Day: December 21, 2024
Girl, 5, fined £1,000 and threatened with court dates after council ‘caught her fly-tipping’
December 21, 2024Brooke Davies Published December 21, 2024 10:56pm Updated December 21, 2024 10:56pm A five-year-old girl from north London has been fined £1,000 and threatened with court appearances after she was caught ‘fly-tipping’. Harrow Council’s Environmental Enforcement Team told the girl’s father they caught her in the act. But the dad has argued that she is […]
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Magdeburg: Tributes paid as five dead and 200 injured after car ploughs into crowd at German Christmas market
December 21, 2024A Saudi doctor is suspected of ploughing his BMW through a packed Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing a nine-year-old child and four adults, as well as leaving 200 others injured. Germany has been mourning the victims of the attack after a car tore through crowds at full speed on Friday evening, with authorities fearing the […]
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Teachers in the UK should be permitted to work from home – Education Secretary
December 21, 2024Addressing the education select committee in November 2023, Philip Nye, a data scientist at the Institute for Government, said: “Teaching I think, historically, has been seen as quite family-friendly. You get the long summer break which if you have family responsibilities could be very useful.
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Harrow girl, 5, sent £1,000 fine for ‘fly-tipping’ in north London
December 21, 2024A five-year-old girl from north London was sent a £1,000 fine after her local council claimed she had been caught fly-tipping. Harrow Council’s new enforcement team APCOA sent a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) addressed to the young girl at her home on November 20, which bizarrely claimed that she was “witnessed by a uniformed officer…committing […]
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Travel news LIVE: Chaos for London as strong winds force over 100 Heathrow flight cancellations amid Christmas getaway
December 21, 2024Ferries cancelled due to weather conditions P&O Ferries have confirmed journeys between Larne and Cairnryan have been cancelled for at least 24 hours. A spokesperson said: “Due to adverse weather conditions, all P&O Ferries sailings between Larne and Cairnryan have been cancelled from 2000 tonight (21st December) until at least 2000 tomorrow night (22nd December). […]
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Some flights and ferries cancelled due to high winds amid Christmas getaway
December 21, 2024A mix of the Christmas weekend getaway and bad weather has created a ‘perfect storm’ with experts calling for drivers to be patient, allow extra time for travel and increase distances from other vehicles (Jacob King/PA) PA Wire Some flights and ferries have been cancelled amid a “perfect storm” of the Christmas getaway and bad […]
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We haven’t achieved anything yet – Nuno remaining grounded despite Forest rise
December 21, 2024Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo […]
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Hungary’s Orbán blames immigration and EU for the deadly attack in Germany
December 21, 2024Get Nadine White’s Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week’s news Get our free newsletter from The Independent’s Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent’s Race Correspondent I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on […]
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Court clears way for ‘the Slab’ office block to be built on London’s South Bank
December 21, 2024The building of a controversial 25-storey office block nicknamed the Slab on London’s South Bank is to go ahead after the high court upheld a decision by the former communities secretary Michael Gove to approve the development. Mr Justice Mould dismissed a legal challenge by the Save Our South Bank group, which has been fighting […]
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Elderly activist to spend Christmas in prison because tag does not fit
December 21, 2024A 77-year-old environmental activist will spend Christmas in prison despite having been released on an electronic tag, because the authorities cannot find an electronic device small enough to fit her wrists. Gaie Delap, a retired teacher and a Quaker from Bristol, was jailed in August, along with four co-defendants, for her part in a campaign […]
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