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Travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. im victoria hollins. disability groups and trade unions have raised further concerns about plans to close almost every train ticket office. the exploitation of young and elderly. police investigating an assault in sittingbourne last month have released cctv images of a man theyd like to speak to in connection with the incident. the victim was in a cocktail lounge in saint michaels road when a man hit him over the head with a ...

In his constituency. the cabinet office is to learn whether it has won its legal challenge to the uk covid—19 inquiry chairwomans request for boris johnsons unredacted whatsapp messages, notebooks and diaries. high courtjudges are expected to hand down their decision over the governments judicial review of baroness heather hallett�*s order this afternoon. proposals to close nearly all the ticket offices at railway stations across england have been strongly criticised by unions and disability...

For later this month. disability groups have also said they fear it would hinder accessibility. the department for transport have beenin the department for transport have been in touch already this morning. they are stressing it would be the start of a public consultation and people can make comments and concerns known. they say no station would be left without staff. it is about putting staff on the platform other than behind the ticket booth. thank you. the riots, which erupted in france last ...

The Galway Roscommon Education and Training Borad (GRETB ) is pleased to announce a county-wide drum programme linking children, young people and adults within community and educational settings. It is set to commence from September 2022.

+ The Ashanti Regional Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has embarked on intensive educational and sensitization campaign in the various districts in the Ashanti Region to help augment peaceful co-existence of the citizenry with respect to aftermath of the December 07 polls. Through the Inter-Party Dialogue Committees’ (IPDC) initiative led by the NCCE which also involves all registered political parties, the Electoral Commission, Commission on Human Rights an...

Secondly, as regards this flexible block grant, some of that money can be used toll whittle down waiting lists for those who have disabilities. but it isnt washington telling your state to do it. it is the state deciding to because the state realizes it has a need with opioids or realizes it has a back kind of backlog of folks going into disability. so we ensure that you continue that access. we give the state the flexibility to cut down that waiting list. we think the state knows better than th...

I went with two blind people down to the d.c. police. you have to take a vision test in d.c. you would love d.c. 17 steps -- >> i do love d.c. i love america my problem is not with america or americans or any of your magnificent states. my problem is with the gun lobbies saying its perfectly okay for legally blind people to be marching around with guns. its ridiculous. >> the gun lobby is not doing that its the disability groups. because they say why should they not be allowed to have guns. >> e...

>> its been fully legal in most states right now. gun owners are responsible. we take training and storage responsible. >> you think we can have responsible blind gun owners. yes or no? >> yes. let me tell you why. you can rack a shotgun and never shoot it and scare the hell out of the criminal. am i allowed to say that? i went with two blind people down to the d.c. police. you have to take a vision test in d.c. you would love d.c. 17 steps -- >> i do love d.c. i love america my problem is not w...

And has been doing that including a number of people who are not allowed to drive. >> it is a state issue. i know a lot of the disability groups want to say you cant take aware their rights because theyre blind. its a complicated issue. >> theyre blind. these people are blind. stevie wonder says im allowed to go and buy guns. can you imagine me with a gun? its utterly ridiculous. >> you want to get your gun. a farmer wants to keep people killing from each other. we have people in iowa who are bl...

>> as it has in the united states while gun ownership the is through the roof. >> iowa wants to give gun permits to legally blind people and has been doing that including a number of people who are not allowed to drive. >> it is a state issue. i know a lot of the disability groups want to say you cant take aware their rights because theyre blind. its a complicated issue. >> theyre blind. these people are blind. stevie wonder says im allowed to go and buy guns. can you imagine me with a gun? its ...