Celebrities face BAN on secretly air-brushing Instagram snaps that create ‘warped view’ of beauty

Celebrities face a BAN on secretly air-brushing Instagram snaps that are creating a ‘warped view’ of beauty under proposed new law Dr Luke Evans MP drew up Bill for celebrities to declare heavily edited photos He said edited photos on social media were ‘fuelling a mental health crisis’ Celebrities such as Lauren Goodger have been … Read more

DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Ban gossiping at the school gates? Never…

King Canute famously (and apocryphally) took his throne to a beach and commanded the incoming tide to halt. This week, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson warned parents not to pause to ‘gossip at the school gates’ when dropping off their children in order to cut the risk of passing on Covid-19. Both actions were exercises in … Read more

PAUL THOMAS on… the Proms songs ban row

PAUL THOMAS on… the Proms songs row By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:02 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 02:02 BST, 26 August 2020 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 on this article:

PAUL THOMAS on… the Proms songs ban row

PAUL THOMAS on… the Proms songs row By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:02 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 02:02 BST, 26 August 2020 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 on this article:

TikTok officially sues U.S government over imminent ban

Chinese-owned social media giant TikTok has been under immense pressure the past few months as the Trump administration continues to accuse it of collaborating with the Chinese government. President Donald Trump himself signed an executive order last August 6 that would ban the app from the U.S by mid-September, which they eventually extended to November … Read more

UK Government extends ‘eviction ban’ on landlords by a month

Renters unable to pay their rent will get a further month’s reprieve from being evicted from their homes as the Government moves to protect hundreds of thousands of people. Ministers are set to announce a four-week extension to the ban on evictions that is due to end on August 23 later today, as the economy … Read more

Rebecca Judd protests ‘un-Australian’ ban on barbecues in local council after just THREE complaints

Rebecca Judd protests the ‘un-Australian’ ban on barbecues in her local council area after just THREE complaints were made By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:19 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 01:14 BST, 20 August 2020 Rebecca Judd is furious that her local council in Melbourne’s south-east is considering a ban on barbecues, … Read more

Costa del Sol tourists who flout new smoking ban face a £2,700 fine

Costa del Sol tourists who flout new smoking ban face a £2,700 fine Standard fine is £90 but most egregious acts of smoking will be fined £2,700 Spain announced nationwide ban for smoking within six feet of others last week Research shows exhalation, as well as other smoking habits, spreads infection By Natalia Penza In Spain … Read more

Grade II-listed French pub in London’s Soho lifts 100-year ban on pints

Grade II-listed French pub in London’s Soho lifts 100-year ban on pints to reduce contact between staff and customers amid coronavirus crisis The French House in Soho, London, has only served half pints of beer  Distancing rules mean there’s room for one bartender, where there’s usually five The French House has counted Francis Bacon and … Read more

Electric shock dog collars: Call for ban after study finds the are less effective than other methods

Using electric shock collars to train dogs doesn’t work and ‘positive reinforcement’ is a better tool, a new study found. Researchers from the University of Lincoln looked at the value of training dogs with and without remote electronic collars compared to positive reinforcement. More than 60 dogs with ‘off-lead behavioural problems’ were involved in the … Read more