed away. “My husband was in the room with her, a junior doctor entered the room and asked what had brought them to A&E that day. He looked down at the bed and asked John if she always looked like that.

“John was shocked at the comment and explained she had passed away. He couldn’t believe they didn’t know. We then also had another two occasions where people entered the room, one lady asked for some leads to use, and one asked if they could take Pat’s health/ten-ways-banish-high-blood-9621402>blood pressure. I told them they could try, but it wouldn’t do much good.”

That is both terrifying and deeply upsetting, and now hopefully some changes are made from all of this so that it doesn’t happen again, but of course, it will because euthanasia is still used in hospitals to cut down the load.

How frequently do relatives who had their loved ones buried or cremated discover afterwards that it was the wrong body? And I wonder how often patients sign consent forms that they are not fully aware of because they’re drugged up on morphine or painkillers.

Does this type of behaviour still occur in 2024? It’s unbelievable. My confidence in mankind is eroding daily, and things should be getting better, not worse.

An apology won’t bring this lady back, and those who did this should be sent to prison and suspended from the medical profession for life—corporate manslaughter springs to mind.

Garden Fence Leaves Neighbours Fuming

Neighbour politics and relations can be a delicate balancing act, but my giddy aunt, this one just beats the biscuit.

A woman proceeded to erect what was reportedly a 100-foot fence around her front garden.

The fence looks quite nice, to be fair. It’s not cutting out anyone’s light and has been put up very professionally, and she put the fence up because her dog is blind and she didn’t want her pooch to run out into the road and get run over by passing cars. That’s a valid reason to be putting up a fence, right?

Cindy Copley’s beloved Cocker Spaniel Murphy lost his eyesight in his old age. So, the 66-year-old grandmother decided the best way to keep him safe was to build a 3-foot-tall, 100-foot-long fence to stop him from running onto the road by accident.

Cindy didn’t like putting her dog Murphy in her back garden as apparently it’s too small, hence her decision to fence off the front garden, but it left her neighbours fuming, with some of them saying it was ugly and ruined the street.

A neighbour said, “It’s the ugliest fence in the world; what does she even think she’s doing?

“It has upset a few people down this road. I’m furious.”

Another said, “You can’t just put up a big ugly fence on a whim; it should be done properly through the council and by asking everybody in the street.”

Cindy, though, is perplexed by the whole situation.

It’s just a fence. It doesn’t look ugly. It is a bit on the large size, but then she has a fairly big garden at the front of her house, and why shouldn’t her garden have its own bit of privacy?

She told the Sun: “It’s just a fence; I can’t see what the problem is. It’s pathetic.

“I can’t get my head round it; it’s to keep Murphy safe from the main road.

“If I knew this was going to cause this much hassle, I wouldn’t have put it up.”

Her daughter Kate said the fallout from the fence construction has caused her parents great “stress and anxiety.”

She said, “They are both retired, and all they wanted was a safe place for their blind doggo.”

They have received support from some neighbours, though, with one local saying it is “nothing but a decent fence.”

“People really will moan about anything and nothing at the same time,” they added.

The woman paid for the fence to be built; it’s not as if she solicited financial assistance from all of her neighbours. It won’t damage their stuff, and it won’t have any negative effects on their emotional well-being either!

Sadly, the only way to avoid disputes with neighbours is to have no neighbours.

Since it’s not a communal garden, why would it have an impact on other people? And what possesses people to behave in this way?

The lady who built the fence has done nothing wrong. She just wanted a safe place for her dog and perhaps some privacy. That’s her right, so long as it’s not encroaching on anybody else’s property or cutting out their light.

Following The Collapse Of A Victorian Railway Embankment, £1.4 Million Worth Of Mansions Are Demolished And Their Elderly Owners Are Made Homeless

Two mansions worth £1.4 million are being demolished and their elderly owners made homeless after a Victorian railway embankment suddenly collapsed beneath them.

Since it was constructed in 1986, Stephen and Lynne Coverdale have resided in their home on the exclusive Woodlands Estate in Baildon, West Yorkshire. In 2009, David and Fiona Lerner, who paid £385,000 for their property, moved in next door.

But both properties, which have more than doubled in value since then, have been officially condemned after a mudslide in February led to the back gardens falling on the railway tracks below, blocking the line.

After being evacuated, the couples were placed in a hotel and given temporary housing. The four elderly individuals, who were in their 60s and 70s, were reportedly too devastated to discuss the loss of their houses.

Now, anxiously, their neighbours await word from Network Rail on whether their residences may also be in jeopardy.

Experts have installed monitoring devices all around the gardens and are checking around the clock for any danger signs.

The Ilkley to Bradford line, which services four nearby schools, is situated right above the two houses that are being removed. The line will remain partially obstructed until June.

Living next to the two condemned properties is Margaret Dugdale, 68, a former clinical scientist from the NHS.

She hopes her home will be spared because it appears to be on more stable ground, but said: ‘If I have to move out, I have to move out. I have no idea where I stand with the insurance.

‘I am behind with the garden and I need a new carpet but there is no point if I am not going to be there. We first knew something was wrong when cracks were spotted in one of the gardens.

‘Then the gardens went. When me and my daughter saw what had happened, we nearly had a fit.

‘They tried to stop it by removing 2,500 tonnes of earth to reduce the pressure on the cutting. But they could not stop it and now we hear it might be too dangerous to work on.

‘My house was valued at £700,000 but who knows now. I have heard there have been three other landslips in embankments in other parts of the country since this one.

‘Once things as big as this start to move, you cannot do anything about it. I don’t blame Network Rail.

‘It could be 101 things that started it off and we have had such a lot of rain. We think it has been moving for some time, although before the movement has been slight. Then the gardens went and we do not know who is going to pay for all this.’

The upscale residences were built on the site of a former Bradford textile tycoon’s rural estate. The large home has been divided into four apartments, and there are now eleven dwellings on the property.

According to Network Rail, the dwellings’ structural safety has been compromised due to the recent rainy weather.

Network Rail ‘deeply sympathised’ with the homeowners affected, and it would continue to make ‘every effort to look after their interests’.

“Heartbroken” would be an understatement; these poor individuals have lost everything. The railways and their house insurance company will now argue over this.

In the UK, everything is broken; the roads are a nightmare of potholes, and there are lineups for NHS hospitals, NHS dentists, and GP appointments—to name just a few.

Once more, Network Rail will refuse to take responsibility. Perhaps if they stopped going on strikes and took better care of the railroads, incidents like this one would not occur.

David Cameron Admits Profiting From His Father’s Panama Offshore Trust

Finally, David Cameron acknowledged that he had made money in an offshore tax haven totaling more than £30,000, and he admitted that he’d benefited from a controversial fund set up by his late father, Ian.

He conceded that a portion of the £300,00 inheritance his father had left him could have originated from money kept overseas.

David Cameron said he and his wife Samantha had jointly held a stake in his father’s investment fund, Blairemore, which was registered in Panama and operated out of the Bahamas.

He said they had sold the shares in January 2010—four months before he became Prime Minister—for £31,500, pocketing a tax-free profit of just over £19,000 on the deal.

To lessen the impact of his announcement, he also promised to make his personal tax return public, but he insisted that he had paid all UK taxes due on his investment during the 13 years he held it, and he promised he would now publish details of his tax return.

Opposition politicians, however, unleashed a barrage of criticism following the discoveries. Labour MP John Mann of the Commons Treasury Committee labelled him a hypocrite and demanded his resignation.

Mr Mann said that David Cameron had been less than honest, that he should resign immediately, and that most decent people would expect nothing less.

Tom Watson, the deputy leader of Labour, stated that Mr Cameron needed to reimburse a portion of the gains he gained from his offshore ventures and inquired as to why it had taken him six years to disclose them.

Mr Watson said: ‘After days of repeatedly avoiding the issue, this was an extraordinary admission from David Cameron.

‘David Cameron, who described the use of complex tax avoidance schemes as “morally wrong”, has been forced to admit that he held shares in a fund now linked to tax avoidance.

Why couldn’t David Cameron divulge all his shady dealings from day one? Instead, he proved himself to be a typical lying politician, who had to get his story correct before releasing his statement to the press, and if it’s been this difficult to get this out of him, then how difficult would it be to get the entire truth out of him?

Perhaps the police should tape off Parliament and declare it a crime scene.

When David Cameron was an MP, he had some questionable shares that he liquidated for a profit. No big deal, right? I regret to inform you that it is not justified just because he sold those questionable shares. He gained money off of his old man’s shady business while serving as a sitting MP, and that is completely wrong.

David Cameron never really answered any questions. He just gave prepared statements and then walked off with a head nod before anybody could ask any more questions.

This was the man who wanted us to put our trust in him, but only because it benefited him and no one else. But there’s never any smoke without fire. Yet this was the sort of man that people believed was morally and intellectually superior to govern us.

One should never dig a hole for themselves, and if you do, then ensure you fill it up with the truth before it gets too deep to dig yourself out of it.

He was a liar; he was always lying. His manifesto was a lie; none of it got done, but it’s not really about David Cameron fiddling with his taxes, it’s more importantly about honesty, and he got caught with his pants down.

Euthanasia Scheduled For Physically Healthy 28-Year-Old

Euthanasia will be used to end the life of a young woman suffering from depression, autism, and borderline personality disorder.

In May, 28-year-old Zoraya ter Beek, who resides in a small Dutch town near the German border, will end her life by euthanasia.

She had previously considered becoming a psychiatrist, but she was never able to complete her education.

Despite living with her 40-year-old boyfriend in a house with their two cats, she says she is now tired of living.

A psychiatrist told her, ‘There’s nothing more we can do for you. It’s never gonna get any better.’

This was the point where Zoraya decided she wanted to die and told The Free Post: ‘I was always very clear that if it doesn’t get better, I can’t do this anymore.’

To spare her partner from having to clean her grave, she intends to be cremated.

According to Zoraya, her euthanasia would take place on her sofa without any music playing. 

She explained that the doctor would first administer a sedative followed by a drug that would stop her heart and her boyfriend would be by her side at all times.

She said: ‘The doctor really takes her time. It is not that they walk in and say, “Lay down, please!” Most of the time it is first a cup of coffee to settle the nerves and create a soft atmosphere.

‘Then she asks if I am ready. I will take my place on the couch. She will once again ask if I am sure, and she will start up the procedure and wish me a good journey. Or, in my case, a nice nap, because I hate it if people say, “Safe journey.” I’m not going anywhere.’

Zoraya doesn’t have many family members so her boyfriend will find a nice spot in some woods to spread her ashes.

She added: ‘I’m a little afraid of dying because it’s the ultimate unknown. We don’t really know what’s next — or is there nothing? That’s the scary part.’

The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalise assisted suicide in 2001.

In Scotland, an assisted dying bill has been drafted by Lib Dem MSP, Liam McArthur, and is expected to be debated in autumn.

When you have a condition such as this, which can influence your decisions, should assisted dying be given as an alternative to life? I believe in ending suffering and pain, but should mental health be the conclusion to contemplating death? I’m not sure how it works in the Netherlands but a psychiatrist telling their depressed patient that there’s nothing more that can be done for them isn’t right.

What professional psychiatrist talks to a patient like this? What this person needs is understanding, support and help, not that they can’t help her any more, and how can a person with depression and BPD make such a decision when not of sound mind? They have basically washed their hands of her.

People don’t seem to realise, though, just how terrible some mental disorders can be, particularly BPD, which is thought to be the most mentally debilitating of all mental illnesses. This lady should be allowed to choose to end her life with some dignity if she has reached a point where she can no longer live the way she is living. It is likely that she has tried several types of therapy, medicine, and other treatments over the years without finding anything that works.

In the past, mental health providers would stop at nothing to assist individuals. Not any more!

A Raid Finds Illegal Workers At A Chelmsford Restaurant

After an immigration raid discovered undocumented workers, one of whom had entered the country illegally by small boat the year before, the Chelmsford restaurant’s licence was revoked. When East of England Immigration, Compliance, and Enforcement team members visited Mosaic on Springfield Road on June 29, 2023, they reported seeing two undocumented workers.

However, Mosaic told the Chelmsford licencing review meeting they were not working at the premises. But immigration enforcement officers say one person was encountered while working behind a “Just Eat” terminal in a ‘staff only’ area, and the other was washing dishes in the kitchen.

According to Mosaic, one of the men—a relative of the licence holder—was in the restaurant looking for company since he was lonely and couldn’t speak English. The committee took notice of the fact that he had applied for permission to remain after entering the UK unlawfully on May 7, 2023, by small boat.

The restaurant said he was only charging their mobile phone by the “Just Eat” terminal area and talking to the staff but otherwise not doing any work. The committee was also told there was no evidence that the alleged illegal worker had been taking orders for delivery and the licence holder had offered Home Office CCTV footage showing evidence that there was no illegal work. It was alleged that this had been declined.

Just two days before the hearing, the committee was informed that he had mentioned charging his cell phone. When ICE officials found the other accused illegal worker in the kitchen, he might have been cleaning his own dishes.

The committee took notice of the fact that the licence holder had seen the man’s asylum seeker card and knew they were not allowed to work for pay or unpaid work. The committee was informed that this individual was homeless and that a member of the Mosaic staff had given them permission to remain on the property and eat for free.

It was claimed that the employee who had let this person remain on the property had been fired. The committee was informed that on the initial visit, he informed the ICE officials that he was just cleaning his hands.

The Committee observed that the individual’s first claim that he was only cleaning his hands would be contradicted if he had been doing his own dishwashing.

Graham Hopkins, representing the restaurant said the restaurant had set up new files for existing staff, had closed off rooms to prevent people living there and banned anyone but staff on its books from going behind the counter. He said these could be included as conditions. He asked the committee not to revoke the licence but to impose conditions as seen fit.

The committee has concluded that both individuals were working illegally. A statement as a part of the decision said: “Notwithstanding the licence-holders denial and the explanations put forward by him for the two individuals in question being on the Mosaic Restaurant premises, the committee was satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that these two individuals were illegal workers employed at the premises at the time of the unannounced visit on the 29 June 2023 by officers from the Immigration, Compliance and Enforcement Team (ICE).”

It adds: “The Committee had given consideration to the proposed conditions put forward by the licence-holders agent as an alternative option to revocation. However, the Committee was of the view that revocation was the only appropriate course of action in this particular case.”

Restaurants and takeout establishments that use foreign labourers ought to face harsh penalties, and our Home Office should be cracking down on immigration workers across the counties.

If you are an illegal immigrant who entered the United Kingdom unlawfully, you should be treated as such by the law, and any eateries and takeout establishments that are discovered to be hiring illegal labourers should lose their licences.

Unfortunately, in order to reduce labour costs, fast food chains and even convenience stores are turning to foreign employment. However, the Home Office need to be enforcing stiffer penalties against individuals who believe that hiring illegal immigrants is acceptable.

Photo Firm Offers To Delete Wheelchair-Bound Kids From School Photos

When parents learned that a school photographer had reportedly offered to have kids with wheelchairs and other special needs removed from class pictures, they were appalled.

Students at the small, rural Aboyne Primary School, located about west of Aberdeen, Scotland, were beaming for their school pictures, but parents reportedly had the choice to buy the pictures without the three children who had special needs or impairments.

Mum-of-two Natalie Pinnell was shocked to learn parents were allegedly given an option to remove her nine-year-old daughter Erin from the class photo. She said the option reportedly offered by Cornwall-based Tempest Photography had “devastated” her family.

The mum told the Press and Journal it felt like having her child “erased from history”. She told the paper: “I am absolutely heartbroken. Furious.”

She added: “A lot of the other parents have decided not to purchase their school photos in support. That means a lot. To give people the option to erase my daughter from history for the sake of optics is frankly inhumane. One of the cruellest things that I’ve ever experienced. Me and the other parents just feel devastated beyond belief.”

Additionally, according to Ms Pinnell, the school was unaware of the plan to shoot two sets of images and launched an investigation as soon as parents raised the matter.

“You can’t erase them because they’re inconvenient,” the businesswoman told MailOnline. “It’s devastating to have your child be erased from a photo or give parents a choice whether she should or should not be included.

“She is the most beautiful human being. Who could do this? I’m grateful that she’s not aware of it because the damage that would do to her self-esteem would be devastating. But I’m having to tell my other daughter about what’s happening to her sister. I’m not sure I’m going to sleep tonight.”

According to Ms Pinnell, she emailed two photo links—one including Erin and the other without—to the school. It was also alleged that a wheelchair-using girl from a different class was taken out of one of the photo options.

The mother declared that she would never do business with the company again and that it interfered with the elementary school’s activities. Ms Pinnell asked for schools to sever their connections with Tempest Photography and termed the situation “painful”.

She also mentioned that the school’s parents had given her their support and that there is now just one version of the class portrait for sale. According to Ms Pinnell, who spoke with MailOnline, she is still concerned that parents who ordered the class portrait might still receive one without her daughter.

Tempest will rightfully suffer a great deal of financial loss as well as, maybe more significantly, damage to their image. Children with disabilities already face enough difficulties; their condition does not warrant their erasure.

This option will appeal to some parents because of the shallow, attention-seeking, me-centred world we currently live in. They will be concerned about their child’s social media presence and how businesses and people will search and profile it in the future, thinking that people will assume their child attended a special school or something, which could hurt their chances in the future. Indeed, some parents are really that shallow!

Children with disabilities shouldn’t be kept out of regular school activities or school photos. This isn’t the Gestapo woke brigade, and we don’t live in 1930s Germany, and this is a horrific attitude towards disability.

Discrimination against persons with disabilities is illegal. In addition, it is illegal to discriminate against handicapped individuals indirectly, which disadvantages them.

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