When a fellow rider stepped up to give a pregnant woman a seat on the Tube, another passenger forcibly stole it, leaving the lady absolutely stunned. The event happened on a Jubilee Line train travelling from Stanmore into London during morning rush hour. An eight-month-pregnant woman who had just boarded the carriage was being entirelyContinue reading “Priority Seats”
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Funny Ways Tradesmen Cool Off
Following the closure of most of the UK, tradespeople working in the intense heat have shared the amusing ways they are staying cool. Construction workers have encountered brutal conditions this week as temperatures smashed the record for the hottest ever June day, but while railways ground to a standstill, more than a thousand schools closed,Continue reading “Funny Ways Tradesmen Cool Off”
Jewish Boy Creates ADHD Awareness Clothing
Eight‑year‑old Nate Zilberkweit Lewy, a Jewish schoolboy from north London, has launched a clothing brand called ADHAA – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Awesome Ability — a project designed to flip the narrative around ADHD and celebrate neurodiversity. What he has done is create a positive rebrand of ADHD by replacing ‘disorder’ with ‘Awesome Ability,’ to highlightContinue reading “Jewish Boy Creates ADHD Awareness Clothing”
An Update On Bonnie Tyler’s Condition In A Coma
Bonnie Tyler had to be ‘resuscitated after going into cardiac arrest’ when doctors tried to bring her out of an induced coma at an Algarve hospital. The medical emergency led to the worsening of the singer’s health condition late last week following life-saving surgery for a burst appendix, respected Portuguese daily Correio da Manha hasContinue reading “An Update On Bonnie Tyler’s Condition In A Coma”
Video Postings By ‘Sickfluencer’
A ‘sickfluencer’ who posts videos online to help people acquire disability benefits says she’s accused of “hacking the system” when she’s “just educating people.” Sara Middleton, 47, was first diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disorder, at age 17. Over the years, she has also been diagnosed with spinal problems induced by nerve compression, chronicContinue reading “Video Postings By ‘Sickfluencer’”
Michael J Fox Death Claims: CNN Apologises
Back To The Future legend Michael J Fox has addressed a recent “death scare” that emerged after US CNN posted a video claiming he had passed away. He decided to poke fun at the incident, but admitted that he was left baffled at where they got the information from. The video, entitled “Remembering the lifeContinue reading “Michael J Fox Death Claims: CNN Apologises”
Chaos And Mayhem In Clapham, London
A Clapham security guard has described the moment he was forced to lock customers inside the store as mobs of feral youths ran wild. The Metropolitan Police warned of more Easter holiday ‘linkups’ as teens tore through south London once again on Tuesday evening, with terrified families barricaded inside high street stores in the latest wave of chaos. Clips circulatingContinue reading “Chaos And Mayhem In Clapham, London”
A Boss Ordered To Pay Irish Bookkeeper £23,000
A boss who went viral after being ordered to pay more than £23,500 for repeatedly calling an Irish worker a ‘potato’ says he believed it was ‘workplace banter’ but admits he got it ‘badly wrong’. Mick Atkins, 56, says he has been unable to sleep as his construction firm’s 24-hour hotline was bombarded with callsContinue reading “A Boss Ordered To Pay Irish Bookkeeper £23,000”
TikTok Trend Alert: ‘School Wars’
Schools and parents across London are on red alert after it emerged that children were being enabled through a social media trend to film themselves violently attacking pupils from rival schools. Posters inspired by notorious LA street gangs, the Bloods and the Crips, featuring men in red and blue balaclavas detailing which schools fall under which ‘side’Continue reading “TikTok Trend Alert: ‘School Wars’”
TFL Advert Banned
A Transport for London advert showing a black man and his white friend pestering a white girl on a bus has been banned for ‘reinforcing negative racial stereotypes’. The Facebook advert was removed after just one complaint from a viewer, who said it was irresponsible, harmful and offensive due to how it portrayed black teenage boys. TheContinue reading “TFL Advert Banned”
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