A church which is leaning more than the famous Tower of Pisa has become dangerous to use and has cracking in its walls as funds are being raised to repair it. Parishioner Mike Hine said residents of Dry Doddington in Lincolnshire were “up in arms” when they were told the severely tilted tower of St James’ Church in the village could be forced to close if its flooring was not fixed. Mr Hine, who is part of the […]
Bridget Phillipson said mental health support in schools will make a “huge difference” to tackling the crisis of young people neither working nor learning, as almost half of all schools and colleges in England now have access to mental health support teams. More than a million young people are not in employment, education or training, known as Neets. Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn warned the crisis has “no easy solutions” as he published a […]
Phone chargers sold online by major retailers such as Amazon, B&Q and eBay can electrocute users and explode, a watchdog has warned. Which? bought 15 USB phone chargers from seven online marketplaces and tested them to determine whether they were safe and legal to sell in the UK, finding that nine were so badly manufactured that anyone using them was at risk of receiving an electric shock. It bought the nine chargers from Amazon, including […]
The poorest families with children need to spend 85% of their disposable income to afford a healthy diet, according to an annual report. Healthier food is nearly twice as expensive per calorie as less healthy alternatives, with foods high in fat, salt and sugar being the only group to have seen a price drop in the last year, the Food Foundation’s Broken Plate report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, said. Protein foods saw the largest […]
A man is set to appear in court charged with attempted murder over a stabbing attack following a night of violence in Belfast. Some people were forced to flee their homes and multiple cars and homes were set alight in the disorder on Tuesday which followed Monday’s knife attack in the north of the city. The 30-year-old accused, who is Sudanese, is also charged with possession of an article with a blade or point in […]
Thomas Tuchel says England cannot win the World Cup if they obsess about the role of Jude Bellingham or any other star. The back-to-back European Championship finalists arrive in North America among the favourites to triumph on the global stage 60 years after Sir Alf Ramsey led the nation to glory. England possess some of the game’s biggest names, but Tuchel has repeatedly stressed any chance of success rests on building a cohesive unit rather than squeezing in […]
The victim of the Belfast knife attack has sustained significant injuries to his eyes while his alleged attacker had leave to remain in the UK having travelled to Northern Ireland from Dublin, police said. The suspect, a Sudanese man in his 30s, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the assault on Monday night. As well as the eye injuries, the victim also sustained slash wounds to his face and back, police said. Police Service of […]
The Nottingham stabbings, the Southport attack and Manchester Arena bombing could have been stopped if public authorities did not fear being called racist, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader made the claim as she announced her party would seek to abolish a duty for teachers, nurses and police officers to consider protected characteristics enshrined in equality law as they undertake their day-to-day jobs. The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) requires all public sector workers to consider how […]
An electrician who stabbed a judge’s daughter to death in a frenzied rage before blowing up their home in a gas explosion has been jailed for life. Clifton George, 45, killed his partner Annabel Rook, 46, by stabbing her 31 times during a row at their east London home after she had said they should end their 10-year relationship. In the aftermath of the killing, George started a fire in the basement in order to cause a gas […]
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