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Dropping live lobsters and crabs into boiling water is set to be banned under sweeping animal welfare reforms unveiled on Monday.The strategy outlines that “live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” and commits to issuing guidance on humane alternatives for killing crustaceans.This prohibition follows legislation passed under the previous Conservative government in 2022, which recognised that crabs, lobsters, crayfish and octopuses are sentient creatures capable of experiencing pain.The measures form part of broader changes that will also outlaw trail hunting and potentially eliminate cages for laying hens and farrowing crates for pigs.The strategy outlines that ‘live boiling is not…
Zoe ConwayNews CorrespondentFamily tells the of the ongoing impact of botched insulationTony and Becs Wadley say they can’t spend Christmas at home after insulation installed under a government scheme has caused black mould in several rooms, and their asthmatic son can’t be inside the property.Mr Wadley says the situation is tearing the family apart: ”It’s awful. Elliott can’t come into our house, it’s as if he’s been ostracised from his own home.”The couple are among more than 300 people who have contacted the in recent weeks to tell us about insulation that has gone wrong in their homes. The government…
The Kansas City Chiefs are set to leave their home in Missouri to play in a new stadium in neighboring state Kansas.The Chiefs said in a statement the team will relocate to Wyandotte County, which is just west of Kansas City in bordering state Kansas, where a new $3bn (£2.25bn) stadium is being built in time for the 2031 season.The Chiefs have played at the Arrowhead Stadium since 1972 but will make the move following approval by lawmakers in Kansas.”Today is an extraordinary day in the history of the Kansas City Chiefs,” said Chiefs chairman and chief executive Clark Hunt.”We…
A former Conservative councillor is due before Swindon magistrates’ court on Tuesday, along with five other men, accused of drugging and sexually assaulting his ex-wife.Philip Young, 49, has been charged with 56 offences allegedly committed against Joanne Young, 48, over a 13-year period between 2010 and 2023.Ms Young has chosen to give up her legal right to remain anonymous and has asked to be publicly identified as the alleged victim..The charges against the ex-Tory councillor include 11 counts of rape, seven allegations of assault by penetration, and four instances of sexual touching.Phillip Young, 49, is due before Swindon magistrates’ court…
Local Government Secretary Steve Reed has written to all council leaders in England warning them not to introduce four-day working weeks.As reported by the Telegraph, the letter is understood to say that “council staff undertaking part-time work for full-time pay without compelling justification would be considered an indicator, among a wide range of factors, of potential failure”.He added that he hoped he had made the government’s policy “unambiguously clear to all councils”. A Labour source said “Voters deserve high standards and hard work from local councils, and seeing council staff working a four-day week just won’t cut it.” “They should…
A host of top sports stars and governing bodies have expressed fears that playing fields across England could be built on and disappear if proposed planning reforms come into force.Former Lioness Jill Scott, and Olympic champions Sir Mo Farah and Alex Yee are among those to sign an open letter saying they are “deeply concerned” by the potential removal of statutory protections for the facilities.Other signatories included the heads of the Football Association (FA), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).The government is considering stripping funding agency Sport England…
A 24-year-old woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison after using dating apps to lure men into hotels where she and accomplices bound, assaulted and robbed them.Caprice Brown, who worked as a sex worker and has no fixed address, targeted two victims in Birmingham and Coventry in 2020, Birmingham Crown Court heard.The attacks saw victims restrained with masking tape and handcuffs before being subjected to violence.Brown previously pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery, fraud and assaulting an emergency worker.Caprice Brown targeted two victims in Birmingham and Coventry in 2020 | WEST MIDLANDS POLICEHer accomplice in one of…
Stephen MenonandLaurence Cawley, London InvestigationsGetty ImagesThe key to a good Christmas cracker joke is not whether it is funny but whether it can illicit groans around a dinner table, experts say”How much did Santa’s sleigh cost? Nothing, it was on the house.”The joke is met by groans that echo through a warehouse in Lambeth, London. We’re at a joke-testing session with Talking Tables, a London company that makes supplies for gatherings. Its repertoire includes Christmas crackers.The firm’s founder and chief executive, Clare Harris grins, almost apologetically at the gag. But the joke has made the cut and will feature in…
Reece James (Chelsea): We have had Reece in the team a few times and, ahead of the World Cup, he looks the real deal. We have never questioned his ability, but he falls into the ‘if he is fit’ category. At the moment he has not had an injury for a year and touch wood that continues. His free-kick in the draw at Newcastle was a pearler.Piero Hincapie (Arsenal): Slightly going under the radar for Arsenal. They brought him in late, when other people were looking at him, and he has been excellent. A solid performance against Everton.Joachim Andersen (Fulham):…
Two teenagers have died and a third is fighting for his life in hospital after a Tesla crashed into a tree. One of the victims, a man in his late teens, died at the scene of the collision in Hurst Green, Surrey, shortly before 10pm on Saturday, just days before Christmas.The second man, also in his late teens, died in hospital, Surrey Police confirmed.Officers were called to the scene on Holland Road near the junction with Popes Lane following reports of a serious crash involving a white Tesla and a tree.The third young man, in his late teens, is fighting…