The contentious new ideas being considered by BBC executives would compel British citizens to pay a license fee to access its news website or listen to its radio programs. With fewer customers paying the charge annually, the company is presently considering other methods to finance its operations. Another possibility being considered is extending the fee so viewersContinue reading “Radio And Website Licence Fees May Apply”
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2025: UK Messages Unwelcoming Non-Whites
It appeared that 2024 would be the year of anti-migrant hatred in the UK after the summer riots: unbridled misinformation that the Wales-born Southport killer arrived on a small boat, checkpoints where drivers were assessed on their skin colour, and mobs endeavouring to set fire to hotels housing asylum seekers. But while the country evaded a recurrence of anti-migrant street brutality in 2025, the message that non-whiteContinue reading “2025: UK Messages Unwelcoming Non-Whites”
Some GCSE And A-Level Exams Could Be Taken On Laptops By 2030
GCSE and A-level exams could be taken on laptops as early as 2030, after students complained of writing fatigue because their hand muscles ‘aren’t strong enough’. Exams watchdog, Ofqual, is launching a three-month public consultation about the intro of on-screen assessments as teachers say students who habitually use keyboards have ‘lost handwriting stamina’. Under the recommendations,Continue reading “Some GCSE And A-Level Exams Could Be Taken On Laptops By 2030”
NHS Nurses Share Their Harrowing Experiences Of Third World Conditions
In horrifying testimony to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) study, one nurse in the South East of England said a patient had lain dead in a corridor ‘for hours’. Another nurse, in Yorkshire and the Humber, said departments were becoming ‘overwhelmed’ on a daily basis, adding: ‘At its worst, (we are) asking someone toContinue reading “NHS Nurses Share Their Harrowing Experiences Of Third World Conditions”
Earthquake Shakes San Francisco
Northern California residents started the new year with a rumble, as a 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit the region Wednesday night. The earthquake came at about 6.34 pm Pacific time, with an epicentre approximately 70 miles north of San Francisco, the United States Geological Survey said. It struck a depth of just over one mile beneath the Earth’s surface and wasContinue reading “Earthquake Shakes San Francisco”
Most new homes built in Labour’s ‘bulldozer blitz’ on the green belt will house migrants, claim Tories
Tories warned that Keir Starmer’s housebuilding bonanza will scarcely keep up with immigration today – even if he hits his target for 1.5million homes over the next five years. Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake blamed the government for ‘concreting over the Green Belt’ to house arrivals as the PM pledged to rip up the ‘broken’ planning system.Continue reading “Most new homes built in Labour’s ‘bulldozer blitz’ on the green belt will house migrants, claim Tories”
Labour Set To Overhaul Planning Laws To Build The ‘Biggest Wave Of Social And Affordable Housing In A Generation’
Labour will overhaul planning rules to build the ‘biggest wave of social and affordable housing in a generation’, the Deputy Prime Minister has said. Angela Rayner, who is also the Housing Secretary, said delivering the homes at scale is her ‘No 1 priority’ after accusing the previous government of giving up on building. Echoing the Chancellor’sContinue reading “Labour Set To Overhaul Planning Laws To Build The ‘Biggest Wave Of Social And Affordable Housing In A Generation’”
Labour Supports £88 Billion Proposal To Resolve Problem Over River Pollution
Labour pledges to end the ‘national scandal’ of ‘stinking filth in our waterways’ by throwing the government’s weight behind an £88 billion investment in water firms. On the weekend that marks the start of the peak holiday season, Environment Secretary Steve Reed said the second biggest private sector investment of the Parliament—behind energy—would be devoted toContinue reading “Labour Supports £88 Billion Proposal To Resolve Problem Over River Pollution”
Labour’s First Day In Power
More than 5,000 days have passed since Labour was last in Government. But Keir Starmer wasted no time in laying down the first tentative steps towards change yesterday as he selected his cabinet and assured voters he would begin to rebuild trust with a ‘country-first, party-second’ brand of politics. As outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak left NumberContinue reading “Labour’s First Day In Power”
As A Precaution, Electric Buses Are Taken Off The Roads After One Exploded On The School Run
Several electric buses have been removed from operation after last week’s school run in Wimbledon saw one catch fire. Commuters were swiftly evacuated after a huge blast ripped off the back off an Optare Metrodecker 1050 bus travelling from Mitcham to Raynes Park in South West London at 7.20 am on Friday, January 12. Consequently,Continue reading “As A Precaution, Electric Buses Are Taken Off The Roads After One Exploded On The School Run”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 