Exeter Chiefs is facing calls to drop its name, badge and mascot as snowflakes claim the theme is ‘offensive’. Activists set up a petition calling for the 150-year-old rugby union side to change over its ‘harmful’ impact on Native Americans. Their claims were echoed by modern American history professor Rachel Herrmann from Cardiff University, who … Read more
Balearic Islands officials have launched a desperate bid to establish ‘safe air corridors’ with the UK to save their summer season and the holiday hopes of thousands of Brits after the government axed Spain from its safe travel list. They confirmed overnight they were working with the Spanish and UK governments to set up the … Read more
Tory MPs accuse union chiefs of wanting civil servants to ‘stay at home forever’ after defying Boris Johnson’s call for them to get back into the office Andrew Percy said the union chiefs can’t have a ‘stay at home’ policy forever Union members were told to challenge bosses who ordered them back to desks Former … Read more
Health chiefs in Spain have warned that the country could be suffering a second wave of coronavirus as France threatens to close the border over soaring cases. Deputy emergency health director Maria Jose Sierra has revealed her concerns over the spike in Covid-19 cases after the country recorded an additional 2,615 new infections just yesterday. … Read more
Asos probes supply chain: Boss raises concerns over sweatshops as online fashion giant reports 10% lockdown sales boost By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 Sweatshop fears: Asos reported a 10% rise in sales during lockdown Asos is reviewing its operations in Leicester … Read more
Premiership Rugby leaders Exeter Chiefs to review official branding this month after protests from fans over their use of Native American logos and mascots Exeter Chiefs will review their official branding after protests from supporters The club faced criticism due to their use of Native American logos and mascots Around 1,900 people signed the petition asking … Read more
A contact tracing app is ‘urgent and important’ and will be able to do jobs that human employees can’t, NHS Test and Trace chiefs said today. Speaking to senior politicians they said the UK still plans to roll out an app but could not put a timescale on it. They said ‘our sense is it … Read more
There is no evidence taking vitamin D supplements will protect people from Covid-19, according to British health officials. NHS regulator the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) reviewed five past studies on the subject to work out if the vitamin could help. An array of research has found people deficient in the vitamin … Read more
Police officer fatally shoot people 70 per cent less often when they are black and not white, according to a shocking study. The study – which has not yet been published – analyzed data from 60 cities between 2015 and the first half of 2020 also found that Latino-led police forces report lower statistics for … Read more
Tesco shareholders inflict one of the biggest-ever FTSE 100 pay revolts on the supermarket group By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:09 BST, 26 June 2020 | Updated: 22:33 BST, 26 June 2020 Tesco shareholders inflicted one of the biggest-ever FTSE 100 pay revolts on the supermarket group yesterday. More than 67 per … Read more