Senior police officers call for a temporary ban on protests during the coronavirus pandemic following a weekend of clashes Far-right protestors hurled missiles, smoke grenades, bottles and flares at police Shocking scenes included one yob urinating on a memorial to PC Keith Palmer Police Federation chairman called for a ban on demonstrations during the virus … Read more
Pubs, restaurants and shops could be allowed to ignore the two-metre rule when they reopen but should ban singing and shouting because it spreads coronavirus. It means businesses could have staff working closer together as long as they can show they’ve taken measures to lower the risk of catching the bug. Government scientists also said … Read more
Facebook showcases feature in its business communication tool Workplace that lets employers ban topics like ‘unionize’ An internal presentation on a feature in ‘Workplace’ suggested that ‘unionize’ could be a word banned by employers The presentation caused backlash from employees and was taken down The incident is the latest clash of company culture at Facebook … Read more
Police protest across France over ban on chokeholds in the wake of George Floyd’s death – and warn ‘we are appeasing a certain part of the population at the expense of the law’ Interior Minister Christophe Castaner banned chokeholds for detaining suspects Officers marched along the Champs Elysees in Paris to the interior ministry Police … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Dele Alli is BANNED for Tottenham’s first match back in the Premier League against Manchester United over the ‘racist’ social media video he posted mocking an Asian man over spreading coronavirus Dele Alli appeared to mock an Asian man over coronavirus in February Alli posted a video showing a man of Asian descent … Read more
Supertrawlers should be banned from fishing in UK owned Protected Marine Areas, according to Greenpeace, who say the giant ‘factory ships’ are ‘destructive’. The controversial fishing vessels can be more than 328 feet long and ‘vacuum’ up huge quantities of fish every day as they move through the water. A Greenpeace study found that 25 … Read more
South Africans formed long queues to buy alcohol this morning after the country ended a two-month drinking ban during coronavirus lockdown. Unwilling to wait for lockdown to ease, one group of thieves in Johannesburg tunnelled through a 2ft-thick wall into an off licence and robbed £15,000 worth of booze. Footage and images from outside other stores across … Read more
Ever since Louise Brown, the world’s first ‘test-tube baby’, was born in 1978, medical science has made incredible progress in developing techniques to help couples who are struggling to conceive. These advances have bred a perception that conception is a right rather than a blessing — as well as throwing up a raft of increasingly … Read more
Government plans to ban the sale of energy drinks to children are ‘unscientific’ and ‘discriminatory’, a report claims. Ministers have proposed making it illegal to sell the ultra-caffeinated products to under-18s amid fears they are damaging to health. Campaigners say the ‘dangerous’ combination of high levels of caffeine and sugar help fuel obesity, bad behaviour … Read more
Norway and Denmark will reopen their borders to each other as coronavirus restrictions are eased, but not to their lockdown-free Scandinavian neighbour Sweden. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on Friday Denmark will reopen its borders from June 15 to residents of Germany, Norway and Iceland but ‘with restrictions’, while Norway said it would do … Read more