Alice Padgett
I am currently studying for an NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalist at News Associates, while freelancing at LBC Digital.
I have experience in radio, print, and TV, including digital copy and social media content creation.
WATCH: Royal Academy of Dance celebrates its Silver Swans
The Silver Swans celebration was held at the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) in Battersea on 31 October and 1 November, championing the benefits of dancing into retirement.
Dancers, all aged over 55, came from across the country to take part in workshops with experts, and perform on the Royal Academy stage – some for the first time.
The Silver Swans initiative gets the older generation dancing for their physical and mental wellbeing.
Broadcasting legend Angela Rippon is the RAD Silver Swan...
Dancers, all aged over 55, came from across the country to take part in workshops with experts, and perform on the Royal Academy stage – some for the first time.
The Silver Swans initiative gets the older generation dancing for their physical and mental wellbeing.
Broadcasting legend Angela Rippon is the RAD Silver Swan...
'We never got justice': LBC caller hits out at Qatar’s ‘farcical’ courts over 10 years after his stepdaughter’s killing
4 December 2024, 11:14 | Updated: 4 December 2024, 11:19
The stepfather of a young British woman who was killed by a man in Qatar over ten years ago has hit out at the country's 'farcical' judicial system.
Kevin Crotty rang LBC and told Nick Ferrari of the family's anguish years after Lauren Patterson was stabbed and raped by a Qatari man in 2013.
Lauren, 23, from West Malling, was working in Doha when she disappeared following a night out.
Badr Hashim Khamis Abdallah Al-Jabr was convicted a...
The stepfather of a young British woman who was killed by a man in Qatar over ten years ago has hit out at the country's 'farcical' judicial system.
Kevin Crotty rang LBC and told Nick Ferrari of the family's anguish years after Lauren Patterson was stabbed and raped by a Qatari man in 2013.
Lauren, 23, from West Malling, was working in Doha when she disappeared following a night out.
Badr Hashim Khamis Abdallah Al-Jabr was convicted a...
Children struggling for places in south west London special schools
Children with special educational needs (SEN) in south west London are often unable to secure a place in the special schools that they apply to.
In Merton only one in five children with special educational needs got into special schools in 2024.
Of the 614 children considered at a special schools admissions panel in Richmond upon Thames, only 64 of them were placed in a special school.
The number of children applying to special schools in Richmond and Merton has risen but the number of...
In Merton only one in five children with special educational needs got into special schools in 2024.
Of the 614 children considered at a special schools admissions panel in Richmond upon Thames, only 64 of them were placed in a special school.
The number of children applying to special schools in Richmond and Merton has risen but the number of...
As it happened: Chancellor reveals taxes will rise by £40bn as she vows to 'invest, invest, invest' in historic budget
30 October 2024, 07:22 | Updated: 30 October 2024, 19:02
Rachel Reeves will unveil tax hikes of up to £40billion as she delivers Labour's first budget in 15 years.
Businesses have warned of a 'perfect storm' with the Chancellor expected to hike employers' national insurance to raise tens of billions of pounds for the Treasury.
Inheritance is also believed to be in her sights, while the seven-year freeze on thresholds is being extended dragging huge numbers deeper into the tax system.
She wi...
Rachel Reeves will unveil tax hikes of up to £40billion as she delivers Labour's first budget in 15 years.
Businesses have warned of a 'perfect storm' with the Chancellor expected to hike employers' national insurance to raise tens of billions of pounds for the Treasury.
Inheritance is also believed to be in her sights, while the seven-year freeze on thresholds is being extended dragging huge numbers deeper into the tax system.
She wi...
'I'm not panicked': British family heads to Florida for Disneyworld holiday - despite Hurricane Milton warnings
9 October 2024, 16:03
A British holidaymaker flew his family out to Florida this week for a Disneyworld trip - despite widespread warnings about Hurricane Milton.
Paul Whiting, a 51-year-old former firefighter, is staying in Davenport, near Orlando, Florida.
Mr Whiting and his family flew out to Florida on Tuesday, defying warnings about the terrifying expected impact of the storm.
The Category 5 hurricane is barrelling towards the coast of western Florida, about 80 miles from where Mr Whiti...
A British holidaymaker flew his family out to Florida this week for a Disneyworld trip - despite widespread warnings about Hurricane Milton.
Paul Whiting, a 51-year-old former firefighter, is staying in Davenport, near Orlando, Florida.
Mr Whiting and his family flew out to Florida on Tuesday, defying warnings about the terrifying expected impact of the storm.
The Category 5 hurricane is barrelling towards the coast of western Florida, about 80 miles from where Mr Whiti...
Teacher calling family in Lebanon 'four times a day to check they're alive' as she battles to bring them to UK
3 October 2024, 11:54
A teacher from Wiltshire said she is calling her family in Lebanon multiple times a day to see if they're still alive as she tries to get them to safety in the UK.
Amanda Kachar, 34, from Salisbury, is attempting to get her mother, father and other relatives out of cities such Tripoli and the capital Beirut amid the "extremely volatile" situation in the Middle East.
Ms Kachar has been trying to get her family out, but they are struggling to get into the UK in order to be...
A teacher from Wiltshire said she is calling her family in Lebanon multiple times a day to see if they're still alive as she tries to get them to safety in the UK.
Amanda Kachar, 34, from Salisbury, is attempting to get her mother, father and other relatives out of cities such Tripoli and the capital Beirut amid the "extremely volatile" situation in the Middle East.
Ms Kachar has been trying to get her family out, but they are struggling to get into the UK in order to be...
'Ridiculously overpriced' yacht advertised on Instagram for people escaping Lebanon amid attacks
2 October 2024, 12:20
Private companies are advertising alternate routes out of Lebanon - including a "ridiculously priced" luxury yacht.
Captain Elias Khawand, founder of Admiral Yachting Lebanon, is offering escape from Lebanon via his luxury yacht service.
The company, whose slogan is "Sail, Explore, Dance", has switched from offering luxury travel packages to daily evacuation services from Beirut to Cyprus.
Khawand has taken to Instagram to advertise the six-hour boat passage.
Read more...
Private companies are advertising alternate routes out of Lebanon - including a "ridiculously priced" luxury yacht.
Captain Elias Khawand, founder of Admiral Yachting Lebanon, is offering escape from Lebanon via his luxury yacht service.
The company, whose slogan is "Sail, Explore, Dance", has switched from offering luxury travel packages to daily evacuation services from Beirut to Cyprus.
Khawand has taken to Instagram to advertise the six-hour boat passage.
Read more...
LIVE: Israel declares 'new phase of war' as at least '14' more killed in second day of deadly explosions in Lebanon
18 September 2024, 07:29 | Updated: 18 September 2024, 19:04
Israeli officials have declared a "new phase" to their war with Hezbollah after hand-held devices exploded for the second day in a row, killing a further nine people.
Hezbollah has vowed retaliation after pagers and hand-held walkie-talkies exploded leaving dozens dead and thousands injured.
Israel is being blamed for the fatal attack, with reports suggesting the devices belonged to members of Hezbollah were modified "at a productio...
Israeli officials have declared a "new phase" to their war with Hezbollah after hand-held devices exploded for the second day in a row, killing a further nine people.
Hezbollah has vowed retaliation after pagers and hand-held walkie-talkies exploded leaving dozens dead and thousands injured.
Israel is being blamed for the fatal attack, with reports suggesting the devices belonged to members of Hezbollah were modified "at a productio...
Huw Edwards' sentence won't be reviewed despite claims of leniency, after he avoids jail for child abuse images
18 September 2024, 15:32 | Updated: 18 September 2024, 15:59
Huw Edwards won't have his sentence reviewed, despite claims that it was unduly lenient for him to be spared jail despite admitting having child abuse images.
Disgraced BBC newsreader Edwards, 63, was given six months suspended sentence for two years, after admitting three charges of "making" indecent photographs after being sent the images by a convicted paedophile over WhatsApp.
The judge said his crimes were "extremely serious of...
Huw Edwards won't have his sentence reviewed, despite claims that it was unduly lenient for him to be spared jail despite admitting having child abuse images.
Disgraced BBC newsreader Edwards, 63, was given six months suspended sentence for two years, after admitting three charges of "making" indecent photographs after being sent the images by a convicted paedophile over WhatsApp.
The judge said his crimes were "extremely serious of...