Over nearly 50 years, Leslie Sinclair has given a formidable 125 pints of blood. But on his last trip he was turned away after refusing to answer a question on whether or not he was pregnant. All parents who take their children on holiday during term time will be handed a fixed penalty notice (FPN), the Government announced today. The new truancy crackdown will also see FPNs issued to parents whose children are late five times in one term, take five unauthoris days of an exclusion. Education Secrtary Nadim Zahawi vowed to end the 'postcode lottery' over how local councils deal with school absences. He said: 'I know from the Children's Commissioner's work on school attendance that children themselves hugely value being in school with their teachers and their friends.

A mother and her seven-year-old daughter were rushed to hospital after being attacked by a dog while out shopping.Vicky Rafferty, 35, and her daughter Evie-Louise Mannion, seven, were at Gallagher Retail Park, Coventry, when the dog mauled them on June 6. EasyJet pilots have accused the 'chaotic' airline of cancelling viable flights over the half-term holidays after 'foolish' bosses thought they could operate despite making hundreds of staff redundant during the pandemic. Pilots from France working for the Luton-based company warned of the 'frightening prospect' of even worse disruption this summer as fears build that customers will stop using the airline after being put off by the chaos. Workers from the French SNPL pilot union also accused easyJet officials of failing to act on warnings that the firm could not cope with demand after Covid-19 restrictions were lifted amid 'operational meltdowns'. They also said there 'seems to be a curse on easyJet top management, bound to become penny wise and pound foolish'.

Her Majesty, 96, delighted audiences at the televised BBC's Platinum Party at the Palace after kicking off the festivities with an appearance alongside the fictional character - in which they both enjoyed a chaotic cream tea at 'Buckingham Palace'. Rod Stewart candidly revealed the BBC had made him sing football anthem Sweet Caroline seconds before he performed the tune at the Platinum Jubilee concert. Iran's ‘ghost armada’ of sanction-busting ships has been accused of helping Russian oil firms to circumvent sanctions. Kremlin-linked companies are transporting oil in Tehran’s fleet of black-market vessels to overcome US, UK and EU bans on Russian oil exports,

A smiling Prince Andrew has today been spotted horse riding, amid a furious row over whether he should receive 'forgiveness' for his part in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. The Duke of York, 62, who has largely withdrawn from public life following his out-of-court settlement with his sex assault accuser Virginia Roberts earlier this year, today broke cover to ride around the grounds of Windsor. Britain's monkeypox cases are linked to gay bars, saunas and dating apps, health chiefs revealed as the UK's cases near 200. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today announced that contact tracing has linked cases with 'gay bars, saunas and the use of dating apps in the UK and abroad'. Nicola Sturgeon has been displaced by Labour's Anas Sarwar as Scotland's most popular politician, a new poll has revealed. The First Minister now has a net satisfaction rating below that of her Labour rival, according to an Ipsos survey. It was also found that support for Scottish independence is deadlocked, with 50 per cent in favour and 50 per cent opposed. The breakage of the “pirate” railway ball bearings could have caused trains to derail, so, following the investigation, two warehouses in Zaragoza have been inspected and one person has been arrested, as reported by Spanish National Police.One ton of “pirate” railway bearings supplied by a company from Zaragoza to Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat Valenciana through a public tender, have been seized by the Spanish National Police, in a joint operation with Customs Surveillance of the Tax Agency and in collaboration with the European Anti-Fraud Office.

After authorities in Madrid closed a gay sauna in the capital on Friday that had been identified as a possible place of the origin of monkeypox in Spain, more suspected cases have been recorded across the country, including the first infection of a woman. Spanish media have reported that there are now ‘at least 30’ confirmed cases nationwide. Authorities on Saturday were investigating whether parties on the tourist island of Gran Canaria have been the source of several further infections, according to healthcare sector sources. Around 80,000 people from Spain and other countries attended the Maspalomas Gay Pride festival that took place there on 5-15 May.

A Ryanair steward who allegedly knocked back booze during a flight was arrested and subsequently sacked. A 26-year-old steward on a Ryanair flight last Wednesday, May 18, is believed to have been breathalysed by the captain after allegedly knocking back booze during the flight. Sam Thompson failed the breath test and has subsequently been sacked by the budget airline. This is the moment two brazen scammers attempt to con an unsuspecting car owner into selling his BMW on the cheap by sneakily tinkering with its engine. Video shows the pair pouring engine oil into the coolant of Bikramjit Kooner's in order to make its engine smoke. A disgraced doctor who molested a student nurse on a hospital ward and then tried to blame the incident on 'cultural norms' has been passed fit to treat patients again. Married father-of-two Imran Qureshi, 44, grabbed the breast of the 21-year-old woman and told her he wanted an affair after he saw her as 'sexually available' because she had previous boyfriends.

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Fury as Prince William is BOOED by thousands of fans at Wembley at the FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Chelsea - with supporters also jeering renditions of God Save the Queen and Abide With Me. Thousands of football fans booed Prince William ahead of the FA Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea at Wembley this afternoon.

José Ángel S. S., known as the “Instagram pedophile,” has been found guilty by a Spanishcourt of sexually abusing minors, recording sexual encounters with them, distributing child pornography and cyber-bullying nearly 100 underage victims.

Legendary TV actor Dennis Waterman has died at the age of 74, his family has confirmed.Waterman was one of the most popular television actors of the 1970s in 80s, starring theThe Sweeney, Minder and Life and Loves of a She-Devil. In more recent years, he starredin BBC's New Tricks alongside veteran actors Amanda Redman, James Bolam and AlunArmstrong. In a statement, his family said he died today with his wife Pam at his side.