Oxfam’s bitter two-year feud over claims a staff member at a charity shop in Hay on Wye called Welsh ‘that bloody foreign language’ has a new twist in the tale. Shop volunteers Susan and Paul Baker, a retired couple who took the time to volunteer for the charity for 30 years were the latest volunteers … Read more
W is for ‘white fragility’: NHS bosses block bizarre A to Z of woke terms from public view after accusations it was ‘divisive’ NHS gets a backlash over glossary that is branded ‘alphabet of woke’ by Tory MP Entries for T even include ‘taking the knee’, ‘tokenism’, and ‘transgender man’ One entry for the draft … Read more
BBC bosses are to boost efforts to sound less ‘London-centric’ with regional voiceovers featuring local accents Announcements between show will be made in local accents for BBC1 shows Viewers will hear voices from North West, North East, Yorkshire among others Director of nations says there will be a focus & garnering of stories out of … Read more
£1.2bn! Not bad for a second-hand clothes app: Depop bosses to cash in on takeover by US giant Etsy Simon Beckerman, a 47-year-old British-Italian entrepreneur, who was born in Milan and lives in London, founded Depop in 2011 Beckerman is likely to net a tidy profit along with chief executive Maria Raga, other senior employees and … Read more
Long-lost BBC documentary reveals how Corporation bosses plotted to keep Martin Bashir’s Diana interview secret – not even telling their ‘palace loyalist’ Chairman until the day the press were informed in case he tried to stop it BBC bosses plotted to keep Martin Bashir’s interview with Princess Diana secret Chairman Marmaduke Hussey was kept in the … Read more
Restaurant and pub bosses blame furlough for lack of staff as they struggle to fill 190,000 vacancies amid fears many people will lose the will to work Businesses say they are struggling to find staff needed while furlough continues Fears are rising workers on the job retention scheme will lose their will to work Across … Read more
Six Post Office bosses ‘could face charges’: Several top staff may have committed criminal offences over handling of IT scandal, lawyer says More than 700 branch managers were prosecuted of crimes including fraud Post Office hounded them and bullied many into pleading guilty But 39 postmasters had convictions quashed following decade-long fight By Daily Mail … Read more
Leisure trips to France are now banned for Britons, who must prove an essential reason for their visit. Pictured: Crowds at Chambord castle, a popular French tourist attraction.
Davidson, 67, had been set to perform at the Princess Theatre in Torquay, Devon, in August but he alleges the shows have been axed in the wake of his comments.
Love Island bosses have reportedly banned filtered photos being submitted as part of the audition process for the new series. The hotly-anticipated ITV dating show will go ahead this summer but auditions to pick this year’s lucky line up have been forced to take place online due to the pandemic. And The Sun reports that … Read more