Britain today awoke to a fresh warning of ice and freezing fog after England suffered its coldest night of the winter so far, with bracing lows of -11.C recorded in the North. Yellow weather warnings for ice are in place across most of the UK this morning, with only southern parts of Scotland escaping the … Read more
Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday suspended the Parler social networking service from its app store, citing posts inciting violence and demanding ‘robust’ content moderation from the app favored by many Trump supporters. Apple Inc on Friday also gave the service 24 hours to submit a detailed moderation plan, pointing to participants using the service to … Read more
A new TV advert fronted by Professor Chris Whitty is urging everyone in England to stay at home in a throwback to the messaging during the first lockdown. The chief medical officer is the face of the ad which is part of a campaign encouraging the public to control the spread of Covid-19. It comes … Read more
Tax return time: HMRC issues scam warning, as self-assessment deadline looms and millions still haven’t filed 5.4m taxpayers had not completed their return as of last week HMRC warns people to look out for copycat websites and phishing scams Around 2,700 taxpayers filed their self-assessment return on Christmas Day By Ed Magnus For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: … Read more
Police hunt Covid conman who jabbed 92-year-old woman in arm with ‘DART’ then charged her £160 after going door-to-door offering fake vaccines Woman, 92, was jabbed in the arm with a ‘dart-like implement’ in South London Man ‘from NHS’ knocked on her door and said he was administering vaccines Conman asked for £160, which victim … Read more
Dad’s BARMY: BBC slaps ‘discriminatory language’ warning on film version of classic sitcom that refers to the French as ‘frogs’ BBC said some viewers may find the 1971 Dad’s Army film ‘offensive’ in a warning It features references to the Nazis along with a line calling French people ‘frogs’ BBC issued warning before film saying parts … Read more
Bookies say a White Christmas is odds on with flurries predicted on December 25 for the first time in five years – following a two-day floods warning that stretches into Christmas Eve. The Met Office has forecast ‘wintry showers,’ as temperatures are set to drop throughout this week – leading bookmakers to slash odds of … Read more
Viewers have been warned about an ‘outright offensive’ character in the iconic movie Flash Gordon. The British Board of Film Classification has added a warning about Ming the Merciless, advising the audience that the character played by the late Swedish actor Max von Sydow is a ‘discriminatory stereotype’. The 1980 movie was reclassified as a 12A … Read more
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which is said to spread far faster. A ‘strain’ is a new version of a virus which has genetic mutations. The new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19. … Read more
It used to the one of the British Army’s most famous victories, now the Queen’s Rorke’s Drift painting gets a ‘colonial violence’ warning It is among 62 works in the Royal Collection to be amended after BLM campaign The painting depicts the Battle of Rorke’s Drift that saw 141 British soldiers die Eleven Victoria crosses won … Read more