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.

Christians Accuse Cadbury Of Erasing Easter To Sell ‘Gesture Eggs’ Instead

Christians have retaliated against a Cadbury store, claiming that by offering “gesture eggs,” it is “erasing” Easter.

The chocolate giant, which insists it has used ‘Easter’ in its marketing for more than 100 years, had a two-for-£10 promotion on ‘gesture eggs’ at an independently run discount store in Springfields Outlet in Spalding, Lincolnshire.

The decision to remove the word ‘Easter’ has sparked anger among Christians, who argue that ‘without the message of Easter, there would be no reason for Easter eggs’.

Andrea Williams, the CEO of Christian Concern, told MailOnline: ‘The original Cadbury family who founded the business were deeply motivated by their Christian faith and used profits from their business to serve charitable causes across the world.

‘It’s a shame for them to have forgotten those deep Christian roots.’

Cadbury said the ‘gesture eggs’ promotion was independently run by Freshstore, which operates the discount store, and denied having any involvement in it. 

Other Cadbury outlet stores in Cheshire Oaks, Wirral, and Alfreton, Derbyshire, have also promoted ‘gesture eggs’.

Tim Dieppe, the head of public policy at Christian Concern, told MailOnline: ‘Easter eggs symbolise the resurrection—just as Jesus rose again from the tomb, new life emerges from eggshells.

‘They also symbolise the new life that we can have through the forgiveness that Jesus obtained for us on the cross, enabling us to be ‘born again’. Without the message of Easter, there would be no reason for Easter eggs. 

‘One wonders why Cadburys would want to erase the connection between Easter and eggs. If people stop celebrating Easter, they might well stop buying Easter eggs.’

It’s understood that the eggs pictured were named ‘Special Gesture’ eggs by the independent retailer and that ‘Easter’ is routinely used in other areas of Cadbury’s advertising. 

Outraged shoppers also criticised the promotion, with one simply writing: ‘The world’s gone.’ 

Another tweeted: ‘I’m not even religious and this gets my back right up. Why are all things Christian being attacked right now?’

A third said: ‘They can keep their eggs.’

A fourth posted: ‘What an utter disgrace, I am so so sick of this woke pandering society we live in.’

And a fifth wrote: ‘I love Cadbury’s chocolate but won’t be buying any Easter eggs called gesture eggs.’ 

This is not the first time Cadbury has come under fire for the omission of the word ‘Easter’. The National Trust Easter egg trail, which used to be sponsored by Cadbury, was renamed the ‘Great British Egg Hunt’ in 2017.

Although it was a while ago, I can recall a period when Cadbury produced quality chocolate.

Since 2010, Mondelez International—originally Kraft Foods—has controlled the British multinational candy manufacturer Cadbury, formerly known as Cadbury’s and Cadbury Schweppes.

With operations in over 50 countries worldwide, it is the second-largest confectionery brand in the world.

Cadbury was founded in 1824 in Birmingham, England, by John Cadbury, a Quaker who sold tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate.

Cadbury developed the business with his brother Benjamin, followed by his sons Richard and George. George developed the Bournville estate, a model village designed to give the company’s workers improved living conditions.

Cadbury USA produces candy, gum, breath mints, and cough drops. The company was formed after Cadbury Schweppes purchased the Adams brand from Pfizer in December 2002 for US$4.2 billion.

After so many mergers, Cadbury is no longer what it once was. Before, everything was fine. The many mergers wrecked everything, and now, regrettably, it’s just American junk at exorbitant costs.

Cadbury chocolate now tastes terrible; in fact, I’d rather eat doggy chocolate, while all the time putting up their prices and making their products smaller in size.

Maria Branyas Morera, 117, Is The World’s Oldest Person. The Secrets Of Long Life May Be Discovered By A Spanish Pensioner

Today marks Maria Branyas Morera’s 117th birthday. Scientists are hopeful that the Spanish retiree may help them discover the keys to a long life.

In 1907, Ms. Morera was born in San Francisco, during a second outbreak of the bubonic plague.

After her father, Josep, became ill in 1915, during the First World War, the family decided to return to Spain.

He ended up dying of tuberculosis on the ship they were crossing the Atlantic on, with his now-centenarian daughter injuring herself in a fall during the same voyage and later discovering she had lost her hearing in one ear.

After that, she lived through two world wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Spanish Flu Pandemic, and most recently, COVID-19.

She got the official title of the world’s oldest person following the death of French nun Sister André in January 2023.

Unlike most people her age, Ms. Morera uses social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, extensively and informs her 16,000 followers on a daily basis about her life.

Today she wrote, ‘Good morning, world. Today I turn 117 years old. I’ve come this far.’

But Ms Morera’s exceptional health at such an age has drawn the attention of scientists to study her body.

Scientist Manel Esteller told Spanish news outlet ABC: ‘She has a completely lucid head.

‘She remembers with impressive clarity events from when she was only four years old, and she does not present any cardiovascular disease, common in elderly people.

‘It is clear that there is a genetic component because there are several members of her family who are over 90 years old.’

Ms. Morera has consented to participate in some scientific tests so that researchers might learn more about the keys to a long life in an effort to aid others.

Samples of her blood, urine, and saliva have already been taken, and they will be compared to those of her 80-year-old daughter.

The samples will enable researchers to examine Ms Morera’s genetic makeup and aid in the creation of medications that might combat illnesses linked to ageing.

Ms Morera, who has three daughters, eleven grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren, credits “order, tranquilly,” and “avoiding toxic people” for her longevity.

Since she was ninety-two, she has made living a stress-free life her top priority and has resided in protected accommodation in the Catalan town of Olot.

Until she was 105 years old, she exercised every morning, read newspapers, and played the piano.

After winning the title of world’s oldest person last year, she posted on Twitter, ‘Sorry for not responding individually.

‘I am surprised and grateful for the expectation generated by the fact that I am the oldest living person in the world.

‘Thank you very much to everyone for the interest shown, although I have not done any merit. These days have been very overwhelming.’

She said that she wanted “peace and tranquilly” and that she would not be answering any further requests for interviews from journalists.

This lovely lady’s willingness to assist scientists is admirable. Consider the vast amount of experience and tales this woman possesses.

This lady is amazing. People try to stay balanced. Stay away from people who aren’t. Don’t drink too much, and don’t smoke. Have a sense of humour, and don’t take offence too easily. Try to see others as your family and make allowances for them when they don’t meet your expectations. Forgive and forget when you can, and give others what you can.

Bankrupt Labour-Run Local Authorities Threaten To Hike Council Tax To Balance Their Books By Turning Off Streetlights And Cutting Bin Collections 

Residents of Birmingham will see significant increases in council taxes along with reduced services as the “bankrupt” town hall joins a growing number of local governments in their financial crunch.

City councillors are set to vote on a ‘devastating’ package that would see taxes rise nearly 10 percent in each of the next two years—around 21 percent in total—equivalent to roughly £340 extra on a typical Band D property.

Given that prices for police and fire services are also rising, the overall increase may be substantially larger.

In an attempt to save £300 million, rubbish collections would now happen every two weeks, street lights would be turned down, and road maintenance budgets would be slashed.

The Labour-run local authority issued two ‘section 114’ orders last year—effectively an admission it had gone bust.

The meeting today comes after another stricken Labour-run authority, Nottingham City Council, approved its own cuts last night.

During a heated discussion, some council members broke down in tears as they decided to cut back on youth, social services, and jobs. Public restroom fees and the elimination of in-home pest control services have sparked concerns that they may exacerbate rat infestations. The maximum increase in council tax permitted by the government will occur at the same time, at 4.99 percent.

A swath of other town halls are warning they will also have to reduce costs, raising concerns that the crisis is still spreading.

Birmingham City Council leader John Cotton has said it has ‘no alternative than to face these challenges head-on’ – but residents say they have been left with a ‘horrible’ situation, fears of more crime, a rise in fly-tipping, and growing numbers of potholes.

Council officials have been finding it difficult to deal with the £815 million equal pay settlement, the possibility of a walkout by GMB-affiliated employees, and the requirement to liquidate assets in order to pay back government bailouts.

Dimming street lights to save £900,000, cutting £12 million from highway maintenance, and switching to biweekly trash pickups to save £4 million annually are some of the suggested steps.

The changes might result in the loss of employment for up to 600 municipal employees, and residents will also be responsible for additional expenses such as burial fees for their deceased.

In the upcoming fiscal year, adult social care will also see cuts of £23.7 million, and crisis payments—which are necessary to pay for necessities like food, gas, and appliances—will be discontinued.

Once more, the people who pay taxes and work hard will be the ones responsible for paying the outrageous expenses incurred by incompetent local council members.

You get what you vote for, and all those who are on six-figure salaries won’t care.

Too many people refuse to become part of our society and instead accept freebies from our government. I promise that immigration will bankrupt our nation, but we are handing our nation away on a silver platter because we are willing to put up with all of this crap without resistance.

Diversity and multiculturalism are constantly funded by money, yet vital services are neglected.

Thousands of illegal immigrants have crossed the sea this year, and it’s only March. We should get the forensic accountants in to see where all our money is going.

Politicians have no concern for the general public, but they do want to suck the life out of hard-working taxpayers, and to all the people who believed that Brexit would help, you were conned. You were lied to. Immigration has not decreased, there is no stopping the boats from coming over, and there’s no NHS funding. Lies, all lies.

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