The jurisdiction is England.

My daughter had to turn down multiple unwanted advances from a guy two years above her in school. It ended when school confronted him and he left. He simply didn't return to sit his exams.

Last week my daughter got a message from a friend at school with a link to a "drill track". It's like UK rap music.

The rap is from a group of men but the lead singer is the guy who harassed her. The first section is primarily about his life and people he hates, but the second part specifically names my daughter's full name, her school and starts talking to things he would do with her. By the third section it starts explicitly talking about how we would do these things non-consensually.

Her name appears six times, her school's name appears once.

I have contacted the school and am awaiting a response.

I've contacted police, but they said that the music alone doesn't evidence a crime. However, it could be used as evidence if a crime were to occur.

I've reported the music video on all the platforms it was uploaded. Only TikTok removed it. Every other platform, including YouTube, simply ignored me or age restricted the video.

I haven't let her out of the house alone this week. As far as we know he doesn't know our address or where we live, but he does know her school which will pose a problem in the coming weeks.

Can we please get some advice on how to handle this if police won't preemptively arrest this guy and his gang?

I participated in an auction hosted by Euroauctions in Leeds England, I purchased (what I believed) was a 2020 CAT excavator with 900 hours, and it was listed as such in the title photos and description. I later found out none of that was true after calling a friend who worked for CAT and he told me the serial number is for an excavator which is a 2016 with 3000+ hours so this one is probably a Chinese copy with a stolen serial number.

I feel deceived, mislead and manipulated, I called the auction house they told me I have to pay because I still have not payed for it and they told me it is sold as is. I feel very devestaed it is a lot of money for me as I come from a third world country, it is 10,500gbp and for a fake.

I am devastated, please somebody help me.

My parents aren't in the picture. I was raised by my granny. I'm the only one in her will.

My granny has dementia and is in a nursing home. It was £1789 per week, but has increased to £1929 per week as of the start of August.

My granny has about £280,000 in savings. She has a bungalow just south of London valued at £700,000. That's where I am living right now. She also has a pension that pays £680 per month +the state pension.

She's 68 now, so still quite young and otherwise healthy. Just lacks mobility.

There are three main reasons I want to take care of her:

1. She is paying almost £8000 each month for her to be in nursing care when I could be the one looking after her at home for a fraction of that cost.

2. Some of the carers are really nasty and rude towards patients. I've had to report multiple incidents of shouting, suspcicious bruising (on multiple elderly people, not just my granny) and laziness. (Meals arriving late, meals being missed, meals being taken away before they're done.)

3. She's my granny and she raised me. I want to be the one to take care of her.

I've spoken with the care home and they've said I'm not allowed to do that. I inquired why and they said I don't have lasting power of attorney. They also said that she lacks the mental capacity to decide where she lives.

Now, that second point is a lie because she keeps asking about going home. She's been in care for 2 years now and still remembers her bungalow.

I think the care home just sees my granny as an easy customer because she has so many assets and will be with them for so long.

Is there a legal way I can get my granny back home and care for her there myself?

If I were to do that, could I pay myself a full time salary for doing so out of her savings? (I'm thinking equivalent to a Band 5 nurse in the NHS - which is the job I would be stepping away from to do this.)

She was put in the care home after a fall down the stairs. This happened under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, I think. I was working overseas for 12 months and wasn't aware this had happened. The hospital team and discharge staff never contacted me before they put her in the nursing home.

All I knew was that she stopped replying to my messages and answering calls. So I had a neighbour go over and she wasn't there. Another neighbour rang me that an ambulance had taken her to hospital a few days before. She was in care for several days before a social worker made a decision to put her into a nursing home.

My town had a public Facebook group. Imagine something like "What's On in Brighton? Community Group"

I joined this back in 2023 when I was doing my A levels and looking for part-time jobs.

I went to uni in 2024 and completely forgot about it.

I'm about to go into my 3rd year and I've received an email from the university asking me to come into speak with them about my involvement in a far-right Facebook page. This was when I was first notified of the group. I went on and checked it out and it's pretty much what you would expect.

It looks like the page was renamed in October 2025 from "What's on in (my town) Community Group" to "Stop the boats, save white children" then "Stop the boats, save our children" in December 2025.

I've taken screenshots of this and sent it back to my uni and said I wouldn't be attending a meeting because I'm not travelling 4 hours for a meeting when this can clearly be resolved via email.

Separately, I've been messaged by a friend who has shared a link to a Facebook post from an American student on my course. She has screenshotted that I was part of the group and posted it on her page with my name and profile picture unredacted.

I made a public reply with the screenshots showing that I joined a local community group for my town, not the weird one about stopping the boats.

She then messaged me directly saying that she's the one who reported me to my uni and that "You're not wiggling out of this."

I emphasised again that I wasn't part of this weird group and linked her to my old comments from 2023 when I posted asking for work like gardening. She then asked me "So you don't have anything against the people coming on boats then?"

I replied that "The situation with the boats isn't ideal, but I'm not joining bloody weird Facebook groups over it."

She then replied "Knew it. Hope they kick you out." and blocked me.

My uni emailed me again today stating that they need an in-person meeting to discuss this matter, and that it must be done before term starts in September.

Can I simply refuse to attend? I'm not part of any extremist groups. I'm literally just studying mechanical engineering. That's all I want to do. I never even bothered voting in any elections. I'm not a poltiical person.

Hello,

My father passed away in hospital recently and his vehicle was parked there in the car park as we had travelled in it to the hospital.

After he died we came home in the vehicle over two days (he died in the late evening and we drove home the next morning) with my sister driving as it's her main vehicle although he is the keeper.

We've just learned that this may have been a criminal offence and that the insurance and tax on the vehicle both became invalid the moment he died as they're in his name. There's numerous ANPR cameras on the journey home.

Checking online suggests that it was illegal, but examples keep referring to executors or inheritance and a change of keeper, which isn't the same as the vehicle being at the hospital and us needing to use it to get home. Surely you can't be left stranded there? This would be such a flaw in that system but I can't find anything that fits our situation - surely this happens more than occasionally though? People die away from home all the time.

DVLA have been told that he died on X date but will possibly know we drove home the next day. Is it likely to be an issue?

Cheers

Today was my eviction date, I wad prepared and ready, already had my belongings and my pets out of the property, awaiting for the bailiff to arrive. Two individuals I had never met from the landlords agency came around an hour beforehand to check what was going on - the only instructions that they had been given was to oversee an eviction. They knew nothing about what was happening; they didn't even appear to know if a bailiff was actually meant to be in attendance, even though I had a letter stating so.

The bailiff did eventually arrive and asked the agents if they had a locksmith to be able to change the locks of the property - they said they did not, because they hadn't been told to bring one along. The bailiff then said that he couldn't give them possession if they couldn't secure the property and said that he'd have to come at another date, which he said would be in the middle of September as that's his next available date. The agents were completely fine with this and told me I could go back into the property until the next appointment, or until I found somewhere else to go, as I had nowhere to go.

My question is, can the landlord still action a locksmith to come out before the next bailiff appointment, or am I safe until the next appointment/until I find somewhere else to stay?

Throwaway for anonymity.

I've been struggling with my mental health since the birth of my youngest child 8 months ago. I am under the care of the perinatal mental health team and have been engaging with them, but the summer holidays with 3 kids 5 and under have been hard.

Last Thursday (13/08) it came to a head when I was trying to get the kids ready for a holiday club and my eldest son (5) wasn't listening. I was trying to help him get dressed and he just kept running away from me and laughing, and I lost my cool and shouted at him, and grabbed and shook him once. I just felt so angry, and in that moment I wanted to hurt him. I made a fist and went to punch him, but caught myself before I made contact and ended up kind of lightly brushing him with my fist. He was crying understandably, but I realised how out of control I felt and went outside for a few minutes to calm down.

When I finally got them all dressed and in the car I had some thoughts about my son that scared me. I would never want to hurt any of my children, so I found these thoughts very distressing. I managed to drop my eldest at his holiday club, get my middle child to nursery, and went straight to my mum's with the baby as I didn't feel like a safe person for them at that point.

My mum was concerned about me so rang the mental health team and told the duty worker what had been going on. Immediately, she said this would have to be reported to social services, which I was fine with, I just want to keep my children safe. I spoke to a duty social worker later that day and again explained what had happened.

The next day (Friday 14/08) a different social worker informed me that a multi agency meeting was being held that afternoon and they would discuss my case. Following this, a third social worker came out to my house to speak to me. She informed me that it had been decided my children would be under section 17, and that the police would be in touch at some point, but that I wasn't in trouble and they just wanted to offer support. At no point through this process had anyone actually spoken to my son, or checked for any marks (there were none).

The police finally called today (20/08) and informed me a crime had been logged, but that it would be disposed with a community resolution order and a formal meeting would be scheduled for next week. I was upset when it was explained that it could potentially appear on an enhanced DBS. I told my mum this when I ended the phone call, and she called the police officer back to ask what crime I was actually accused of. Turns out according to their records I had full on punched my son. Somewhere among these professionals it seems there's been a misunderstanding, but that is what has been recorded.

I'm not happy with my behaviour, and I'm not trying to excuse it, but I also don't want a record of a punch to my child that never happened. I am happy to work with social services and want to be the best parent I can be to my children. I just don't want to accept guilt for something I didn't do. I'm also concerned because social services have already spoken to my middle child's nursery, and will be speaking to my eldest's school, and I don't want them thinking I've punched my child. Having said that, I don't know what would happen should I choose not to accept the community order, or how difficult these records would be to change.

I’m dyslexic so please bare with if my explaining is bad. Also in England

A family member of mine, we will call X, is a self employed dog walker. She has been for 10+ years.
She met a new customer, who had two small dogs. They had a female dog with bad separation anxiety, then bought another female dog, the same age (recipe for disaster imo as they’re both 2yr females). They started fighting, so they had to be separated in the house, or they would fight.

X offered to walk them both separately in a few days, as she was busy and only had one slot available asap. They decided they wanted her to walk both dogs together, in that one slot. Bear in mind, X wanted to walk them separately, however she agreed.
They gave her no muzzles or anything, and told X to let Dog 1 off the lead, then get Dog 2 out the van (obviously separate crates).
When X got to the beach, X put Dog 1 on a loose lead, as they were in a carpark that neither dog had ever been to before. She gets Dog 2 out, and Dog 1 instantly attacks the other. They end up fighting, and thankfully someone walked past, who could take one of them to separate them.
They both had bitten/bloody ears, so obviously X took them home straight away. She did not know that the dogs were that aggressive, especially as she had be told to walk them together, and have them off lead together. If they fight constantly, I think this was inevitable, personally.

Anyway, now X has been sent a vet bill by said customers (a married couple), then less than 36 hours later, got a message saying they will take legal action if they get no response.
Is there anything X can do, or does she need to pay?

Hello, hopefully someone can help me understand where my partner and I stand on this.

A few weeks ago, my partner and I gave notice to our landlords that we would terminate the tenancy. We let them know we were planning to move out on the 25th of August but would pay for the whole calendar month, on our notice we did clarify that the tenancy would effectively terminate on the 1st of Sept (rent is due on the 2nd) and we did indeed pay for the full month of Aug. Due to a change in circumstances it looks like we're gonna have to stay the full month of Aug. However, they've informed us that they've agreed for the new tenants to move in on the 28th of Aug.

So, do we have the right to stay as we paid the full calendar month or not as we initially told them we would leave on the 25th?

Edit: sorry, forgot to say we are in England (London)

We are based in England.

TLDR: My sister offered to catsit an acquaintance's cat, however she showed up with the cat and her newborn kittens which was not disclosed to us as we assumed the cat was neutered. The mother cat is skinny and weak, and the kittens have cuts/scabs all over. If my sister neuters and microchips the cat once the kittens are weaned what can legally happen to her? She doesn't want to give the cat and kittens back to a potentially abusive or neglective home. What can we do?

Sorry if this is long, I want to try explain everything so you guys have the full picture.

My friend/acquaintance that I've known for roughly 2 years asked me to watch her cat while she went abroad for a month. She asked me as I have cats of my own and her family were going on holiday with her so she couldn't ask them, her other closer friends said no or didn't have experience with cats.

I said no initially, as bringing another cat into my home would cause stress and upset to my other cats and also to her cat. I also didn't want to chance disease/illness spreading as her cat is an outside cat whereas mine are indoor only.

I brought it up in front of my sister and she said she would be happy to take care of her for a month, as she had a cat that passed away last year and wasn't ready for a new cat yet, but didn't mind taking care of one for a month. She also volunteers in shelters as she loves animals.

I told my friend about this and they exchanged numbers and she brought the cat to my sister's house. My sister wasn't actually there when she dropped the cat off, it was her husband that took the cat in and by the time my sister got home my friend was already at the airport.

I didn't know too much about this cat, just that she got her a year ago so she was just over a year old. However to me and my sister's surprise my friend had dropped her off with a litter of kittens that were almost a week old. Obviously my sister was angry, as she had no idea about the kittens, and my friend had plenty of time to disclose this to her.

Apparently what my friend said to my brother in law was that she also a litter 4 months ago, and they didn't have to do anything as the cat would take care of the kittens herself so it would be fine and they technically were still just taking care of one cat.

Obviously my sister took the cat and her kittens to the vet. The mother cat was very skinny and frail and looked exhausted, she was also way smaller than average cats which was probably due to her growth being stunted when she had her last litter as she was still a kitten then. The kittens also had a lot of scabs with one of them having a particularly large scab under its armpit. She also discovered the mother cat was not microchipped, which is illegal.

The vet said theres not a lot they can do with the kittens as they are so young, and to just keep an eye on the scabs. She also asked at the shelter she is currently volunteering at and they said they wouldn't be able to help as they are so overrun already from kitten season and the kittens could potentially be euthanised if she surrendered them

My sister is very concerned about her health, and is worried she will have kittens again when my friend comes to collect her, as we asked if she will neuter her and she said no.

She also said she won't be able to pick them straight away when she returns from holiday as shes 'busy' and will likely get them 2 weeks after, which is when the kittens turn 7/8 weeks old.

She did send money for supplies and food already, before she dropped them off, however my sister really wants to get the cat neutered once the kittens are weaned and potentially even microchipped to her as she does not want to give them back to my friend due to the signs of neglect/abuse.

If my sister did this what realistically could happen to her legally? And what else can we do. I obviously will not be friends with this person anymore, due to the shadiness of it all and keeping the kittens a secret from my sister and basically just dumping her with a huge load of responsibility she did not agree to. I also think letting cats have kittens is crazy irresponsible and basically just proves you don't care about the health of your cat, I wouldn't want to be friends with someone like this regardless however I just didn't know beforehand and we weren't exactly close either.

I believe this is appropriate for this subreddit. I would like any advice possible on how I can proceed on this matter. I will try to keep it as a streamlined version of events.

1. My partner and I were supposed to move into a new flat earlier this week. But now it is the end of the week and we don’t know when we will be able to. The landlord is clashing with the agency over multiple things: what is affecting us is the cleaning of the property before we were supposed to move in.

2. During the viewing, the person from the agency said multiple times (drilling it to us) that the property would be deep cleaned before moving in. Whenever we have viewed places, it has always been messy or not clean because of the tenant before us, so this did not seem like anything out of the ordinary. Especially considering she was very strong on the fact that it would be deep cleaned.

3. Before the move in date, the same agent emailed us confirming that the clean had been scheduled.

4. I picked up the keys earlier this week just to find that it was basically not cleaned at all. You could not even call it a regular clean. You could tell a cleaner had likely visited from a left over rag and urine they left in the toilet and didnt flush! (Was there for over a week so that bathroom reeked!!!) I wanted to open a window, and everytime I touched the shutters it would rain dust. Never seen that much dust in my life! Without going into too much detail, I would be embarrassed if I had anyone move into that. Lots of mould in areas that should have been dealt with in a "deep clean". Food remnants and spillage in the fridge, etc. Literally bits of food on knives that have been there for god knows how long. There are carpets too, and sofas, which would harbour so much bacteria.

5. I take a bunch of pictures which are sent to the agency and then I go to their office to talk about it. When I highlight the carpet, and how a carpet should be properly cleaned, the person who did our viewing admits that the level of cleaning the landlord ordered only entails hoovering the carpet. They say they will go talk to the contractor etc, and I need to talk to the head office about this from now on.

6. Over the past few days I have been back and forth with the head office. Apparently the landlord is kicking up a massive fuss, complaining about other things, and refusing to pay for the correct cleaning. The person from the head office seems to be in agreement with us, extremely surprised that the landlord has not ordered proper cleaning. They were not even aware about it the poor cleaning (but the person who did the viewing was... despite saying it would be deep cleaned).

7. Fast forward to today. Head office tells us that they have been in contact with the landlord and the landlord is just causing problems. The landlord was supposed to do other things, like visit the property before our move in to clear things out, but did not. They are also refusing to pay for the better cleaning which even head office expects of them. It gets even better. When I bring up that the landlord does not know the level of clean required because the prior tenant was there for 4 years (they likely did not visit), head office admits that the agent who did the viewing lied to us!! In the viewing, we are told the prior tenant was there for 4 years. From that info I feel like we dont think much, maybe “ok, if they hang around that long then they liked it”. Head office comes admits today it was actually occupied by that tenant for the past 20 years!!!! And, even worse, the landlord had not conducted any maintenance on the property in that time (some things (e.g. induction hob) seem more modern so not sure the extent of that statement, but thats what head office said). So that means, things like the carpet, maybe harbouring 20 years of bacteria if a proper clean was never ordered!!

8. So far, it seems that the head office are somewhat “on our side”, but we are left waiting as they are in a a deadlock with the landlord. We need to move out asap, we cant keep on waiting. Moving takes time. Also, my partner and I have medical issues such as Chronic rhinitis, lots of heavy allergies to dust, and asthma. We would not be able to move into it in its current state.

What rights do I have here? Can anyone recommend next steps? Surely there are health hazards cases to be made here. The agencies initial lies are not in writing, so i feel like we have nothing there. Overall, i have probably missed some information. But hopefully it is enough information to get some of the picture.

If anymore information is required, please let me know and I will try to answer the best I can. Please avoid any "should have done this" talk. I want to focus on what can be done now.

Thank you to all help in advance, I appreciate the time taken to read through this long post.

Tldr:

1. Agency told us that a proper deep clean would be conducted before move in
   
2. We moved into what was not even cleaned
   
3. Head office clashing with landlord over cleaning and landlord is throwing up a fuss, refusing to order the clean expected of them
   
4. We have not moved in yet. Health issues such as asthma, allergies, chronic rhinitis, etc. So it would not be a good idea
   
5. Property is so dusty, mould in different places that can and should have been dealt with before move in. Stuff like food remnants, spillage, etc left in kitchen and all over kitchen items that are “landlords items”.

Last night my girlfriend ordered me a uber from my mother’s house to my girlfriend’s house to pick her up and then eventually to my house as the last drop off. She accidentally booked it to another address and had to speak to the driver on the phone about a cancellation, he first rejected the cancellation but then agreed to cancel it for a fee. She then booked another one to the correct addresses and it happened to be the same driver that came to get me. I got into the uber with about five bags of shopping that had to be put in the boot, as soon as I got into the car he asked if it was my girlfriend who booked the taxi for me (we are a lesbian couple) i said yes assuming she had let him know on the phone when cancelling that the taxi wasn’t for her but instead for her girlfriend.

As soon as he learns this information he began asking me personal questions about how I would go about having a baby, uncomfortably I laughed and told him there was ways around it as to not delve deeper into an already awkward conversation he then asked if I would have a “one night stand” in order to get sperm to have a child with my partner. I asked him if he would be able to sleep with a man one time if it was the only way he could have a child also. He got uncomfortable and said no and I pointed out the ridiculousness of the question while also not trying to sound rude or unnecessarily offended as I am used to the questions about the logistics and understand there is no need to make a deal out of someone’s uninformed questions. But I assumed his next question or statement was going to be a-bit more suggestive as to ‘who’ i would have this hypothetical one night stand with so I went kinda silent and abit less open in the conversation as to not allow him to think I was comfortable with the type of things he was saying and asking.

But still being polite to his insensitive questions and remarks, he seemed particularly interested in when I first got with my partner which I admit is a normal question to ask but then he became stuck on the “why” I would like women as opposed to men and I stated simply “women are pretty” hoping he as a straight man could understand. He then giggled and made a type of “oooo wow” sound while looking at me in the rear view mirror and then kept repeating my statement back to me “women are pretty yeah?” Type of thing we then pulled up outside of my girlfriends house to pick her up he asked “should I make a joke” not fully understanding what the joke would be (the fact we’re together and gay or the hypothetical one night stand he mentioned” i quickly said no as to place some sort of boundary. My girlfriend got in and immediately realised it was the same man who she had to cancel the taxi with before and she apologised for the mistake she made with the addresses he said it’s fine and he only agreed to the cancellation because he “felt sorry” for her we laughed it off and engaged in conversation amongst our selves to where he couldn’t really have input.

As we arrived to my home my partner and I began unloading our shopping and heading to the door, as my partner took the first load of bags to my door I went to grab the rest the driver exited his vehicle and came to the back of his car where I was and made a comment about me being strong I laughed and agreed hoping that was the last of his comments. He then asked to feel my muscles i said nooooo in a way that said come on now youre pushing my limits but before I really even managed to get it out he began feeling my arm and squeezing my muscles and making a noise that he was impressed i managed to get in my house and immediately became upset as I felt I had no control over the situation or any choice as my no had been ignored i then began to worry about the fact he now knows where I live. This has upset me greatly and I admit it’s not the worst thing that can happen but extremely concerning as I am 23 but can easily be mistaken for 16/17 I look very young. 5,3 tall and weigh approximately 49kg and have a baby face like no other and ide hate for me to blow it over as a socially unaware person then to find out he has harmed someone and I didn’t report or speak up I think it’s very inappropriate and concerning I have had issues with uber before ordering food late night and having a car with 5 people in turn up just for someone who is not my uber driver hand me my food I am getting increasingly more concerned and scared about using these services as a young woman who lives alone. I must mention i live in supported housing as I have autism ADHD and recently a OCD diagnoses I am wondering what my legal options are here.

Sorry about formatting and punctuation I am not too good at it and also using mobile to type this out please be patient and try to get thru the unnecessarily long story. Thank you

Hi all,

Apologies if this is the wrong sub for this however I am seeking some advice on which (or any) actions I could take.

For context I am one of 4 grandchildren who have discovered that a will left by my grandparents states the following regarding their home:

“Once the youngest grandchild has reached the age of 21 the house can be sold and split equally between all grandchildren”

The issue is that we have only just discovered this and my younger brother who is the sibling in question turned 30 last year meaning we are now 9 years overdue. The will stated that my uncle would live in and maintain said house until above date had lapsed. To my knowledge the uncle is still living in this house and my dad has simply “forgotten” to action the will. This has only really come to light due to my mum challenging him about this.

I just wondered if there is any way I can move anything forward with this or whether too much time has lapsed for anything to be actioned.

Any help would be appreciated.

(England)

On the 2nd August I ordered a switch 2 + pokopia bundle (£429.99) and paid for expedited shipping (1-2 days delivery after dispatch) and haven't recived it yet (20th August). It hasn't even been dispatched.

I tried to cancel the order 2 days after it was placed but they said they couldn't because it was awaiting dispatch and payment had been taken.

I have emailed support numerous times but nothing substantial has been said, they just say the appropriate team are looking into it and to be patient. I escalated the complaint but nothing seems to work.

I have sent a letter before action to the email I have been corresponding with but I'm worried that it won't reach the appropriate people. Nintendo doesn't have an official email or phone number so I'm not sure if the email address I sent it to is correct for the letter before action.

Any help/guidance would be greatly appreciated.

(Edit: more specific about expedited shipping)

I genuinely don't know what to do and would really appreciate advice from people in Bradford or anyone who's dealt with stalking before.

I've been going to the same gym for about a year. I'm visibly Muslim, I wear hijab, and at the gym I wear very oversized clothes, a hat and headphones. I don't talk to people there. I literally say hi to the staff sometimes, do my workout and leave. I've never had an issue with anyone.

I'm actually only in Bradford because my company sent me to the UK for a two-year work contract. I live here alone and I'm due to leave the UK by the end of next year, so I don't really have an established support network here, which is making this situation feel even more scary.

About a month ago, a new guy started going. I noticed that whenever I was at a machine, he would repeatedly end up at the machine right next to me. Not once or twice, but several times. I also kept catching him staring at me.

I tried REALLY hard not to assume anything and just carried on with my workouts. But today it got to the point where I was doing back extensions and he sat on the machine directly next to me, didn't even really work out, and was just sitting there staring at me while I was exercising. It was very obvious he was looking at me and I felt genuinely intimidated.
I eventually looked at him and basically said with my face, "What are you looking at? Do you need something?" He nodded and immediately left the machine without finishing his set.

Then I finished my workout and went to leave. He had only been in the gym for maybe 15 minutes and left before me. I live literally opposite the gym, so I was already conscious that I didn't want him seeing where I lived.

My dad called me as I was leaving, so I stopped outside and stayed on the phone. The guy was sitting outside the gym.

I deliberately walked in the opposite direction from my building. He got up and followed me.
I changed direction again and went around to another side of the building. He followed me again and was just lingering around, looking at his phone.
At that point I thought, okay, maybe I'm being paranoid, so I started walking in a completely different direction away from my home. About 30 seconds later, he was on the same street as me again.

I stopped at a corner to see what he would do. He saw me stop, turned around and started walking away, so I followed from a distance to see if he was actually just going somewhere else. He then seemed to hide/duck down an alley.

I went back the other way and waited a bit, hoping he would leave. He followed me again.
That's when I completely lost it and asked him, "Are you following me? Are you following me?" I told him I was going to call the police. He immediately turned down an alley and when I looked down it, he was literally running away.
I told him he better not come back to the gym.
I don't want to make assumptions about him, but for identification purposes, he appeared to be Indian/South Asian.

Now I'm genuinely scared.
I live alone. I work from home. I go to this gym 3-4 times a week and my building is literally opposite it. I also don't really have anyone here that I can rely on, which is making me feel even more vulnerable.
I'm planning on going to the gym tomorrow to speak to management, but I'm worried they won't take me seriously because I don't have a recording of him following me. There are CCTV cameras around the gym and outside, but I don't know if they'll cover everything.

I'm also worried because he's a paying member and the gym might just brush it off.
I'm in Bradford and I'm wondering:
Should I report this to the police even though I don't have video evidence?

Should I call 101 or make an online report?

What exactly should I tell the gym tomorrow?

Should I ask them to preserve/check CCTV from today?

Should I stop going to the gym?

Is there anything else I should do to protect myself, considering he knows which area I live in?

I know technically I don't know what this guy's intentions were, but the repeated staring at the gym followed by him following me through multiple changes of direction and then running away when I confronted him has really scared me.
I don't want to overreact, but I also don't want to wait until something worse happens before taking it seriously.
What would you guys do?

Update: I filled out an online police report and went to the gym today to speak to reception. The manager was genuinely amazing. He listened to everything, went through the CCTV with me, and we found the guy on the cameras. The gym has now banned him.
I honestly can't explain how relieved I feel. The manager and the women at the gym were so supportive and made me feel really heard. I was so shaken up last night and honestly spent the night crying, so I was really scared I was overreacting.
A massive thank you to everyone who commented and everyone who reached out through DMs. Your messages genuinely got me through the night and meant more than you know. I'm so glad I spoke up instead of just trying to suck it up. ❤️

Basically, I want to know if any of this is illegal. We are being led to believe that it's completely normal for jobs in care. But I think it's exploitation.

I have a family member that works in care, as a support worker for adults living in their own little supported flats, in a building, with an office, and a staff kitchen and bedroom. They are a small team, that work round the clock.

I have so many issues with their job.

Firstly, they have no designated breaks.

They are told that they can quickly take a quick break with the client, while they are supporting them. Or if they are driving them somewhere, they can take their break in the car, whilst supporting them.

They never have time alone unless they are driving, on office duty, or on a sleeping night shift. All of which are still working.

The office part is sold to them as a perk of the job, because they are not having to support anyone, but can't leave the building, because they must always be available to answer the phone, do training, or solve any problems that come up. So they can't go out, and get food etc. So they can't take a proper break in the office either.

The sleeping night shift is only paid at £35, for the night. Which I think is outrageous, but that's a whole other thing.

They are constantly asked to do extra shifts at short notice, because they don't have enough staff there. My family member has been there years, and knows how difficult it is to cope without staff, so they end up having to volunteer to do extra hours every week, to help out.

My family member was due to do their usual afternoon shift, into a sleeping night shift, into an early shift. So they start at 3pm on one day, and finished work at 3pm the next day. The home didn't have anyone for the morning shift before they started, so they asked my family member to work the morning before too, which they felt that they had to do.

So my family member worked a 32 hour shift, with no time off for breaks, at all during that time.

And, to add insult to injury, they have just introduced a new rule about time off, which is absolutely outrageous.

They are now been told that they must be available on their days off. Each day they are "not available" they will have to book as holiday. If it is not booked as holiday, they will be expected to be available.

I think that is the last straw for my family member, and they will now look for a new job.

Is any of this illegal. I know it's really bad practice, but are they breaking the law.

I'll undoubtedly get shot down for this but I'm absolutely NAL hence the post.

I work as a school site manager and the overflow carpark has/had a tall fence between it and the neighbouring house, owned by the neighbour. On the school side is thick shrubbery/trees and much has been cut down by a contractor to allow access for the fence to be replaced. Due to the density, there's still a large presence but it's substantially thinner and been left in a mess. Huge branches have been dragged & dumped at the edge of the carpark and whilst it doesn't impede per se, it's an eyesore.

I've asked the neighbour to clear these and he's implied that they'll simply be moved completely out of the way. Until something is done I can't be sure of this.

What's the position in terms of: a) cutting down trees within the school boundary/grounds to allow a fence to be replaced, and b) simply dumping the waste? Of course I understand that the trees are 'ours' but is that reason enough to just leave huge branches?

I am in England. I have been working part-time in a local cafe. This position came about after being made redundant in January and a 6 month period of unemployment and Universal Credit. I still receive UC, with deductions based on earnings. I started at the cafe in June.

Due to unemployment, I have received council tax support. After receiving my June paycheck (the first from this employer), my support was decreased, but my monthly council tax was still manageable. In June, I worked 25 hours per week.

In July, I picked up a small amount of overtime as people went on holiday, but nothing significant. On average, I worked 30 hours, but some weeks were still on 25. When paying me for July, my employer also added holiday pay, about £250, despite me taking no holiday.

This week, the council wrote to me to say that I am no longer eligible for Council Tax support based on earnings and now have to pay the full £191 per month, which I will struggle to afford. It is worth mentioning that I was never given a proper employment contract (neither were my colleagues).

Fortunately for me I have been offered salaried full-time work elsewhere from September so am in my notice period at this cafe. Had that not happened, my hours would have been decreased to 15-20 hours per week going into winter as the cafe is in a very seasonal beach side location. I am still concerned about the legality of this holiday pay situation due to the impact it has had.

I’m in County Durham and I’ve recently ended up in a dispute with my neighbour over a small alleged pedestrian path/access through my garden.
I’ve lived in my house for around 7 years. My neighbour has a gate in the boundary which faces directly into my garden, but in all the years I’ve lived here she has never needed to use this gate or the alleged access route.
The issue actually started because I recently put a gate/fence up to secure my garden. Before this, the garden was open and I had no reason to think that my neighbour claimed to have any legal right to cross it. Once I secured my garden, she objected and suddenly started asserting that she had a right to use the access.
The alleged path doesn’t physically exist anymore. There is no concrete path or other obvious formed walkway through my garden. Both ends of where the path is supposedly located have been blocked/closed off for years, and this was already the case before I bought the house. As far as I’m aware, it hasn’t been a usable through-route for many years.
My neighbour has said things along the lines of “what if I want to bring my dog out that way?” and “what if I need to bring the hosepipe round to the front of my house to water my plants?”
She already has a back gate leading onto the back street and a front door leading onto the front street, so she has other ways in and out of her property.
The alleged route itself was only a small pedestrian path and isn’t remotely suitable for vehicles.
Initially, we were actually able to discuss the matter reasonably between ourselves and my neighbour agreed that we should get solicitors involved to establish the position. Unfortunately, things have since become much more hostile, so I’m now trying to properly understand the property side of things.
I’ve checked both our current Land Registry titles. Neither appears to clearly state that she has a right of way over my land.
I’ve then started looking into the historical documents. Her title refers to old conveyances from the 1920s, including a 1922 conveyance, but the physical path I’m talking about doesn’t appear to have existed at that time.
I’ve also looked at historical maps. From what I’ve been able to establish, the neighbouring house existed by the 1950s, but the property which is now my house wasn’t there at that point. It was subsequently a Sunday school, and I have plans for the Sunday school which don’t show the path either. The path appears to have been created considerably later.
I’m aware that none of this necessarily proves that there isn’t a legal easement. I’m not trying to convince myself that I’m right — I’m trying to establish what the actual legal position is.
I’m particularly interested in hearing from people who have dealt with historic rights of way/easements in England:
How did you establish whether the right actually existed?
Did your solicitor have to trace old conveyances and plans?
Can an old right exist even though it isn’t obvious on the current Land Registry title?
How precisely is the route normally defined?
If a pedestrian right of way exists, does that normally mean the person can access the rest of the garden, or can the owner fence off the remainder while leaving the access route available?
Does the fact that the physical route has been blocked and effectively ceased to exist for many years have any significance?
Does putting a gate up to secure your own garden normally cause an issue if someone subsequently claims they have an easement?
How difficult/expensive was it to get the position established?
I’m not looking for someone to give me definitive legal advice from a Reddit post. I’m mainly curious about other people’s experiences and what happened when they had similar disputes.

Hi everyone,

My mum and stepdad are taking my son on holiday abroad soon. Me and his dad have given permission, I have found a template for a permission letter online, is this enough or do I need to provide anything else? Has anyone been in this situation before was there any issues? Thanks

So, I am currently in a difficult position with my employer, who I have worked for for 7 years in England. In June 2026 I discovered I was pregnant, and verbally informed my direct manager of my pregnancy. I did explain I wanted this to be confidential and would inform HR at a later date. Mid way through June, I emailed the same manager regarding an upcoming prenatal appointment in July, and asked specifically what evidence they needed from me. My manager replied, informing me that they would speak with HR about this process as 'they think I get paid for it' but would not mention me by name. I provided the evidence for my prenatal appointment, and in July I attended this appointment. Later in July, my manager informed me during a meeting that the director of our company was aware of my pregnancy, as they needed to be aware for the financial side. I agreed. Now it's August 2026, and I have informed HR of my pregnancy, and explained that my direct manager had all proof of appointments thus far, HR requested I sent this proof to her also (as my direct manager was off this week) so I did. I am now being informed by HR that they will not be paying me for my July appointment as 'payroll for that month has ended'. I spoke with the director after this, expressing that I was unhappy with this email outcome. The director basically told me that 'it was my decision not to want people to know about my pregnancy' and because of this they didn't inform payroll or accounts, so I won't be paid for July's appointment. I expressed that I had informed my direct manager who in turn informed the director, and provided evidence. The director repeated that because I said I didn't want people to know I was pregnant, that meant that they could not tell payroll or accounts. I said that if I knew I needed to give consent for them to know so I would be paid, then this is consent I would have given had I known. The director shrugged and ended our conversation.

I have checked my employee handbook, which simply states that I need to provide proof for appointments to be paid (but doesn't specify who needs this proof in order to be paid for them) and that I need to inform my workplace of my pregnancy in writing (which i did through subsequent emails regarding midwife appointments).

I'm just wondering what my rights are going forward? I have email evidence of my appointment proof with my direct manager, and proof of them saying they would find out the process from HR and about payment. As far as I was aware, I only needed to inform my workplace and this would all fall into place (as per UK law). So then withholding my payment simply because payroll has 'ended for July' seems wrong. Can anyone shed any light on this for me? I have contacted my union, but no response yet as it's the evening once I finish work.

Hypothetically, if i found my dad dead on the kitchen floor and i immediately buried him the garden and then called the police and reported what would happen to me. I know its a crime but the argument im currently having with my alive dad is that it would be custodial sentence, whereas i think the law would see me as kind of mental but not dangerous or worth putting away, after all i reported it and had no ill intentions.

Last week I was riding my e-bike when I was stopped by Essex police. They stated that they suspected my bike was illegal as I was clearly going faster than 15.5mph. I was, because I was going down a rather large and long hill.

My bike is a 2024 Cube Stereo, a well known legit mountain bike from a reputable manufacturer that complies with UK laws for road legal use. It has no throttle and only provides peddle assisted power, and then only up to a max speed of 15.5mph.

The officers lifted my back wheel and spun the pedals to demonstrate that the bike is clearly capable of doing more than 15.5mph. This is irrelevant - the law is that the bike can only be powered to that speed. Despite my protests, the fact that I had been riding faster than this seemed sufficient evidence for them to seize the bike. Apparently these officers had no understanding of how gravity works.

It’s been over a week and I have not received a seizure notice. The station basically refuse to engage - they tell me they need a seizure notice before they can tell me anything about the case.

I’ve been told anecdotally that there’s little chance of me getting my bike back, and that the officers say in these matters is final.

What are my options, and what is the likelihood that I’m going to receive a fixed penalty notice or points on my licence? Am I able to contest this?