Postman Pat and his ilk have been given their marching orders. The Royal Mail is advertising for ‘postpersons’ to deliver the nation’s letters and parcels. The company is using the gender-neutral term to make the point that the position is not just open to first-class males. Its new job ad states: ‘We are reinventing Royal Mail forContinue reading “Postman Pat Has Been Given His Marching Orders”
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The Death Of An Essex Man Was Preventable
The death of a 20-year-old described as a “beautiful soul” was directly contributed to by the non-availability of an in-patient bed in a Mental Health Assessment Unit, a report has concluded. Jack Peatling spent six days at home awaiting a bed before taking his own life on June 5, 2023. A prevention of future deathsContinue reading “The Death Of An Essex Man Was Preventable”
NHS Plan To Open ‘Calm And Welcoming’ Mental Health A&Es Across England
The NHS is planning to open a network of ‘calm and welcoming’ mental health A&Es across England to treat patients who are in crisis. The specialist units will be offered around-the-clock care to ease pressure on already overcrowded hospitals and emergency services. About 250,000 people went to A&E last year due to a mental health crisis – withContinue reading “NHS Plan To Open ‘Calm And Welcoming’ Mental Health A&Es Across England”
Mother-Of-Two, 22, Who Lied To The Department For Work And Pensions For Years
A mum broke down in tears in court after lying about her two children living with her to claim more than £16,000 illegally. Kayley Evans, 22, was 18 when she first embarked on the erroneous claim, a court heard. Prosecutor Nabiha Ahmed said Evans received Universal Credit on the basis she was single, unemployed, andContinue reading “Mother-Of-Two, 22, Who Lied To The Department For Work And Pensions For Years”
Sixteen Slavery Victims Worked At McDonald’s And A Supermarket Supplier’s Factory
A family-run human trafficking gang went undetected for years as it forced 16 slavery victims to toil at McDonald’s and a factory supplying major supermarkets. Ernest Drevenak and Veronika Bubencikova, both 46, were found to have started exploiting the men from the Czech Republic in 2015 but were only caught in 2019. Drevenak is saidContinue reading “Sixteen Slavery Victims Worked At McDonald’s And A Supermarket Supplier’s Factory”
Some People With ‘Mild’ Mental Health Problems Will Be Told To Seek Therapy And Get Back To Work Under Disability Benefit Cash Clampdown Targeting 3.5 Million
Ministers will tell people with ‘mild’ mental health problems to get therapy and get back to work this week as they seek to reduce the 3.5 million disability benefits bill. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is set to announce plans to overhaul the way disability benefits work in a statement to the Commons onContinue reading “Some People With ‘Mild’ Mental Health Problems Will Be Told To Seek Therapy And Get Back To Work Under Disability Benefit Cash Clampdown Targeting 3.5 Million”
MAX PEMBERTON: Indulgent Benefits Encourage Idleness
People who work in mental health frequently see people who are genuinely disabled by mental illness and who desperately need PIP payments to ensure they can get on with their lives, but not everyone would agree and that makes my blood boil. These individuals are not abusing the system, but people and the government wouldContinue reading “MAX PEMBERTON: Indulgent Benefits Encourage Idleness”
‘Don’t Get Into Trouble; It Will Bring You A Life Of Misery’
Gangster Ronnie Kray says he regrets his life of crime in never-before-heard audio recorded while the ‘reformed’ hardman was locked up in HMP Broadmoor. The East End crime boss warns children not to follow in his and his brother Reggie’s footsteps because it will only bring them a ‘life of misery’ in audio recorded inContinue reading “‘Don’t Get Into Trouble; It Will Bring You A Life Of Misery’”
Parents Forced Healthy Child To Use Wheelchair For Four Years
A cruel mother and father who forced their healthy child to use a wheelchair for four years in a scam to claim extra benefits have had their comeuppance in court. Louise Law, 50, and her ex-husband Martin, 54, made a mockery of the benefits system by using their child as a ploy to gain aContinue reading “Parents Forced Healthy Child To Use Wheelchair For Four Years “
Now Gen-Z Goes To Bed By 9 pm So They Can Sleep Nine Hours
According to reports from Generation Z, they are now going to bed at nine o’clock to get a complete nine hours of sleep. In keeping with the nightly trend, a pub in New York City recently started its New Year’s Eve countdown at 8 p.m., allowing patrons to get to bed by 11 p.m. WhenContinue reading “Now Gen-Z Goes To Bed By 9 pm So They Can Sleep Nine Hours”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 