A maths teacher in his late 20s has been stabbed by a teenager in a classroom at a secondary school in Gloucestershire, leading to the arrest of the teenage boy on suspicion of attempted murder. The teacher, Jamie Sansom from Newport, Wales, was taken to the hospital and is currently in a stable condition. The incident took place in Tewkesbury, and according to a source close to the school, the teacher was not intervening in a fight between pupils when he was stabbed, contrary to some reports from parents.
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden received a traditional royal welcome from the King at Windsor Castle during his mini state visit to the UK. He also had tea with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, with the two leaders differing in their views on Washington’s decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine.
In other news, BBC staff have accused the organization’s bosses of protecting a high-profile presenter at the center of an alleged sex scandal. The staff claims that the presenter is close to management and that executives did not take the matter seriously. Furthermore, broadcaster Nicky Campbell revealed that he had a distressing weekend after being falsely identified as the unnamed BBC presenter accused of paying £35,000 for explicit pictures from a teenager.
Additionally, Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics doctor who was convicted of sexually abusing female athletes including Olympic medalists, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in Florida.
On the international front, Ukraine’s foreign minister stated that Nato members have agreed that the country can skip the Membership Action Plan, which is typically required for new members, due to the ongoing crisis with Russia. However, President Biden has emphasized that the war in Russia needs to end before Nato can consider adding Kyiv to its ranks.
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On the business front, a bank has downgraded 11 real estate companies, including Hammerson, the owner of Birmingham’s Bullring shopping center, due to anticipated difficulties in the near future.
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