Migrant crisis heats up again: 8,000 are left stranded in Greece after Macedonia blocks Afghans – as Germany lashes out at Austria for letting thousands across its border

Migrant crisis heats up again: 8,000 are left stranded in Greece after Macedonia blocks Afghans – as Germany lashes out at Austria for letting thousands across its border
Athens vows action against Macedonia after Skopje turns away Afghans
5,000 migrants stuck on the border and 3,000 stranded in Greek capital
Skopje, in turn, blamed Serbia for doing the same on its southern border
German Minister attacked Austria for only accepting 80 migrants a day
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Tensions mounted over the migrant crisis again today after countries imposed their own border controls that created huge backlogs and further threatened to destroy the passport-free travel zone.
Athens today vowed to take action against Macedonia after Skopje refused to accept Afghans refugees, leaving more than 8,000 stranded in Greece.
Skopje, in turn, blamed Serbia for doing the same on its southern border with Macedonia.
Meanwhile, Germany lashed out at Austria's decision to accept just 80 asylum seekers a day – while letting thousands of others pass through.

Afghan children wait with their families at a refugee camp on the Greek-Macedonian border. Greece said it was taking action to persuade Macedonia to accept Afghan migrants after thousands were stranded at its border
There are fears the unilateral controls and daily caps could trigger a domino effect along the Balkan migrant trail and leave thousands stranded in Greece, the entry point into the EU for many.
Greece said today it was taking diplomatic action to persuade Macedonia to accept Afghan migrants after thousands were stranded at its border and main port.
'We have begun diplomatic moves... we believe the problem will be resolved,' junior interior minister for migration Yiannis Mouzalas told parliamentary television, without elaborating.
Some 5,000 refugees are stuck at the border with Macedonia after the neighbouring state on Sunday refused to allow passage to Afghans, police said.


Another 3,000 people were blocked in Athens after landing at the port of Piraeus from the Aegean islands, a government source said, adding that officials were scrambling to find room for them.
'We do not expect a (diplomatic) solution today,' the source said, adding: 'We will accommodate the Afghans while trying to prevent overcrowding at any of the facilities available.'
Macedonian authorities reportedly said that Serbia has done the same on its southern border with Macedonia.
Since November, countries on the Balkan route have allowed only Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans to continue their journey northwards towards Germany, Sweden and other European nations where they plan to apply for asylum.
'We are making preparations so that even if the problem is not resolved, if there is a violation of European decisions by Serbia and Skopje, to be able to manage the problem that will be created in Greece,' Mouzalas said.

Domino effect: Moves by Austria and Macedonia are the latest unilateral actions taken by EU countries to stem the migrant flow as the bloc tries to cope with the continent's worst migrat crisis since World War Two
It came as German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere branded Austria's decision to allow just 80 migrants in each day 'unacceptable' and said it sends out 'the wrong signal' to the rest of Europe.
Berlin fears many of these migrants are heading straight for Germany, where tensions are on the rise after the country saw an influx of over a million asylum seekers last year, putting huge pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door policy.
'It won't work if some countries think they can solve the problem by putting extra weight on Germany's back,' de Maiziere told ARD public television, accusing Vienna of failing to carry out adequate checks on those being let through.
Despite strong objections from the European Union, Austria on Friday introduced a daily limit of 80 migrants who are allowed to claim asylum while allowing 3,200 migrants a day to transit through.
'Even for security reasons, this is unacceptable.
'We won't allow this to continue long term,' de Maiziere said, adding that he intended to bring up the issue at the next gathering of EU interior ministers in Brussels on Thursday.

Migrants walk along a road to cross the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni on Sunday
The asylum cap 'is an Austrian decision', he said. 'But to say that 3,200 can continue towards Germany is the wrong signal,' he added.
'The figure is much too high. We won't accept it and that's why we need to talk about this.'
Vienna said it would beef up the army at its borders to deal with the inflow of migrants, with 450 more troops from today and military police on standby in case of trouble.
The troops will assist police carrying out checks on people and vehicles entering the country, patrol the 'green border' and carry out surveillance work, the defence ministry said.
Meanwhile, Hungary has reported a sharp rise in the numbers of migrants breaching its southern borders in February, the first significant surge since the frontiers were sealed last year.
Around 1,500 migrants tried to enter the EU member state illegally from Serbia this month, with 500 alone caught between Friday and Sunday, police said in a statement.

Men sit near train tracks as migrants from Afghanistan wait for permission to cross from Macedonia to Serbia
Many were economic migrants from Morocco, Iran and Pakistan, police said. Unlike Syrians, they are unlikely to be granted asylum in Europe and face deportation.
About 300,000 refugees passed through Hungary last year, before right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban sealed off the southern borders with razor wire and fences in September and October.
The measures – together with tight border patrols and tough new laws punishing illegal entry and vandalism of the fences – slowed the flow to a trickle with only around a dozen people a day attempting to cross.
Since September, 1,325 people have been charged with crimes under the new legislation, the vast majority served with expulsion orders.
The move by EU countries to impose border controls further jeopardises Europe's Schengen passport-free travel zone.
Underscoring the urgency of the issue, Mr de Maiziere said member states must agree a common approach within two weeks if they wanted to prevent the system collapsing.
In addition to being a devastating symbolic setback for Europe, a collapse of Schengen would increase the amount of time it takes for goods to be transported across European borders, raising costs for companies and consumers.
A study by Germany's Bertelsmann Foundation revealed it could cost the EU up to €1.4trillion over the next decade.

Ferrari 458 with top speed of 240mph is wrecked when it crashes into wall

That'll hurt their no claims bonus! £200,000 Ferrari supercar with top speed of 240mph is wrecked when it crashes into wall
Ferrari 458 coupe crashed with another car before hitting wall on corner
Whole of the front right wing ripped apart in the smash in Pembrokeshire
No-one was hurt in the accident at Milford Haven on Sunday afternoon
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The driver of a Ferrari supercar escaped with minor injuries after crashing his £200,000 car into a wall.
But unfortunately the same can't be said for their no claims bonus.
The wealthy driver was left counting the cost of a Sunday afternoon spin after his Ferrari 458 coupe veered off the road on a bend in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.

It is believed the red Ferrari was involved in a crash with another car before hitting a wall on a corner
It is believed the red Ferrari was involved in a crash with another car before hitting a wall on a corner.
The Italian supercar was badly damaged in the smash.
The impact left the whole of the front right wing ripped apart - including the bumper and light - and the wheel was badly exposed.


Firefighters attended the scene in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, but say no one was hurt in the collision.
The Ferrari 458 is estimated to be worth between £178,000 and £208,000.

Firefighters attended the scene in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, but say no one was hurt in the collision. The Ferrari 458 is estimated to be worth between £178,000 and £208,000
A small crowd gathered at the entrance to Milford Marina to watch the fire-fighters and police in action, speculating how much the car was worth.
Traffic came to a standstill along the whole length of Hamilton Terrace, and shoppers at Tesco had a long wait to get out of the car park whilst the accident was dealt with.

More than a little Earn! Eric Morecambe's classic car will raise £150,000 when it goes on sale - £145,000 more than he paid for it

A nice little Ern-er! Eric Morecambe's classic car goes on sale for £150,000 - £145,000 more than he paid for it
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Comedian Eric Morecambe bought Jensen Interceptor for £4,500 in 1968
Said to be his favourite car and was kept in garage of Hertfordshire home
The car was sold to Silverstone Auctions, Warwickshire for £27,000 in 2014
It has since been fully restored and now on display for estimated £150,000


A classic car once owned by comedian Eric Morecambe has been put on sale for £150,000 – a staggering £145,000 more than the entertainer paid for it nearly 50 years ago.

The star bought the Jensen Interceptor for just £4,500 at the height of his fame in September 1968 and kept it in the garage of his home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.

He was said to be very fond of driving the sports car and was behind the wheel when he suffered his first heart attack in November 1968 after appearing at Batley variety club in Leeds with Ernie Wise.

Eric Morecambe (above) was said to be very fond of driving the sports car and was behind the wheel when he suffered his first heart attack in November 1968 after appearing at Batley variety club in Leeds with Ernie Wise

Following his death in May 1984, the car remained within his estate until it was sold to Silverstone Auctions in Warwickshire for £27,000.

It has since been fully restored and went on display at the London Classic Car Show at the ExCel arena in London Docklands this weekend with an estimated value of £150,000.

Work has been carried out to the engine, braking system, rear axle, body and exhaust.

The Interceptor was said to be Mr Morecambe's favourite car, according to his former chauffeur Mike Fountain who ferried him and his wife Joan around for decades.

In an interview in 2007, he revealed: 'There was no room at all (in the back) for a third person. It was more of a sports car – that was the only downside.

'When Eric and Joan went out together and I was driving, someone had to be screwed up in the back. It usually turned out to be Eric.'

However, despite being fond of the motor, the comic also had issues with the car when he first purchased it from a factory in West Bromwich, on September 23, 1968.

Mr Morecambe's Jensen Interceptor has since been fully restored and it went on display at the London Classic Car Show at the ExCel arena in London Docklands this weekend with an estimated value of £150,000 (above)

He was dissatisfied with rust to the wheels and bumpers and pitted chrome, stating that 'it is not what I expect of a £4,500 motor car', in correspondence with Jensen Motor Company Managing Director A.W. Wickers, in 1970.

In a letter to the company chief, he wrote: 'Whilst bearing in mind that even the best chrome does not last for ever, the car has not had much use as the mileage is now only fourteen-and-a-half thousand miles and has always been kept in a garage.

'As for the paintwork, I would refrain from comment, but would say that it is not what I expect of a £4,500 motor car.'

Not wanting to upset the entertainer, Mr Wickers had work carried out to resolve the problems.

Eric Morecambe was one half of British comedy double Morecambe and Wise.

The duo learned their trade in music halls up and down the country until radio and TV beckoned.

Their first television show, Running Wild in 1954, was not a success and one critic even wrote 'Definition of the week: TV set—the box in which they buried Morecambe and Wise.'

A nice little Ern-er! Eric Morecambe's classic car goes on sale for £150,000 - £145,000 more than he paid for it
Comedian Eric Morecambe bought Jensen Interceptor for £4,500 in 1968
Said to be his favourite car and was kept in garage of Hertfordshire home
The car was sold to Silverstone Auctions, Warwickshire for £27,000 in 2014
It has since been fully restored and now on display for estimated £150,000
By EMMA GLANFIELD FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 11:56 GMT, 21 February 2016 | UPDATED: 12:31 GMT, 21 February 2016

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A classic car once owned by comedian Eric Morecambe has been put on sale for £150,000 – a staggering £145,000 more than the entertainer paid for it nearly 50 years ago.
The star bought the Jensen Interceptor for just £4,500 at the height of his fame in September 1968 and kept it in the garage of his home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.
He was said to be very fond of driving the sports car and was behind the wheel when he suffered his first heart attack in November 1968 after appearing at Batley variety club in Leeds with Ernie Wise.
Comedian Eric Morecambe bought the Jensen Interceptor (pictured) for £4,500 at the height of his fame in September 1968 and kept it in the garage of his home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. It is now worth £150,000
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Comedian Eric Morecambe bought the Jensen Interceptor (pictured) for £4,500 at the height of his fame in September 1968 and kept it in the garage of his home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. It is now worth £150,000
Eric Morecambe (above) was said to be very fond of driving the sports car and was behind the wheel when he suffered his first heart attack in November 1968 after appearing at Batley variety club in Leeds with Ernie Wise
Eric Morecambe (above) was said to be very fond of driving the sports car and was behind the wheel when he suffered his first heart attack in November 1968 after appearing at Batley variety club in Leeds with Ernie Wise
Following his death in May 1984, the car remained within his estate until it was sold to Silverstone Auctions in Warwickshire for £27,000.
It has since been fully restored and went on display at the London Classic Car Show at the ExCel arena in London Docklands this weekend with an estimated value of £150,000.
Work has been carried out to the engine, braking system, rear axle, body and exhaust.
The Interceptor was said to be Mr Morecambe's favourite car, according to his former chauffeur Mike Fountain who ferried him and his wife Joan around for decades.
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In an interview in 2007, he revealed: 'There was no room at all (in the back) for a third person. It was more of a sports car – that was the only downside.
'When Eric and Joan went out together and I was driving, someone had to be screwed up in the back. It usually turned out to be Eric.'
However, despite being fond of the motor, the comic also had issues with the car when he first purchased it from a factory in West Bromwich, on September 23, 1968.
Mr Morecambe's Jensen Interceptor has since been fully restored and it went on display at the London Classic Car Show at the ExCel arena in London Docklands this weekend with an estimated value of £150,000 (above)
Mr Morecambe's Jensen Interceptor has since been fully restored and it went on display at the London Classic Car Show at the ExCel arena in London Docklands this weekend with an estimated value of £150,000 (above)
He was dissatisfied with rust to the wheels and bumpers and pitted chrome, stating that 'it is not what I expect of a £4,500 motor car', in correspondence with Jensen Motor Company Managing Director A.W. Wickers, in 1970.
In a letter to the company chief, he wrote: 'Whilst bearing in mind that even the best chrome does not last for ever, the car has not had much use as the mileage is now only fourteen-and-a-half thousand miles and has always been kept in a garage.
'As for the paintwork, I would refrain from comment, but would say that it is not what I expect of a £4,500 motor car.'
Not wanting to upset the entertainer, Mr Wickers had work carried out to resolve the problems.
Eric Morecambe was one half of British comedy double Morecambe and Wise.
The duo learned their trade in music halls up and down the country until radio and TV beckoned.
Their first television show, Running Wild in 1954, was not a success and one critic even wrote 'Definition of the week: TV set—the box in which they buried Morecambe and Wise.'
The Interceptor was said to be favourite of comedian Eric Morecambe, pictured with his sidekick Ernie Wise
The Interceptor was said to be favourite of comedian Eric Morecambe, pictured with his sidekick Ernie Wise
Eric was one half of British comedy double Morecambe and Wise, who were a huge success in the 1970s
Eric was one half of British comedy double Morecambe and Wise, who were a huge success in the 1970s
Seven years later at ITV they launched Two of a Kind with writers Dick Hills and Sid Green. In 1968, they were signed to the BBC where they hired Eddie Braben to write their shows.
Their theme tune was Bring Me Sunshine and their famous dance was based on one performed by Groucho Marx in the film Horse Feathers. In 1976, they were both awarded the OBE.
Mr Morecambe suffered from heart trouble and had his first coronary in 1968, when he was 42.
Although he recovered, it was always feared he would have another and on May 28, 1984 - two weeks after his 58th birthday - he died after taking part in a show hosted by his close friend and comedian Stan Stennett at the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
Meanwhile, Ernie Wise died in 1999.
On July 23, 1999, the Queen unveiled the statue of Eric on the promenade at Morecambe.
A MUCH-LOVED SPORTS CAR: THE JENSEN INTERCEPTOR
The Jensen Interceptor was a sporting Grand Tourer class car hand-built in the UK
It was produced by Jensen Motors in West Bromwich after being designed in Italy
It was made between 1966 and 1976 and 6,408 cars were produced
The car is a two-door four-seater
It broke with Jensen tradition by having a steel bodyshell instead of glass-reinforced plastic
The body was also the first to be designed by an outside firm, Carrozzeria Touring of Italy
The engine was a Chrysler V8 initially of 6276 cc (383 c.i.)
It grew to 7212 cc (440 c.i.) in late 1971
The Interceptor was briefly re-introduced in the 1980s as the Series 4 (S4), as a low-volume 'specialist' motor car
Famous owners included John Thaw and Henry Cooper, and it was loved by Princess Anne

The Jensen Interceptor was a sporting Grand Tourer class car hand-built in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s

GPs are prescribing £10,000-a-year drugs to wean punters off betting in a bid to tackle Britain's gambling epidemic

GPs are prescribing £10,000-a-year drugs to wean punters off betting in a bid to tackle Britain's gambling epidemic
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Naltrexone, costing £800 monthly per patient, usually given to drug addicts
Its use is now extended to compulsive gamblers unable to fight 'cravings'
First clinic to give out drug was National Problem Gambling Clinic, London
Figures show there are now more than 500,000 problem gamblers in Britain


GPs are prescribing the worst gambling addicts £10,000-a-year drugs in an attempt to tackle Britain's betting epidemic.
The medication naltrexone is usually given to those with severe drug and alcohol problems, at a monthly cost of £800 per patient.
But it was revealed today that it is now being used to help compulsive gamblers unable fight their 'cravings' - at a cost of thousands of pounds to the NHS.

GPs are prescribing the worst gambling addicts £10,000-a-year drugs in a bid to tackle Britain's betting epidemic
According to The Times, the first clinic to prescribe the drug was the National Problem Gambling Clinic in London, which handed the medication to a patient two months ago.
Last year, GPs referred almost 1,000 problem gamblers to the clinic.
Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, a researcher from the clinic, said: 'The medication is used to stop the most compulsive gamblers who are resistant to treatment. It helps stop craving.'


Recent figures show there are now more than half a million problem gamblers in Britain, indicating the impact of the expanding industry.
Meanwhile, calls to GamCare, the country's leading helpline which offers counselling to addicts, rose by one third last year.

According to the charity, half of the 40,000 people who called the helpline were suffering either financial difficulty or relationship breakdown as a result of gambling.
The worrying statistics have led campaigners to accuse ministers of allowing the gambling industry to spiral out of control, despite links to mental health problems, family breakdown and crime.
Their main argument centres around fixed-odds betting terminals, dubbed the 'crack cocaine' of gambling, which cause untold misery by allowing users to stake £100 a time on games including roulette and poker.
In the past five years, the number of people addicted to FOBTs has jumped more than 50 per cent.
FOBTs were introduced on to Britain’s high streets a decade ago after tax reforms by then Chancellor Gordon Brown left a loophole in the law.
The machines were initially declared illegal by the Labour Government on the basis that roulette bets may only be made in a casino.
However it backed down after bookmakers argued that since the ‘spin of the wheel’ was made offshore in tax havens such as Gibraltar, such machines should be allowed.
Under new controls introduced last April, players now have to seek permission from staff to stake more than £50.

Figures show there are now more than half a million problem gamblers in Britain, while calls to the country's leading helpline GamCare, which offers counselling to addicts, rose by a third last year (posed by model)
But figures obtained last month by the Fairer Gambling campaign group reveal that Ladbrokes alone now makes more than £1,000 per week per machine – up 9 per cent in just one year.
Ladbrokes said its growth came mainly from £2 stakes and it took responsible gambling very seriously. But Adrian Parkinson from Fairer Gambling said the rise in profits showed that self-regulation had failed.
Paddy Power’s weekly FOTB profits went up 4 per cent from £1,319 in the first six months of 2014 to £1,373 in the first six months of 2015.
And at Coral, profits went from £957 to £986 between the first nine months of 2014 and 2015 – up 3 per cent.
Last year, David Cameron’s former speechwriter, Claire Foges, urged him to clamp down on the ‘fiendishly seductive’ machines in an article for the Mail.

Fixed-odds betting terminals (pictured) cause untold misery by allowing users to stake £100 a time on games including roulette and poker
Miss Foges, the Prime Minister’s former speechwriter, wrote that FOBTs were ‘sirens on the rocks to the weak-willed’.
In 2011, MPs previously launched a contentious year-long investigation into the betting trade.
In that report, MPs called on the Government to relax rules restricting gambling venues and machines.
HOW NALTREXONE DRUG WORKS
In order to work, addictive drugs stimulate brain receptors and produce a euphoric feeling.
Naltrexone is attracted to the same receptors. Once it has latched on to them, the drugs have no effect and negate the 'high' feeling that makes users want to take them.
The medicine is not a cure for addiction but is used as part of programme for addicts that may include counseling, support group meetings and other treatment.
The culture, media and sport select committee said councils should be able to allow more gambling machines in betting shops and casinos. The MPs also said the Gambling Commission should charge operators lower fees.
But Tory MP Philip Davies, member of the culture, media and sport select committee, was later criticised for receiving more than £10,000 in benefits from companies with links to the gambling industry which he did not declare.
When campaigners said changing the rules would lead to problem gambling, Mr Davies called the viewpoint nonsensical in the Commons.
The Association of British Bookmakers said: 'The industry works closely with government and regulators on responsible gambling initiatives.'
A spokesman for the culture and media department said: 'We introduced strong gambling controls last Apirl. This includes putting an end to unsupervised stakes about £50 on FOBTs and giving more power to local authorities to stop new betting shops opening up in the area.'

The Government finds £80,000 to make sure Parliament can keep printing laws on GOAT SKIN

What spending cuts? The Government finds £80,000 to make sure Parliament can keep printing laws on GOAT SKIN
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UK laws were set to be printed on paper from April this year to save money
Matthew Hancock says Cabinet Office budget can be used to save the 500-year tradition
But House of Lords has yet to receive offer and will go ahead with change
Vellum producers claim calfskin parchment lasts for at least 5,000 years


Ministers have stepped in to pledge £80,000 a year to safeguard Parliament's tradition of printing Britain's laws on goatskin parchment, known as vellum.

Britain's laws were set to printed on paper from April after the House of Lords decided it could no longer afford the cost of vellum.


But Matthew Hancock, the minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, said he would be prepared to use his budget to cover the cost and maintain the 500-year tradition and insisted the move would be 'cost effective'.

However this afternoon the House of Lords said it had yet to receive a formal offer from the Government and is planning to go ahead with its decision to stop printing laws on vellum.

If an offer from the Government comes forward, it would consider the option of keeping the tradition, House of Lords officials said.

Mr Hancock told the Daily Telegraph today: 'Recording our laws on vellum is a millennium long tradition, and surprisingly cost effective.

'While the world around us constantly changes, we should safeguard some of our great traditions and not let the use of vellum die out.'
The move has the support of David Cameron, whose spokeswoman said this morning: 'Traditions are an important part of our parliamentary heritage.
'It's right that we seek to preserve them wherever possible.'

from the Cabinet Office regarding this decision and expect to move to printing on high quality archival paper, which has a lifespan of several hundred years.

'Currently, the oldest paper records in the Lords date back to the early 16th century, and are only a few years younger than the oldest vellum record in the Archives, which is an Act of Parliament from 1497.

'If the Cabinet Office write offering to take on the responsibility for printing Acts of Parliament on vellum, it would of course be considered. As of yet, that offer has not been made.
Peers have been reviewing the 500-year-old practice of printing two copies of each Act of Parliament, one for Parliamentary Archives and one for the National Archives, on the parchment known as vellum because it is 'extremely expensive'.
The oldest vellum law in parliament's archives dates from 1497, and even older vellum copies survive of documents including the 1215 Magna Carta.
Paul Wright, general manager of vellum producer William Cowley, said Monday that retaining vellum would ensure future generations had the opportunity to 'touch history.'
He said the cost of using vellum effectively went down every year and claimed vellum could last as long as 5,000 years.
'Magna Carta worked out as a safe method of storage at £6 a century,' he told the Today programme.
'Give it another 100 years it will be £4.27 a century.'
'The reason I got so vocal about it all - I just felt that there were a small number of people who effectively were deciding that future generations would be negated of the opportunity to, what the Americans call, touch history.'
The practice of printing laws on vellum has been under threat for years.
An attempt by the House of Lords to use ordinary paper in 1999 was defeated after Labour MPs joined with the Tories to rebell against the move.
A Commons committee has since handed control back to peers, who decided to push ahead with the cost-cutting measure, but since the move was blocked 17 years ago, the cost of printing laws on vellum has gone up by around £50,000 a year.

Former student, 21, is suing elite private school for $600,000 after he was ‘tormented, assaulted and stomped on by other pupils’

Former student, 21, is suing elite private school for $600,000 after he was ‘tormented, assaulted and stomped on by other pupils’

A man, 21, is suing a prestigious Brisbane school over alleged bulling
He claims he was severely bullied physically and verbally for three years
His nose was broken at age 10 and he was stomped on two years later
He is seeking $600,000 in damages for future loss of income due to the impact of the alleged bullying on his academic performance
The former students says he suffers ongoing mental health issues


A former Brisbane Boys College student who claims he endured physical and verbal bullying as a young pupil is suing the prestigious school for $600,000 in damages.
The legal action has been lodged against the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association, trading as BBC, and relates to a period spanning February 2004 to February 2007.
In documents filed in Queensland's District Court on Wednesday, it's alleged the boy was the target of derogatory taunts as well as physical attacks.
The former student claims when he was just 10-year-old he suffered a broken nose so severe it required surgery, in an incident which allegedly occured at the school on November 15, 2005.

Court documents claim the boy finally left the school at the advice of a doctor after the student was allegedly pushed to the ground and stomped on, leaving a 'shoe-imprint shaped bruise' on his back, according to the Brisbane Times.
The complainant, who turned 21 on Wednesday, claims he now suffers from ongoing depression, anxiety and has had suicidal thoughts after being the victim of 'ongoing ridicule' from Year Five to Year Eight.
The man is seeking damages for future loss of income, claiming his experiences at BBC seriously hindered his academic performance and, as a result, have disadvantaged his job prospects.
'He suffered psychiatric injury which will likely mean time off work or being forced to cease work earlier than he would otherwise have done so,' his lawyer, Peter Black, told the court on Wednesday according to the Brisbane Times.

Mr Black's client has undergone psychological counselling to assess the extent of his distress and impact on his mental health.
The court heard that the former student and his family are extremely dissatisfied with the school's response and say the students allegedly involved were not reprimanded.
'Despite complaints by our client and his mother about this course of conduct, the school took no steps or no adequate steps to protect our client from the harmful and offending behaviour,' Mr Black told the court.
'His three years of schooling at BBC were painful, agonising and mentally draining as he endured daily torment both verbally and physically.'
The school did not have legal representation present at the brief hearing. The former BBC student will commence legal proceedings against the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association.

Giant Tuna Sells for $396,000 at Auction

Giant Tuna Sells for $396,000 at Auction

A giant bluefin tuna fetched a record 32.49 million yen, or about $396,000, in the first auction of the year at the world's largest wholesale fish market in Tokyo. (Jan. 5)

California Rat Rescue: 1,000 Up for Adoption

California Rat Rescue: 1,000 Up for Adoption


About 1,000 rats are awaiting adoption in California after being rescued from a house featured on the A&E reality TV show "Hoarders." (Nov. 23)