A school has been forced to apologise to parents after a teacher falsely told her class that Father Christmas wasn’t real. The stand-in teacher at Hill View Primary School in Bournemouth, Dorset made the blunder while her class of 10 and 11-year-olds were making Christmas cards on Wednesday. The festive faux pas is said toContinue reading “A Teacher Who Told Ten-Year-Olds That Father Christmas Didn’t Exist Is Headed For The Naughty List”
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How Will Father Christmas Find Me, A Crying Child Asks?
An eight-year-old boy fears Santa Claus won’t be able to find him this Christmas after he was made homeless. Marcel and his mum Sarah were moved into a hotel room by Cardiff City Council after they were ousted from their rented flat. The widowed mother remembered her son asking: ‘How is Santa going to findContinue reading “How Will Father Christmas Find Me, A Crying Child Asks?”
Couple ‘Sleeping Rough In Brighton Park’ With Toddler
Police are increasingly concerned for a couple and a toddler who are thought to be sleeping outside in the cold around the Brighton vicinity. A bystander reported seeing a teenage girl sleeping in Queens Park, Brighton on December 6th, with a young male in his late teens or early 20s and a toddler aged aboutContinue reading “Couple ‘Sleeping Rough In Brighton Park’ With Toddler”
Heartbreaking Study Finds Children In Destitution Miss Out On Education
A heartbreaking study has discovered that the number of children living in poverty has soared in the past year, with education now a luxury that numerous families can no longer afford. A new State of Child Poverty report, produced by charity Buttle UK, found 122,000 children are living in poverty, accounting for 60 per centContinue reading “Heartbreaking Study Finds Children In Destitution Miss Out On Education”
With A £550 Million Investment, Sainsbury’s Boss Vows To Take On Aldi And Reduce Prices
Sainsbury’s is set to invest £550 million in a bid to take on Aldi and keep its prices down over the next two years. The supermarket is battling against losing custom as consumers look for ways to trim expenditures amid growing costs. This Christmas will be another tough one for numerous Brits in the costContinue reading “With A £550 Million Investment, Sainsbury’s Boss Vows To Take On Aldi And Reduce Prices”
Britain Returns To LOCKDOWN After Mick Lynch Loses Support For Crippling Strikes
Public support for Mick Lynch’s crippling Christmas walkouts is draining away as Britain faces a lockdown by industrial action with the festive season in ruins for the third year running and businesses face losing billions. Millions of employees must now work from home, some until 2023, due to union tycoons such as Mick Lynch shuttingContinue reading “Britain Returns To LOCKDOWN After Mick Lynch Loses Support For Crippling Strikes”
Staff At Brighton University Are Urged Not To Say ‘Christmas’ Because It’s Too “Christian-Centric”
The University of Brighton has instructed staff not to say ‘Christmas’ and instead call it the ‘winter closure period’. According to a nine-page ‘Inclusive Language Guidance’ document sent to educators at the university, the word ‘Christmas’ is too ‘Christian-centric’. The document says that staff should be ’empowered’ to use ‘inclusive language confidently and effectively, inContinue reading “Staff At Brighton University Are Urged Not To Say ‘Christmas’ Because It’s Too “Christian-Centric””
Rail Chaos Looms As Pay Talks Falter And Unions Warn Of Another Round Of Strikes
Union chiefs threatened a Christmas of chaos on the railroads last night as talks over pay and job security faltered. The RMT warned that another round of industrial action was highly possible and blamed rail bosses for failing to table an improved offer. The union called off three 24-hour strikes at the eleventh hour earlierContinue reading “Rail Chaos Looms As Pay Talks Falter And Unions Warn Of Another Round Of Strikes”
Before Christmas, Thousands Of Nurses Will Strike
Thousands of nurses will strike before Christmas after union’s members voted in favour of a first-ever mass NHS walkout. Britain’s nursing union, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), closed its historic strike action ballot of its 300,000 members on Wednesday. The union is demanding nurses receive a cost of living pay rise of 5 perContinue reading “Before Christmas, Thousands Of Nurses Will Strike”
It’s Only Been A Few Weeks Since We Had A Heatwave!
Christmas has come early for some, as workers reportedly started putting up Oxford Street’s famous festive lights on Monday, with ‘scrooges’ saying it’s too soon. Shoppers were surprised to see the first light being hung 90 days before Christmas, with one pointing out ‘it’s not even October yet!’ With the UK’s heatwave ending just aContinue reading “It’s Only Been A Few Weeks Since We Had A Heatwave!”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 