Trevor Phillips slammed the RFU plan to ban the song. Pictured here in 2017 A former head of the Commission for Racial Equality has slammed plans to ban ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ – describing it as ‘Black people’s own culture being cancelled’. Trevor Phillips, 66, condemned the Rugby Football Union for reviewing the popular sporting … Read more
More than 1,500 leading experts have demanded Boris Johnson publish a clear plan for getting children back to school before a generation of pupils are left ‘scarred for life’. In a scathing letter to the Prime Minister today, paediatricians warned the prolonged closure of schools could spark a wave of health, social and educational problems … Read more
Talk about perfect timing! Amateur wildlife photographers share snaps that didn’t quite go to plan – from a swearing squirrel to a VERY angry emu Wannabe wildlife photographers shared their worst snaps on a Facebook group Includes frog which sat in the way of the lens as snapper tried to capture blue jay Another image … Read more
Private schools plan to ignore Government advice and open in the new academic year ‘come what may’ Private schools plan to defy official advice and open at the new academic year Some fee-paying schools are organising their own track and trace systems One governor at a leading private school said headteachers are ‘furious’ with the … Read more
Vulnerable people, who were told not to leave their homes as part of the government’s shielding programme, will be able to go out after the end of July, it was reported tonight. As the UK’s infection rates continue to fall, the Health Service Journal (HSJ) said the 2.2 million clinically extremely vulnerable people who were … Read more
Privacy row erupts over plan to log thousands of innocent Britons’ DNA on controversial EU database Tens of thousands of innocent Britons DNA will be placed on an EU database Home Office said it would share samples of people never charged with offences UK currently only holds records from swabs of those convicted of a … Read more
Donald Trump will unveil plan to tackle ‘aggressive policing tactics’ at the White House on Tuesday and meet black families who have suffered at cops’ hands – but will NOT use words ‘systemic racism’ in new executive order Donald Trump said Monday that he will unveil a police reform executive order during a Rose Garden … Read more
Peter Andre and his wife Emily have agreed to have two more children before the singer turns 50. The couple already share daughter Amelia, six, and son Theo, three, while Peter has Junior, 15, and 12-year-old Princess from his marriage to Katie Price. But the Mysterious Girl hitmaker, 47, is keen to expand his brood … Read more
National Trust vows to highlight its properties’ links to slavery as bosses bring in colonialism expert after Black Lives Matter ‘watershed moment’ National Trust is set to inform the public about their locations’ colonial history Dr Corinne Fowler has been tasked with examining UK’s ‘Colonial Countryside’ Says visitors will be made aware of the exploitation that … Read more
Baillie Gifford American is not a fund for income seekers, but it has a 10-year plan for growth By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:54 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 13 June 2020 Investment fund Baillie Gifford American has an outstanding performance record. Over the past five years, it has … Read more