Stop the full stop. Punctuation symbol is ‘intimidating’ to young people who interpret it as a sign of anger, linguists say Language experts are debating the change in use by youngsters of the full stop In the age of instant messaging, some argue the full stop is no longer necessary Some experts say context is … Read more
Tory MPs’ backlash as they warn the Government about the ‘palpable’ anger of their voters over the BBC’s decision to scrap free TV licences for over-75s – as figures show over 90 per cent will have the perk taken away The BBC says it’s forced to limit free licences to those on pension credit It … Read more
New coronavirus laws forcing customers to wear face masks in all shops, stations, banks and post offices came into force this morning as Sainsbury’s, Asda, Co-Op and Costa Coffee all said they would not police the rules. The laws also require people to cover their faces in all ‘transport hubs’, shopping centres and petrol stations. Even … Read more
A Catholic priest was allegedly ‘pressured’ into holding a wedding for a young couple at a Welsh church amid lockdown, with one guest saying ‘coronavirus won’t stop us having a party’. Father Sebastian Jones performed a wedding service for a young couple at St Alban-on-the-Moors in Splott, Cardiff on May 12, after the parents ‘insisted that … Read more
Rihanna is filled with ‘devastation, anger, sadness’ over the horrific murder of George Floyd… who died at the hands of police earlier this week By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 05:06 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 05:29 BST, 30 May 2020 Rihanna took to Instagram on Friday evening to express the ‘magnitude of devastation, … Read more
Former Chancellor Sajid Javid has joined the Tory outcry over Dominic Cummings after Boris Johnson ruled out an inquiry into the scandal and pleaded with the country to ‘move on’. In a letter to constituents, Mr Javid said that he did not believe Mr Cummings’ 260-mile trip from London to Durham was ‘necessary or justified’. … Read more
Boris Johnson has told to sack top aide Dominic Cummings today by his own MPs for breaking the coronavirus travel lockdown as the first cracks in party unity appeared. Steve Baker, a former Brexit minister and a senior hardline Brexiteer like Mr Cummings, broke cover to demand the advisor be removed, demanding the Prime Minister … Read more
‘What are we, monsters? Bring back the Coke’: JetBlue ditches Coca-Cola from its flights in favor of rival drink Pepsi – and some passengers are fizzing with rage The New York-based carrier is updating its onboard refreshment service An internal memo told JetBlue staff of the introduction of Pepsi products But passengers have flocked to Twitter to … Read more
Elon Musk leads US anger at ‘hypocritical’ ‘bonking’ British ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson’ after his report predicted 2million deaths in America and sparked lockdown Prof Neil Ferguson forecast grim coronavirus death tolls in the UK and US His apocalyptic worst-case scenarios spooked governments into lockdown Musk branded the scientist a ‘tool’, a ‘moron’ and rubbished his ‘fake … Read more
A furious row has broken out among Great Ormond Street paediatricians and the NHS after an alert was dispatched to GPs linking a deadly inflammatory disease to the coronavirus. It comes as a 13-year-old boy from Aberdeen has been fighting for his life after testing positive for coronavirus with unusual symptoms including bloodshot eyes and … Read more