PRESIDENT Joe Biden has issued a new travel restriction following the emergence of a new coronavirus variant. Beginning on Monday, November 29, 2021, restrictions for eight different countries will go into effect for United States travellers.
GettyPresident Joe Biden '/ ' Where is Joe Biden? Based off of advice given by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, Joe Biden announced on Friday, November 26, that travel will be restricted from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi starting on Monday. The restrictions include the travel of those ...physically present... in the countries during the ...14-day period preceding their entry, or attempted entry into the United States.... Certain people are exempted from the restrictions, such as US citizens, lawful permanent residents and noncitizens who are the spouses of citizens or permanent residents. This travel ban comes following the emergence of a new coronavirus variant, entitled Omicron, which government officials do not yet have much information on. ...We don't know a lot about the variant except that it is a big concern and seems to spread rapidly ... so that was the decision we made,... said Biden. On November 24, 2021, Biden's doctor, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, reported that the President had a single 3-millimeter polyp removed during his colonoscopy. Upon testing the polyp, it was found to be benign. more from joe biden HYPOCRITES Joe & Kamala slammed for travel ban as their old tweets say they don't work PREZ ON THE MOVE 'WARNING' Omicron Covid variant leads to state of emergency as Biden bans African travel DON THE ROAD AGAIN What Donald Trump has said about running for President in 2024 NO, JOE Biden ripped for saying 'US is back' from $30M retreat as holiday costs surge HEALTH CONCERNS Biden's pre-cancerous growth is benign but needs 'colonoscopy in 10 years' What did Joe Biden say about Covid-19 vaccination in children? On November 3, Biden addressed the nation and called for parents to get their children vaccinated against the virus, following the CDC's authorization of the Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11, later calling it ...a giant step forward to further accelerate our path out of this pandemic.... ...The bottom line is: We've been planning and preparing for months to vaccinate our children. Our program will be ramping up this week and more doses (will be) shipped out each day so that we have it fully up and running by next week,... Biden said. ...We're going to do everything we can to make these vaccines easily available and raise awareness of the importance of getting vaccinated. So parents of children ages 5 and over: please get them vaccinated,... he continued. ...Because here's the deal. Children make up one-quarter of the cases in this country and while rare, children can get very sick from Covid-19. And some can end up, few can end up hospitalized.... Biden later went on to address speculation adding that the ...vaccine is safe and effective... so parents should ...get 'their ' children vaccinated to protect themselves, to protect others and to stop the spread and to help us beat this pandemic.... Joe Biden timeline November 26, 2021: Biden announces an upcoming restriction on travel following the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant.November 25, 2021: Biden and his family celebrate Thanksgiving at David Rubenstein's estate.November 24, 2021: Biden's doctor announces that he had a benign polyp removed during his colonoscopy.November 23, 2021: Biden and his family jet off to Nantucket for Thanksgiving.November 20,2021: Biden celebrated his 79th birthday.November 19, 2021: Biden had a routine colonoscopy. November 18, 2021: Biden meets with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in The White House.November 15, 2021: Biden signs infrastructure bill into law.November 10, 2021: Biden meets with Her Excellency Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to build on their recent engagements at the G20, COP26, and the June U.S.-EU Summit.November 10, 2021: Biden attends the funeral of former Governor of Delaware Ruth Ann Minner.November 10, 2021: Biden delivers remarks on how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal delivers for the American people by upgrading our nation's ports and strengthening supply chains to prevent disruptions.November 9, 2021: Biden delivers remarks at a virtual grassroots event for the Democratic National Committee as well as remarks at a virtual fundraising reception for the Democratic National Committee.November 8, 2021: Biden honors the Milwaukee Bucks for winning the 2021 NBA Championship.November 7, 2021: Biden travels to Baltimore, Maryland for the second time to speak on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal.November 6, 2021: Biden speaks openly about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal.November 5, 2021: Biden's $1trillion infrastructure package is passed by the House. November 3, 2021: Biden addressed the CDC's authorization of the Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. November 1, 2021: The president attends the COP26 Climate Summit in the United Kingdom, and reportedly falls asleep during the opening speeches. October 31, 2021: Biden continues his participation at the G20 Summit in Italy. October 30, 2021: Biden attends the G20 Summit in Italy, followed by dinner with Heads of State. October 29, 2021: Biden meets with Pope Francis in the Vatican. October 28, 2021: Biden and first lady Jill Biden leave the White House and travel to Italy.October 25, 2021: Biden attends the groundbreaking for the Portal North Bridge in New Jersey and the Portal Bridge replacementOctober 25, 2021: Biden visits New Jersey to push his infrastructure plan and garner support for his Build Back Better agendaOctober 24, 2021: Biden hosts Sen. Joe Manchin in Delaware to finalize the domestic agenda agreementOctober 21, 2021: Biden spoke at a CNN town hall meeting in Baltimore, Maryland and said he was forced to drop his free community college plan October 20, 2021: Biden visits hometown Scranton, Pennsylvania to push his infrastructure bill and visits the Trolley Museum to discuss his life lessons and push to run for presidentOctober 18, 2021: Biden releases a statement on the passing of General Colin Powell.October 16, 2021: Biden and first lady, Jill Biden, dine at Fiola Mare in Washington, D.C. October 14, 2021: Biden meets with Uhuru Kenyatta, the president of the Republic of Kenya.October 11, 2021: Biden attends the wedding of nephew Cuffe Owens and Meghan King. October 6, 2021: Biden meets with CEOs and business leaders to discuss the impact of the debt limit on American families.October 5, 2021: Biden visited Michigan to promote his Build Back Better plan.September 29, 2021: Biden continues Treasury debt limit negotiations and cancels his Chicago trip.September 24, 2021: Biden hosted an in-person summit with leaders of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. September 20, 2021: Biden will take part in a bilateral meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. September 18, 2021: Biden is in Delaware at his beach house near Rehoboth Beach.September 15, 2021: Biden delivered brief remarks about a national security initiative at 5pm from the East Room of the White House.September 14, 2021: President Biden addressed climate change and clean energy jobs in Colorado.September 13, 2021: Biden visited Long Beach, California, to support Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state's recall election. He will also stop in Idaho and Sacramento.September 11, 2021: Biden toured Ground Zero in NYC, the Pentagon and the memorial outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Flight 93 was forced down, on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.September 8, 2021: Biden delivered a set of remarks about a new ...six-pronged... Covid strategy to stop the spread of the delta variant.September 7, 2021: Biden traveled to New York and New Jersey to tour areas badly affected by Hurricane Ida.September 6, 2021: Biden surprises union workers for Labor Day in Wilmington, Delaware.August 31, 2021: The president addressed the nation after the last plane carrying Americans from Afghanistan departed on August 30.August 29, 2021: President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden received the bodies of the 13 US troops killed in the Kabul airport suicide bombing and met with their families.August 27, 2021: During his press conference, Biden appeared to admit that the US may have handed Taliban henchmen a "kill list" to target Afghans who previously helped Americans in the country. August 26, 2021: Biden to address the public following the Kabul airport attacks.August 23, 2021: Biden again ignored questions about the Middle East crisis after his aide says he ...never shies away... from reporters.August 22, 2021: During a live address to the nation, Biden again insisted that pulling US troops out of Afghanistan was ...the right decision... as he defended his handling of the crisis.August 21, 2021: Biden canceled his trip to his holiday home in Delaware as the crisis in Afghanistan rages on.August 20, 2021: President Biden addressed the nation about the US' evacuation efforts in Afghanistan amid fierce criticism.August 18, 2021: The president will be interviewed by former White House Communications Director George Stephanopoulos on the growing crisis in Afghanistan.August 16, 2021: Biden doubled down on the decision to withdraw troops ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 as he slammed the Afghan government for ...giving up... in the face of Taliban militants.August 15, 2021: Joe Biden was slammed for ...hiding out on vacation... at Camp David while the Taliban overruns Afghanistan after pulling US troops.August 14, 2021: The Biden administration approved the largest permanent increase to food stamp benefits in the program's history, giving 42 million Americans more money to buy groceries. August 12, 2021: Biden gave a speech on his ...Build Back Better... agenda.August 11, 2021: The president appeared to "get lost" when returning to the White House as he ignored his Secret Service agent's instructions by walking on the lawn.August 10, 2021: Biden's bipartisan $1trillion infrastructure bill is passedAugust 5, 2021: Biden signs an executive order that targets zero-emissions vehicles to be half of all cars sold in the US by 2030.July 26, 2021: Biden participates in a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq.July 23, 2021: Biden was heckled at a rally in Virginia \- before he boasted about ...whipping... Trump in the state during the 2020 election.July 21, 2021: President Biden ordered his first airstrike on Jihadi targets in Somalia amid a worrying rise in terror attacks across Africa.July 20, 2021: Biden welcomed Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the White House. July 13, 2021: Biden will travel to Philadelphia and give remarks on protecting the sacred, constitutional right to vote.July 9, 2021: President Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin and threatened to retaliate following the huge ransomware attacks carried out by Russian hackers. 
ReutersPresident Joe Biden has faced fierce criticism from the public, media, and world leaders over his handling of Afghanistan '/ ' July 7, 2021: The president will travel to Crystal Lake, Illinois, seeking bipartisan support for a bill that will enhance child care and healthcare expenditures.July 6, 2021: Biden delivers remarks about the COVID-19 vaccination program during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus.July 1, 2021: Biden and wife Jill land in Miami to help with the Surfside condo collapse and console families.June 28, 2021: Biden is set to welcome the President of the State of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, to the White House.June 27, 2021: The Biden administration launched airstrikes on Iran-backed militants on the Syrian border.June 25, 2021: The president applauded VP Harris on doing a ...great job... on the Mexico border crisis despite her not visiting the region once since becoming ...border czar... in March.June 24, 2021: President Biden speaks to reporters at the White House about the deadly Miami building collapse that left more than 100 missing \- but not before being reminded to address the topic by VP Kamala Harris.June 23, 2021: Biden unveiled a crackdown on guns while announcing that states can use $350billion in Covid funding to hire more cops as crime across the US surges.June 17, 2021: President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. June 19 is now a federal holiday.June 16, 2021: Biden returns to the White House after his first overseas trip as president.June 16, 2021: President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva.June 10, 2021: President Joe Biden meets with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the UK.June 9, 2021: The President and First Lady arrive in the United Kingdom as they embark on their first foreign trip.June 5, 2021: The president delivered remarks from Delaware on a report showing the economy picked up 559,000 jobs in May and that unemployment hit its lowest level since the pandemic began.June 3, 2021: Joe Biden was in Delaware on June 3, 2021, as he and First Lady Jill Biden celebrated her 70th birthday.June 2, 2021: Biden delivered remarks in Philadelphia on the civil unrest occurring across the nation following the death of George Floyd and condemned former President Trump for his response to protesters.June 1, 2021: President Biden and VP Harris were in Oklahoma to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa massacre \- when a white mob destroyed a vibrant Black business district and killed as many as 300 people.May 31, 2021: Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris commemorated fallen service members at Arlington Cemetery in Virginia.May 20, 2021: President Joe Biden signs the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act into law.May 6, 2021: Biden delivers remarks on the American Jobs Plan.April 20, 2021: Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with the leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.March 29, 2021: Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Covid-19 response and the state of vaccinations.March 6, 2021: Biden delivers remarks on the Senate passage of the American Rescue plan.February 23, 2021: Biden conducts a roundtable with Black essential workers, moderated by Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice.February 2, 2021: Biden signs executive orders advancing his priority to modern our immigration system.January 14, 2021: Biden will unveil his Covid economic, legislative and vaccination plan from Delaware.January 13, 2021: A GOP Senator called for President-elect Joe Biden to be impeached once he takes office on January 20. Republican President Donald Trump was impeached for the second time on January 13, the only president in US history to have been impeached twice.January 10, 2021: Biden that $600 stimulus checks are too little money and continued to push for $2,000 after President Donald Trump previously called for larger Covid aid.January 8, 2021: Biden spoke about his help package at an event in Wilmington, Delaware. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS Source:
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SWNSFedEx said it was investigating how the packages came to be in the woods '/ ' Deputies guarded the packages until FedEx workers could arrive to pick them up, Sheriff Mark Moon said. The delivery service sent multiple drivers from across the South to retrieve the packages. Pictures posted on the sheriff's Facebook page showed the packages scattered about the forest and piled up at the bottom of a wooded hillside. Natasha Abney told WBMA-TV that her neighbor found the boxes on his property. "I mean it was just a river of boxes," Abney said. "Some busted open, some not." Most read in The Sun TIME OFF Schools may have to break up early for Christmas after surge in Covid cases IN YOUR FACE Face masks to return from TUESDAY in shops and public transport SOAP DODGER I only wash & use deodorant once a week - my man calls me a soap dodger ANT AND WRECK I'm A Celeb stars evacuated after tree crash & may be off air for days EVACUATED I'm A Celeb chaos as stars are REMOVED from castle and returned to quarantine RAD PURCHASE Mum-of-22 Sue Radford shows off fancy £750-a-piece mattresses for kids' rooms "Everybody that had a package on that truck that was thrown down that hill has been wronged and it's a really sad situation,... said Abney. The sheriff said it wasn't clear why the packages were in the ravine but said he hoped to have some answers in the near future. "The security of our customers' shipments is a top priority and we are committed to treating our customers' packages with the utmost care," Memphis, Tennessee-based FedEx said in a statement provided Friday. "We are taking steps to recover and transport the affected packages as quickly as possible," the company said. "In addition to cooperating with law enforcement, we are conducting a review of this situation and will take the appropriate action." The site where the packages were found is about 30 miles north of Birmingham. 
SWNSThe packages were discovered near the town of Hayden in Alabama '/ ' 
Blount County Sheriff's OfficeFedEx drivers have been called in to collect the dumped packages '/ ' We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS 
The Sun/Cheryl WaitlingThe teen is now scared to leave her home '/ ' The teen had been out for a meal with a pal at the Riverbank Chinese Buffet in Riverside, Norwich when she was allegedly set upon by the five adults, two teenagers and two children \- who were about seven years old, she said. Her mum, Cheryl Waitling, 39, branded the beating every parent's worst nightmare. She said: "The thing is, you trust that your children will be safe when they go out to eat, or bowling, just normal teenage things." Frankey added: "I thought I would be okay, but when I actually sit and think about it, I'd be worried to go out on my own again." Her mum said her daughter and her friend were desperately trying to explain that they were 14-years-old when one of the girls launched on Frankey's friend. The teenager added: "I just thought, 'Oh my God, they're adults \- they could really hurt us.' Most read in The Sun TIME OFF Schools may have to break up early for Christmas after surge in Covid cases IN YOUR FACE Face masks to return from TUESDAY in shops and public transport SOAP DODGER I only wash & use deodorant once a week - my man calls me a soap dodger ANT AND WRECK I'm A Celeb stars evacuated after tree crash & may be off air for days EVACUATED I'm A Celeb chaos as stars are REMOVED from castle and returned to quarantine RAD PURCHASE Mum-of-22 Sue Radford shows off fancy £750-a-piece mattresses for kids' rooms "At the time it felt like it was taking ages, but afterwards it felt like it was just a few seconds and now I can't remember anything." Cheryl explained how it all started when Frankie and her pal had spotted the doppelganger of a mutual friend in one of the teenage girls in the group. The mum said the two teens mentioned how pretty the girl was and how much she resembles another girl they both know. But as they left the restaurant one of the girls in the group confronted them and demanded to know why they were talking about her. Cheryl said: "They tried to explain they weren't talking about them, and had actually been paying them compliments. "In the background the mum of one of the girls, or at least one of the female adults, was shouting 'just hit them, just hit them'." CHAOS It was then that Frankey's friend was attacked by one of the girls in the group. She claims she sprang to her pal's defence, at which point she was repeatedly punched in the face \- resulting in a broken nose. Cheryl said: "It was at this point one of the men pulled Frankey off, held her hands behind her back and yelled 'Come on now's your chance'." "In the meantime, Frankey's friend was being pushed up against the wall by the female adult who was pregnant, and had a pushchair.... She said the initial "scuffle" descended into chaos with nearly all of the adults becoming involved, and even one of the seven-year-old children "kicking and laughing like it was hilarious". Frankey claims two of the three adult men in the group also allegedly branded she and her female pal "tramps". She insists that all members of the violent group became involved \- apart from one older woman who stood at the back screaming that they're just 14-years-old and begging them to stop. Cheryl explained not a single person came forward to help despite the brawl taking place in a built-up area with a bustling pub, cinema and trampoline park. One eyewitness is understood to have since told local news they assumed the three adult males involved in the fight had been security guards separating the four teenagers \- and feel awful that they didn't help. Eventually, a kind couple took the girls to a nearby bowling alley where they got them a drink and phoned the police. Cheryl said she is absolutely horrified by what happened and understands police have CCTV of the incident and are searching for the family of thugs. Norfolk Constabulary has been contacted for comment. 
The Sun/Cheryl WaitlingFrankey said that she and her pal were begging the group to stop '/ ' 
The Sun/Cheryl WaitlingShe added that no one around came over to help '/ ' We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours. Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks. 
AlamyFemale police officers don't take their babies on the beat '/ ' I am sorry to say this but much as I wish it were the case we could, the truth is you can't have it all. And although I went back to work pretty quickly after my children were born — something that I have since regretted, by the way — when I left the house I was very much in work mode. And that did not include holding a tiny baby prone to sudden mood swings, preposterously unpredictable outbursts and the desire to feed most of the time, so needing my full attention. In an ideal world, maternity leave is there to ensure you can stay at home with your baby and not take them to work. Since MPs do not get maternity leave, Stella says she was forced to take her son into the chamber to ensure her Walthamstow residents had representation. Clearly, and without doubt, that policy needs addressing, not least because it will encourage more women to work at Westminster. But in the meantime, I do not think the answer is for women to bring their babies to work. Most read in News COVID CHAOS UK hit by THIRD Omicron case as traveller from southern Africa tests positive FAMILY AGONY Dad-of-eight fighting for life in Covid coma as family 'broken beyond words' TIME OFF Schools may have to break up early for Christmas after surge in Covid cases OUTBREAK FEARS Twickenham rugby match may have been Omicron superspreader event IN YOUR FACE Face masks to return from TUESDAY in shops and public transport DECEM-BRRR Snow to fall for TWO WEEKS as freezing temps set in after killer Storm Arwen By far the biggest barrier to mothers working is high-quality, affordable childcare. As an MP, Stella is on a basic annual salary of £81,932 (plus expenses) — a salary that is way higher than that of the average working mum. So good childcare is a very realistic option for her. There is even an on-site nursery at Westminster. I understand that Pip is still breastfeeding and Stella feels he is too young to be left, which is her prerogative. But if she wants to go to work, perhaps she needs to bring a nanny with her to hold the baby while he is not feeding. In many ways I can see why she has decided to bring her son with her. No one is covering her work while her baby is young. And clearly she is committed to representing her constituency of Walthamstow. But while people have spoken out in support of Stella, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle admitted he had been heavily lobbied by other MPs who are mothers, calling on him to "not give in" by changing the rules. Having a career and family is a choice Unfortunately, as a working mother your lot in life is to juggle — and to suffer from constant guilt — but to get on with it. The solution is to be organised and have very good help, not to take your baby into your work. Apart from anything else, babies need a routine. Most mums know there are sacrifices and compromises to be made when having children. 
PACommons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle admitted he had been heavily lobbied by other MPs who are mothers, calling on him to ...not give in' by changing the rules '/ ' So many know that, for example, if you wheel your buggy on to a bus and all the space is taken by other mums' prams, you have to wait for the next one. Yet Stella complained about this happening to her on Twitter earlier this month. Frankly, when you have kids there are some things you just have to get on with. I am a different person at work than when I'm being a mum, as most of us are, especially if you are in a position of authority. You have your home personality and your work personality. The trick is not to let one drain the life out of the other. I never took my kids to board meetings and it was never even a consideration to do so. Having a career and a family is a choice. You can't blend the two and you can't ask your employer to bend the rules to suit you. Celebrity misery is a turn-off 
RexFrankie Bridge undertakes a trial '/ ' I STOPPED watching I'm A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here! after only two episodes. It's not that I hardly recognise any of the celebrities in this series (Ant and Dec are the two most famous people in there!). It's just that everyone seems utterly miserable and cold (they so need to get back to the jungle), and they are getting weaker and wetter by the day. Yes, they must have known what they signed up for – either eating endless rice and beans or pig's penis, and being chained down in coffins with rats or wading through rotten fish. We know it's not always fun for them, but it usually is fun for us watching. But actually, watching people who look freezing and miserable – and in some cases frail – just isn't very enjoyable at all. Jessie's talk of loss is so vital 
GettyAdmiration for Jessie J, for revealing she has had a miscarriage '/ ' I HAVE so much admiration for singer Jessie J for revealing, on Instagram, that she has had a miscarriage. "I decided to have a baby on my own because it's all I've ever wanted and life is short," she wrote, before explaining that doctors were unable to find a heartbeat during her third scan. She added: "I'm still in shock, the sadness is overwhelming." A few hours later, she broke down in tears on stage. My heart goes out to her. Given that one in three pregnancies ends in miscarriage, we really do not talk about it enough. Many years ago, I had one and it's such a sad time. I found it really hard to talk about it openly – and still do. I guess because there is some kind of shame or a sense of failure attached to the loss. It's tough because it is a bereavement. So the idea of not feeling able to discuss it is so counter-intuitive. But maybe if more people spoke openly about their losses then that would not be the case. And the more that high-profile women talk publicly about miscarriage, the better. SICKENING ATTACK HOW shocking to read about the gay couple who were attacked with a hammer by a balaclava-clad gang – for holding hands. It's sickening, actually. Ryan Winnard, 21, and his boyfriend Max Green, 18, were surrounded by a group of men in Radcliffe, Gtr Manchester, on Tuesday evening. First the gang shouted homophobic abuse at them. Then, as they tried to walk away, the group attacked them with a hammer. What cowards these people are to hide their faces and overpower two men. Unsurprisingly, and very sadly, Ryan and Max say they have been left scared to hold hands in public again after the terrifying ordeal, which I suppose is partly the aim of attacks like this. What a shocking and awful thing to happen in 2021. Share the jab IT can't be a surprise that there is a new strain of Covid considered the "worst ever" – a variant that could make vaccines 40 per cent less effective. Because, to date, just 4.5 per cent of people across low-income countries have received their first Covid jab. And despite commitments from wealthy nations to donate vaccines, less than 15 per cent of the 1.8billion doses promised have been delivered. The knock-on effect is that Covid-19 has been allowed to run rampant across the world, hence new mutations of the virus will flourish. No one is safe until everyone is safe. So let's get these vaccines out across the world and support the proposal at the World Trade Organisation to temporarily suspend intellectual property barriers on all Covid technologies. The vile perpetrators need to feel the full force of the law. Street e-scoot menace 
AlamyFor some reason E-scooter riders seem to think that the normal rules do not apply to them '/ ' SURELY I cannot be alone in hating E-scooters? These days, it sometimes feels like you are taking your life into your own hands just walking down a London street. The speeding menaces can emerge seemingly from nowhere, on both streets and pavements. For some reason E-scooter riders seem to think that the normal rules do not apply to them, so it is no surprise to hear that injuries caused by them have surged over the past year, according to new government figures. More pedestrians were hurt in crashes with these infernal items in the 12 months leading up to June than during all of 2020, when records began. Unsurprisingly, the figures also revealed that teenagers and older children were the most likely to be hurt riding E-scooters. I did not know this but they are illegal to ride in public areas outside of designated trial sites. People caught riding them on public roads or pavements can face a £300 fine and six points on their driving licence. So, let's start enforcing that, shall we? We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours. Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks. 
Gareth was sat on the same table as Khan at the event and saw no signs of what came next "You're loved, you're beautiful," he told her. Moments later she lost consciousness. Speaking on the eve of the second anniversary of the chilling attack, Gareth said he has been left with PTSD and still suffers flashbacks every day about the ordeal, in which Saskia's co-worker Jack Merritt, 25, was also killed. In his first newspaper interview, he told The Sun on Sunday: "What Usman Khan did will forever live with me and everyone else. "I can still picture Saskia, after she'd been stabbed, falling into my arms. As I lay cradling her, my only thought was just to try to make sure she felt as comfortable as possible. "I gently told her she was loved and was beautiful. I just hope she heard those words before she slipped away. "Khan took away two angels that day. Saskia and Jack were the kindest souls you could ever wish to meet. Most read in The Sun TIME OFF Schools may have to break up early for Christmas after surge in Covid cases IN YOUR FACE Face masks to return from TUESDAY in shops and public transport SOAP DODGER I only wash & use deodorant once a week - my man calls me a soap dodger ANT AND WRECK I'm A Celeb stars evacuated after tree crash & may be off air for days EVACUATED I'm A Celeb chaos as stars are REMOVED from castle and returned to quarantine RAD PURCHASE Mum-of-22 Sue Radford shows off fancy £750-a-piece mattresses for kids' rooms "They were only interested in helping people. They will forever be missed by everyone who knew them." And Gareth — a reformed criminal who was released from jail in 2017 after serving a six-year sentence for robbery — insisted that last month's killing by an apparent terrorist of Tory MP David Amess as he held a constituency surgery showed that the Government must maintain its focus on the threat from Islamist terror. He said: "We must not let terrorism win. David Amess's death brings back the importance of staying vigilant and making sure terror suspects are properly rehabilitated." 'Khan was shouting, I'm going to kill you all' Today 34-year-old Gareth recalls how he spent the day talking to his friend Jack before he was killed, and bravely tackled crazed Khan after he had stabbed six people — helping to prevent any further killings. On November 29, 2019, Gareth met Jack at Cambridge train station before they travelled together to an event at London's Fishmongers' Hall organised by rehabilitation charity Learning Together, where they both worked. Research assistant Gareth had sat next to Jack at work and credited his friend for helping him to turn his life around. Recalling their final journey together, Gareth said: "I was a bit late for the train that day but Jack waited for me, while some of the others we were travelling with went ahead. "That was typical of Jack — he was full of kindness. It meant it was just Jack and me on the train. He was in great spirits, laughing and smiling. "He was full of plans and ambition. We were both looking forward to the event and to the year ahead in 2020. We spent most of the journey just chewing the cud, talking about what we wanted to achieve and all the work there was to do." The pair knew that convicted terrorist Khan, 28, would be at the event that day. He was regarded as one of the charity's biggest success stories and had become involved in Learning Together while serving an eight-year prison sentence for plotting a jihadi training camp in his parents' homeland of Pakistan and planning to bomb the London Stock Exchange. In 2018, while Khan was still in prison, Gareth had even arranged for the fanatic to attend an event, which had gone well — so the pair had no concerns about his attendance at Fishmongers' Hall. But hours later, all those hopes and ambitions were brutally snuffed out by Khan. After brunch and a successful start to the conference, Gareth, who sat on the same table as the killer, was standing on a balcony inside the hall with John Crilly, another ex-prisoner, and retired judge John Samuels, when they heard a commotion below. Gareth rushed down the stairs to find a scene of absolute horror. Saskia, a Learning Together volunteer who he had met at Anglia Ruskin University where they both studied criminology, had just been attacked by Khan. Only minutes before, he had been calmly chatting to her. Gareth said: "Saskia had been stabbed and had gone pale. She fell into my arms. "I'd only briefly met her before but I just tried to say something to comfort her the best I could. ...I don't know if it helped her. I hope it did. But as I held her, she lost consciousness. "Khan was standing at the bottom of the stairs and I could see he was armed with knives. ...Even though Saskia had lost consciousness I didn't want to leave her on her own so I shouted to another man at the conference to come over and hold her. ...As I stood up and looked at Khan it was hard to believe it was the same person who had been taking part in the conference minutes earlier. There had been no sign of what he was about to do." Despite the huge risk to himself, Gareth then charged at Khan, who had two knives and a fake suicide belt. He said: "I instinctively ran towards him. He was shouting, 'Allahu Akbar' and 'I'm going to kill you all, you're all f***ing dead'. My first thought was we had to stop him from getting up the stairs and hurting anyone else. "I grabbed his arm and pushed him back as hard as I could towards the door and out of the building." Gareth then helped tend to more victims while others arrived at his side to help take on Khan. John Crilly raced down from the balcony and yanked a fire extinguisher off the wall while kitchen porter Lukasz Koczocik grabbed a spear known as a boarding pike, which was hanging on display in the Grade II-listed building. 'I want a job. I don't want to live on handouts' Two others, Stephen Gallant, a murderer out of prison on day release, and Darryn Frost, a Ministry of Justice communications officer also at the event, piled in too and forced Khan out on to London Bridge. Cops then shot him 20 times, fatally wounding him – just as he appeared to move his hands towards what officers suspected was a suicide belt. Moments later Gareth discovered Jack had been fatally stabbed in the attack, which also left three others injured. He said: "At that point I'd no idea Jack had also been killed. I'd gone back into Fishmongers' Hall expecting to find him. I still can't believe he's gone. ...I think about Jack every day. People have since described me and others as heroes. "I'm not. I did what I could but I don't want a pat on the back. Jack and Saskia were heroes. ...They made me realise I can help to change things that are wrong in the world. They were only interested in hope." It later emerged that MI5 had concerns Khan may commit an attack after his prison release but failed to share the intelligence. This week Gareth bravely returned to London Bridge for the first time since the attack. Yet two years on, he admits his life has fallen apart and says he feels let down. Despite having a first-class degree, he had been working for an agency making deliveries for John Lewis but lost the position when his past was disclosed. Gareth also created a criminal justice consultancy with Jack's support — but the work has dried up, meaning he has been forced to claim benefits, a situation he is desperate to get out of. He said: "Everything has turned on its head since that day. "The incident itself has had grave consequences on my mental health and I've been forced to rely on the welfare system. "But I don't want to be like this. I want a job. I don't want to live on handouts or benefits. "I want to be paid to do things that need to be done and that my experiences and my studies have made me qualified to do. "But I can't even hold down a pot- washing job right now. I really don't know how to move forward. ...I keep asking for mental health support, I keep applying to different agencies, but the support hasn't been there." He adds: "I'm just trying to live my life by the ideals Jack and Saskia set. I'm trying to live by their principles. "They made me realise I can help to change things in the world. We can't throw that away. To do that would be an insult to their memory." 
AFPUsman Khan was known to security services before the attack '/ ' 
AFPThe attack in 2019 was the second terror spree at London Bridge '/ ' 
AFP or licensorsGareth tried to comfort charity worker Saskia Jones as she lay dying '/ ' 
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