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Two fairground workers were today charged over the death of a seven-year-old girl who was crushed to death on a bouncy castle. Summer Grant suffered serious injuries while playing on the inflatable which was swept 'some distance' at a funfair in Harlow, Essex, on March 26, 2016. The youngster, from Norwich, Norfolk, was taken to the nearby Princess Alexandra Hospital but died a few hours later. Shelby Thurston, 25, and William Thurston, 28, both fairground employees, of Wilburton, Cambs., were...

Prime minister Theresa May chose not to meet any survivors of the tragedy, citing "security" concerns.

A week after Theresa May suffered a heavy blow at the hands of the British electorate she may be about to suffer her biggest set back yet - after she was made odds-on leave Downing Street before Arsene Wenger exits Emirates. The Prime Minister has come under fire after last week’s general election saw the party lose their majority share of seats in parliament, and an online bookmaker thinks May will walk the plank before Arsenal’s long term gaffer does.   Arsene Wenger...

The Government must look after ordinarily working people as growth lowest for four years. GMB union has called for urgent action on the cost of living crisis as retail sales growth slumped to its lowest level for four years. Figures from the ONS this morning show that the annual retail sales growth rate was the lowest since April 2013. Non-food stores were the main contributing factors to this slowdown with an annual fall of 1.2% and predominantly food stores saw...

Today marks the first ever National Clean Air Day, a chance for the whole country to come together and improve air quality through collective action. Air pollution contributes to 40,000 premature deaths a year in the UK but progress on this issue has been glacially slow. Recently the government was successfully taken to court by NGO Client Earth for failing to meet pledges on air pollution, forcing the publication of a new clean air plan by 31 July. A draft air quality plan for...

There is no single "best" way to conduct personal financial affairs.  In fact, since each person's resources, experiences, and financial goals are unique, there are actually countless approaches to money management - some more successful than others.  While you may not exactly be able to copy another person's financial success, it does make sense to observe and learn from others' experiences.  Because in the end, despite differences in the ways we address financial concerns, some practices (balanced budget) furnish universal...

Last July Paul had a call that we all dread: an uncle of his had taken ill, and he knew straight away from the tone of the lady informing him, from the hospital, that it did not sound good. What made this situation more complex was that his uncle lived in Thailand. Paul, from Peterborough, said: “The next day we received another call saying that his situation had not improved overnight, and we faced the difficult position of giving approval...

Recruitment entrepreneur James Reed is calling on business leaders to give generously to the Grenfell Tower appeal after donating £100,000 out of his own pocket. A Big Give fundraising page has been launched after a fire ravaged an apartment block in North Kensington on Wednesday morning. So far almost a quarter of a million pounds has been donated on the page, with all donations matched by The Big Give. He is now appealing to other business leaders across the capital to offer what they can,...

Council penny pinching and accepting the lowest bid was to blame for a huge blaze in a tower block which killed at least 12 people, a former worker claimed. The woman, who worked as a property manager for Conservative controlled Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council for 20 years said the deadly blaze could have been prevented if the council had spend money upgrading it. But Grenfell Tower, run by Tenant Management Organisation for the Royal Borough of Kensington...