Pupils’ list of demands as head praises protesters A statement purporting to be from the pupil protesters breaks down their ‘demands’. An extract from this document is shown below – DISCRIMINATION We believe the school has unfairly targeted groups of students. The school should protect marginalised races, religions and other groups instead of target them. … Read more
Rishi Sunak broke his silence over the David Cameron lobbying row today with a swipe at the former Tory prime minister. The Chancellor did not deny that Mr Cameron directly contacted him seeking million in Covid aid cash to help bail out financier Greensill Capital before it went bust. But in a cutting comment he … Read more
At a glance: What does the landmark review recommend? Social media: Firms ‘far too often’ fail to take ‘decisive action’ to tackle racist content. Failure to act should lead to ‘substantial penalties’ and ‘public naming and shaming’. Body cameras: There should be a ‘strong presumption’ that all police body-worn video cameras will be switched on … Read more
Butterflies enjoy ‘pandemic effect’ as they have third ‘good year’ in a row and sightings continue to grow 2020 was the third good year in a row for British butterflies, experts say Last year ranked as the tenth best for sightings since 1976 However researchers warned population levels of many species continue to be down compared … Read more
Shares in Dignity tumbled after it accused its largest investor of trying to take it over on the sly. The UK’s only listed funeral firm urged shareholders to vote against a proposal by its biggest backer, Phoenix Asset Management Partners, to oust executive chairman Clive Whiley and replace him with one of its own bosses. … Read more
The University of Edinburgh has become embroiled in a freedom of speech row after it defended a retired professor who wrote an article praising a controversial geneticist. Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher – who died in 1962 – supported ‘selective breeding’ and the sterilisation of people from races he considered ‘mentally inferior’. A recent article titled ‘The outstanding … Read more
Sharon Osbourne will receive a ‘$5 to $10million’ payout from CBS following news she was preparing to sue the network after she was forced to quit its flagship chat show The Talk for defending Piers Morgan. ‘Sharon is walking away with a $5 to $10 million minimum payout and was able to spin that it was … Read more
The University of Edinburgh has become embroiled in a freedom of speech row after it defended a retired professor who wrote an article praising a controversial geneticist. Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher – who died in 1962 – supported ‘selective breeding’ and the sterilisation of people from races he considered ‘mentally inferior’. A recent article titled ‘The outstanding … Read more
The RE teacher who sparked a blasphemy row after allegedly showing students a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad fears he will be murdered and will never be able to return to his old life, his father has told MailOnline. The teacher, 29, who is not being named, has gone into hiding with his partner after … Read more
Boris Johnson sparks row after saying Britons have had enough ‘days off’ during pandemic and need to get ‘back to the office’ PM decried idea of post-lockdown Bank Holiday saying enough ‘days off’ already Boris Johnson told Tory spring conference people need to get ‘back to the office’ Fears that move to working from home … Read more