Author: James Martin
Disabled man is left stranded on platform and told to wait for HOURS after his train was cancelled half-way through journey – and staff refused to help him for ‘health and safety’ reasonsWheelchair user Chris Nicholson stranded on train platform in Milton KeynesThe lift was out of service, as were the toilets on the hottest day of the yearStation staff refused to help Chris up the steps due to ‘health and safety’ reasons Chris was eventually forced to drag himself and his wheelchair up the stairs Incident sparked outrage with many venting at ‘ableist’ Avanti West Coast trainsBy Walter Finch For Mailonline…
The source of that pandemic has been debated by historians for centuries, but the inscribed tombstones — some of which referred to a mysterious pestilence — and genetic material from bodies exhumed from two grave sites that date back to the 13th century have provided some concrete answers to this long-standing question. Researchers first excavated the burial sites in the 1880s. The tombstone inscriptions, written in the Syriac language, were painstakingly reexamined in 2017 by historian Phil Slavin, an associate professor at the University of Stirling in Scotland. He noticed that of the 467 burials that were precisely dated, a…
Schoolchildren who call themselves transgender are going through ‘nothing more than a phase’, says Tory MP as he urges schools to ‘push back’ against trans campaignersNick Fletcher has sent letters to each school in his South Yorkshire constituencyHe insisted a ‘transgender lifestyle’ is being glamorised in books and in mediaThe MP once claimed young men being turned to crime as Dr Who is a woman By Tom Pyman For Mailonline Published: 04:22 EDT, 18 June 2022 | Updated: 04:43 EDT, 18 June 2022 A Tory MP says schoolchildren who call themselves transgender are going through ‘nothing more than a phase’ as…
With Britain enjoying some of the hottest days of this year, drivers have been warned of several items that should never be left inside of a car when temperatures soar. These include soft drink cans and sun cream.Motorists across the UK got to enjoy a mini heatwave this week with temperatures soaring above 30 degrees in some places.And with summer officially starting in three days, drivers have now been warned about items that could pose a safety risk if left unattended inside a vehicle.A spokesperson for Select Car Leasing said: “When the sun’s energy enters the car and begins to…
A banner declaring “Glory to Ukraine” has appeared at the King’s College Chapel at the University of Cambridge.The sign of support, which reads “Slava Ukraini”, appeared alongside the country’s flag, and was tied between two spires of the church.King’s College suggested the instalment would be removed from the 80ft historic building, but shared its concern for the those impacted by Russia’s war in Ukraine.A spokesman said:The King’s community is appalled by the suffering and loss of life inflicted by the Russian military across Ukraine in recent months, and the disastrous effect the hostilities are having on the lives of thousands…
On Saturday night, IBF and WBC champion Artur Beterbiev will attempt to further unify the light heavyweight championship when he faces WBO titleholder Joe Smith Jr at Madison Square Garden.However, when Beterbiev sets foot inside the squared circle in New York City, he will do so with the shadow of a murderous tyrant looming over him.For years, the Chechen-born boxer considered by many to be the world’s best active light heavyweight has maintained a friendly relationship with Ramzan Kadyrov, the dictator at the helm of Russia’s Chechnya region and ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Kadyrov has been accused of…
Amazon is likely to run out of prospective workers for its US warehouses by the year 2024, according to an internal memo that was leaked to Recode. The memo contained internal research from 2021 that predicted a looming labor crisis for the e-commerce giant that would hit some areas faster than others. For example, it estimated that Amazon would exhaust its labor supply in Phoenix, Arizona by the end of 2021 and in California’s Inland Empire by the end of 2022. It calculated the available pool of workers using factors like income levels and proximity to current or planned Amazon…
Placeholder while article actions loadZilingo Pte was until recently a rising star in the world of fashion e-commerce, and its glamorous leader Ankiti Bose was a model young achiever. But in less than three months, the Singapore-based company has become a dumpster fire threatening to consume its sacked chief executive. The Indian-born co-founder says she’s still trying to figure out why she was removed from the Singapore-based startup by shareholders, including Sequoia Capital India, the largest. “I just turned 30,” she told the Straits Times in a video interview. “This is my life, this is my reputation.”Bose is right to fear for her…
(CNN) — As her plane began its descent into the Seychelles on October 6, 2019, Ugandan-American travel influencer Jessica Nabongo peered out of the window, preparing herself for the momentous occasion about to take place.Not only was she about to become a member of a prestigious club made up of the very few people who’ve traveled to every country in the world, she’d be the first Black woman to have documented doing so.Nabongo was accompanied by 28 of her friends and family, who had flown in to travel on that last flight with her.It had taken more than 450 flights…
According to the White House, the first two Operation Fly Formula flights brought in 170,000 pounds of Gerber and Alfamino formulas. Subsequent announcements have included 300,000 pounds of two kinds of formula manufactured in the UK by Kendamil, 380,000 pounds of Bubs brand infant formula from Australia and 110,000 pounds of a formula made in Germany by Nestle called Nan Supreme Pro. Taken together, that’s 960,000 pounds of infant formula, enough to make 11.4 million 8-ounce bottles. That’s a sizable amount, but how far will that formula really go toward filling America’s bare store shelves? One way to answer that…