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☆ Vaccination Rates Dipped for Years. Now, There’s a Measles Outbreak in Britain.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The 5-year-old looked nervously at her older brothers, scanning their faces for any sign of distress as needles were swiftly stuck into their upper arms, the syringe plungers pushed in and the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine administered. Whether it was for her benefit or not, they barely flinched. Then it was her turn. “It’s what we have to do, and it’s important to do,” Mr. Nnagbo said. And it was easy, you could just walk in.”

Persons: Michael Nnagbo, Mr, Nnagbo, “, ” Organizations: Oma Nnagbo Locations: Wolverhampton, England’s West Midlands, Birmingham

☆ Developers Who Leveled ‘Britain’s Wonkiest Pub’ Ordered to Rebuild
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Crooked House, a pub in England’s West Midlands that was demolished last year after a suspicious fire, could soon be rising from the rubble after its owners were ordered to restore the pub to its former lopsided glory. The tavern, known as “Britain’s wonkiest pub” for its slanting walls and floors, was sold to a private developer in July 2023. Around two weeks later, the pub caught fire in a suspected arson attack and the developers who had bought it brought in the bulldozers. With the support of local politicians, they launched a public campaign to see the building restored and someone held accountable for its destruction. South Staffordshire Council, the local authority for the area where the pub once stood, on Tuesday ordered the owners to rebuild the pub within three years, restoring it using original materials and with its original character maintained.

Organizations: South, South Staffordshire Council Locations: England’s West Midlands, South Staffordshire

☆ The Crooked House was Britain’s wonkiest pub. Then it burned down
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Caolán Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —As the name suggests, The Crooked House, a historic pub in England’s West Midlands, had a distinctive feature. People inspect the rubble as they gather at The ruins of The Crooked House pub. Wright co-founded the “Save The Crooked House” campaign group. Instead, they found themselves in a state of near mourning, after the fire and demolition apparently dashed hopes of the pub surviving. “It’s like a death in the family,” Wright told CNN by phone.

Persons: Matthew Cooper, Dudley ’, Matt Wright, ”, they’ll, it’s, Wright, King Charles, ” Wright, Andy Street, ” Sacha Lord Organizations: London CNN —, ”, Police, Dudley, CNN, Facebook, West, Twitter, Topical Press Agency, Hulton, BBC, Altus Group, Time Industries Association Locations: England’s West Midlands, Dudley, Himley, West Midlands, England, London

☆ Patrons Want Straight Answers in Crooked House Pub’s Demise
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Getting a drink in The Crooked House pub could feel intoxicating, even if you’d ordered a lemonade. As a result, the walls slouched sideways at a 16-degree angle, dizzying customers and delighting children. Buttresses and steel bars made the structure safe, but it remained charmingly askew, leading to its jokey designation as “Britain’s Wonkiest Pub.” (“Wonky” means “not straight or level” in the U.K.). In an optical illusion caused by the pub’s slant, patrons could roll marbles and coins on some of the interior’s surfaces and watch them seem to tumble uphill, as though gravity had magically reversed itself. When the building was sold to a private developer last month, patrons waited apprehensively to see what would become of the beloved local watering hole.

Persons: you’d, charmingly askew, apprehensively Locations: England’s West Midlands

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