BBC Radio 1 insiders have defended a decision to play its ‘alternative version’ of Fairytale of New York to avoid offending younger audiences who are ‘particularly sensitive’ to derogatory terms for gender and sexuality. The station decided to edit the words ‘f****t’ and ‘sl*t’ from the track – sung by Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan and … Read more
Gareth Southgate admits Greg Clarke had ‘no alternative’ but to resign following car-crash parliamentary appearance… but England boss adds it ‘is a shame’ given the work he did to launch FA’s diversity code By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 19:24 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 19:58 GMT, 11 November 2020 England boss Gareth Southgate … Read more
Viewers eagerly awaiting the John Lewis Christmas advert can get their festive tearjerker fix with this heart-wrenching music video. The five-minute clip tells the story of a lonely elderly man and his beloved Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Bruno, who do everything together, from cuddling on the sofa to going to the pub, before tragedy strikes. It … Read more
Plastic bags with holes cut out work as PPE and could be an alternative to shields, doctors on the Covid-19 frontline have claimed. Medics in India who trialled the DIY face coverings revealed they could still breathe while carrying out procedures. And they reported that their spectacles didn’t fog up — a problem suffered by many … Read more
Comic Relief has ditched plastic red noses in favour of a plant-based alternative after children set up a campaign with the backing of David Attenborough. Co-founder Richard Curtis, 63, said ‘a bit of tactical nudging by some passionate kids’ helped Comic Relief create its first 100 per cent plastic-free nose for Red Nose Day 2021. … Read more
Mariah Carey reveals she made a secret alternative album while she was making her 1995 album Daydream By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 01:55 BST, 28 September 2020 | Updated: 01:55 BST, 28 September 2020 Mariah Carey on Sunday revealed she made a secret alternative album in a collaboration with the group Chick while … Read more
The day after Facebook announced it will launch its Oversight Board in October to determine what’s allowed on the site, critics launched their own alternative. The Citizens, a UK nonprofit, unveiled the ‘Real Facebook Oversight Board’ on Friday to address the social media giant’s policies and practices ahead of the US presidential election. The group … Read more
The Prime Minister said a second lockdown was the ‘last thing anybody wants’ but revealed his administration was considering whether it needed to ‘go further’ than the current national restrictions that were put in place this week Government scientists have spooked Boris Johnson with warnings of hundreds of daily coronavirus deaths ‘within weeks’ as they … Read more
Vegans are the NEW ‘milk snatchers’: Meat-free campaigners push for dairy-free alternative to the white stuff on school menu… 49 years after Margaret Thatcher stopped benefit for over 7s Vegans and doctors pressuring government to take cow’s milk off school menus They want plant-based alternatives high in calcium to be subsidised instead Evokes Margaret Thatcher’s … Read more
An alternative therapist who says she fell and broke her leg due to dangerous ‘overcrowding’ at an indoor ski slope is fighting for £200,000 in compensation. Former City worker Theresa Bates, 62, of Hornchurch, Essex, was hurt when she fell while taking a lesson at the 150ft-high Snozone centre in Milton Keynes. She said it … Read more