Day: March 2, 2023
Minister condemns death threats against pupils who damaged Koran
March 2, 2023A n Education minister has condemned reported death threats against pupils who allegedly damaged a copy of the Koran as “totally unacceptable”. Minister for Schools Nick Gibb has said his department is working with Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, after it suspended four students over the incident. A copy of the Islamic text […]
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Constance Marten and Mark Gordon charged with manslaughter after baby remains found
March 2, 2023The remains were found in Brighton near where Marten, 35, and Gordon, 48, were arrested on Wednesday. The couple were reported missing on 5 January with the baby. More than 200 officers were looking for the infant after the pair were detained following a tip off from a member of the public. Barry Hughes, chief […]
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Kyiv fiercely denies Vladimir Putin’s claim of ‘terrorist act’ on Ukraine border
March 2, 2023K yiv has fiercely denied Russian claims that a Ukrainian sabotage group crossed into Russia and opened fire on civilians. Mykhaylo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, said the allegations were a “deliberate provocation” after Russian officials claimed that “saboteurs” from Ukraine had fired at a car in the border village of Lyubechane. […]
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Ministers joked about ‘locking up’ travellers to UK during Covid pandemic
March 2, 2023M inisters and senior officials joked about locking up travellers arriving in the UK in quarantine hotels during the Covid pandemic, according to the latest tranche of Matt Hancock’s leaked messages published by the Daily Telegraph. In one exchange with Cabinet Secretary Simon Case in February 2021, the then health secretary said they were “giving […]
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Johnson allies furious as partygate’s Sue Gray plans to join Starmer office
March 2, 2023A llies of Boris Johnson have reacted furiously as partygate investigator Sue Gray plans to join Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s office as his chief of staff. The Labour leader was “delighted” that the senior civil servant plans to “accept the role subject to the normal procedures”, his party said. The circumstances of her resignation […]
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Woman whose son, 6, nearly died of asthma attack says Ulez expansion is needed
March 2, 2023A London woman whose young son was told by a doctor to ‘avoid busy roads’ due to air pollution thinks Ulez is ‘urgent’. The Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) is set to expand across all London boroughs on August 29. The upcoming £12.50 daily charge for driving vehicles which do not meet emission standards – mostly older cars […]
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Railway worker ‘spat on by man with Covid-19’ died of ‘natural causes’
March 2, 2023A railway ticket officer died of ‘natural causes’ two weeks after she was spat on by a man infected with Covid-19, an inquest has ruled. Belly Mujinga, 47, was working at London’s Victoria station on March 21, 2020, when she and her co-worker, Motolani Sunmola, was assaulted. A man, 57, allegedly claimed he had Covid-19 […]
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London black cab fares rise to ‘help get women home safely at night’
March 2, 2023London’s famous black cabs will see fares increased ‘to ensure there are enough available at night to help women get home safely‘. Passengers will see weekday, weekend and night rates (between 10pm and 5am) go up by 7.61%. The changes, which are due to be approved next week, should come into effect in April. Transport […]
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Charity workers fined £300 after collecting money for earthquake victims
March 2, 2023A charity fined £300 after collecting money for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria feared they may have to use the funds they raised to pay up. Volunteers for the Refugee Workers Cultural Association (RWCA) were out on Walthamstow High Street, in east London, on February 21 collecting money for those affected by the disaster. Two […]
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Woman spends decade eating 244 scones at every National Trust location
March 2, 2023A woman has finally eaten her final scone after starting a mission to eat one at every possible National Trust location 10 years ago. Sarah Merker, of Isleworth in London, said she can now reveal the secret to a perfect scone after sampling 244 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The 49-year-old launched the National […]
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