Poppy the Cat

By Fred Hartshorn

Retired Engineer but now am a Therapeutic Counselor and charity volunteer. Ex DJ. MBACP, BSc(Hon), DipComp, DipCoun. Interested in books, computing, family and local history. Budding artist. and Musician.

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Covid: Boris Johnson 'anxious' about Indian variant 13/05/2021
UK cases of the variant have more than doubled in the past week, says Public Health England.
County court order against Boris Johnson struck out 13/05/2021
Downing Street succeeds in striking out a claim for a £535 debt it described as being "without merit".
Police release men from immigration van blocking Glasgow street 13/05/2021
Ch Supt Mark Sutherland says the pair had to be let go to protect safety and public health.
Portugal: No decision yet on UK holiday travel 13/05/2021
The country has yet to decide whether it will allow holiday visits as it extends state of calamity.
Fred West police begin cellar search for Mary Bastholm 13/05/2021
Archaeologists will dismantle a fireplace in a cafe basement in the search for Mary Bastholm.
David Cameron: I was paid far more at Greensill than as PM 13/05/2021
But the ex-prime minister insists he was not just motivated by money when he lobbied ministers.
Sir Alex Ferguson grateful for extra years 13/05/2021
Sir Alex Ferguson says he is "grateful for the three years extra" he feels he has had after surviving a brain haemorrhage in 2018.
Drunk driver jailed over student's death in Nottingham 13/05/2021
William Christmas, 19, died of serious head injuries at the scene of the crash in Nottingham last year.
Anna Turley libel lawyer bill to be paid by union and blogger 13/05/2021
Former Redcar MP Anna Turley will be reimbursed her legal costs after winning her libel trial.
Police officer who stole drug dealers' cash jailed 13/05/2021
Kashif Mahmood seized hundreds of thousands of pounds for a crime gang controlled from Dubai.