Violence breaks out after discovery of dead fox during New Year’s Day hunt
Police are investigating after violence broke out between pro and anti hunt groups - following the discovery of a dead FOX. There were angry exchanges between the opposing groups following the death of the animal, which is believed to have been killed by hounds during a New Year's Day hunt. The Silverton Hunt has denied breaking the law, and said that the saboteurs attacked one of their followers after the fox was killed "accidentally." The incident led to angry confrontations...
NHS Crisis – Hospitals delay non-urgent operations
The NHS crisis shows no signs of improving, as non-urgent operations are to be pushed back until the end of January. Winter pressure of the NHS has meant that services have been severely stretched. The NHS needs to focus on emergency care, and has no option but to delay non-urgent care. The winter period is always tough for the NHS, with the numbers of people with Flu related illnesses, adding to the, already huge, patient numbers. Many people will be...
Restaurant Review: Monmouth Kitchen
Unlike so many fusty, windowless hotel dining rooms we’ve become so accustomed to, Radisson Blu Edwardian’s ‘Kitchen’ restaurants (other than the Michelin feted fine dining temples) are a rare breed that you might actually fancy visiting for dinner, even if you’re not conveniently staying upstairs. Part of the group's Covent Garden hotel, Monmouth Kitchen opened last year, following the success of May Fair Kitchen (sic), followed by Leicester Square Kitchen earlier this year. With its own separate entrance on Monmouth...
Gang who took Vietnamese girls from care & forced them to work in nail bars have become the first in Britain to be found guilty of child slavery charges
A gang who took Vietnamese girls from care and forced them to work in nail bars have become the first in Britain to be found guilty of child slavery charges. Viet Hoang Nguyen, known as Ken, 29, and his 23-year-old wife Giang Huong Tran, known as Susan, were caught following a UK-wide police investigation. A third member of the gang, Thu Huong Nguyen, 48, known as Jenny, was also found guilty of forced labour charges. They were arrested after police...
Police called in after chef receives death threats for boasting on Facebook about spiking a vegan group’s food with cheese
Police were called in yesterday (Tue) after a chef received death threats for boasting on Facebook about "spiking" a vegan diner's food - with CHEESE. Italian-born Laura Goodman told how she took her revenge after a group booked a table at her Carlini restaurant on Saturday night (30/12). Goodman claims she "spent hours" preparing a special menu for the party, but lost her rag when one of them ordered a Margarita pizza topped with mozzarella, which is not vegan-friendly. In...
Homeless man who spoke out against fraudsters posing as beggars to swindle cash from wellwishers died as a result of drug abuse, an inquest heard
A homeless man who spoke out against fraudsters posing as beggars to swindle cash from wellwishers died as a result of drug abuse, an inquest heard. Simon Van Der Hoek, 50, died on December 17 in hospital after being found with sepsis and gangrene following an injury to his leg three weeks before. He was transferred by ambulance to hospital for a leg amputation, but died before the operation could be done. Mr Van Der Hoek, who was registered to...
Ex Manchester City star racially abused a police officer & urinated in a patrol car after being stopped for drink-driving
Former England football star and TV pundit Trevor Sinclair racially abused a police officer and urinated in a patrol car after being stopped for drink-driving, a court heard. The 44-year-old former Manchester City winger was initially arrested for drink driving after giving a reading of 72 micrograms in 100ml of breath - double the 35 micrograms limit. The BBC pundit asked an officer if he was being arrested because he was black before urinating in a police car. Sinclair, a...
This speech on Europe is going viral for all the right reasons
A video of a speech in the European Parliament by Spanish MEP Esteban Gonzales Pons is going viral on social media. The rousing talk highlights the problems currently being faced on the continent, highlighting the importance of unity in a time of great instability. He said: "Europe is currently bound to the North by populism and to the South by refugees drowned in the sea. "To the East by Putin's tanks, to the West by the Trump Wall. "In the past...
Film Review: Jupiter’s Moon
Perhaps unsurprisingly, refugees and migration have been popular topics with filmmakers in recent years. Indeed, over the last 12 months there have been a number of excellent projects, notably The Other Side of Hope and Human Flow, which have reflected upon the struggles and experiences of migrant travellers. With Jupiter’s Moon, Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó creatively attempts to add to this discourse. The film opens on the border between Serbia and Hungry, where a number of Syrian refugees are trying...