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ERROR: type should be string, got "https://propermanchester.com.temp.link/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/secret-suppers-advert.jpg\nProper Manchester\nPensioner fined for killing seagull with walking stick after it tried to steal his Greggs dinner\nThe incident took place earlier this year.\nAlex Watson\nKrzysztof Kowali & Tor Nanthapong /Unsplash\nA 68 year-old-man has been fined £1,000 after killing a seagull that tried to nick his Greggs dinner.\nJohn Nicholson from Gronant in North Wales has now been convicted of intentionally killing a wild bird as well as disorderly behaviour, after he was abusive to police following the incident.\nThe incident took place in Rhyl in January this year and was caught on CCTV, with the Llandudno Magistrates’ Court chairman Alwyn Lloyd Ellis saying the footage: “clearly shows an act of intent by the defendant. As a result, the bird died.”\nAccording to reports, the bird was found ‘smashed to bits’ in the street and under the Wildlife Countryside Act Protection of Birds Law, Nicholson was convicted.\nPhil Botha/Unsplash\nNicholson, who had no previous convictions, was given a fine. He was told to pay £180 for each of the two charges and an additional £652 in costs.\nA passer-by said she scooped up the seagull’s remains into a box so that children wouldn’t see the ‘disgusting’ carcass that was left behind.\nA spokesperson for North Wales Police told the Daily Mail at the time: “We responded to an incident on Market Street, Rhyl at 12.26 pm yesterday following reports that an elderly man was hitting a bird with a walking stick.\n“The 67-year old man has now been arrested under the Wildlife Countryside Act Protection of Birds law and has been taken into custody.”\nTarpit Gover/Unsplash\nAn RSPCA Cymru spokesperson added: “These allegations are very shocking and extremely serious.\n“This matter is being investigated by North Wales Police and we are unable to comment further for legal reasons.”\nRelated Topics:news\nAndy Burnham says the North will be ‘levelled down’ by strict new tiers\nAll of Greater Manchester confirmed to be in Tier 3 from next week\nA GoFundMe for the Cat Cafe has been set up to save the beloved Manchester venue\nAsda and Tesco are also banning shoppers without masks unless they’re exempt\nMatt Hancock confirms childcare and support bubbles will remain in place after fears they’d be axed\nHikers ignoring lockdown rules have to be rescued from ‘Arctic’ Peak District\nMarcus Rashford slams free school meal food parcels as ‘not good enough’\nLocal community raises thousands for family of restaurant owner who tragically died after carjacking\nAldi launches new ‘bargain hour’ where prices are slashed by 75%\nAll 912 Aldi stores across the UK will take part in the scheme\nMichael Ely / Geograph\nAldi has announced it’s introducing a special ‘bargain hour’, where shoppers will be able to save 75% on certain goods.\nAldi customers will be able to grab a proper bargain on things like bread, meat and fruit, the supermarket confirmed.\nAll 912 Aldi stores across the UK will take part in the scheme, marking down perishable products such as fruit, vegetables and meat on their last day of life, just before stores close.\nThe retailer is doing this to stop fresh produce from going to waste, and it’s part of their wider pledge to halve food waste by 2030.\nN Chadwick / Geograph\nWhile at the moment Aldi does reduce the price on certain products when they reach their best-before or use-by dates, it will now be offering bigger savings on products marked with a red sticker.\nJulie Ashfield, Managing Director of Buying at Aldi, said: “Aldi is already known for its low prices, but these discounts will help some shoppers to cut their grocery bills even further – all while helping us reduce food waste.\n“Customers should look out for the red stickers when shopping at Aldi, but shoppers need to be quick as I’m sure the products will prove popular.”\nIt’s worth remembering that items will be reduced at different times at different stores, and of course reduced produce is sold on a first-come, first-served basis.\nКирилл Венедиктов / Wikimedia\nMeanwhile, Aldi has teamed up with Marcus Rashford to launch a brand new campaign to help feed hungry kids across the UK.\nMarcus has been busy over the past year, highlighting the shocking food inequalities in our country and holding the government to account, and he’s been doing a fantastic job.\nAnd while one in five children in the UK currently live in food poverty, the Man United star – who experienced food poverty when he was a kid – won’t stop on his mission to help end this tragedy.\nTo help combat hunger’s devastating effects, @AldiUK are pledging to donate 10 million meals to families in need in 2021, working with myself and @nbrly\nFor more info: https://t.co/eC44q4m2vL#AldiHungerMonster #ENDCHILDFOODPOVERTY pic.twitter.com/aEF8eUTJJw\n— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) January 13, 2021\nTo help tackle the issue of child food poverty, Aldi has confirmed that it will donate 10 million meals to feed families in need across the UK during 2021.\nThe supermarket has also released a short animation that personifies ‘hunger’ through a child’s eyes, to mark the collaboration with Marcus, with the footballer narrating the emotional poem that accompanies the short film.\nThe video explores a young kid’s relationship with hunger, using a poem by Giles Andreae, with illustrator Lisa Stickley bringing the story to life via the animation.\nMP calls for teachers to be given the vaccine next so schools can reopen\nHe’s called on Matt Hancock to give teachers increased priority\nTaylor Wilcox/Unsplash\nAn MP has called for teachers to be given the Covid-19 vaccine so kids can get back to school.\nRichard Graham MP is asking Matt Hancock to vaccinate teachers, following the news that Education Secretary Gavin Williamson can’t guarantee schools will reopen after the February half term as was originally planned.\nMr Graham said vaccination was the only way forward, confirming that he has asked the government to make sure teachers are included in the next round of vaccinations, once the 13 million most vulnerable have had their jabs.\nChris McAndrew / Wikimedia\nHe told GloucestershireLive: “If we want to give teachers, parents, pupils, families real certainty on schools, I think there’s only one way to do it, to vaccinate all the teachers.\n“That way schools will know their staff will not have to go off and self-isolate, and are not going to catch the virus.\n“Parents will also know their pupils are not going to be either infected by teachers or infect them.\n“That would be a huge step forward. It doesn’t rule out all the risks. Pupils can still spread it amongst themselves and then back to their parents at home.”\nHereward House School/Wikimedia\nA teacher from Derbyshire has created a petition asking for teachers, school and childcare staff to be prioritised for the coronavirus vaccine.\nCharlotte Appleyard’s petition has already gained more than 470,000 signatures, which meant it was discussed in parliament on Monday.\nSir Alex Ferguson’s emotional message to Marcus Rashford as he’s honoured for his charity work\nThe footballer was honoured at the Football Writers’ Association annual tribute awards\nmarcusrashford / Instagram\nMarcus Rashford has been in the news a lot over the past year for his valiant efforts in fighting child food poverty in the UK.\nThe Manchester United star has now been honoured again for his efforts, becoming the youngest person ever to receive an award at the Football Writers’ Association annual tribute awards.\nSir Alex Ferguson sent the 23-year-old an emotional message after he was honoured in recognition of his hard work tackling child poverty during the Covid-19 crisis, praising the ‘wonderful person’ he had become.\nBREAKING – Marcus Rashford says he is honoured to receive the FWA Tribute Award for his outstanding work on and off the pitch. Exclusive interview with our chair @CarrieBrownTV and contributions from Sir Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney. https://t.co/5n51Sgz8Zg. #Rashford #mufc pic.twitter.com/cvpQ3b9U94\n— The FWA (@theofficialfwa) January 14, 2021\nMarcus has been busy highlighting the shocking food inequalities in our country and holding the government to account, and he’s been doing a fantastic job.\nAnd while one in five children in the UK currently live in food poverty, the striker – who experienced food poverty when he was a kid – won’t stop on his mission to help end this tragedy.\nThe footballer campaigned for free school meals to be extended during holidays, and more recently has raised awareness of the ‘woefully inadequate’ meal parcels some families have been receiving this week.\nMarcus has been working with charity FareShare to help deliver food to hungry kids who are no longer getting free school meals, and yesterday it was reported that he’d teamed up with Aldi to donate 10 million meals to families in need.\nSir Alex said: “I would like to congratulate Marcus on his achievement and presentation (of the FWA Tribute Award) tonight.\n“I have known him since being a kid of 7 years of age, and seen him develop through the ranks of Manchester United into a truly wonderful person.\n“Apart from his football life, what he has achieved in the last few months is quite astonishing, how he has helped the people in need is a truly amazing achievement.\n“I would like to congratulate him on that. He has shown to young people in particular there is a different way of dealing with life.\n“He has shown great humility, he has shown courage to do what he did, so this achievement is well deserved and should be recognised with what he has done.\n“So Marcus, well done on a fantastic achievement.”\nMarcus responded by thanking the legendary United manager, saying: “He has always, from the beginning really, backed me with what I am doing.\n“Probably when other people in sports were telling me not to do it and just focus on football, he said if I believed in that, and I believe it is the right thing to do, then he is behind it.\n“Those words from him are an amazing feeling to hear that.”\nReceive our latest news, events & unique stories\nViral2 days ago\nNurses ‘in tears’ after group of friends send huge stack of pizzas to hospital anonymously\nFood & Drink2 days ago\nMana is selling the first Michelin Star burger in Manchester\nOldham becomes first area in the country to give Covid-19 vaccine to homeless people\nWe may earn a commission when you use one of our links to make a purchase\nCopyright © 2019 Proper Manchester"