Young woman knifed in broad daylight attack in Islington

Crime reporter(wp/es):

A young woman has been stabbed in a broad daylight attack in north London, police said.

Scotland Yard said the woman, aged in her 20s, was rushed to hospital after she was attacked in Caledonian Road, Islington, on Saturday morning.

Police and paramedics raced to the scene at 10.20am and emergency services vehicles were pictured lining the street.

An air ambulance was also scrambled to the scene.

A witness said he heard a young woman screaming during the stabbing and two men with a blade.

"Two of them attacked one and basically they got stabbed pretty badly," he added.

"I thought the woman was just screaming I didn't realise she was hurt."

Piles of clothes could be seen lying on the ground outside a parade of shops and cafes.

There was a trail of what appeared to be blood splatters along the pavement.

A man, who has not been identified, has been arrested and is being held by Metropolitan Police officers on suspicion of attempted murder.

The woman's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, police said.

A&E doctor Matthew Swann tweeted: "Major police incident on Caledonian Road N1. Potential stabbing street.

"Two ambulance and police in attendance. Road closure in area. Incident control established. Cordon."

The perpetrator or perpetrators are currently at large.

A Met Police spokesman said no arrests have been made.

Buses and cars were being diverted away from the scene. 

A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called at 10.16am, there were a number of calls to us reporting a stabbing incident.

"We sent a number of vehicles and our first ambulance arrived on the scene at 10.24am."

Witnesses are urged to call 101 and quote the reference CAD2686/sep01.

Child cancer risk from cured meats unknown to parents, study reveals

Health reporter(wp/es):

Children are consuming large amounts of cancerous compounds from cured meats without enough parental awareness of the health risks, research reveals today.

The study, conducted by ComRes, found that 33 per cent of youngsters eat processed meat every other day. 

Most cooked ham, bacon and dry-style sausages are cured using nitrites that extend the product’s shelf life. 

However, health risks arise when the digestive system converts nitrites into cancer-causing compounds.

In the survey of 2,051 parents in the UK, 53 per cent were “completely unaware of links between the chemicals and cancer”.

Gillian Creevy, chief executive of the charity Cancer Fund for Children, said: “It is worrying that so few people seem to know about these nitrites and the evidence linking them to colorectal cancer.”

Windrush Generation deaths: Three people die after being wrongly deported from UK

Pic:22nd June 1948: The ex-troopship 'Empire Windrush' arriving at Tilbury Docks from Jamaica, with 482 Jamaicans on board, emigrating to Britain.
Political reporter(wp/es):

Three members of the Windrush Generation who were wrongly deported to the Caribbean have died, the Home Office has said.

It confirmed the Jamaican government's reports that three people died before officials were able to contact them to help them to return the UK.

Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said the revelation should "shame" the government and called on Prime Minister Theresa May to personally apologise to the affected families.

The Home Office apologised and said it was "inexcusable", while Kamina Johnson-Smith, the Jamaican foreign minister, described the situation as "unfortunate".

Ms Johnson-Smith told The Guardian: "We have just received the information that they are dead. We have to find the families.

"There are no mobile numbers on the national registry. You might end up in a community, asking if people know the people who live beside them. It can be quite painstaking. Our team is on it every day.

"People's lives have been impacted in a serious way. Families have been impacted and that is a terrible thing."

The people of Jamaica had felt "a mix of hurt and anger" when the scandal emerged, she said.

But Ms Johnson-Smith added the government's response to the crisis had "certainly improved" and had not destabilised Jamaica-UK relations.

She added: "We have maintained a collaborative approach. So far so good.

"We are trying to play our part in ensuring that rights are restored where they have been taken away and a sense of justice is felt by persons who have been affected, and that this is all done in a timely way.

"We want to be sure as best as possible that something like this does not happen again."

Ms Abbott blamed the "hostile environment policy" for the scandal.

She said: "The deaths of these British citizens in Jamaica shame this government and the Prime Minister, who is the architect of the hostile environment policy that saw these British citizens sent to Jamaica.

Diane Abbott said the deaths 'shame the government' (PA)

"Our fellow citizens dying thousands of miles from their homes, families and friends and our health service is the latest tragic injustice suffered by our fellow citizens as a direct result of the Tories' hostile environment.

"The Prime Minister must personally apologise to their families and loved ones."

The Home Office said in a statement on Friday: “The experiences faced by some members of the Windrush Generation are inexcusable. The home secretary and the immigration minister have said it is their priority to right the wrongs that have occurred.

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Sajid Javid apologises to 18 members of the Windrush generation

“Our historical reviews into removals and detentions have identified 18 people who it is believed could have been wrongfully removed or detained. Three of the 18 people have been confirmed as having died. The home secretary will be writing to the families of the deceased as well as the other 15 people identified to offer a personal apology. We are working closely with Caribbean high commissioners and governments to do this.”

 

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Term dates 2018-2019: When do kids go back to school, plus half term, Christmas and Easter holiday dates

Pic:File pic a school
Educational reporter(wp/es):

Kids across the UK have been enjoying their six-week summer holidays with no homework nor alarms to wake them up at the crack of dawn.

But next week, they'll head back to school ready for the new academic year.

To leave yourself enough time to stock up on new uniforms and stationery, here's everything you need to know about this year's term dates:

When do kids go back to school?

Most schools will start again on Monday 3 September.

Term dates will differ from council to council, though, so double check with your school first.

What are the school term dates for this year?

Again, term dates will differ depending on the council, but all schools will generally follow similar term patterns.

For most London boroughs, the term dates for academic year 2018/19 are:

Autumn term:

• Monday 3 September - Friday 19 October
• Half term: Monday 22 October - Friday 26 October
• Monday 29 October - Friday 21 December
• Spring term:
  • Monday 7 January - Friday 15 February
  • Half term: Monday 18 February - Friday 22 February
  •  Monday 25 February - Friday 5 April
  Summer term:
  • Tuesday 23 April - Friday 24 May
  • Half term: Monday 27 May to Friday 31 May
  • Monday 3 June to Tuesday 23 August

  Public Holidays

  • Christmas Day - Tuesday 25 December 2018&
  • Boxing Day - Wednesday 26 December 2018
  • New Years Day - Tuesday 1 January 2019
  • Good Friday - Friday 19 April 2019
  • Easter Monday - Monday 22 April 2019
  • May Day Bank Holiday - Monday 6 May 2019
  • Spring Bank Holiday - Monday 27 May 2019
  • Summer Bank Holiday - Monday 26 August
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'999 day' planned to celebrate emergency services workers

Pic-1:Prime minister Theresa May has backed the plans for a '999 day' 
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Pic-2:Paramedics have been praised for their work treating revellers at the Notting Hill Carnival (London Ambulance Service )
staff reporter(wp/es):

The Prime Minister has given her backing to a new '999 Day' to pay tribute to all the people working in the emergency services.

Emergency Services Day, also referred to as 999 Day, aims to copy the success of Armed Forces Day, and will take place for the first time on September 9, beginning at 9am, to represent the 9th hour of the 9th day of the 9th month.

The charity National Emergency Services Memorial (NESM) has won the backing of Theresa May for the event as it hopes to raise £2 million to build the first national cenotaph dedicated to the courage and sacrifice of public servants.

The monument would honour the 7,000-plus personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty and also give thanks to the more than one million people working in the sector today.

The Prime Minister said: "I'm proud to support this national memorial and the creation of an official Emergency Services Day.

"The men and women of our emergency services are there for us when we need them most.

"As a nation, we are indebted to them for their courage and their sacrifice and it is absolutely right that we should honour their incredible service in this very special way."

A special event to mark the first 999 Day will be held at Heaton Park in Manchester on September 9, to promote volunteering in the emergency services, educate the public about using the services responsibly, teach life-saving skills, and promote the work done on a daily basis.

A thanksgiving service will be held ahead at Manchester Cathedral on September 7, to be attended by police, fire and other 999 personal along with the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service, Nick Hurd.

Tom Scholes-Fogg, who founded NESM, said: "I am delighted that the charity and its aims have the support of our Prime Minister.

"The NESM, festival and 999 Day are a great opportunity for us all to honour the men, women and service animals who have given so much in the name of public duty."

More information is available at www.999day.org.uk/getinvolved.