Vincent McAviney

London

Freelance Correspondent and Presenter at BBC

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Government to drop asylum hotel provider

Mar 25, 2025 | bbc.com | Vincent McAviney |Adam D. Durbin

Government to drop asylum hotel providerVincent McAviney & Adam DurbinEPARescued migrants landing on a beach in Kent (file image) The Home Office is stopping the use of hotels run by one of the largest providers of asylum accommodation. Stay Belvedere Hotels (SBHL) is responsible for providing around a quarter of asylum accommodation operated by the Home Office.
Government to drop asylum hotel provider

Mar 25, 2025 | yahoo.com | Vincent McAviney |Adam D. Durbin

The Home Office is stopping the use of hotels run by one of the largest providers of asylum accommodation. Stay Belvedere Hotels (SBHL) is responsible for providing around a quarter of asylum accommodation operated by the Home Office. The accommodation chain has responsibility for 51 hotels across England and Wales as well as Napier Barracks, a facility in Kent housing people waiting for asylum decisions which is due to close in September.
Chiltern Firehouse future unclear after large fire

Feb 22, 2025 | bbc.com | Vincent McAviney |Aurelia Foster

Chiltern Firehouse future unclear after fireVincent McAviney & Aurelia FosterBBCA barrier has been erected around the building while initial work is done to stabilise the structureA luxury central London hotel popular with celebrities could be closed for years following a large fire, according to an architecture firm that previously worked on the building. Flames ripped through Chiltern Firehouse in Chiltern Street, Marylebone, on 14 February - caused by burning wood falling from a pizza oven.
Chiltern Firehouse future unclear after fire

Feb 22, 2025 | msn.com | Vincent McAviney |Aurelia Foster

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Investigation into killer over reported murder rap

Jan 15, 2025 | yahoo.com | Vincent McAviney |Marta Newman

The Ministry of Justice has begun an investigation into Jake Farhi, a convicted murderer, after reports he recorded music referencing his 2008 murder of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen. Jimmy, 16, bled to death at the Three Cooks Bakery in Lee, south London, on 10 May 2008, after Farhi threw a large glass dish that shattered and severed an artery in his neck. In 2009, the then-19-year-old Farhi was jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years for the murder.
One of England's biggest school academy trusts to ban phone use

Sep 13, 2024 | yahoo.com | Vincent McAviney |Mallory Moench

Vincent McAviney - BBC News and Mallory Moench - BBC NewsSeptember 14, 2024 at 3:27 AM·3 min readOne of England's largest school academy trusts is set to ban phones during the school day. Ormiston Academies Trust confirmed to the BBC it was phasing out access to smartphones for around 35,000 pupils at its 42 state schools across the country. A spokesperson for the trust told the BBC that "teaching and learning, behaviour and children’s mental health are all impacted negatively by mobile phones".
One of England's biggest school academy trusts to ban phone use

Sep 13, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Vincent McAviney |Mallory Moench

One of England's biggest school academy trusts to ban phone useOne of England's largest school academy trusts is set to ban phones during the school day. Ormiston Academies Trust confirmed to the BBC it was phasing out access to smartphones for around 35,000 pupils at its 42 state schools across the country.
Girl died drinking Costa hot chocolate, inquest told

Aug 12, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Tony Grew |Vincent McAviney

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Girl died drinking Costa Coffee drink, inquest told

Aug 12, 2024 | aol.com | Tony Grew |Vincent McAviney

August 12, 2024 at 9:57 AMHannah died following a suspected allergic reaction [LEIGH DAY]A13-year-old girl with a severe dairy allergy suffered an "immediate reaction" after a just one sip of a Costa Coffee hot chocolate that was supposed to be made with soya milk, an inquest has been told. Hannah Jacobs from Barking, east London, who had been allergic to dairy products, died within hours of sipping the drink on February 8 2022, East London Coroner's Court heard.
BBC presenter kicked off flight over child's allergy

May 27, 2024 | yahoo.com | Vincent McAviney

Vincent McAviney - BBC LondonMay 27, 2024 at 9:30 AM·4 min readA freelance BBC weather presenter says she was kicked off a flight from London Gatwick to Turkey after asking passengers not to eat peanuts. Georgie Palmer, 49, says she and her family were escorted off the SunExpress flight to Dalaman on 21 May with her family, after making the request due to her daughter's allergy.