Camden council was warned about paedophile nursery worker years before arrest pred 6 urami in 20 minutami Vincent Chan went on to abuse children after being cleared of ‘significant concerns’ following council-overseen inquiryA paedophile nursery worker was cleared by an investigation overseen by a local authority three years before he was arrested.In February, Vincent Chan was jailed after pleading guilty to 56 offences, including assault by penetration on three-year-old girls in his care at a Bright Horizons nursery on Finchley Road in north-west London. After his conviction, prosecutors described him as a “prolific sexual predator”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ukraine hit by deadly Russian strikes as ‘thanks’ for Trump diesel deal, Zelenskyy says pred 6 urami in 35 minutami Ukrainian president says money from fuel sales will intensify war as European leaders reiterate support for KyivRussia launched deadly strikes on civilians in Ukraine as “thanks” for a deal cut by Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin to buy large quantities of Russian diesel, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, accusing Washington of helping fund Moscow’s war.The Ukrainian president has expressed repeated outrage at the agreement announced by Trump on Friday, which the US president said was needed to reduce diesel prices, and comes ahead of November midterm elections where the cost of fuel is a key voter issue. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two dead as Isaias weakens to post-tropical cyclone after striking Florida panhandle pred 6 urami in 46 minutami Deaths came from falling trees as nearly a million people are without power and rain and flooding remain a concernTwo people have died amid Isaias after it made landfall late on Friday on Florida’s panhandle as a category 2 hurricane, according to authorities.Both of those deaths occurred after trees fell on homes, one in Escambia county, Florida, and another in Birmingham, Alabama, as the storm moved in inland, local officials said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘People are leaving’: New York City’s EMS workers are struggling to make ends meet pred 7 urami in 19 minutami EMS workers, who make life-or-death decisions in emergencies, are the lowest paid first responders After 31 years in New York City’s emergency medical services, Oren Barzilay has started giving young New Yorkers advice he never imagined giving when he began his EMS career. “Don’t come here,” he tells them. “You are only going to hurt yourself.”It is a striking reversal for Barzilay, the recently retired president of FDNY EMS Local 2507. What changed for Barzilay was not his view of work or the value of service. It was what he believes is the New York City failure to pay the people who put their lives at risk to save the lives of others. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
