The Roman Emperor Caligula reputedly planned to appoint his horse a Consul. As Prime Minister, Robert Salisbury made his nephew Arthur Balfour Chief Secretary of Ireland in 1887. Hence, some say, the phrase ‘Bob’s your uncle’. I wonder whether a phrase will enter the language as a result of Boris Johnson doling out a life … Read more
Outrage as TV historian becomes the second white BBC presenter says the N word on air in three days American History’s Biggest Fibs presented by Lucy Worsley aired on Saturday The show covered the history of slavery and a speech by Abraham Lincoln Worsley provided reaction to Lincoln saying black people should be able to … Read more
A decision to remove the pews inside a 700-year-old church in case obese couples struggle to walk down the narrow aisle has been met with outrage among parishioners. The 32 Victorian pews have been put up for sale for £200 each as part of alterations to the inside of Grade II listed St Andrew’s Church … Read more
Video of a man spanking a little boy and yelling ‘sit your a** down’ to a young girl sparks outrage on Twitter as parents call it abuse WARNING: VIEWERS MAY FIND CONTENT DISTURBING Man is seen bending boy over a folding chair and slapping his bottom six times ‘Sit your a** down,’ the man, who … Read more
The BBC is cutting The Andrew Neil Show as the corporation culls a further 70 jobs in BBC News, taking the total number of redundancies to 520. Neil’s political programme has not been on the air during the coronavirus pandemic, but the broadcaster said the show will not return even as the crisis subsides. A BBC … Read more
A mountain of rubbish dumped outside a Lincolnshire village by fly-tippers has caused outrage, with one local calling the litterers ‘scumbags’. The huge pile of waste larger than two Transit vans was discovered in a lane just outside of Fulbeck near Sleaford on Tuesday. The revolting-looking mess includes household insulation, plastic, clothing, a deflated football … Read more
‘This is too hot for a wedding’: Guest’s racy lingerie-inspired dress sparks outrage as critics accuse her of upstaging the bride – so do you agree? A woman has been slammed for wearing an overtly sexy red dress to a wedding The outrage began when a photo was posted anonymously on Reddit She is clad … Read more
The official Twitter account of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) UK movement has today been caught up in an antisemitism row after it tweeted in support of Palestine over plans by Israel to annex its West Bank settlements. The verified account claimed mainstream British politics were being ‘gagged of the right to critique Zionism,’ before … Read more
President Donald Trump went back to referring to the coronavirus as the ‘kung flu’ at a campaign rally inside a church in Phoenix Tuesday after the White House rejected complaints about the racist phrase. Trump trolled his critics by running through the long list of names for the virus that has killed 120,000 Americans, including … Read more
An American woman living in the UK has horrified social media users with a bizarre recipe for ‘British eggs’, using whipped cream and sugar. It comes after Michelle, who is originally from North Carolina, went viral after posting a recipe for ‘British tea’ by microwaving the water, pouring in a third of a cup of milk, … Read more