‘A green light for junk food’: Obesity campaigners blast Eat Out to Help Out scheme

Obesity campaigners have savaged the government’s plan to offer cut-price meals branding it a ‘green light for junk food’. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced yesterday up to £10 a head will be cut off the bills of people eating out in August. But as names like Burger King confirmed themselves as part of the scheme obesity … Read more

‘A green light for junk food’: Obesity campaigners blast Eat Out to Help Out scheme

Obesity campaigners have savaged the government’s plan to offer cut-price meals branding it a ‘green light for junk food’. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced yesterday up to £10 a head will be cut off the bills of people eating out in August. But as names like Burger King confirmed themselves as part of the scheme obesity … Read more

Campaigners launch bid for Jack Leslie statue, man who should have been England’s first black player

A campaign is now underway for a statue to be erected of Jack Leslie, the former Plymouth Argyle footballer who was denied his dream of playing for England due to the colour of his skin. In 1925 the talented Leslie was poised to become the first ever black player to pull on the England shirt, … Read more

Campaigners launch bid for Jack Leslie statue, man who should have been England’s first black player

A campaign is now underway for a statue to be erected of Jack Leslie, the former Plymouth Argyle footballer who was denied his dream of playing for England due to the colour of his skin. In 1925 the talented Leslie was poised to become the first ever black player to pull on the England shirt, … Read more

Schools should go back in AUGUST and have lessons on Saturdays, campaigners urge

Schools should go back in AUGUST and have lessons on Saturdays to make up for lost time, campaigners urge amid fears of ‘social catastrophe’ Parents and Teachers for Excellence have a five-point plan for class reopenings Co-founder Dame Rachel de Souza has called for children to get back quickly Campaigners want the new autumn term … Read more

Schools should go back in AUGUST and have lessons on Saturdays, campaigners urge

Schools should go back in AUGUST and have lessons on Saturdays to make up for lost time, campaigners urge amid fears of ‘social catastrophe’ Parents and Teachers for Excellence have a five-point plan for class reopenings Co-founder Dame Rachel de Souza has called for children to get back quickly Campaigners want the new autumn term … Read more

French police fight battles with anti-racism campaigners as Black Lives Matter protests grip Europe

Police fought running battles with anti-racism campaigners in Paris today after thousands turned up for a banned march, as Black Lives Matter protests grip Europe.  Tear gas and baton charges were used by police as they came under attack around the Place de la Republique, one of the French capital’s most famous protest squares. Protests paying … Read more

French police fight battles with anti-racism campaigners as Black Lives Matter protests grip Europe

Police fought running battles with anti-racism campaigners in Paris today after thousands turned up for a banned march, as Black Lives Matter protests grip Europe.  Tear gas and baton charges were used by police as they came under attack around the Place de la Republique, one of the French capital’s most famous protest squares. Protests paying … Read more

‘They WERE prepared… and saw off threat’: ROBERT HARDMAN watches campaigners ‘save’ statue

Many thought the rumours were a silly hoax – until they heard it on the news. Others had already made a beeline for the waterfront just in case.  By the time council contractors arrived at Poole Quay on Thursday to explore the removal of one of the town’s best-known landmarks, a posse of residents was already … Read more

‘They WERE prepared… and saw off threat’: ROBERT HARDMAN watches campaigners ‘save’ statue

Many thought the rumours were a silly hoax – until they heard it on the news. Others had already made a beeline for the waterfront just in case.  By the time council contractors arrived at Poole Quay on Thursday to explore the removal of one of the town’s best-known landmarks, a posse of residents was already … Read more