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“Frank was a national treasure who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of many people,” Frank Field Education Trust CEO Tom Quinn said. “One of his legacies will be our commitment to improving children’s life chances by ensuring social justice is achieved through excellence in education.” He added Lord Field’s …

Jonathan Lloyd-Ham, from the estate agents Fine and Country, said that after the church was converted into a house, “one single chap lived here, collected books and loved the fact that it was just a very quiet location to live in, very peaceful, completely surrounded by open fields and greenery”. …

Zane Gbangbola’s parents say he was killed by toxic gas from a former dump after the Thames flooded. Source link

Another woman, from Gloucestershire, who requested court transcripts for her daughter and asked not to be named to protect her right to anonymity, was initially charged more than £20,000, but successfully got this reduced to £2,000 after narrowing down the material she wanted. Source link

Video on social media shows two horses, one covered in blood, running through central London. Source link

Problems have been reported on services to Coventry via Birmingham International, Cross City, Hereford via Worcester, Shrewsbury via Telford, Walsall and Wolverhampton. At 08:30 GMT WMR said services were resuming, but warned passengers to expect “residual delays and cancellations until further notice”. It said tickets were being accepted with National …

Barry Halksworth’s wife says “you can’t get angry about something that has already happened”. Source link

“These spears were taken away during the first contact between Europeans and the first nations people of Australia,” said Noeleen Timbery, from the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council. “That contact’s always had a narrative as a one-sided story, so having tangible objects that have survived from that time can …

Another victim, Barry Flynn, 65, who has severe haemophilia, said contaminated blood has had a devastating impact on his family. The retired accountant, originally from Whickham, Gateshead, but now living near Wilmslow in Cheshire, was infected with hepatitis C from contaminated blood products in the 1980s. His younger brother Michael, …

Mr Smith married his current wife Marina Smith in 2020. She said: “I knew he was still grieving for his late wife, so I kind of accepted his quick temperedness, short fuse and being aggressive for things so trivial. “Then, as the years went on, he’d say to me: ‘I’m …

Louise Edwards was 12 when her father died after being infected with HIV from contaminated blood. Source link

Susan Wakeling found out she had hepatitis C 28 years after being infected by contaminated blood. Source link

The hospital says the safety of its parents and babies are its “utmost priority”. Source link

The family, who live in a 3 bedroom, semi-detached property, said their average quarterly bill would usually cost £200-£300. “Our bills have always been low so this one was a bit of a shock. Previously they’d always been manageable, fair and reasonable,” said Mrs Watson. “It was Christmas time and …

The court heard he was left bleeding from his hand following the earlier confrontation with Mr Nouri, an Iranian who had converted to Christianity, at their shared asylum seekers’ accommodation in Wharton Terrace. Speaking via an Arabic interpreter, Mr Alid recalled the moment before he repeatedly stabbed the pensioner, saying …

Emma Webber has urged the author of a graphic post in a police Whatsapp group to contact her. Source link

“We find when we are driving around that we try to miss [potholes], but as soon as you miss one, you’re hitting another, and they’re not just little holes, they are massive dents,” said Ms Griffiths. She has criticised the quality of road repairs, and adds ambulance crews warn each …

Adam Cunningham from Devon finishes the event by shuffling on his bottom. Source link

One of the pupils’ parents shared on social media a picture of their daughter’s lasagne, with a side of nachos and dough balls. However, according the report, the parent said their daughter had returned two hours later to find “her teacher had added extra components to her dish and moved …

Just over a week before her death, Genevieve was discharged from hospital to parents John Meehan and Katie Wheeler, and provided with an inhaler. She returned to the nursery on May 5 and 6 but on the afternoon of 9 May she was found unresponsive and blue by nursery nurse …