Author Archives: OP King

Image copyrightPAImage captionIan Paterson is serving a 20-year sentence for wounding patients Former patients of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson are being asked to get in touch with an inquiry into his malpractice. Paterson was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent in April and was jailed for 15 years. This was increased toContinue reading “Ian Paterson: Breast cancer patients asked to contact inquiry”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionDefra has said that the outbreak, which is the largest in England this year, wont lead to a cull of the birds. An illness which led to the death of dozens of the Queen’s swans in Windsor has been confirmed as bird flu, Defra has said. More than 30 of the swansContinue reading “Windsor Swans: Bird flu confirmed in Queen’s flock”

Image captionNorthamptonshire County Council overspent by £43m Northamptonshire County Council has said it is in financial trouble and is banning all new spending, raising questions about the financial health of local authorities across England. Analysis by the BBC England Data Unit has found that around one in every three local authorities spent more on servicesContinue reading “Council budgets: One in three spent more than planned”

Image copyrightLEICESTER CITY COUNCILImage captionLee Williamson said he pulled in to a bus stop to give a homeless man clothes, food, and to chat to him A man who was fined after he pulled into a bus stop on Christmas Day to help a homeless man is to have his penalty cancelled by Leicester’s mayor.Continue reading “Driver who helped homeless man has fine overturned”

Image copyrightPAImage captionHedgehogs live in hedgerows and gardens Hedgehogs are continuing to decline in the UK, according to a new report. Surveys by citizen scientists show hedgehog numbers have fallen by about 50% since the turn of the century. Conservation groups say they are particularly concerned about the plight of the prickly creatures in ruralContinue reading “Hedgehog numbers ‘down by half’, warn wildlife groups”

Image copyrightPOUNDLANDImage captionPoundland has been told that the ads must not appear again in their current form A Poundland ad campaign that featured innuendo and depictions of sexual acts has been deemed “irresponsible” by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The pre-Christmas social media posts featured a “naughty” toy elf and were published on Twitter andContinue reading “Poundland ‘naughty’ elf ad deemed ‘irresponsible’ by regulator”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Spending just 10 minutes a day talking to people with dementia about their interests or family could help improve their quality of life, according to a study. Researchers carried out a nine-month trial in 69 care homes in England. One-to-one interaction, combined with personalised care, significantly reduced the residents’ anger and agitation,Continue reading “Daily chats improve lives of people with dementia, study says”

Image copyrightPAImage captionMr Gormley’s contract was due to expire at the end of this year The chief constable of Police Scotland has resigned with immediate effect. Phil Gormley had been on special leave since September amid a series of ongoing investigations into claims of gross misconduct. The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc) is currentlyContinue reading “Police Scotland chief constable quits”

Image copyrightPETER MACDIARMID/LNPImage captionJohn Worboys was jailed in 2009 for a string of sex attacks on women in his taxi Two of John Worboys’ victims have been given the go ahead to challenge the decision to release him. The full judicial review hearing will take place in the High Court on 13 March and WorboysContinue reading “John Worboys: Victims ‘can challenge release decision’”

Image copyrightMERSEYSIDE POLICEImage captionJon Venables was 10 when he and Robert Thompson killed James Bulger Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, has been jailed for having indecent images of children for the second time. He admitted charges of making indecent images of children and one of having a “sickening” paedophile manual.Continue reading “James Bulger killer Jon Venables jailed over indecent images”