uk incidents

There is an outbreak of severe childhood hepatitis in the UK. It seems to affect young children (under 6) and causes severe liver failure, at least one child has needed a hyper acute transplant. It is not attributable to covid vaccination as this is not a vaccinated group in the UK. It does not...

A school has been fined £35,000, after a group of schoolchildren had to be rescued by a mountain rescue team. One thirteen-year-old girl made her own way down the mountain in the dark. They had the wrong shoes and wrong clothing on. Daily Telegraph

"Right now, a CCTV camera inside the pen of an English farm is broadcasting a live feed, its owner determined to capture the fate of the UK's most controversial farm animal — Geronimo the alpaca. "Time is running out for Geronimo, who has twice tested positive for the potentially devastating...

A policeman has been shot and killed in the UK (the first such incident for several years). What's particularly bizarre about this is that the shooter was in custody in a police station at the time, with his hands cuffed behind him. He apparently retrieved a revolver hidden in his clothes (he...

Those charged with rape are normally identified. Not something I necessarily agree with although I might. It is complicated. Anyway it seems this time the name is not being shared. Apparently the Tories have known about this since Feb. Hopefully they have spent the last 5 months trying to get...

When I first heard about this I assumed that I had misheard or it was some kind of sick joke. :( https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/two-held-suspicion-murder-after-18250024?fbclid=IwAR0AfD7RveGoTwnkLnKtYZZ2f-0sk-sl8izXqxaHDtOsytMKHsim7xFFgO4 It seems that the officer saw the couple...

Conor Burns has resigned as trade minister after the standards watchdog said he should be receive a seven-day suspension from the Commons for attempting to intimidate a member of the public...

A huge fire has broken out at a university student accommodation block. Crowds of students have been evacuated from the building in Bradshawgate in Bolton and police have urged people to avoid the area. One witness said the fire was "climbing up" the building and "bubbling from the outside"...

In one of the most gruesome murder cases of recent times a couple from Sheffield, UK, have been found guilty of murdering their two eldest children, Tristan and Blake Barass. They have been given life of 35 years each. Sarah Barass had six children with her half brother, Brandon Machin. They...

BBC News: Reading Chick-fil-A outlet to close in LGBT rights row "A US fast-food chain will cease trading at its first UK outlet amid a row over donations to anti-LGBT groups. Gay rights campaigners called for a boycott of Chick-fil-A, which opened its first branch at The Oracle shopping...

xS016azj5uo Far-right arsonist sets himself on fire as he attempts to burn down synagogue (CNN, July 6, 2019) Terrorist folk singer who set fire to synagogue locked up in hospital indefinitely (ITV, July 5, 2019)

This is a little disturbing considering the recent murders in Pittsburgh. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-k-labour-party-anti-semitism-hate-crimes-investigation-1.4888813

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/05/26/right-wing-activist-tommy-robinson-reportedly-jailed-after-filming-outside-child-grooming-trial.html

Because that's how we do things. BBC News: Army called in to transport vital NHS staff to hospitals "The Army has been drafted in to help 200 NHS staff get to work in Edinburgh. Using 4x4 vehicles provided by the Ministry of Defence, Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service...

The man who carried out the latest terrorist attack in London has been charged: Man charged over Finsbury Park attack - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40381794 There was some confusion about the death but seems it is now being treated as murder.

All family members summoned to Buck House for an emergency meeting. Betty abdicating? Phil not long for us? Anyone? Bueller?

London Evening Standard: Harrods issues apology after disabled child barred from entering shop with wheelchair "Harrods today issued an apology after a woman complained her disabled son was banned from using his specially-adapted wheelchair in the shop. Michelle Wall claimed security staff...

Guardian article Allegedly, Shapps has been using a wiki sock to improve his wiki entry and, er, "modify" those of political opponents, including some Tory colleagues. Shome mishtake? How quickly dare the Tories divest themselves of this twat liability?

Do Brits really need a revolution? http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-29919083

[Home Secretary] Theresa May vows child abuse inquiry will take on the establishment UK Establishment Used Care Home Network Like an Amazon Order System for Children to Abuse

Joey Barton, an English soccer player with a controversial past, last night likened UKIP (recently successful anti-immigration political party) on a political question and answer show to the least ugly girl out of four (the others being the three main parties of British politics). You can see...

The British court system has said that Wakefield's co-author is to be exonerated from all defamation due to the actions of the GMC in striking his medical standing. There is no practical conclusion, as Walker-Smith retired in 2001, but the news article suggests that this may have a great...

Freely admitted upfront, I have only a cursory knowledge of UK politics. So, I really don't know the nuances of Paul Weston, and whether Brits consider him a qualified and serious candidate with a meaningful shot at the election, or nothing more than a rabble-rousing wedge candidate. Here's the...

Maybe this is taking energy independence a bit far:

Check out this footage of what the sea has done to the main railway line into Cornwall. The amazing thing (to me) is that engineers will be able to fix it, I have no doubt. Engineers are totally amazing. Let's hear it for engineers!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/farright-bnp-wish-members-a-white-christmas-in-racist-looking-greetings-card-9022775.html I'm pretty sure they don't mean the weather...

Who needs an AK47 when you've got people power? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21208674

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19635239 A wanted criminal made a non-emergency call to the police, reporting a burglary (which had not occurred). Two police officers were sent to the address, as is routine, and when they got there they were shot in a hail of bullets (some witnesses...

After 23 years of fighting for the truth, the families of the Hillsborough victims have finally been vindicated in the report published by an independant enquiry. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/12/hillsborough-disaster-police-coverup-revealed?intcmp=239 The full report can be...

Ok, so the tabloid feeding frenzy that was the John Terry racism trial is over.... Some interesting things to look at (even if you don't care about Terry or football...) http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jul/13/john-terry-cleared-anton-ferdinand The question i'm interested in is, even...