‘Bring down Winston Churchill’s statue!’ Black Lives Matter organiser calls for ‘offensive’ memorial of wartime leader to be removed and put into a museum Imarn Ayton, a figurehead of BLM movement, feels the Churchill statue must go As a compromise she feels it should be placed into a museum, not in the streets ‘Any statues … Read more
Some images from the Black Lives Matter demonstration in London on Saturday will linger long in the memory. The sheer scale and physical density of the march, as viewed from above, is one, simultaneously impressive in its display of solidarity and terrifying for NHS medics anxious to avert a ‘second wave’ of Covid-19 infection. Then … Read more
A High Court judge who was counsel to the Leveson inquiry ‘harassed and intimidated’ an unrepresented claimant in a libel case and used ‘ill-tempered and at times offensive language’, fellow judges have said. Mr Justice Jay has been been censured for his use of ‘immoderate’ language towards a claimant in the case, who was not represented by … Read more
Two senior police officers ‘sent each other grossly offensive WhatsApp messages about women they met in their jobs’ Ex-inspector Scott Snowden denied the charges at Grimsby Magistrates’ Court Co-defendant former Superintendent Ed Cook was not present for the hearing Humberside Police declined to comment until court proceedings are concluded By Tom Pyman For Mailonline Published: 12:01 … Read more
‘Arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters’: UK Civil Service Twitter account posts mysterious message after Boris Johnson finishes press briefing about Dominic Cummings… and deletes it minutes later Civil Service Twitter account posts Tweet appearing to take aim at government The account, followed by more than 240,000 people, … Read more
That’s fowl! Angry villagers kick up a stink about ‘offensive odours’ after firm reveals plan for egg production plant housing 36,000 chickens Residents of Medomsley are disputing plans to build egg farm in County Durham Village stands around 1.5 miles south west of Southfield Farm, Hamsterley Mill Villagers fear they will be subject to ‘offensive odours’ and … Read more
Olly Murs has apologised for a prank he played on his girlfriend Amelia Tank in a TikTok video. The singer, 35, has been entertaining his fans with humorous videos amid lockdown but some thought his latest one went too far when he appeared to put his manhood into a pringles can that had the bottom … Read more
Revealed: The 270 new ’20’ number plates the DVLA deems offensive and has banned including EU20 GON and F20 OFF DVLA has removed 270 ’20’ plates from availability as they’re deemed insulting It includes references to Europe, narcotics and swearing The agency takes offensive plate references very seriously with experts having a bi-annual meeting to … Read more
TONY HETHERINGTON: Sorry, Barclays, but I find your requests offensive By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:47 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 7 March 2020 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those … Read more
Turkey has shot down two Syrian war planes and destroyed 100 tanks as it launches a military offensive against the Moscow-backed Syrian regime after an airstrike that killed 34 of its soldiers. Turkish defence minister Hulusi Akar announced the operation – dubbed ‘Spring Shield’ – today and vowed that any attack on Turkish forces or … Read more