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Bee O'Brien

Unemployed man sets fire to jobcentre to get food in police custody

An unemployed man in Manchester has set fire to his local job centre in order to get a free meal, it has been reported. Bee O’Brien, 49, set fire to the customer services telephones after a row over his benefits at Moss Side job centre after he hadn’t eaten for three days. O’Brien said he set the phones ablaze so[Read More…]

Three good samaritans rescue man from train-tracks

Three good samaritans rescue man from train-tracks

A US man was rescued from the clutches of death thanks to three good samaritans it has emerged. Authorities said the man fell onto the tracks of Boston’s Orange Line at North Station at about 9pm local time on Wednesday. A video showed the man walking straight onto the tracks, where he remained motionless. Three people then jumped down and[Read More…]

Chris Burton

Giving with one hand…taking with the other: Council build tenant extra bedroom and then tax him for it

A UK council tenant is now hundreds of pounds in debt after Manchester council built him an extra bedroom in his home – without permission – and then slapped him with a bedroom tax. Chris Burton, of Gunson Street, in Miles Platting is suing the council after building up arrears since the benefits shake-up. The bedroom tax – which the[Read More…]

Josh Hadfield and his mum

Vaccine victim, 7, falls into mini-coma daily after swine flu jab

A young boy of 7 who developed narcolepsy because of the swine flu jab has been denied compensation because doctors said he was not ill enough. This is despite the fact that he sleeps 19 hours each day and is forced to take a cocktail of drugs to prevent himself from nodding off every five minutes. Josh Hadfield developed the[Read More…]

Private schools don’t have to subsidise poorer pupils but still get to keep charitable status

Private schools don’t have to subsidise poorer pupils but still get to keep charitable status

Private schools in the UK will no longer have to provide free or subsidised places for disadvantaged pupils thanks to new government legislation. Under previous guidelines, private schools were compelled to provide subsidies to those children who had achieved the best grades and were accepted by the school, but unable to afford the fees. However, despite the fact that they[Read More…]