Peers will urge ministers to BAN smoking outside pubs, restaurants and cafes over health fears as venues move tables outdoors amid easing of lockdown measures Group of cross-party peers to raise concern over second-hand smoke impact They will warn more people eating and drinking outside could lead to increase It comes as government relaxes licensing … Read more
Everything was looking shipshape. Last week, we in the British cruise industry were talking about sailing dates, itineraries and recalling thousands of staff from furlough – just, we imagined, as the Government wanted us to do. We have worked hard to make sure our ships are safe and we were ready to relaunch our £10 billion-a-year … Read more
Ministers are facing calls to order an inquiry into a ‘primitive’ treatment for depression that involves passing electric currents through the brain. Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) has been used for almost a century to treat an array of psychiatric disorders including mania, catatonia and schizophrenia. But critics say evidence supporting its use is poor, while its … Read more
Facebook is considering a blackout on political ads on its site in the days leading up the U.S. election in November, it was reported Friday. According to Bloomberg, the social media giant is discussing a ban on political ads after weeks of criticism for not fact-checking ads from politicians or their campaigns. Anger over the … Read more
Families can finally look forward to reunions with elderly relatives in the coming days after Matt Hancock suggested the care home visit ban will be lifted imminently. Now the coronavirus crisis has fizzled out, the Health Secretary said the ban on visits is ‘coming to an end very soon’. The details on how care homes in … Read more
Boris Johnson was today accused of hypocrisy over plans to get Britain into shape by banning buy-one-get-one-free deals on junk food and stopping supermarkets from selling sweets near tills in his war on obesity. In an attempt to make the nation slimmer, Number 10 is also expected to re-consider making it mandatory to put calorie … Read more
Carrie Symonds demands Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s stop selling products that use monkey ‘slaves’ after fury at plight of macaques on coconut farms in Thailand The Prime Minister’s fiancée urged UK retailers to stop selling coconut products Symonds responded to reports of monkeys used as labourers on Asian farms Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda have all since announced … Read more
The BBC has banned pundits and guests from wearing Black Lives Matter badges after the logos returned to Sky Sports last night following a row over the movement’s ideology. A senior source at the corporation told the Daily Telegraph that bosses decided they did not want ‘visual symbols of support’ for BLM to be worn … Read more
Boston becomes the second largest city in the US to ban facial recognition software, citing concerns that the technology is ‘racially discriminatory’ and threatens basic rights The Boston City Council voted unanimously to ban facial recognition software City officials will be barred from using facial recognition and they will be blocked working with third parties … Read more
EU risks angering Donald Trump with plan to BAN American travellers when it reopens on July 1 but welcome those from countries with lower infections rates – including China The United States, Russia, and several other countries are considered too risky The list of safe countries was put together by senior diplomats in Brussels The … Read more