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Month: July 2017

Donald Trump told to remove his children from the White House
America, ENGLISH

Donald Trump told to remove his children from the White House

    Donald Trump should remove his children from the presidential administration, a congressman from his own party has said. Representative Bill Flores of Texas said: I’m going out on a limb here but I would say I think it would be in the president’s best interest if he removed all his children from the White House. Not only Donald Trump [Jr], but Ivanka and Jared Kushner, the Republican politician told Texas TV station KBTX. Mr Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Mr Kushner both hold posts as his senior advisors. The advice comes after the release on Tuesday of an incendiary series of emails showing that Mr Trump Jr worked to arrange a meeting between Mr Kushner and a Russian lawyer who claimed to hold potentially incriminating material about Hillary Clinton. I do find iss...
Murder probe after man stabbed to death by two attackers on a moped in London
ENGLISH, London

Murder probe after man stabbed to death by two attackers on a moped in London

    A 31-year-old man has been stabbed to death by two attackers on a moped during an early-morning altercation in south-east London, police said. The victim was fatally wounded during a clash in which shots were also fired in King William Walk, Greenwich, the Metropolitan Police said. He had first been approached by the pair at 12.15am on Saturday. The assailants, both male, then fled the scene on the moped and emergency services arrived to find the man with stab injuries. Despite the efforts of the police and the London Ambulance Service, he was declared dead at the scene. The victim's next of kin have been informed, police said. Detectives have launched a murder investigation and said they retain an open mind as to the motive. With the killers still at large, anyone with in...
Two youths held on suspicion after east London acid attacks
ENGLISH, London

Two youths held on suspicion after east London acid attacks

    Witness appeal after spate of acid attacks in east London street robberies. A second arrest has been made by detectives investigating five linked acid attacks in east and north London late last night, Scotland Yard has confirmed. Hackney Road traffic light junction with Queensbridge Road... scene of first of five acid attacks. Picture: Google Officers called at an address this-morning where a 15-year-old youth was taken into custody on suspicion of GBH and robbery. It follows the earlier arrest of 16-year-old on suspicion of the same offences after being identified near the scene of one of the attacks by local authority CCTV operators. Both youths are in custody. This is a fast moving investigation and we have made two arrests today, Chief Insp Ben Clark said. These hideou...
Young man stabbed in Brick Lane
ENGLISH, London

Young man stabbed in Brick Lane

    The stabbing took place in Brick Lane this afternoon. A police investigation is underway after a young man was stabbed in Brick Lane this afternoon. The victim, who is believed to be in his late teens or early 20s, was knifed in the busy street at around 4.20pm. Police and paramedics were called to the scene and the victim was rushed to hospital. His condition is unknown.
Recovery Walk opens revised Drug and Alcohol Service
ENGLISH, London

Recovery Walk opens revised Drug and Alcohol Service

Service users took part in the official opening of the Reset Drug and Alcohol Services on a 'Recovery Walk' event on Monday 3 July. Previously, services were split across several points of contact but now anyone requiring help with their drug / alcohol use can access support from a single point of access. Divisional Director of Community Safety at Tower Hamlets Council, Ann Corbett and Marie Gabriel, Trust Chair of the NHS East London Foundation Trust opened the Reset Treatment Service at Beaumont House, Mile End Hospital. The recovery walk started outside Beaumont House and concluded at the Reset Recovery Support Service, 183 Whitechapel Road, where staff heard stories from clients on their recovery journey. Around 50 service users were in attendance throughout the day and visitors were a...
Pupils turn city school playground into a delicious fruit and vegetable garden
ENGLISH, London

Pupils turn city school playground into a delicious fruit and vegetable garden

Tower Hamlets pupils cooked up a veritable feast for their school community and special visitors, from produce they had grown for the official opening of their edible playground project. The children created canapes and dips from the fruit and vegetable garden they have cultivated themselves. Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, was on hand to open the edible playground spaces. He said: "Helping local children grow their own nutritious food can bring so many benefits to their health and well being and it was wonderful to see how enthusiastic and involved the children were in this project. I'm also happy to say it all tasted fantastic – a real tribute to their new found skills". Officially launched on Friday, the project is designed to provide schools in urban areas the opportunity to grow f...
Donald Trump in new sexism row as he praise about France first lady body shape
ENGLISH, Europe

Donald Trump in new sexism row as he praise about France first lady body shape

    It may have been meant as a compliment, but whether Brigitte Trogneux, the wife of French president, Emmanuel Macron, appreciated being told she was in 'such good shape' was a matter of conjecture. The Irish journalist posted a video on Twitter describing the incident as a "bizarre moment", but did not appear to have been offended by the remark even if others thought it was blatantly sexist. To add insult to injury he repeated the comment to Emmanuel Macron, the French President before turning back to Ms Trogneux and remarking beautiful. Matters were probably not helped by the US President then inflicting his now notorious "yank and grip" on her as well. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron his wife Brigitte Macron, are photogr...
Britain scorching 32C heat in next week
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Britain scorching 32C heat in next week

    Parts of Britain are set to bake as they emerge from this week's rainy weather with another spell of hot and humid temperatures. Highs are predicted to hit a scorching 32C with hot air expected to sweep across the country early next week. Sunshine and blue skies could then hold out into next month, with the Met Office forecasting prolonged dry and warm spells. Before then, temperatures will pick up over the weekend with 29C possible across southern Britain and 22C in the north. Scotland will remain under a cooler airmass keeping things cooler with highs of around 16C. The very far north could turn cooler overnight with clear skies allowing temperatures to nudge low single figures. However the rest of Britain is about to welcome another scorcher. The Met Office said highs o...
Five acid attacks in London within 90 mins
ENGLISH, London

Five acid attacks in London within 90 mins

    Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a spate of five acid attacks during street robberies across east London late last night all thought to be connected. The Home Office is considering tough new restrictions on corrosive substances after a new string of acid attacks in London, amid calls from one London MP for tougher sentences for possession of harmful acids. Overnight, a 16-year-old boy was arrested as police launched a major investigation into a series of acid attacks that took place in less than 90 minutes across east London on Thursday night, with one victim said to have suffered life-changing injuries. The Labour MP for East Ham, Stephen Timms, said carrying acid should be made an offence and suggested licensing the purchase of Sulphuric acid, l...
Brexit bill to cause constitutional clash with Scotland and Wales
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Brexit bill to cause constitutional clash with Scotland and Wales

    Theresa May appeared to be heading for an explosive constitutional clash over Brexit on Thursday, after the Scottish and Welsh governments said they could not support the great repeal bill the key proposals drawn up to extricate Britain from the EU. The historic legislation, formally known as the European Union (withdrawal) bill, came under sustained attack after it was published on Thursday, with MPs and human rights campaigners, as well as leaders in Edinburgh and Cardiff, dismissing it as a Westminster power grab. Just hours after the government published the 66-page bill that will repeal the European Communities Act of 1972, and bring decades of EU law on to the UK statute book, the Scottish and Welsh leaders, Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones, rejected it. Campaigners ...