Locals – THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO

Sculpture Of Queen Elizabeth II And Prince Philip

A bronze sculpture that was supposed to show Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, and two corgis has angered some because they believe it doesn’t resemble the real people. The contentious monument was made by North Belfast artist Anto Brennan, who is well-known for his chess sets featuring notable politicians from Northern Ireland. It was inauguratedContinue reading “Sculpture Of Queen Elizabeth II And Prince Philip”

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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 stretchContinue reading “A Company Spills Cyanide”

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Immigration: What Do You Think?

Immigration has long been one of Britain’s most divisive topics, dominating much of the discussion in the lead-up to the general election and causing several senior politicians to butt heads, and it was the same when MailOnline went to the main immigration hotspots in the nation. Analysis this week revealed up to one in 22 residents in partsContinue reading “Immigration: What Do You Think?”

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Devon’s Dirty Water Crisis Could Last 10 Days

Devon’s water crisis could last for 10 days after hundreds have fallen ill with vomiting and diarrhoea amid a parasite outbreak in contaminated taps. Following the discovery of a cryptosporidium infection that has sickened hundreds of people, a school has been forced to close and people are purchasing water in stores out of terror. FollowingContinue reading “Devon’s Dirty Water Crisis Could Last 10 Days”

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Every Time It Rains, Our New Homes Flood

Frustration and dismay have become the norm for homeowners who have been left with flooded gardens every time it rains—and they claim it’s because drains were not installed. Locals who live in the Rivers Edge development in Warrington, Cheshire, allege their gardens have been left ‘unusable’ because water sits on the patio and floods theirContinue reading “Every Time It Rains, Our New Homes Flood “

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A Boy Lived ALONE In An Unheated Flat For Two Years, From The Age Of Seven, After His Mother Abandoned Him To Live With Her Boyfriend In France

It has come to light that a nine-year-old child, who had been left behind by his mother to live with her lover, had been living alone in an unheated apartment in southwest France for the last two years. The youngster was abandoned in a council flat in Nersac, a Charentean village outside of Angoulême, whenContinue reading “A Boy Lived ALONE In An Unheated Flat For Two Years, From The Age Of Seven, After His Mother Abandoned Him To Live With Her Boyfriend In France”

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Auf Wiedersehen Brit!

Intoxicated German troublemaker tourists have taken over the mantle from boozy Brits in Majorca’s famous holiday resorts. English holidaymakers have always been branded the worst lawbreakers in the town of Magaluf. But now the small village of Arenal on the opposite side of the Bay of Palama has become a mecca for young German hoodlums,Continue reading “Auf Wiedersehen Brit!”