teenager was subjected to a tirade of verbal abuse after she briefly lifted her face covering on a train so her deafblind sister could read her lips.Karolina Pakenaite, who has Usher syndrome, was travelling to with her 16-year-old sister Saule and guide dog when they were confronted by another passenger.Despite explaining that 24-year-old Ms Pakenaite’s condition meant she was both hard of hearing and visually impaired, the woman refused to accept their explanation.Their ordeal was recorded on a mobile phone as they travelled on a Merseyrail train from Liverpool Central on July 16.The...…teenager was subjected to a tirade of verbal abuse after she briefly lifted her face covering on a train so her deafblind sister could read her lips.Karolina Pakenaite, who has Usher syndrome, was travelling to with her 16-year-old sister Saule and guide dog when they were confronted by another passenger.Despite explaining that 24-year-old Ms Pakenaite’s condition meant she was both hard of hearing and visually impaired, the woman refused to accept their explanation.Their ordeal was recorded on a mobile phone as they travelled on a Merseyrail train from Liverpool Central on July 16.The...WW…

founder faces Christmas behind bars waiting to find out if he will be extradited to the .The 49-year-old was arrested on a fresh 18-count indictment, and conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information, at the start of a four-week evidential hearing at the Old Bailey last month.He is wanted in the following the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents in 2010 and 2011 relating to the and wars, as well as diplomatic cables.Judge Vanessa Baraitser adjourned the case on Thursday until January 4 when she will deliver her ruling on whether .She remanded Assange,...…founder faces Christmas behind bars waiting to find out if he will be extradited to the .The 49-year-old was arrested on a fresh 18-count indictment, and conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information, at the start of a four-week evidential hearing at the Old Bailey last month.He is wanted in the following the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents in 2010 and 2011 relating to the and wars, as well as diplomatic cables.Judge Vanessa Baraitser adjourned the case on Thursday until January 4 when she will deliver her ruling on whether .She remanded Assange,...WW…

man was stabbed to death in front of horrified shoppers on .The incident occurred at a junction between Oxford Street and Market Place just after 5.30pm on Saturday.Shocking footage from the scene shows stunned shoppers reacting to the incident.One witness, Benjamin Teacher said he saw a man armed with a machete chasing another man."Someone was running down the middle of Oxford Street in broad daylight on a Saturday with a machete, chasing someone", he said. And now police everywhere because this is London!"Police attended the scene and found a man suffering from a stab wound. He was taken...…man was stabbed to death in front of horrified shoppers on .The incident occurred at a junction between Oxford Street and Market Place just after 5.30pm on Saturday.Shocking footage from the scene shows stunned shoppers reacting to the incident.One witness, Benjamin Teacher said he saw a man armed with a machete chasing another man."Someone was running down the middle of Oxford Street in broad daylight on a Saturday with a machete, chasing someone", he said. And now police everywhere because this is London!"Police attended the scene and found a man suffering from a stab wound. He was taken...WW…

have smashed the windows of ’s headquarters in .A group of women used hammers to crack the windows before staging a sitdown protest at around 7am on Thursday. Nine people have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, the Metropolitan Police said.The activists wore patches stating “better broken windows than broken promises”, in reference to the suffragettes.In a statement on Twitter the group said: "HSBC is Europe’s second-largest financier of fossil fuels and has funded £81 billion to #fossilfuel since 2015 #ParisAgreement "These companies are killing us."London mayoral candidate...…have smashed the windows of ’s headquarters in .A group of women used hammers to crack the windows before staging a sitdown protest at around 7am on Thursday. Nine people have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, the Metropolitan Police said.The activists wore patches stating “better broken windows than broken promises”, in reference to the suffragettes.In a statement on Twitter the group said: "HSBC is Europe’s second-largest financier of fossil fuels and has funded £81 billion to #fossilfuel since 2015 #ParisAgreement "These companies are killing us."London mayoral candidate...WW…

hancellor has cancelled a five-day lockdown in over Easter, branding the plan a “mistake” and apologising to Germans.The u-turn came after a hastily arranged video conference on Wednesday with Germany’s 16 state governors, who are responsible for imposing and lifting .The plan was to make Thursday next week — the day before Good Friday — a "rest day," , and only allow supermarkets to open on Easter Saturday. Since the Friday and Monday are already holidays, that would have created a five-day shutdown of public life — on top of , which were extended through April 18.The plan had raised many...…hancellor has cancelled a five-day lockdown in over Easter, branding the plan a “mistake” and apologising to Germans.The u-turn came after a hastily arranged video conference on Wednesday with Germany’s 16 state governors, who are responsible for imposing and lifting .The plan was to make Thursday next week — the day before Good Friday — a "rest day," , and only allow supermarkets to open on Easter Saturday. Since the Friday and Monday are already holidays, that would have created a five-day shutdown of public life — on top of , which were extended through April 18.The plan had raised many...WW…

he has vaccinated nearly 600,000 in a single day for the first time since of the jab rollout.A further 598,389 received the first dose of the - the highest number yet.However, only 10,621 people received of the vaccine.In total 8,977,329  people have received the first dose of the vaccine, while only 491,053 have received both doses.It came as the UK recorded another 587 deaths from the virus on Sunday, along with 21,088 more cases.Meanwhile, have to be relaxed “very slowly, very cautiously” after scientists said vaccines must prove to be highly effective at preventing transmission to...…he has vaccinated nearly 600,000 in a single day for the first time since of the jab rollout.A further 598,389 received the first dose of the - the highest number yet.However, only 10,621 people received of the vaccine.In total 8,977,329  people have received the first dose of the vaccine, while only 491,053 have received both doses.It came as the UK recorded another 587 deaths from the virus on Sunday, along with 21,088 more cases.Meanwhile, have to be relaxed “very slowly, very cautiously” after scientists said vaccines must prove to be highly effective at preventing transmission to...WW…

Login✕eople with a history of “significant” allergic reactions have been told not to take the /BioNTech -19 after two workers who received the jab had “adverse" reactions.  confirmed that two staff members who were administered doses on Tuesday – – suffered an allergic reaction.Both staff members have a significant history of allergic reactions, to the extent where they need to carry an adrenaline auto-injector with them, it is understood.They developed symptoms of “anaphylactoid reaction” shortly after receiving the vaccine, but both recovered after the appropriate treatment.After the...…Login✕eople with a history of “significant” allergic reactions have been told not to take the /BioNTech -19 after two workers who received the jab had “adverse" reactions.  confirmed that two staff members who were administered doses on Tuesday – – suffered an allergic reaction.Both staff members have a significant history of allergic reactions, to the extent where they need to carry an adrenaline auto-injector with them, it is understood.They developed symptoms of “anaphylactoid reaction” shortly after receiving the vaccine, but both recovered after the appropriate treatment.After the...WW…