A Man was told he could go up and down steps despite having had his legs removed just months before and using a wheelchair, reports the Hackney Citizen. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted there was an error in the process by which a double amputee from Hackney was assessed as being fit to work and had his benefits reduced. Despite having had both his legs amputated just months earlier, Julius Holgate, 53, scored zero via the...
The controversial cuts to disability benefits was met with derision by many people in UK, and seemed a particularly cruel cut in austerity Britain. Many viewed it as an attack on the most vulnerable in society. Now MPs have said that the planned cuts should be delayed until the Government can define how the changes will help those desperately in need of benefits to survive. Wealthy Zac Goldsmth, and candidate for London Mayor, has been booted out of Richmond AID...
By Linda Marric Produced by Hollywood’s own “enfant terrible” of cinema Shia LaBeouf, LoveTrue is the highly anticipated second non-fiction feature by Bombay Beach director Alma Har’el. Israeli born Har’el, whose roots lie first and foremost in music videos and art installations, explores the broad idea of human love using an atmospheric mixture of present footage as well as imagined pasts and futures. The film is also a poetic piece which uses artful camerawork and reenacted sequences to tell touching...
Four teenage thugs who hurled a brick through a taxi window which hit an elderly woman passenger leaving her with a fractured skull, have walked free from court. The 77-year-old victim, who hasn't been named, was returning from a performance of 'The Sound of Music' with her husband when they were ambushed. But as the driver came to a junction, four yobs, aged between 15 and 17, leapt from behind trees and threw a brick at the vehicle. Shocking footage...
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, one of the highest ranking assistants to Donald Trump, has just made up a massacre to justify the ban on Muslims from Iraq. In a frightening interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews that aired last night she completely made up a terrorist attack committed by Iraqi refugees that never happened — the "Bowling Green Massacre". Joe Sonka was quick to point out the inaccuracies of her fictitious massacre, which she said "didn't get reported" under the Obama administration,...
Today an irate Sainsbury's shopper launched a scathing attack at his local store for having a fruit and vegetable selection "like a Third World country". Ray Houghton, 47, said that in this "day and age it's shocking" that the shelves have been left empty, adding that "with Donald Trump in power this might not be huge news, but it really isn't on". And he's not alone. As the vegetable crisis grips the nation it seems many people have been left bewildered at how extreme...
School children across the UK are celebrating that they can eat chips, loads of chips without having awful lettuce, cabbage, and courgettes stuffed into their gobs, due to a shortage from the EU. Tom, 7, from Aldershot has been snap chatting his mates pictures of chips, just loads and loads of chips, who have returned the favour. He said: "I over the fucking moon about this, I love the EU." Sarah, 8, said: “My Dad hates Europeans but my teacher...
This new mum sticks her neck out to care for her newborn baby giraffe, who proudly poses for the camera while being pictured for the first time. The month-old male can’t get enough of the attention as he’s groomed by mum Megara while onlookers admire him from outside their pen. The giraffe calf, who is yet to be named, was born at the Plackendael Zoo in Belgium last month. He already stands at 5ft 7″ tall and could reach a...
Paul Chalmers, 37 from Romford, has been labelling Satire articles fake news all over Facebook, because he heard Donald Trump mention it, while the US President was actually sharing fake news (ok alternative facts) with the world. An article with a headline that read “Emperor Trump holds first interview for Sith Lord apprentice” and was labelled ‘satire’ in the comments above article, over the article picture, and was also used as the name of the contributor. He wrote: “leftard fake...
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