Bath could become the first city in the UK to introduce a ‘tourist tax’, in line with a model common in European cities
Bath could become the first city in the UK to introduce a tourist tax, in line with a model common in European cities. Tourists have flocked to the Georgian spa city for centuries in order to visit the Roman baths and famous abbey - but plans have been drawn up to charge visitors an extra £1 per night, which would be put back into the community. The plans, proposed by Bath and North East Somerset Council, will be put to...
NHS crisis: Pneumonia patient transferred to hospital in smoke-filled taxi
A pneumonia patient was transferred to hospital in the back of a smoke-filled taxi, TLE can exclusively reveal today as the NHS crisis continues to grip the nation. Adam Turner, from Middlesbrough, dialled 111 after waking up short of breath and gasping for air. After explaining his symptoms – that he'd just finished a seven-day course of antibiotics for a severe chest infection and that he has asthma - he was told he needed urgent help but that an ambulance...
Earliest fossil evidence of moths dating back 200 million years to the time of the dinosaurs uncovered
The remains of primitive moths dating back to the time of the dinosaurs 200 million years ago have been dug up in northern Germany. Experts say they are the earliest fossilised evidence of the insects, and shed fresh light on their evolution - and also that of their butterfly relatives. About 70 wing scales and fragments - some beautifully preserved - were discovered in a drilled core of rocks dating back to the Triassic-Jurassic boundary. It makes them 10 million...
Why SMEs should consider key person insurance cover
The death or long-term illness of a key person in any small or medium-sized enterprise is likely to have a serious impact, even if it’s only short term. Any amount of time without a key player can have a considerable impact on the profitability of the business. Most SMEs have at least one person whose loss would cause significant disruption to the business and may even contribute to the business’s collapse. Here’s how losing a key employee could affect your...
Ex-Lib Dem leader Tim Farron admits he regrets saying gay sex isn’t a sin
Tim Farron has admitted that he lied to the public during the 2017 general election campaign, when he was asked if he believed gay sex was sinful. His answer to the question was “we are all sinners” to avoid his real feelings on the issue. Now Mr Farron has admitted to a Christian radio station that he felt pressured into dodging the question He told the radio show: "The bottom line is of course I did. And there are things...
Police officer avoids jail for downloading child abuse images ‘of the worst kind’ after judge admits he is ‘impressed’ by guilty plea
A disgraced police officer caught with indecent images of children "of the worst kind" has AVOIDED jail - after a judge told him he was "impressed" with his guilty plea. James Duffield, 34, downloaded hundreds of pictures of children as young as four-years-old being abused while working for West Midlands Police. A court heard how officers raided his home after an intelligence-led operation and recovered two laptops containing sick images and movies in August last year. The dad-of-two previously admitted...
Jail for stalker who blew kisses at schoolgirl, 13, in groundbreaking legal case
A 43-year-old creep who blew kisses at a schoolgirl before following her home has been jailed for stalking - in what police believe is a legal first. Bahram Hekmat pulled up at the bus stop where the 13-year-old was waiting to get home from school, and beckoned for her to get in his car. The terrified girl boarded a 279 bus in Enfield, north London, but Hekmat followed the bus and parked when it stopped. Hekmat continued blowing kisses at...
Hunter won’t face charges despite being caught on camera ‘hitting protester SEVENTEEN TIMES with her crop’
A rider with a hunt caught on camera whipping a protester with her crop SEVENTEEN TIMES could face a private prosecution after police said she wouldn't be charged. Shocking footage of the incident went viral in November after it appeared to show the rider whipping the saboteur who had grabbed her horse's reins. Cries of 'Let go!' and 'Get off the horse!' can be heard, while others shouted for the woman to stop using her mount 'as a weapon' in...
80 yr old epileptic man left on trolley for 36hrs- Ashworth confronts Hunt with reality of NHS crisis
In an opposition day motion on the NHS crisis, the shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth praised the hard work of NHS staff in the House of Commons and pressed the Health Secretary on “a winter crisis even worse than last year." MPs from around the country told horrifying tales of cancelled operations, hospital closures, staff shortages and failures for patient outcomes. Jonathan Ashworth told how In a hospital ward in Pinderfields Hospital, west Yorkshire, patients were left lying on the...