Today’s very warm and your news is arriving fresh from InYourArea. Toys R Us stores have been shut for more than three years in the UK now, and Essex ‘s five locations – three in Essex and two on the … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 17.07.2021: Local news from Essex and Richmond
Happy Sunday. Today’s news comes from InYourArea. As pubs in the UK get ready to open as the national lockdown eases up, hyperlocal news portal InYourArea writes on the most popular public house names in the country. There are 547 … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 25.04.2021: Pub names and council games
Welcome to today’s news digest via Facebook. Ten thousand protesters converged on the centre of London yesterday to protest against the British government’s coronavirus lockdown and its drive to find a vaccine for the pandemic, with many turning out … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 30.08.2020: Pubs and protests
Lanark, UNITED KINGDOM VIJAY SHAH via STEPHEN JONES and Mirror A police force in Scotland have been condemned for excessive force after officers handcuffed a schoolboy with autism after he got into a fight with his brother in class, The Mirror newspaper reports. Twelve-year-old Colin Gow, who attends Lanark Grammar school in Lanark, got into a dispute with his older brother Keiran, aged 13 and also autistic. He allegedly hurled a plastic bottle at his brother which set off the fight, and was then subsequently handcuffed by police. Colin was said to have been left ‘distressed and sobbing’ after the … Continue reading AUTISTIC BOY HANDCUFFED: Police restrain 12-year-old after fight with own brother
Charlotte, UNITED STATES VIJAY SHAH via News Locker, Mirror Online and WSOCTV British newspaper The Daily Mirror reports today on a shocking video of students fighting at a high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The ‘brutal’ and ‘savage’ brawl led to the arrest of a 15-year-old pupil as well as the discovery of a set of brass knuckles by the school’s policing team after the fight took place, putting the school on lockdown. https://twitter.com/newslock_uknews/status/668027396210208768 The video footage shows the fight being broken up by a school police officer at Harding University High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. The officer is … Continue reading CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL FIGHT: Clash between American schoolchildren; officer caught on camera as police intervene
In warmer climes, the tree makes a good spot for idle chit-chat and outdoor picnics, not forgetting to mention its natural beauty and life-giving properties, but a Surrey primary school has given a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘tree of learning’, while honouring the nation’s Olympic legacy at the same time. Three years after London played host to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, with its spectacular opening and closing ceremonies masterfully organised by 28 Days Later and Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle, Epsom Primary & Nursery School has transformed one of the artificial oak trees used at London 2012 into … Continue reading OLYMPIC LEGACY: London 2012 ‘oak tree’ transformed into a primary school’s learning tool
The parents of a six-year old American schoolchild are up in arms against the child’s school after teachers punished the boy for being late to lessons, by making him eat his lunch behind a cardboard screen while forced to sit on a separate table from other children. Hunter Cmelo’s parents, from Grant’s Pass in Oregon, were running late when they managed to take the first-grader to Lincoln Elementary School, the local primary school in the town. Teachers there punished Hunter by seating him on an unoccupied bench with a folded piece of cardboard shielding him from the eyes of his schoolmates. A set of polystyrene cups with the letter ‘D’ … Continue reading LUNCHTIME PUNISHMENT: Oregon schoolchild forced to eat behind screen for lateness
By Vijay Shah I am a big Facebook addict, and while leisurely scrolling down my News Feed, often find posts from my friends or work colleagues that make me stop and think “hello, that looks interesting!”. It could be a beautiful picture or photo, or a well-thought out comment…or something hilarious. I usually subject my Facebook mates to a barrage of silly and humorous comment posts and statuses on a daily basis. Surprisingly they haven’t yet all unfriended me!. I saw this little beauty about a day ago, originally published by some funny jokes group I’m a member of, ” … Continue reading TECH SAVVY TEN-YEAR OLDS: A humorous Facebook picture
