Scrabble community discusses banning racial slurs from the game as part of crackdown on hate speech that could also condemn words like ‘wrinklies’ to the scrapheap Offensive terms can still be used to score points in Scrabble contests in Britain But the World English Scrabble Players Association will discuss the ‘thorny’ issue It comes after … Read more
Scrabble community discusses banning racial slurs from the game as part of crackdown on hate speech that could also condemn words like ‘wrinklies’ to the scrapheap Offensive terms can still be used to score points in Scrabble contests in Britain But the World English Scrabble Players Association will discuss the ‘thorny’ issue It comes after … Read more
Transport for London has been accused of banning bus drivers from forcing passengers to wear face masks despite it being made compulsory two weeks ago. Workers claimed they have been threatened with discipline if they try to enforce the rule despite them being at high risk of contracting coronavirus. TfL hit back saying staff had not … Read more
Ibiza and Magaluf ‘to pass new law today BANNING major nightclubs from opening and forcing others to close early’ in a bid to stop a second wave of coronavirus sparked by young revellers Britons were hoping nightclubs in Spain would reopen in time for the summer But the Balearic Government are set to ban all … Read more
Ibiza and Magaluf ‘to pass new law today BANNING major nightclubs from opening and forcing others to close early’ in a bid to stop a second wave of coronavirus sparked by young revellers Britons were hoping nightclubs in Spain would reopen in time for the summer But the Balearic Government are set to ban all … Read more
Donald Trump unveiled his police reform executive order Tuesday afternoon in the Rose Garden, which includes setting up a register of bad actor cops, as he bashed Barack Obama for not doing something about it during his tenure. The president’s plan will ban police from using chokeholds except for in instances when their lives are … Read more
Donald Trump unveiled his police reform executive order Tuesday afternoon in the Rose Garden, which includes setting up a register of bad actor cops, as he bashed Barack Obama for not doing something about it during his tenure. The president’s plan will ban police from using chokeholds except for in instances when their lives are … Read more
Countries that banned international travellers from entering amid the coronavirus pandemic have fared better in controlling their outbreaks, data suggests. Britain’s death toll (29,427) today surpassed Italy’s (29,315), making the UK the worst-hit nation in Europe. Only the US has recorded more COVID-19 fatalities. But, even now, Britain’s borders remain open and health bosses still … Read more
Heavy-handed councils have been slammed for banning all mourners from services. The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has hit out at local authorities in locations including Belfast, Leeds and Bradford that have stopped bereaved families from attending funerals. Instead several councils are now offering ‘direct cremations’, in which there is no ceremony and mourners … Read more
Heavy-handed councils have been slammed for banning all mourners from services. The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has hit out at local authorities in locations including Belfast, Leeds and Bradford that have stopped bereaved families from attending funerals. Instead several councils are now offering ‘direct cremations’, in which there is no ceremony and mourners … Read more