His verse evokes the sweat and suffering of Tommy Atkins — the ordinary soldier who risks his neck in battle only to be consigned to oblivion in peacetime. But that has not prevented Rudyard Kipling’s celebrated poem Mandalay from being expunged from the BBC’s showpiece commemorating the 75th anniversary of VJ Day — much to … Read more
Graduated licences for new drivers will again be discussed by MPs as they look for ways to improve road safety and cut the death toll on Britain’s roads, according to new reports. It could see new motorists under the age of 25 banned from driving at night, not allowed to give lifts to friends and … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has banned households in parts of Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire from meeting indoors from midnight tonight. He claimed the new lockdown measures were put in force after repeated rule breaches led to a spike in new coronavirus cases. The councils going back into a partial lockdown are Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Rossendale, Bradford, … Read more
Newly re-opened pub bans under-25s after crowd of rowdy young drinkers crammed in and started dancing on tables Prince of Wales pub in Moseley will bring in new admission rules from Friday It follows an incident with a group singing and standing on tables on July 25 The rules include banning under 25s and enforcing … Read more
Twitter announced Tuesday it would permanently suspend accounts that violate its policies while tweeting about QAnon, as it pushes through harsh measures to limit the spread of content about the conspiracy theory. The company said it is acting following problems with misinformation and harassment from the fringe group that claims ‘deep-state’ traitors are plotting against … Read more
Disney World bans eating and drinking while walking around the theme park to promote the use of facemasks Visitors must now remain stationary and socially distanced while eating Comes after guests exploited loop hole which allows masks to be removed while consuming food or beverages The wearing of face masks has been strictly enforced since … Read more
Wales has banned public transport users from talking on the mobile phone, reading newspapers or consuming food and drink while on the bus or train, as it combats the spread of coronavirus. The government directive also orders passengers not to run for the bus, or run in major transport hubs such as railway stations. And … Read more
Huawei’s UK chairman is to step down early, it emerged today as the Government is set to bar the Chinese tech giant from access to Britain’s 5G network. Lord Browne’s term was due to end in March but the former BP chief executive is now expected to depart in September. News of his departure came … Read more
Government BANS Huawei in major U turn : Boris Johnson vows to strip out Chinese tech giant’s equipment from UK’s 5G network by 2027 in move which will delay roll out by two years – but its presence in 3G and 4G will not change Government today announced Huawei will be banned from the UK’s … Read more
Amazon bans TikTok from employee devices with access to company emails citing ‘security risks’ Amazon sent its employees a memo that bans them from using TikTok It mandates staff remove the app from devices with access to company emails Staff has until July 10 to comply or will lose access to their mobile emails By … Read more