Batley teacher suspended after Muslim parents protest over ‘Prophet Muhammad cartoon shown in class’

A teacher suspended after allegedly showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during a religious education lesson is said to have accepted pupils would tell their parents about it before displaying the images. Dozens of furious Muslim parents protested outside the historic Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire today which had to delay its opening and … Read more

Furious parents protest over ‘Prophet Muhammad cartoon shown in class’

Police called as furious Muslim parents protest at gates of Yorkshire grammar school after ‘teacher showed pupils Prophet Muhammad cartoons in class’ – as head issues ‘sincere apology’ at ‘great offence to community’ Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire delayed opening and told pupils to stay at home amid chaotic scene Headteacher Gary Kibble has … Read more

Asda removes cartoon characters from its own brand sweets

Asda removes cartoon characters from its own brand sweets, ice cream and flavoured milk in bid to combat childhood obesity Asda will alter packaging on 14 of its confectionery items and 4 flavoured milks Nine of its ice-creams and ice-lollies will also be altered to remove cartoons Asda removed characters from 12 of its own-brand cereals … Read more

Inside Majara: Iran’s cartoon village overlooking the Persian Gulf from the island of Hormuz

It’s black and white – these domes make for an eye-popping place to stay. There are around 200 of them, and they form a cartoonish holiday retreat overlooking the Persian Gulf on the Iranian island of Hormuz, with multi-coloured exteriors and interiors in shades of bright blue, yellow, red and green. Eighty-five guests can be … Read more

The next Bluey? Bruce ‘Hoppo’ Hopkins lands unlikely new gig on cartoon Kangaroo Beach

The next Bluey? Bondi Rescue star Bruce ‘Hoppo’ Hopkins lands unlikely new gig on Kangaroo Beach cartoon By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:54 GMT, 24 January 2021 | Updated: 04:54 GMT, 24 January 2021 He’s one of the world’s most recognised lifeguards. And Bondi Rescue’s Bruce ‘Hoppo’ Hopkins will now help educate children … Read more

Cartoon Prince George interrupts Queen’s speech to list his biggest challenges of 2020 in spoof clip

Cartoon Prince George joins the Queen to deliver an alternative Christmas speech in a new spoof video from Family Guy producer Gary Janetti. The animated clip sees Her Majesty, voiced by actress Frances de la Tour, look back on 2020 and list the ‘challenges’ the world has faced. During her message, in which she references the … Read more

Carey Bickmore thanks cartoon character Bluey for getting her children ‘through the toughest year’

The Project’s Carey Bickmore thanks cartoon character Bluey for getting her children ‘through the toughest year in their young lives’ By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:59 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 13:01 GMT, 6 December 2020 Carey Bickmore has paid tribute to a very important figure in her life – the … Read more

Now HBO show mocks Prince George in ‘cruel and unfair’ cartoon portraying him as a spoilt brat

Now HBO show mocks Prince George in ‘cruel and unfair’ cartoon portraying him as a spoilt brat – following row over Netflix’s depiction of the royals in The Crown HBO’s The Prince has been accused of ‘taking cheap shots’ at Prince George Critics say the seven-year-old could be adversely affected by his portrayal The row … Read more

Sculpture is mocked for looking like a cartoon after botched restoration work in Spain 

A repaired sculpture has been ridiculed as ‘cartoon-like’ in the latest case of a Spanish art restoration gone wrong.  The statue was recently unveiled in Palencia city centre in Spain’s northern Castile and Leon region and almost immediately drew comparisons with the botched Ecce Homo fresco that was infamously touched up by a cleaning lady eight … Read more

PIERS MORGAN: The cartoon that Joe Biden told me helped him survive two family tragedies 

America’s new President-Elect, Joe Biden, has a framed cartoon strip on his desk. It features Hagar the Horrible, the red-bearded Viking character created by American cartoonist Dik Browne, stranded on a rock in a violent storm as his ship sinks, lashed by thunder and lightning. ‘Why me?’ he shouts up at God. And God replies … Read more