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30-year wait is over for Reds - back page California’s British Accent ™ - Since 1984 Saturday, June 27, 2020 • Number 1841 Always Free SUN’S OUT: ....and so is social distancing n Brits flock to beaches in shocking disregard for coronavirus threat Lazy hazy BRITAIN basked in glorious sunshine as the nation enjoyed its hottest day of the year with temperatures topping 91F (33C) on Wednesday. And the country’s Dorset Police said fondness for sun- there were reports of worshipping has gridlocked roads, fights clearly not lessened and overnight camping. during the Covid-19 People were urged lockdown, with social to “act responsibly” as distancing widely temperatures hit the flouted as thousands mid-20s. headed to the seaside Traffic built up early and packed on to on coast-bound roads - beaches at Brighton and including Durdle Door Bournemouth. Hordes - and people travelled also flocked to beauty to Bournemouth from spots such as Warleigh as far as Birmingham. Weir on the River Avon By Thursday near Bath. evening the Sandbanks Things go so bad on peninsula was “heavily the Dorset coast that congested”, the council visitors were urged to said, repeating its WHAT US, WORRY? the scene on Bournemouth beach on Thursday, the UK’s hottest day of the year stay away by the local warning for people to council and a major “please stay away”. incident was declared on the gridlock in England’s Chief Council leader Vikki the absolute hilt trying in Bournemouth. ‘irresponsible behaviour’ Sandbanks tonight.” Medical Officer, Slade said they were to keep everyone safe. Bournemouth The ferry service in The council said Professor Chris Whitty, “absolutely appalled at We have had no choice Christchurch and Sandbanks tweeted: declaring a major tweeted in response the scenes witnessed on now but to declare a Poole Council said “Again we’re struggling incident meant a “multi- to Thursday’s beach our beaches”. major incident and Bournemouth Beach to get traffic off the agency emergency scenes with a warning “The irresponsible initiate an emergency was “stretched to the ferry at Poole, for now response has now been Covid-19 “will rise behaviour and actions response,” she added. absolute hilt” on the we hope to carry half activated to co-ordinate again” unless people of so many people is The council said it second day of the loads of vehicles from resources across the area followed social just shocking and our issued a record 558 heatwave. Studland, but depends to tackle the issues”. distancing guidelines. services are stretched to parking fines. News from Britain 2-4 • Brits in LA 6 • Meet a Member 7 • Local News 7 • Stargazing 8 • Puzzles 8 • Sport 12 Page 2 The british Weekly, Sat. June 27, 2020 News From Britain “White Lives Matter” stunt organizer sacked “We stand against racism of any kind and absolutely do not condone the activity.” Jake Hepple pictured with Tommy Robinson, leader of the far-right English Defence League Monday. In a statement, we have concluded that owned airport, said: Chief Superintendent there are no criminal ‘Blackpool Airport and Russ Procter said: ‘Today offences that have been Blackpool Council are [Tuesday] Lancashire disclosed at this time. outraged by this incident. Constabulary has been ‘We will continue to “We stand against in liaison with Greater work with our partners racism of any kind The banner was towed by a plane above the Etihad Stadium on Monday Manchester Police, the at the football club and absolutely do not One of the Burnley FC aerospace manufacturer policies and procedures. Aviation Authority and and within the local condone the activity. fans behind the incident Paradigm Precision. The The individual no longer the Crown Prosecution authority.’ The message was when a plane with a company said it ‘did works for the company. Service regards the On Tuesday, Blackpool offensive and the action ‘White Lives Matter’ not condone or tolerate ‘Paradigm Precision ‘White Lives Matter’ Airport, where Air Ads is reprehensible. ‘The banner flew over the racism in any form’. does not condone banner that was flown based, announced that it decision to fly the banner Etihad Stadium has been A spokesperson told or tolerate racism in over the Etihad Stadium was suspending banner- was taken entirely by the sacked by his employer. Lancashire Live: ‘We any form and is fully last night. towing operations banner-flying company Jake Hepple, 24, have concluded our committed to diversity ‘After assessing all the with immediate effect. without the knowledge organised for the plane investigation into the and inclusion.’ information available Stephen Smith, manager or approval of the airport to fly over the stadium conduct of one of our Police investigating surrounding this incident of the Blackpool Council- or Blackpool Council.’ in Manchester just after employees in relation the incident said that no the game kicked off, as to an incident at the crime was committed. How the Isle of Man beat Covid-19 players from Manchester Burnley v Manchester Lancashire Police The tiny tax haven of the the authorities “pulled up Explaining how the City and Burnley had City match, as well as launched an investigation Isle of Man is the first the drawbridge”. authorities came up with ‘taken a knee’ to protest other related manners. after the plane, believed place in the British Isles The Isle of Man closed its their seemingly winning against racism. Hepple, ‘We have concluded that to have been operated to scrap social distancing border to non-residents less formula, Howard Quayle, from Colne, has been there has been a break of by the firm Air Ads, flew restrictions, after than a week after recording chief minister for the sacked by Burnley the company’s various above the stadium on recording no new cases for its first coronavirus case. Isle of Man, says that his 28 days. 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[email protected] www.british-weekly.com • Twitter/BritishWeekly all reopened last Monday, Residents also ]“We tested and tested with schools welcoming faced tougher and didn’t stop,” Quayle Managing Editor: Neil Fletcher back all children the next punishments than Brits on said, adding: “By getting it Deputy Editor: Nick Stark day. the mainland for ignoring under control quickly, we Contributing Writers: Sean Borg, Alan Darby Drake, The island has reported social distancing rules, knew we would be able John Hiscock, Eileen Lee, , Rick Parcell, Anne Shaw, just 336 coronavirus with hefty fines and jail to get out of people’s lives infections and 24 sentences, typically of quickly.” Nick Stark, Craig Bobby Young related deaths, among a around four weeks. But residents still aren’t Showbusiness Editor: Sean Borg population of about 85,000. During the lockdown, taking any chances. In the Advertising Manager: Mark Devlin Although some have 21 people were jailed, 108 island’s 50-odd reopened Legal Notices and DBAs: Mirelle Woolf pointed out the differences were arrested and 27 were pubs, “hand sanitiser Distribution: Mirelle Woolf, Mercedes Grey in controlling a virus given on-the-spot fines for everywhere and protective Subscriptions: 6 months: $33, 1 year: $54 (1st class) on a small island with breaking the regulations. In glass by the tills are a The British Weekly is published every Saturday and is available at multiple locations in Southern California. Circulation: 25,000. The British Weekly has been adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation in Court a limited population, addition, a mandatory 14- reminder that we are not Judgement No. SS008371. Copyright: no news stories, illustrations, editorial matter or advertisements can be tough decisions have been day quarantine for anyone quite living in normal reproduced without written permission of the copyright owner. All rights reserved ©2017 The British Weekly. made, with the island’s travelling to the island times”, according to The British Weekly welcomes your letters and accepts unsolicited articles for publication. All submissions - including photographs - become property of the British Weekly and are subject to editing and/or deletion at success in containing the remains in place, with the BBC’s Isle of Man Editor’s discretion. Covid-19 outbreak largely police checks to ensure correspondent Sadhbh California’s British Accent™ - Since 1984 attributed to how quickly compliance. O’Shea. The british Weekly, Sat. June 27, 2020 Page 3 News From Britain Triple murder suspect ‘known to security services’ n Khairi Saadallah killed three, wounded three more in weekend knife attack in Reading A MAN who stabbed three people to death in a Reading park on Saturday evening was twice assessed by security services but was deemed to pose no danger of staging an attack, it has emerged. Khairi Saadallah, 25, was referred to Prevent, the government’s anti- radicalisation strategy, and then to MI5 in the past two years. He was arrested on Saturday following the stabbing to of three men and the Teacher James Furlong was described as a ‘cherished’colleague by The Hall School wounding of two more in the Berkshire town. Furlong, Joe Ritchie- claim was found to lack on the Reading address Investigators are Bennett and David credibility and he was where he was staying SAADALLAH: diagnosed with post-traumatic picking through his life as Wails – were friends and assessed as being far from showed Saadallah was stress disorder (PTSD) and depression they search for evidence members of the LGBT the legal threshold for not present and a search of the motivation for the community.