News about Barry Smith

Met Police detective with a heart condition is awarded £36,000 after being forced to return to the office and stop working from home

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 10, 2024
Detective Constable Tariq Ahmed was initially allowed to work remotely because his illness required him to keep his stress levels low, and going back in to the station would provoke an 'emotional' response, an employment tribunal heard. But this permission was later revoked by a Detective Chief Inspector - despite warnings it would be 'ethically and morally' wrong to force him back - as the force did not support permanent working from home. The 22-year force veteran - who when stressed gets a tight chest and fears death - was then pestered by his manager to return to the station with one email demanding he appear the next week.

Inside Charlie Dimmock's 13-year relationship with John Mushet which ended with Ground Force co-star affair as star is back on screens after two year break

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 17, 2024
Gardening guru Charlie Dimmock made headlines in the noughties after she cheated on her partner of 13 years with a Ground Force co-star.  The green-fingered Garden Rescue presenter, now 57,  first became a household name on the BBC show, which she fronted from 1997-2005. It was during this time, in 2001, that she and her long-term partner John Mushet went their separate ways after she embarked on an affair microphone operator Andy Simmons. 

A new challenge to the owner is launched by a neighbor who pleaded for a new cup of bacon and clinking teacups after announcing that she intends to reopen by moving 100 yards away

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 18, 2024
After announcing plans to reopen 100 yards away, a neighbor who had complaints regarding the smell of bacon and clinking teacups prompted a local cafe to close. In December, the Caddy Shack in Weymouth, Dorset, suffered after three people complained that the odour and noise emanating from the building was causing "unacceptable harm" to their quality of life. Emma Ayles (left) was determined to solve the problem by submitting a planning request to move the cafe, which is located 100 yards from nearby houses, hoping that it would be out of earshot of locals.

Lucy Letby set to be locked up with notorious criminals including fellow serial killer Joanna Dennehy

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 22, 2023
Lucy Letby (left), Britain's most prolific child killer, became one of only four women to receive a whole life term yesterday for seven babies and six others. She will likely be put in the high-security prison HMP Low Newton in Durham after being first detained in the jail's hospital wing, where she will be put on suicide watch and isolated from the other prisoners for her own safety. Joanna Dennehy (bottom right) and Kilburn murderer Emma Aitken (centre), who is reportedly dating fellow prisoner Dennehy in 2020, are the most notorious inmate in Low Newton today. The maximum security jail was home to some of the country's most notorious female prisoners, including Rose West, Tracey Connelly, the mother of Baby P who died after months of neglect in 2007, and Sharon Carr who became known as 'The Devil's Daughter' when she murdered an 18-year-old stranger.

California TV producer Kathryn Hoedt, 23, dies after falling 30 feet from illegal rope swing at Folsom Lake onto rocky shoreline - as her heartbroken family says she was 'such a bright light'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 17, 2023
After a horrific homemade lake swing broke on Saturday, Kathryn Hoedt, a 23-year-old news producer in California, plummeted 30 feet onto the rocky shoreline at Folsom Lake. After the accident, where they discovered an off-duty doctor who started CPR while the team waited for an ambulance, her friends raced her to a nearby boat ramp. Hoedt was rushed to Sutter Roseville Medical Center, where the talented young journalist who anchored KCRA's morning news was pronounced dead. As her distraught mother Beth told KCRA, she was 'I can't believe it's real, I can't believe it's real.' She was such a brilliant light.' The young producer's, who was described as "one of the nicest people she ever worked with," was evident as her father apologised her lost talent. 'She just made such a huge impact, but only at 23,' he said. I just wish she had been here for another 60, 70 years.' I'm not sure what she might have done. It's just devastating to me.' Officials say rope swings are often found along the lake where she died because the handmade swings never pass any safety or stress tests before people hurl themselves off them. Officials say that rope swings are often found along the lake where she lived, and that they pose a significant threat because the handmade swings never pass any safety or stress tests before people hurl themselves off them. You don't know who put the rope swing up, but you don't know how strong it is,' said Barry Smith, Chief Ranger of California State Parks' Gold Fields District. You don't know the tree or the branch that is on it.' Anything can be gave out and it's dangerous,' he explained, noting that rope swings are outlawed at Folsom Lake and in every state park.

Academy chain is accused of trying to 'gag free speech and criticism'

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 15, 2023
In a letter sent to pupils' homes in which parents were asked to sign up to terms and conditions, the Inspiration Trust, which runs 17 schools, including the Diamond Academy in Thetford (pictured), sent a letter asking parents to sign up to terms and conditions. Among them was an alert that they should not use "any social media account by the family does not bring the school into disrepute." Even if they had legitimate questions about their child's education, outraged parents branded it an effort to ban free speech. Several schools operated by the trust, which is led by Gareth Stevens (inset) and covers Norfolk and north Suffolk, have been subjected to social media demonstrations in the past over issues including new policies and controversial headteachers.

According to the court, a care home resident dies after consuming cleaning fluid from an unlabelled bottle

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 4, 2023
According to a judge, a care home resident died after drinking sewage from an unidentified bottle left in his room. David Fyfe's 90-year-old son died after being charged with the Tigh-Na-Muirn home in Monifieth, Angus. According to a Dundee Sheriff Court hearing, he died from ammonia poisoning after drinking a cup of Steri-Germ washroom cleaner. After contracting Covid, Mr Fyfe, who suffered from a variety of health problems, including Alzheimer's disease, had been held to his room. Mr Fyfe was found seriously ill in his bed by employees at the time of the first pandemic lockdown in May 2020, according to principal fiscal depute Jane Hilditch.

DR CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN: My identical twin is 3 stone heavier because of ultra processed food

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 24, 2023
DR. CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN: My twin brother Xand is a natural genetic copy of me. So, I know that he and I have a gene that encourages us from eating more. This was no surprise to me. I love food and am always looking forward to my next meal. If you're as obsessed with food as I am, then you obviously have these genes, as well as whatever you weigh. I'm just a little overweight in my own situation. So you might imagine that my genetically identical twin would weigh about the same amount, give or take a few pounds. However, Xand was a few years ago (3 st)heavier than me.

MARK EDMONDS: How many firms cashing in on sex education will tell parents what they're teaching?

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 24, 2023
MARK EDMONDS: The 'birds and the bees' appear to have flown. Sex education in British schools is no longer restricted to euphemistic discussions of reproductive organs, condomation, and the benefits of loving relationships. These have been cashing in since the Department of Education released guidelines on "Relationships, Sex, and Health Education" (RSHE), which were released in 2019. Young people are being taught to porn 'critically' in this 'enlightened' new age,'; Cinderella, a young incarnation of the tale, has come out as a boy, children are moulding vaginas out of Play-Doh (left), and songs about masturbation are blaming children as young as five. Any organizations that are delivering teaching materials also have links with commercial companies that sell sex aids. Fumble is one such group. Evie Plumb (right) is regarded as a 'ambassador' by the'sex educator'.

According to a volunteer hero, Queen Consort Camilla's Coronation Champions awards would inspire others

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 27, 2023
In more ways than for former advertising copywriter Barry Smith (right), being a volunteer has been fulfilling. Bill Stanley (left), a former 1960s pop star who went from touring the world to living with crippling agoraphobia and depression, has made an unlikely friend. Mr Stanley, 75,' weekly 'check in and chat' phone calls, is now venting out for the first time in years for coffee and trips to the theater. Both men are now urging Daily Mail readers to support their own volunteer heroes in the Queen Consort's Coronation Champions Awards.

Students protest consultant Barry Smith, who was hired by school to raise standards, "military antics."

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 10, 2023
Students at a secondary school in Liverpool erupted after a consultant reportedly told an assembly that "all girls have resting b***h faces." Barry Smith, who made a name for himself in hardline tactics, now works as a freelance consultant for schools and has recently been recruited by King's Leadership Academy Liverpool in Dingle. However, Mr Smith's "military antics" have already sparked controversy, and he has even been accused of making "sexist" and inappropriate remarks toward students in his short time at the academy.

Google AI is as reliable as a human at describing what things smell like

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 13, 2022
Google's computer scientists have created an artificial intelligence (AI) device that can tell what something will smell like by its molecular structure. It uses a "odour map" to visualise the indicative scent labels of a particular molecule, based on research from 2019, where the technology described scents using words. On the map, points that resemble similar odours are located, and it can be used to predict what a substance will smell like before humans take a sniff. The Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA researchers found that the model is as accurate as a human in describing odor quality.' They are hoping that the AI system could be used to find new fragrances or flavor profiles in food formulation. It may also be able to provide mosquitoes or other disease-carrying insects with new, more repellents.

A murderer inmates is allowed to pet sheep and goats, but the rest of the flock is 'calm.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 31, 2022
XclusIVE: Baby P's mother (left after release) was one of a number of killer women given the opportunity to pet sheep and goats as a way to keep them calm in a top security jail. The animals are being taken to HMP Low Newton (inset) to be cuddled by prisoners, including serial murderer Joanna Dennehy (centre). The County Durham prison now includes a resident rabbit and two birds that are looked after by prisoners as well as the sheep and goats. In a recent study by the Independent Monitoring Boards, a group that makes sure prisoners are treated humanely behind bars, the initiative was revealed. The IMB reported that petting the animals had a "calming effect" on even the most "challenging" prisoners. Emma Aitken, 27, (right) who was sentenced to life for the murder of Barry Smith, is also in the prison.

Barry Smith: Ofted called the discipline I used at schools 'oppressive' but it was 'liberating'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 31, 2022
BARRY SMITH: We live in a world where adult autonomy is a real threat. This makes thousands of teachers around the country's job nigh-on impossible. But there is a simple fix. Twenty-five years of teaching have shown that we should simply need to teach children good manners. Thankfully, bullying against employees is not a common occurrence in even the worst schools. Physical assaults do exist, and they can be brutal.

After inspectors found his school was 'oppressive,' Britain's strictest head teacher retaliates at Ofsted

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 28, 2022
According to Barry Smith, an education consultant and former school principal, too many secondary school students were 'openly contemptuous and bullying' against staff. Some teachers suffered from something akin to 'battered-wife syndrome,' according to He, and they certainly do not deserve the daily abuse from some students.

According to the country's'strictest headteacher,' rude and aggressive children are driving instructors out

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 26, 2022
Barry Smith, the controversial former head teacher (pictured), who recommended a'mandatory smile' and calling children in detention 'detainees,' is now advising other teachers to instill a "culture of compassion" by tightering regulations. Teachers are leaving their careers 'in droves,' according to Mr Smith, who now works as a freelance teacher coach and consultant, because they are being mocked by the children they teach.

Ofsted rated Kent school as ineffective after drafting in 'Britain's tightest head.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 24, 2022
Barry Smith, a 'hatman's (left and right), an education consultant known for his controversial methods, has been posted as an ad hoc advisor at Faversham, Kent, for a few days in September.' Since then, parents say the secondary has become a 'army camp' where children are 'terrified' of going to school and are reluctant to engage in 'learning.' Following his visit, Ofsted gave the school the lowest possible rating, below a previous award of excellence, and said that students are 'unsafe' in a classroom with 'overly restrictive' staff. Many students are dissatisfied and do not feel secure,' the education inspectors added. They aren't positive that employees are trained to deal with bullying effectively.'