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'Raised in a council house, I never saw writing as a career'

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Forex   来源:Fact Check  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:In Westminster Kim Leadbeater's bill is being scrutinised by a committee after MPs backed proposals covering England and Wales in November.

In Westminster Kim Leadbeater's bill is being scrutinised by a committee after MPs backed proposals covering England and Wales in November.

Solicitor Leanne Devine, from Leigh Day, said: "No family should have to hear that DWP failings contributed to a spiral in their loved one's mental health, yet in our legal work we hear this kind of narrative again and again."A 14-year-old boy who rescued a seriously injured paddleboarder in a rough sea has been praised for saving the man's life with a "textbook rescue".

'Raised in a council house, I never saw writing as a career'

who had been hit on the head by his board, leaving him temporarily paralysed in heavy surf at Saunton Sands in Devon on Friday.Working alone, Oscar pulled Gavin Bowden, 60, on to his board, signalled to the shore for help and kept him afloat for about 30 minutes before the RNLI inshore lifeboat arrived.Mr Bowden, who was treated in hospital until Monday, said "Oscar is my hero".

'Raised in a council house, I never saw writing as a career'

Oscar, a junior surf lifesaver at the club, said he did not hesitate to act to help the man, even though he was much bigger than him.He said: "I saw someone had been injured on their board and just instinctively went over to them to see if they were OK, which they weren't and then I helped them.

'Raised in a council house, I never saw writing as a career'

"I was quite scared at the beginning that I wouldn't be able to lift him because he's quite a big guy but I just had the determination to help him."

Oscar said the man had told him he had no feeling in his arms or legs and he had a cut on his forehead.The closure meant 83 redundancies "many of whom have worked for the company since 2007 and some who worked for Royal Stafford Tableware prior to that".

"The directors have pursued every avenue possible to save the business, but without the guarantee of a profitable forward order book, this was not possible," the firm said.Insolvency firm Moore Recovery had placed the company into liquidation and a closing-down sale was planned.

A Grade I listed Norwich landmark - hailed as a masterpiece of Victorian gothic architecture - has been added to Historic England's Heritage at risk list.The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist, completed in 1910, was deemed to be at risk due to its rainwater pipes becoming "simply overwhelmed by the increased levels of rainfall in recent years".

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