Drinkers should take cash to the pub when they reopen for outdoor drinking on Monday due to ‘control freak’ government rules banning the taking of payments inside, industry figures warned today. Landlords fear that patchy rural broadband and mobile signal means that card machines will be difficult to use in pub gardens, creating the prospect … Read more
Hackney comprehensive school eliminates bullying by banning football at breaktime and introducing chess clubs, poetry recitals and quizzes instead Hackney New School, in London, has banned games like football during breaks Instead pupils at the secondary school take part in quizzes and poetry recitals Head teacher says there have only been five reports of bullying … Read more
Parish council is slammed as ‘the meanest in the country’ after banning a childminder from taking TODDLERS to an allotment Hannah Lovelock, 43, from Stoke Poges, says she has ‘meanest parish in Britain’ Childminder has been told she cannot use allotment if she has children with her Mrs Lovelock used to take daughter, Nora, four, … Read more
Sainsbury’s has come out on top as the best British store to buy new school uniform, according to a new study. Parents are able to purchase a new whole set of schooling attire for just £15 – £30 cheaper than John Lewis, which proved to be the most expensive in a comparison of seven British … Read more
Mothers must STILL give birth alone: MPs slam ‘unconscionable’ Covid rules banning partners from attending labour and scans – even after report links lone births to maternal deaths Vaccinations means hospitals must drop partner visitor restrictions, MPs insist Study found pregnant women may have died because partners unable to attend NHS England issued guidance for … Read more
France could ban ‘confusing’ gender neutral words that ‘endanger the language’ under law proposed by 60 MPs 60 MPs are pushing for a ban on ‘confusing’ gender inclusive words They argue the changes make learning proper French more difficult The proposed law will be debated in the national assembly in the coming weeks By Sophie … Read more
Facebook DELETES Myanmar military’s page under rules banning incitement of violence a day after two protesters were shot dead by police The junta’s True News Facebook page was taken off the platform on Sunday Facebook accused it of inciting violence against peaceful protesters Two people were gunned down by riot police on Saturday in the … Read more
The former CEO of Facebook has accused the social media giant of trying to ‘bully and intimidate’ Australia by banning its news sources. Facebook blocked Aussies from reading and sharing local news in response to a world-first law to make tech companies pay media outlets for the content they use. From Thursday, when Australians went … Read more
Ofcom must not ‘take sides in the culture war’ by banning blackface on TV, ex-BBC chief warns, as watchdog probes family-run channel for showing 1970s sitcom Rogue’s Rock Ofcom is investigating Talking Pictures TV for airing episode with blackface in Lord Grade of Yarmouth warned the OFCOM probe sets a ‘worrying precedent’ Writing to OFCOM, the former … Read more
A woman has divided opinion after revealing that she’s dropped out of her brother’s wedding because she can’t take her children, prompting most of the rest of her family to follow suit. Taking to Reddit’s Am I The A******, the unnamed woman from the US said she didn’t want to leave her kids at home … Read more