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(UK news) Poll-ish racism + Rail service low + "Speak English!" + Beggar admits rape - C C - Jan 29, 2019
Radio presenter who said "I hate polls" told he was being racist – by a caller who thought he meant Polish people
INTRO: A radio presenter who said “I hate polls” was called live on air and told he was being racist – by a caller who thought he meant Polish people. Mike Graham was presenting his talkRADIO morning show when he remarked he didn’t like voting polls But an irate caller, known only as Michael from New Malden, rang to give Mike a piece of his mind. He thought he’d said he hated ‘Poles’...
MORE: https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/radio-presenter-who-said-i-hate-polls-told-he-was-being-racist-by-a-caller-who-thought-he-meant-polish-people/29/01/
UK rail passenger satisfaction falls to lowest level since 2007
INTRO: Rail passenger satisfaction has fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade, according to the official national survey. Transport Focus, the passenger watchdog that conducts the biannual survey, said the results showed the need for fundamental change in rail services as overall satisfaction with journeys fell to 79%, meaning more than one in five passengers were not satisfied. In a year marked by cancellations and chaos after the introduction of new timetables, as well as numerous strikes, passenger satisfaction declined significantly on seven operators: Great Northern, Northern, TransPennine Express, Greater Anglia, Thameslink, ScotRail and London North Eastern Railway...
MORE: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/29/uk-rail-passenger-satisfaction-lowest-level-2007
Woman shouts at Brazilian tourists to ‘speak English in this street’
INTRO: A group of Brazilian tourists were screamed at by a woman on the street who demanded they speak English. A video showed the dog walker telling two men and a woman to shut up as they stood in Notting Hill, west London, on Saturday. She then allegedly hit one of the tourists in Tavistock Crescent before walking away, shouting: ‘Go on, f*** off. Speak English when you walk in this country.’ The video was filmed by Natália Rossini, who was on the receiving end of the abuse....
MORE (video): https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/29/woman-shouts-brazilian-tourists-speak-english-street-8410045/
A beggar has admitted raping a woman in Glasgow city centre after she stopped to express concern for his welfare
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-47045693
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