Chinese authorities were reimposing some travel restrictions in the capital Tuesday as they worked to contain a new coronavirus outbreak and prevent it spreading more widely in a country that previously appeared to have largely contained the virus. As reopenings from Europe to Latin America continued, the resurgence in China highlighted expert calls for vigilance … Read more
A woman has accused Facebook of trying to ‘delete history’ after the social media giant removed colourised images that showed Hitler and prominent Nazi figures from her profile and suspended her account for three days. Russian photo colourist Olga Shirnina from Moscow, Russia, is considered a world expert in transforming historic black and white pictures … Read more
NASCAR has officially banned the Confederate flag from its races and properties just a day after its only black driver, Bubba Wallace, demanded it be removed. On Wednesday, NASCAR officials said in a statement that the Confederate flag ‘runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors … Read more
REVEALED: Athletes who ‘take a knee’ in solidarity with anti-racism movement face BANS at next year’s Tokyo Olympics with the protests ‘subject to discipline on case-by-case basis’ The IOC confirmed that athletes are still banned from protesting at the Games Several sports have moved to allow protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death Athletes … Read more
The 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings was marked with a socially-distanced ceremony at the graves of fallen war heroes in France. This year’s remembrance of the 1944 allied invasion of Normandy was scaled back compared to 2019’s extensive 75th anniversary commemorations. Veterans and their families were forced to honour the fallen from afar today … Read more
Royal Mail BANS deliveries to problem street after a 52-year-old postwoman is SHOT in the face with an airgun while on duty Bosses said all future deliveries to Spring Bank Rise in Keighley are suspended The postwoman was blasted in the face by a powerful airgun earlier this week The 52-year-old was rushed to hospital … Read more
A water company has warned customers not to spray their lawns and take four-minute showers rather than baths as the driest May on record raises fears of hosepipe bans. Yorkshire Water has seen a spike in demand amid lockdown as it is set to become the driest May in 124 years, having only seen an … Read more
Facebook bans adverts from London-based Muslim campaign group Cage who glorified Jihadi John and claim coronavirus is a punishment from god Cage has been using Facebook and YouTube to raise £400k during Ramadan Facebook data shows the group ran 16 adverts, four of which have been banned The advocacy group has previously been accused of apologising … Read more
The White House on Sunday broadened its travel ban against countries hard-hit by the coronavirus by denying admission to foreigners who have been in Brazil during the two-week period before they hoped to enter the United States. President Donald Trump had already banned travel from the United Kingdom, Europe and China. He said last week … Read more
The Chinese city of Wuhan has banned the eating of wild animals, a practice believed to have caused the coronavirus pandemic. The new policy went into effect on May 13 and will stay in place for five years, according to a notice released by the Wuhan government today. Experts in China said in January that … Read more