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Sadiq Khan demands ALL London secondary schools should close until the middle of January sparking chaos for millions of parents and children - as Islington becomes second Labour borough to end term early after Greenwich

Sadiq Khan today declared London schools should close early and open later in January if mass testing is not available Sadiq Khan has declared that all London's secondary schools and colleges should be shut from today until at least mid-January as a Labour-run council became the second in the capital to send every child home from tomorrow.    Islington Council has now said that all its schools will be closed until January 11 - keeping children away from the classroom for a month - amid growing fears that all the capital's 20 Labour-run councils could follow suit.  Labour's Mayor of London Sadiq Khan - who has no powers over schools - was also accused of 'overstepping his brief' after he backed party colleague and declared that all the capital's secondary schools and colleges should be closed down immediately because of rising cases among ten to 19-year-olds. He said: 'Some schools aren't Covid-safe. In some the spread of the virus is accelerating. For se

Tear-jerking moment man told he might never walk again defies the odds to get down on one knee and propose to his girlfriend

This is the heartwarming moment a man who was told he may never walk again defied odds by getting down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend. Brandon Devonshire, 25, from Rome, Pennsylvania, proposed to partner Crickett LeVance, 25, in the personal training gym in hospital.  Footage shows him being helped to kneel on a padded cushion, resting his upper body on the back of a chair, before pulling a ring out.  Brandon Devonshire, 25, from Rome, Pennsylvania, proposed to partner Crickett LeVance, 25, in the hospital after being helped to kneel on a pad while undergoing physical therapy  One of his personal trainers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Williamsport sneaks him the ring when he is in position.  She then asks if Crickett will come round to face him before Brandon opens the ring box and proposes on August 11.  Brandon was crushed by a tree leaving him with a ruptured vertebrae and spinal cord damage Brandon, from Rome, Pennsylvania, was crushed by a tree on J

Baby girl fights for life after being found 'pale, soft and cold' in fishpond - as heroic neighbour who rushed to help infant relives his desperate attempt to save her

An 11-month-old girl is fighting for life after her family found her lying unresponsive in a fishpond. Emergency services were called to a home in Springvale, 22km southeast of Melbourne, at 9pm on Sunday. But neighbours Phong Nguyen, 44, and Thu Le, 30, leaped into action before the officers arrived, the Herald Sun reported. An 11-month-old girl is fighting for life after she was found unresponsive in a fishpond (stock image) Mr Nguyen performed CPR on the girl for four minutes until police and paramedics took over. Ms Le called emergency services while Mr Nguyen performed tried to resuscitate the baby.  The infant was immediately hooked up to oxygen, and remains in Monash Children's Hospital's paediatric intensive care unit.  'She couldn't breathe. She was on the floor … she was pale, soft and cold,' Mr Nguyen said. 'I tried to clear her airways and get the water out, but there was none coming out so I did CPR.' It is unclear how long the little girl was i

Horrifying moment a motorist punches another driver through the window in a McDonald's car park

A road rage incident has been caught on camera where a man allegedly punched the window of another vehicle.  The alleged fight broke out between two men near the front of a McDonald's restaurant located on Bridge Road at Parra Hills, Adelaide.  According to 9News Adelaide, the punch on was the result of one driver allegedly tailgating the other.  The alleged fight broke out between two men near the front of a McDonalds restaurant in Adelaide The footage shows a man approach the white 4WD and punch the window twice then reach his hand inside the vehicle through a half opened window.  South Australian Police were called to the disturbance at midday.  A South Australian police spokesperson told the Daily Mail Australia that the police spoke with both parties and a witness. ' A 35-year-old Ingle Farm man was reported for assault and property damage after he allegedly punched a 48-year-old man and smashed his reading glasses'. The police said that no major injuries resulted fr

Ride ’em, dogboy! Farmhand at 9,000-acre Australian cattle station mounts tiny toy cowboys on cattle dogs’ backs – and the results are hilarious

A farmhand at a 9,000-acre family cattle station mounted tiny toy cowboys to her dogs' backs in a hilarious video. Ian Vivers, founder of Eaglehawk Angus cattle farm in the New England region of northern New South Wales, shared his daughter Annie's footage to social media.  The two cattle dogs, Chips and Tjas, were each mounted with tiny brown saddles and a small toy cowboy waving a cowboy hat. 'We're family-run and so we try to make each day as enjoyable as we can, there's always something lighthearted going on,' Mr Vivers told Daily Mail Australia.      Annie Vivers, a farmhand at her parents' Eaglehawk Angus cattle farm in northern NSW, filmed a hilarious clip of her two cattle dogs with toy cowboys on their backs   Annie recorded her sandy dog Chips and black dog Tjas running through the cattle station's fields, taking close-ups of the cowboy dolls on their backs.  The background music in the clip escalated and increased in speed as the dogs began

Fresh twist in the search for missing mother-of-four as police scour bushland for a body after her disappearance became a murder investigation

Kobie Parfitt , 43, is believed to have been murdered on April 28 - the last day police believe she was last seen alive Police have began searching bushland as they investigate the murder of a missing mother-of-four.  The Missing Persons Squad detectives, with the assistance of police from the Search and Rescue Squad Ms Parfitt's body is yet to be located but police believe it is only a matter of time before they find her.  Detective Inspector Andrew Stamper of the Missing Persons Squad said officers believe they are closing in on those responsible for Ms Parfitt's death. 'We have returned to the area a number of times as part of this investigation and will continue to return each time we receive new information,' he said. 'There are definitely people in the Ballarat community who know what happened to Kobie. Police have been able to confirm Kobie was last seen alive in April at a property on Hickman Street, 115km northwest of Melbourne. 'We know she was last se