Tag: barge
I saw evil as attacker tried to barge into synagogue, rabbi tells BBC
A rabbi has told of the moment a man tried to barge into his Manchester synagogue during a deadly attack, telling the BBC “I saw evil, I saw hate”. Rabbi Daniel Walker said he and others held the doors of Heaton Park synagogue as Jihad Al-Shamie was “body-charging the doors, throwing heavy plant pots, doing…
What legacy will Bibby Stockholm asylum barge leave behind?
The cost of the Bibby Stockholm will no longer fall on the taxpayer or the Home Office by the end of the week, the BBC understands. Since July 2023, the barge has been moored at Portland Port in Dorset, and until the end of November, was housing just under 500 men awaiting the outcome of…