Top cop to appear before misconduct panel over allegations he injured a fellow officer by hurling a stress ball at his throat
A top police boss is to be hauled before a misconduct panel over allegations he injured a fellow officer by hurling a stress ball at his throat. Essex Police's Deputy Chief Constable Matthew Horne is accused of throwing he rubber stress ball 'for no apparent reason' while in his office with two colleagues. The ball hit a junior officer in the throat and allegedly left him with a 'red mark' following the incident on an unknown date between October 2015...
England Cricketer Ben Stokes charged with affray
England cricketer Ben Stokes has been charged with affray, police said today (Mon). The 26-year-old all rounder has been charged along with two other men. A spokesman for the CPS said: "The CPS was passed a file of evidence by Avon & Somerset Police on November 29 2017 in relation to an incident of disorder in Bristol city centre. "Further material was subsequently received in late December. "Following a review of all the available evidence, the CPS has today (Mon...
Social worker suspended for saying vulnerable woman should be ‘hit with sledgehammer’
A social worker has been suspended for telling colleagues the best way to manage a woman with learning difficulties was to "hit her with a sledgehammer". Gawain Minney was banned from his profession after making the "cruel and discriminatory" jibe during a meeting with the woman's carer. A disciplinary panel heard he also suggested one way to manage the vulnerable woman, who is in her early 20s, was to "chuck her in a padded room." A Health and Care Professions...
Primark slammed for selling hotpants for babies
A shopper says she was left disgusted after she spotted Primark selling ''hotpants'' - for BABIES. The 23-year-old saw the £3.50 cut-off denim shorts aimed at children up to three months. The horrified customer said the "sick" denim shorts serve only to "sexualise" babies, and ought to be removed from sale immediately. "I just think they are sick. What on earth were Primark thinking?" said the unnamed woman, from St George in Bristol. She was so horrified by the garment...
Economists claim Britain will gain £651bn from “no deal” – whereas EU will LOSE £500bn
A pro-Brexit group of economists has claimed Britain will gain £651 billion from a "no deal", whereas the European Union will lose more than £500 billion. The Economists for Free Trade group - formerly known as Economists for Brexit - used a classic trade model to predict that GDP will spike by nine per cent, amounting to a one-off gain of £180 billion, if Britain leaves on March 29, 2019, without a deal. They predict the UK would make an additional...
Carillion collapse “could not have come at a worse time for the NHS” as essential services threatened
The imminent collapse of Carillion could not have come at a worse time for the NHS, according to Nursing Notes, with essential services threatened by the groups demise. Following several days of negotiations, the board of the NHS’s largest external contractor, Carillion, has said that it had “no choice but to take steps to enter into compulsory liquidation with immediate effect’’. Carillion employs around 20,000 people in the UK with around 8,000 of these working as subcontractors for the NHS....
Wheelchair users fuming after a £6 million library refurbishment left them with a lift – too small to fit in
Wheelchair users are still unable to use one of Britain’s busiest libraries after a £6million revamp – because the lifts are too small. Oxfordshire County Council forked out millions in taxpayer cash upgrading its flagship library but failed to install new lifts which can fit standard sized wheelchairs. Mum-of-three wheelchair user Suzi Horsley, 34, said it is ‘ridiculous’ she is unable to use the library, which is inside Oxford’s Westgate Shopping Centre. The council has blamed ‘demand in the construction...
Free school meal plan is a “cut disguised as a kindness”
The Government's free school meals plan threatens to leave children hungry and cut jobs, according to the union that represents school catering and lunchtime supervision staff. GMB has responded to the Department for Education’s consultation on free school meal entitlement under Universal Credit, saying the plans are a “cut disguised as a kindness.” The response casts doubt on the Government’s claim that more pupils will be entitled to free school meals than under the current system. The union’s analysis reveals that: Under...
How to Make: Creme Egg Cake by Georgia’s Cakes
Tying in with Blue Monday (today, 15th January) – allegedly the most depressing day of the year, according to an equation of factors including weather conditions, debt, failed new year’s resolutions and low motivational levels – Georgia Green of Georgia's Cakes has created a selection of uplifting cake recipes. Georgia’s Cakes was set up by Georgia Green in 2015, having trained at Le Cordon Bleu. Aiming to bring classical baking down to a level that everybody can utilise, Georgia’s Cakes...