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PM pictured with son Wilfred for the first time
Boris Johnson has been pictured with his son Wilfred for the first time since the baby’s birth. The prime minister is shown looking at the 11-week-old baby in the arms of his partner Carrie Symonds. Downing Street released the images of the couple taking part in a Zoom call with midwives who cared for her during the birth at University College Hospital. Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson was born on 29 April, two weeks after the prime minister left hospital to continue his recovery from coronavirus. Ms Symonds announced on Instagram their son was named after their grandfathers and the two doctors that saved Mr Johnson’s life, Dr Nick Price and Dr Nick Hart. She added: ”Thank you so, so much to the incredible NHS maternity team at UCLH that looked after us so well. I couldn’t be happier. My heart is full.” Mr Johnson, 55, has said he will take paternity leave later in the year.
Several hundred attend funeral for Glasgow knife attacker
The funeral for Badreddin Abadlla Adam, the man shot dead by police after he stabbed six people in Glasgow, has seen “several hundred” attend. Mr Adam’s burial service was expected to be held at Linn Cemetery in Glasgow at 2pm yesterday afternoon, but police were called after a large crowd gathered in breach of coronavirus restrictions. The 28-year-old from Sudan was shot by armed officers after injuring six people, including 42-year-old police constable David Whyte, during the knife attack at the Park Inn Hotel in June. By 3pm the funeral had not begun and three police vans were in attendance, with officers attempting to disperse a crowd of hundreds. Mourners who arrived for the funeral far exceeded the Scottish government’s maximum limit of 20 guests during the current phase of the lockdown, meaning the majority had to congregate in a nearby car park while the service took place.
Teenager called ‘black c***’ and followed off London bus
A teenager has filmed the moment he was racially abused and called a “black c***” by a white passenger on a London bus. The boy, who has been named in media reports as Trey Robinson, is seen walking down the steps while “get off the bus” is repeatedly heard in the background. The 17-year-old has shared footage of the incident, which he said started after he noticed another man staring at him during the bus journey in southeast London. In the video, he asks the pair of white men peering over the stairs: “Why are you staring at me? Is there a racial issue?” One of the white men continues telling him to get off the bus, and then shouts after Trey: “And you are a black c*** then.” The man in a navy tracksuit comes down the stairs to stand at the doorway after the teenager is off the bus. “If you’re calling the race card, you may as well be a black c*** then,” he says. Captioning the footage on Instagram, Trey wrote: “Today I believe I was racially abused, and assaulted. I was on the bus and being continuously stared at by a older white male.” He claimed the man was still staring at him as he went to get off the 89 bus headed to Lewisham station in southeast London on Wednesday.
Leeds fans club together to pay for damaged car
Leeds fans have started an online fund to repair cars damaged by supporters celebrating the club’s return to the Premier League. Hundreds of fans descended on the Elland Road ground to party on Friday night after West Brom lost to Huddersfield, meaning Leeds were promoted back to the top division for the first time in 16 years. Social media videos showed players dancing inside the stadium, but the celebrations outside got out of hand as supporters jumped on parked cars. A blue BMW which apparently belonged to an employee of the Leeds United foundation had its windscreen smashed, its number plate had come off and it was badly dented. It prompted fan Gareth Cundall to start a Gofundme appeal, trying to raise £20,000. He said: “I’m sure we’ve all seen and enjoyed the celebrations at Elland Road last night. Let’s show we’re top fans and raise money towards repairing or replacing them.”
Changing places toilets to be mandatory in new public buildings
New public buildings in England will be required to include changing places toilets for severely disabled people, the government has confirmed. Following a public consultation, ministers said statutory guidance would be amended to make the inclusion of changing places toilets compulsory in public buildings with a capacity of more than 350 from 1 January, 2021. The announcement confirms a commitment made by chancellor Rishi Sunak in the Budget last March. Housing minister Lord Greenhalgh said: “For too long, the lack of changing places toilets has meant that severely disabled people have faced severe difficulties in attending public places. We are making the installation of these toilets compulsory in hundreds of new
public buildings in years to come to help bring major, life- enhancing freedoms to the more than 250,000 people who need them.”