Clifton pensioner ‘robbed and stamped on’
A woman has been arrested after an elderly man was reportedly robbed and stamped on.
The victim, had been speaking with the suspect in Clifton last Wednesday (12) at around 3am, before things turned violent and he was reportedly pushed to the floor and stamped on.
After refusing to hand over any money to a woman his TV was then stolen.
The victim is not said to have been seriously hurt.
A 27-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of robbery and she remains in custody. Enquiries continue into the incident.
Detective Sergeant Nick Wood, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “The victim in this case has been through a frightening ordeal and we are working together with partner agencies to make sure he is supported.
“Thankfully he did not sustain any serious injuries and we would like to reassure the public that we believe the victim and suspect are known to each other so there is not believed to be a wider risk to the community.”
Anyone with any information on what happened is asked to call 101, quoting incident number 284 of 12 January 2022.
Blue Monday is here
It’s the most depressing day of the year…apparently.
"Blue Monday" is the name given to the third Monday in January and has been coined as the most miserable day of the year.
It's been around since 2005 when the UK travel company- Sky Travel -revealed the date in a press release having calculated the date through an "equation".
Blue Monday might have originated from an equation but experts say there is certainly no science behind it.
Scientists have now looked at the reasoning of the date - analysing its factors including everything from the distance from Christmas and the level of debt to failed New Year's resolutions and the wintery weather.
Others have linked Blue Monday to Seasonal Affective Disorder which is a kind of depression that comes and goes depending on the season.
These factors - even when combined - are "non-sensical measurements", says Dean Burnett in The Guardian.
Researchers have brushed off the theory that there can be one singular most depressing day for us all.
Speaking to Harper's Bazaar, Mind's head of information, Stephen Buckley, said: "There is no credible evidence behind the concept of a most depressing day of the year.
"We all have mental health and we can all feel down from time to time.
"But suggesting there is a single day when depression somehow ‘strikes’ more than usual feeds misinformation and trivialises what for many people is a very serious issue they deal with every day of their lives."
Abandoned husky found tied to telegraph pole outside Notts primary school
The RSPCA is investigating after a dog was found tied up outside a primary school in Notts.
The male, grey and white husky cross dog was found tied to a telegraph pole outside the entrance to Eskdale Junior School in Ghost House Lane, Beeston, by parents on last Monday (10).
Members of the public were concerned he had been abandoned so stayed with him and contacted the RSPCA.
RSPCA’s Inspector Keith Ellis said: “The dog was tied up to a wooden post with a piece of thin blue rope. He is microchipped with contact details registered but they appear to be out-of-date. We’ve made enquiries and hope to be able to reunite him with his owner who may be missing him.
“His microchip was registered in July 2019 and we believe he is around two to three-years-old. His name wasn’t recorded on his chip so the staff taking care of him have named him Storm.
“I’d be really keen to find out where he’s come from or who is responsible for abandoning him so if anyone recognises him, has any information about him, or saw anything suspicious in the area on Monday, please give our appeal line a call on 0300 123 8018.
“We understand that things may be difficult for some at the moment, particularly as the impact of the pandemic is being felt by many. But we would urge pet owners never to abandon their pet and to ask for help if they are struggling.”
Saying ‘respect’ in court can in fact mean the opposite, study shows
Lawyers who use the word ‘respect’ when speaking to opponents in court may ironically be indicating the very opposite kind of sentiment, a new study has found.
Research by Nottingham Trent University and De Montfort University has revealed that such phraseology can be an indicator of disrespect between barristers, and between barristers and judges.
The study, published in the Journal of Pragmatics, has shown that advocates’ use of the word can indicate disrespect and undermine the professional competence of other lawyers.
Principal investigator Dr David Wright, an expert in forensic linguistics from Nottingham Trent University’s School of Arts and Humanities, said: “The word ‘respect’ is used so frequently in the legal profession that it has developed a cultural significance around it, but when it is used in context it can be open to a variety of interpretations.
“Lord Neuberger said in 2016 that ‘when the judge makes what the advocate thinks is a stupid point, the advocate will often begin his answer with the words, My Lord, with great respect…’
“Similarly, a legal news website carried an article titled ‘How to speak lawyer’ in which readers were told that the phrase ‘with the greatest respect’ is to be translated as ‘you are a total idiot’.”
The study also found that when used between opposing barristers, ‘respect’ can attack their opponent’s levels of competence.
Co-investigator Jeremy Robson, senior law lecturer at De Montfort University, said: “Lawyers can use ‘respect’ to appear polite on the surface, but it can also amplify attacks on their opposition to make them lose face professionally.”
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