Emmerdale has received a further 182 complaints regarding its controversial Down syndrome storyline. The long-running soap has divided viewers over a Christmas plot in which Laurel Thomas falls pregnant, only to choose an abortion after discovering her unborn child could be born with the genetic disorder. The hotly debated storyline initially prompted 265 official complaints to … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing received over 100 complaints after viewers criticised the show’s first ever drag performance. On Saturday night, male professional dancers Johannes Radebe, Gorka Marquez and Giovanni Pernice wore headdresses, tasselled dresses and high heels for a medley of hits from the musical Priscilla: Queen of the Desert. And the BBC defended the dance on … Read more
Johannes Radebe got into drag again for Strictly’s TikTok channel on Tuesday, after the show received over 100 complaints for its Priscilla-themed dance number. On Saturday the South African dancer, 33, took centre stage alongside fellow pros Gorka Marquez and Giovanni Pernice for the drag performance, which saw them wear headdresses, tasselled tearaway dresses and heels. … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing has received over 100 complaints after viewers criticised the show’s first ever drag performance. On Saturday night, male professional dancers Johannes Radebe, Gorka Marquez and Giovanni Pernice wore wigs and high heels for a medley of hits from the musical Priscilla: Queen of the Desert. Some outraged viewers questioned why such a dance should … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing has received over 100 complaints after viewers criticised the show’s first ever drag performance. On Saturday, professional dancers Johannes Radebe, Gorka Marquez and Giovanni Pernice were praised by a majority of viewers for donning wigs and high heels for a medley of hits from the musical Priscilla: Queen of the Desert. However a small … Read more
Airport baggage handler Swissport forced to set up email hotline to handle complaints over severance pay By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 Airport baggage handling giant Swissport has been forced to set up an email hotline to handle complaints over severance … Read more
Complaints over cold call crooks DOUBLE as the scammers cash in on coronavirus lockdown By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 5 December 2020 Telephone pests are stepping up their efforts to harass, pressurise and steal money from the elderly with a deluge of ‘nuisance’ … Read more
I’m a Celebrity bosses are under pressure to stop using live animals in trials after nearly 11,000 viewers lodged complaints, MailOnline can reveal. Animal lovers have inundated the RSPCA with a record number of protests against celebrities ‘cruelly’ using live creatures for entertainment during the programme’s popular trials, which have included insects being devoured in … Read more
Furious holidaymakers make six times more complaints than usual about travel companies after their trips were ruined by coronavirus and they were denied refunds on flights and hotels The ACCC received a 497 per cent surge in complaints amid the pandemic 109,466 complaints were filed to the watchdog from January to October 2020 More than … Read more
I’m A Celebrity has prompted 607 Ofcom complaints just one week after the show started. As more than 14.3 million viewers tuned in to watch the 20th edition of the competition, a fraction of fans have written to the communications regulator after criticising the treatment of animals and suggesting the series is fixed. The survival programme has … Read more