Church of Scotland faces backlash over use of the word ‘leper’ for crossword answer as campaigners claim it is ‘derogatory and harmful’ The Church of Scotland’s Life and Work magazine had word leper in a crossword Term infuriated the CEO of the Leprosy Mission Scotland who wrote to church Linda Todd said that the term … Read more
Sleeping dog will ONLY wake up if her owner says the ‘magic word’ – as viral video shows her snoozing while he lists foods until he finally says ‘chicken’ Isaac Brown, an athletic coach from Canada, has gone viral on TikTok for revealing the ‘magic word’ that will wake up his dog, Xena He talks … Read more
Ryan Justin was outraged by a note by Markham Pell (pictured) saying ‘coloured guys’ at Pure Gym’s fitness centre in Derby Older white people sometimes use the word ‘coloured’ to describe black people because they are ‘anxious’ to be polite, a tribunal has found, after a black cleaner accused a ‘naive’ middle-aged white gym colleague … Read more
There’s a word for it (but only in English): No other major language contains a single word that can be translated only as ‘fair’, linguist claims Capuchin monkeys proved they know the concept of fairness in an experiment In the early 2000s, they were given different treats for performing certain tasks The monkeys became mad … Read more
HENRY DEEDES: Beaming in from Liberace’s boudoir, came Boris Johnson’s dread word – ‘But…’ By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 5 April 2021 | Updated: 22:42 BST, 5 April 2021 On skipped the Prime Minister, with that mild jauntiness of his that has happily returned in recent weeks, confirming our long … Read more
Erika Jayne, 49, is all smiles as she leaves lunch after word her bitter divorce from Tom Girardi, 81, will play out on the next season of RHOBH By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 22:48 GMT, 22 March 2021 | Updated: 22:48 GMT, 22 March 2021 Erika Jayne’s contentious divorce has already provided plenty of … Read more
Twitter bug sees users BANNED if they tweet ‘Memphis’ after the word is mistakenly flagged by the app’s automated systems Embarrassing glitch suspended the account of any user who tweeted the word Users got a message that they violated rules against posting private information Error was referenced by Olympique Lyonnais and NBA side Memphis Grizzlies By Jonathan Chadwick … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… American Vogue claiming the word ‘niggling’ is racist By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 01:32 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 01:32 GMT, 13 March 2021 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178 Share or comment … Read more
American Vogue is branded ‘absurd’ for claiming word ‘niggling’ in Meghan Markle headline is a racist insult The magazine criticised a Daily Mail front page for using the words in 2017 It appeared alongside a photograph of Harry and Meghan’s engagement t was used in a headline to signpost to an inside article written by … Read more
Proud parents Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have revealed more details of their son Archie’s extensive vocabulary during a more light-hearted moment in their bombshell Oprah interview. Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, who now live in Montecito, California, said that their talkative toddler’s new favourite thing to say is ‘hydrate’, a week after his doting dad … Read more