Teacher quits New Jersey private school because the school is teaching students critical race theory

An English teacher at a $52,000-a-year private school in Englewood, New Jersey has quit her job over critical race theory lessons she has branded racist.  Dana Stangel-Plowe, who taught at the Dwight-Englewood School in Bergen County, accused the school of creating a ‘hostile culture of conformity and fear’ in her resignation letter on Tuesday.  Stangel-Plowe said … Read more

Toddler, 2, is in a critical condition after being pulled from lake as teenager, 18, arrested 

Toddler, 2, is in a critical condition after being pulled unresponsive from lake at a nature reserve as teenager, 18, is arrested Two-year-old boy critically ill in hospital after he was found in nature reserve lake The toddler was unresponsive after being pulled from Swanwick Lake, Fareham Police appealed for witnesses and said he was … Read more

Watchdog launches probe as man, 44, is left in a critical condition after being restrained by police

Police watchdog launches probe as man, 44, is left in a critical condition after being restrained by Met officers at his home following a call-out to a disturbance Officers called to a property in Haringey, north London, at 7.30pm on Thursday A man appeared to be unwell and distressed was restrained by officers Ambulance crews … Read more

Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond’s nephew ‘critical’ after fire truck crash on family’s Oklahoma ranch

The nephew of Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond is in critical condition in hospital following a head on collision on the family’s ranch in Oklahoma. Caleb Drummond, 21, was seriously injured when a fire truck he was driving crashed into another fire truck driven by Ree’s husband Ladd Drummond. The pair had been responding to a … Read more

China: Majority of Britons think Beijing is a ‘critical threat’ to the UK

An increasing number of Britons view the rise of China as a ‘critical threat’ to the UK and oppose economic ties to Beijing, a new survey has found. The surge in anti-Chinese sentiment comes after a period of intense scrutiny over Beijing’s role in British infrastructure and after a ban on the Chinese telecom company … Read more

5G smartphones can interfere with CRITICAL aircraft instruments, authority warns

Air travellers with 5G phones are being urged to turn them off on planes because the technology can disrupt landing gear, according to the French civil aviation authority. The latest generation of smartphones and networks, currently being rolled out around the world, can interfere with critical aircraft instruments including altitude. This is due to signal … Read more

Stabbing victim critical after being knifed in London street as eight weekend attacks leave two dead

Stabbing victim, 20, fights for his life after being knifed in north west London street as eight weekend attacks leave two dead and 11 injured Police and ambulance crews rushed to Harrow town centre after reports of fight They found a man in his 20s who was rushed to trauma centre with stab wounds Two … Read more

BREAKING NEWS: Three people in critical condition after explosion on a movie set near LA

BREAKING NEWS: Three people in critical condition after explosion on a movie set near LA Blast in the Rye Canyon Loop sparked a wildfire that spread to one acre  First responders said three people were taken to hospital with serious injuries It’s reported the blast ws caused by a ‘pyrotechnic malfunction’ on a movie set … Read more

Number of critical care beds occupied is 70% higher than last winter, NHS data reveals

NHS intensive care units are almost 70 per cent busier than they have been at any time over the past five years, shocking data revealed today. Official figures showed 5,176 critical care beds were occupied on January 17, the most recent day statistics are available for.  For comparison, there were 3,066 critically-ill patients at the … Read more

Covid UK: Oxygen supply at Southend Hospital in ‘critical situation’

The oxygen supply at a hospital under intense strain with coronavirus patients has ‘reached a critical situation’, according to an internal document. Bosses at Southend Hospital said there is ‘high demand for oxygen’ because of rising numbers of Covid-19 patients and they ‘are working to manage this’. An internal memo seen by BBC Essex revealed that … Read more