#coronavirus-lockdown

[ follow ]
www.theguardian.com
4 months ago
Mental health

Hostile environment' caused immense distress in black Caribbeans, study finds

The UK's hostile environment policies had a worse effect on the mental health of black Caribbean people than the coronavirus lockdown had on the wider population.
Psychological distress among black Caribbeans increased after the implementation of the Immigration Act in 2014 and the Windrush scandal in 2017. [ more ]
#years
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Ex-MP Paul Clark jailed after distributing child abuse images

A former Labour MP has been jailed for more than two years after he downloaded and distributed images of children as young as three being raped.Paul Clark, 66, who represented his home town of Gillingham, Kent, in parliament, had more than 1,000 images and movie clips across five electronic devices that showed serious acts of abuse.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Solomon Parker III is ready to fill these 'Kinky Boots'

From left: Alex De Bard, Solomon Parker III and Vincent Kempski in "Kinky Boots" at Olney Theatre Center.When director Jason Loewith and the Olney Theatre Center brass put together the budget for a revival of "Kinky Boots," the 2012 pop musical featuring songs by Cyndi Lauper, funds were set aside for several out-of-town actors to round out the cast.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Father of obese teenager found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence

A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of his obese teenage daughter who was found dead in squalor.Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions described as unfit for any animal, in soiled clothing and bed linen, following her death at the family home in Newtown, Powys, Wales, in October 2020.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Disabled girl, 16, died surrounded by her own filth' as judge jails parents

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A mother and father who killed their morbidly obese daughter after leaving her bed-ridden in squalor have been jailed.Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions described as unfit for any animal, in soiled clothing and bed linen, following her death at the family home in Newtown, Powys, in October 2020.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Parents jailed for killing morbidly obese disabled teenage daughter

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A mother and father who killed their morbidly obese daughter after leaving her bed-ridden in squalor have been jailed.Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions described as unfit for any animal, in soiled clothing and bed linen, following her death at the family home in Newtown, Powys, in October 2020.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Queen Consort joined by her rescue dogs on visit to Lacock

The Queen Consort was greeted by her beloved rescue dogs as she visited the picturesque Wiltshire village of Lacock.Camilla arrived at St Cyriac's Church to see Beth and Bluebell, her Jack Russell terriers, waiting outside along with well-wishers and local residents on Wednesday.She first visited the church, which has been a centre of Christian worship since at least the late 12th century and has 900 parishioners.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Ex-MP Paul Clark jailed after distributing child abuse images

A former Labour MP has been jailed for more than two years after he downloaded and distributed images of children as young as three being raped.Paul Clark, 66, who represented his home town of Gillingham, Kent, in parliament, had more than 1,000 images and movie clips across five electronic devices that showed serious acts of abuse.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Solomon Parker III is ready to fill these 'Kinky Boots'

From left: Alex De Bard, Solomon Parker III and Vincent Kempski in "Kinky Boots" at Olney Theatre Center.When director Jason Loewith and the Olney Theatre Center brass put together the budget for a revival of "Kinky Boots," the 2012 pop musical featuring songs by Cyndi Lauper, funds were set aside for several out-of-town actors to round out the cast.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Father of obese teenager found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence

A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of his obese teenage daughter who was found dead in squalor.Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions described as unfit for any animal, in soiled clothing and bed linen, following her death at the family home in Newtown, Powys, Wales, in October 2020.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Disabled girl, 16, died surrounded by her own filth' as judge jails parents

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A mother and father who killed their morbidly obese daughter after leaving her bed-ridden in squalor have been jailed.Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions described as unfit for any animal, in soiled clothing and bed linen, following her death at the family home in Newtown, Powys, in October 2020.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Parents jailed for killing morbidly obese disabled teenage daughter

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A mother and father who killed their morbidly obese daughter after leaving her bed-ridden in squalor have been jailed.Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions described as unfit for any animal, in soiled clothing and bed linen, following her death at the family home in Newtown, Powys, in October 2020.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Queen Consort joined by her rescue dogs on visit to Lacock

The Queen Consort was greeted by her beloved rescue dogs as she visited the picturesque Wiltshire village of Lacock.Camilla arrived at St Cyriac's Church to see Beth and Bluebell, her Jack Russell terriers, waiting outside along with well-wishers and local residents on Wednesday.She first visited the church, which has been a centre of Christian worship since at least the late 12th century and has 900 parishioners.
moreyears
#back
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
London

Met police officer cleared over Tasering that left man paralysed

A police officer has been cleared of unlawfully inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man who was left paralysed after the officer Tasered him.PC Imran Mahmood, 36, Tasered Jordan Walker-Brown during a patrol on 4 May 2020, in the early part of the first coronavirus lockdown, in Haringey, north London.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Police officer found not guilty of GBH on tasered man left paralysed

A police officer has been cleared of unlawfully inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man who was left paralysed after he tasered him.Pc Imran Mahmood, 36, tasered Jordan Walker-Brown during a patrol in the early months of the first coronavirus lockdown on May 4 2020.Mr Walker-Brown, who was 23 at the time, was left with catastrophic injuries after hitting his head on the pavement and breaking his back.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Jury out in case of police officer who left man paralysed after tasering him

A jury has been sent out to consider its verdict in the trial of a police officer accused of unlawfully leaving a man paralysed from the waist down after tasering him.Pc Imran Mahmood, 36, is charged with unlawfully inflicting grievous bodily harm on Jordan Walker-Brown during a patrol in the early months of the first coronavirus lockdown on May 4 2020.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Mother who caused death of daughter overwhelmed' during pandemic, court told

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A mother who killed her 16-year-old disabled daughter through neglect and negligence became gradually overwhelmed and unable to cope during the Covid-19 pandemic, a court was told.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Restaurant owner excited to open doors on Christmas Day to spread joy

A Belfast restaurant owner has described his excitement about opening on Christmas Day and bringing joy to those who might otherwise be lonely.Luthfur Ahmed said he is particularly pleased to open this Christmas after a coronavirus lockdown prevented him from doing so last year.He has opened the Bengal Brasserie on the Ormeau Road on Christmas Day since 2016, with the exception of during the pandemic.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
London

Met police officer cleared over Tasering that left man paralysed

A police officer has been cleared of unlawfully inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man who was left paralysed after the officer Tasered him.PC Imran Mahmood, 36, Tasered Jordan Walker-Brown during a patrol on 4 May 2020, in the early part of the first coronavirus lockdown, in Haringey, north London.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Police officer found not guilty of GBH on tasered man left paralysed

A police officer has been cleared of unlawfully inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man who was left paralysed after he tasered him.Pc Imran Mahmood, 36, tasered Jordan Walker-Brown during a patrol in the early months of the first coronavirus lockdown on May 4 2020.Mr Walker-Brown, who was 23 at the time, was left with catastrophic injuries after hitting his head on the pavement and breaking his back.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Jury out in case of police officer who left man paralysed after tasering him

A jury has been sent out to consider its verdict in the trial of a police officer accused of unlawfully leaving a man paralysed from the waist down after tasering him.Pc Imran Mahmood, 36, is charged with unlawfully inflicting grievous bodily harm on Jordan Walker-Brown during a patrol in the early months of the first coronavirus lockdown on May 4 2020.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Mother who caused death of daughter overwhelmed' during pandemic, court told

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A mother who killed her 16-year-old disabled daughter through neglect and negligence became gradually overwhelmed and unable to cope during the Covid-19 pandemic, a court was told.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Restaurant owner excited to open doors on Christmas Day to spread joy

A Belfast restaurant owner has described his excitement about opening on Christmas Day and bringing joy to those who might otherwise be lonely.Luthfur Ahmed said he is particularly pleased to open this Christmas after a coronavirus lockdown prevented him from doing so last year.He has opened the Bengal Brasserie on the Ormeau Road on Christmas Day since 2016, with the exception of during the pandemic.
moreback
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Care home fined 20,000 over death of pensioner who drank cleaning solution

A care home has been fined 20,000 for breaking health and safety laws after a resident died from drinking sanitiser during the coronavirus lockdown.David Fyfe, 90, had dementia and lived in Tigh-Na-Muirn residential home in Dundee but on May 27, 2020 he ingested cleaning liquid and died four days later.
#opportunity
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Charity sets up Wall of Reflection where people can remember loved ones

A 10-foot long Wall of Reflection, where people can write and share memories of loved ones who have died, has been set up on London's South Bank.The London Wall of Reflection, set up by end of life charity Marie Curie, has been unveiled ahead of the third anniversary of the first coronavirus lockdown on Thursday.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Review: In Difficult Grace,' a Cellist Moves Beyond Classical Confines

The cellist Seth Parker Woods presented an evening-long, multimedia program titled Difficult Grace Saturday evening at the 92nd Street Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall.It was the full staging's world premiere, but, as Woods remarked, he had premiered a nucleus version in February 2020 in Seattle; the coronavirus lockdown gave him the opportunity to rework his concept into its current form.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Charity sets up Wall of Reflection where people can remember loved ones

A 10-foot long Wall of Reflection, where people can write and share memories of loved ones who have died, has been set up on London's South Bank.The London Wall of Reflection, set up by end of life charity Marie Curie, has been unveiled ahead of the third anniversary of the first coronavirus lockdown on Thursday.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Review: In Difficult Grace,' a Cellist Moves Beyond Classical Confines

The cellist Seth Parker Woods presented an evening-long, multimedia program titled Difficult Grace Saturday evening at the 92nd Street Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall.It was the full staging's world premiere, but, as Woods remarked, he had premiered a nucleus version in February 2020 in Seattle; the coronavirus lockdown gave him the opportunity to rework his concept into its current form.
moreopportunity
#manslaughter
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

The tragic end of Kaylea Titford and her dad's excuse for leaving her in squalor

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Kaylea Titford's living conditions before she died have been called truly horrific, in a court case that has shocked all those involved.The 16-year-old was found dead in a bed unfit for any animal, in soiled clothing and linen, at the family home in Newtown, Powys, Wales.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Parents who killed 22-stone daughter to be sentenced on TV

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A mother and father are to be sentenced for killing their 16-year-old disabled daughter in what will be the first court hearing in Wales to be televised.Kaylea Titford, who suffered from spina bifida, was found dead at her home in Newtown, Powys, in October 2020 after her parents allowed her to become morbidly obese.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Morbidly obese girl, 16, died in conditions unfit for an animal', court hears

A teenage girl who died after becoming morbidly obese over lockdown and lived in conditions unfit for any animal was seriously neglected by her parents, a court has been told.Kaylea Titford, 16, weighed 22 stone and 13 lbs, with a body mass index of 70, when she died in October 2020 at her home in Newtown, Powys, Wales.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

The tragic end of Kaylea Titford and her dad's excuse for leaving her in squalor

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Kaylea Titford's living conditions before she died have been called truly horrific, in a court case that has shocked all those involved.The 16-year-old was found dead in a bed unfit for any animal, in soiled clothing and linen, at the family home in Newtown, Powys, Wales.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Parents who killed 22-stone daughter to be sentenced on TV

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A mother and father are to be sentenced for killing their 16-year-old disabled daughter in what will be the first court hearing in Wales to be televised.Kaylea Titford, who suffered from spina bifida, was found dead at her home in Newtown, Powys, in October 2020 after her parents allowed her to become morbidly obese.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Morbidly obese girl, 16, died in conditions unfit for an animal', court hears

A teenage girl who died after becoming morbidly obese over lockdown and lived in conditions unfit for any animal was seriously neglected by her parents, a court has been told.Kaylea Titford, 16, weighed 22 stone and 13 lbs, with a body mass index of 70, when she died in October 2020 at her home in Newtown, Powys, Wales.
moremanslaughter
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Matt Hancock aide criticised Dominic Cummings in expletive-laden tirade

Dominic Cummings was criticised by one of Matt Hancock's aides in an expletive-laden WhatsApp tirade, according to new leaked messages.The messages are among the latest set of WhatsApp correspondence to emerge from the leak of more than 100,000 messages by the journalist Isabel Oakeshott to the Daily Telegraph.
#queen-elizabeth-ii
www.dw.com
1 year ago
UK news

UK economy contracts amid recession fears DW 11/11/2022

Economic output shrank by 0.2% in the third quarter, with economists fearing a protracted recession.It is the first drop in UK GDP since the first coronavirus lockdown in early 2021.Data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday showed economic output shrank by a total of 0.2% in the third quarter, with the British economy shrinking by 0.6% in September alone.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
UK news

UK economy contracts amid reccesion fears DW 11/11/2022

20 minutes ago20 minutes ago Economic output shrank by 0.2% in the third quarter, with economists fearing a protracted recession.It is the first drop in UK GDP since the first coronavirus lockdown in early 2021.Data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday showed economic output shrank by 0.2% in the third quarter, with the British economy shrinking by 0.6% in September alone.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
UK news

UK economy contracts amid recession fears DW 11/11/2022

Economic output shrank by 0.2% in the third quarter, with economists fearing a protracted recession.It is the first drop in UK GDP since the first coronavirus lockdown in early 2021.Data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday showed economic output shrank by a total of 0.2% in the third quarter, with the British economy shrinking by 0.6% in September alone.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
UK news

UK economy contracts amid reccesion fears DW 11/11/2022

20 minutes ago20 minutes ago Economic output shrank by 0.2% in the third quarter, with economists fearing a protracted recession.It is the first drop in UK GDP since the first coronavirus lockdown in early 2021.Data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday showed economic output shrank by 0.2% in the third quarter, with the British economy shrinking by 0.6% in September alone.
morequeen-elizabeth-ii
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Burnham: Mayors could give Scotland's cities a stronger voice

Local champions are required across Scotland's communities in order to deliver important change, Scottish Labour has said.
[ Load more ]