Dating expert claims Snow White’s true love’s kiss scene sends ‘wrong message’ to kids about consent

A relationship therapist who has worked with both victims and people accused of harassment has hit back at the suggestion that Snow White sends the wrong message to children about consent.  Emiliana Silvestri and dating historian Nichi Hodgson, from east London, appeared on Good Morning Britain today to discuss Disney’s classic 1937 movie after a … Read more

Woman is named on aborted foetus’ Christian grave without her consent

An Italian woman has revealed how she was horrified to discover that her aborted foetus was buried in a grave marked with her name without her consent.  Marta Loi, from Rome, read about so-called ‘fields of angels’, sections of cemeteries where the remains of foetuses are buried, and wanted to investigate what happened after her own … Read more

Scandal of 500 care home patients given DNR orders without consent

Hundreds of care home residents had Do Not Resuscitate orders imposed on them without their consent during the pandemic, a damning report reveals today. The care watchdog investigated the ‘blanket use’ of the notices in social care amid the crisis and highlighted 508 cases which may have breached human rights law. The Care Quality Commission … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Third of parents ‘have still not signed Covid test consent forms’

A third of children won’t have a coronavirus test when they return to school – partly because many parents have still not signed consent forms, it was claimed today. Headteachers in England have raised major concerns about the spread of Covid-19 among students and also fear younger children may be too scared to be tested. … Read more

BGT’s Myra Dubois admits she asked Amanda Holden’s consent before their ‘impromptu’ semi-final duet

‘Of course it was staged!’ BGT’s Myra Dubois admits she asked Amanda Holden’s consent before their ‘impromptu’ semi-final duet… but that the judge ‘had no idea what to expect’ By Olivia Wheeler and Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 19:26 BST, 1 October 2020 | Updated: 19:26 BST, 1 October 2020 Britain’s Got Talent act Myra Dubois … Read more

Transgender people ‘should be allowed to change gender without a doctor’s consent in UK’

Transgender people should be allowed to change their gender without a doctor’s consent in the UK, the British Medical Association has said.   Doctors backed a proposal at the BMA’s general meeting yesterday which asked the Government to pursue a ‘simplified’ way for transgender and non-binary individuals to gain legal recognition of their gender. At present, … Read more

Keir Starmer: Slavery statue should have been removed ‘with consent’

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer today said a statue of a slave trader in Bristol which was pulled down during protests yesterday should have been removed ‘with consent’ and placed in a museum.  Sir Keir said the statue of Edward Colston should have been taken down ‘a long, long time ago’.  But he argued it … Read more

Researchers harvest people’s mask selfies without consent to improve facial recognition software

Researchers are harvesting people’s protective mask selfies from Instagram without consent to try and use them to improve facial recognition software By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 Researchers have been harvesting selfies of people wearing protective masks from social platforms like Instagram in … Read more