Mural of Winston Churchill attracts complaints from woke brigade

Mural of Winston Churchill wearing stockings and suspenders attracts complaints from woke brigade – about the wartime leader giving his ‘V’ sign Mural of Winston Churchill was painted on a wall of a guest house in Brighton Guest house owner received a call from the council who told him to alter it But council called again claiming ‘decision … Read more

Coronation Street is hit with 59 Ofcom complaints over Sarah Platt scene

Coronation Street is hit with 59 Ofcom complaints over its ‘discriminative’ scene where Sarah Platt called Adam Barlow a ‘smug Scottish g*t’ By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 15:15 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 15:37 GMT, 19 November 2020 Coronation Street has been hit with 59 Ofcom complaints over a ‘discriminative’ scene involving Sarah Platt … Read more

Currys PC World faces a barrage of complaints from frustrated customers

Hundreds of frustrated Currys PC World customers are being fobbed off by the firm with many not receiving refunds, struggling to contact customer services and missing orders. Since This is Money first reported cases of frustrated customers in May, more than three hundred people have emailed to say they are having problems with the tech … Read more

Travel insurance complaints soar 157% on the back of coronavirus

Thousands of angry and frustrated Britons have complained that their travel insurance failed to pay out when their holidays were cancelled or cut short by the coronavirus, new figures suggest. The Financial Ombudsman Service said it had received 2,561 travel insurance-related complaints between July and September this year, accounting for 3.7 per cent of all … Read more

Loose Women’s Saira Khan ‘sparks Ofcom complaints’ after claiming UK isn’t a ‘totalitarian state’

Loose Women star Saira Khan has reportedly sparked complaints to media watchdog Ofcom after slamming the government for announcing a second COVID-19 lockdown. The presenter, 50, furiously claimed the nation should be punished for a ‘minority’ of rule breakers as it isn’t ‘a totalitarian state,’ days before England was plunged into a month-long lockdown to try … Read more

Great British Bake Off ‘received Ofcom complaints’ after some viewers branded Japanese week ‘racist’

The Great British Bake Off has been been ‘hit with 15 Ofcom complaints’ after some viewers found this week’s theme ‘racist’. On Tuesday’s show the contestants were tasked with creating treats for ‘Japanese week’, with one amateur baker styling her goods to look like Pandas – leaving fans of the Channel 4 show offended. An … Read more

Airline regulator slammed after botching customer complaints review

The Civil Aviation Authority has been forced to extend its review of how airlines deal with customer complaints after critics slammed the body for failing to tell consumer bodies its plans.  In July, the CAA published a consultation paper proposing how to improve the current Alternative Dispute Resolution system – a scheme used to ensure passengers are … Read more

Vogue editor Anna Wintour responds to diversity complaints

Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour has apologized after black staffers called for her to resign and revealed she used a racist word and dismissed their concerns about cultural appropriation.  In a lengthy New York Times article published on Saturday, 18 black journalists who have worked with Wintour said Vogue favored employees who are thin, white … Read more

Vogue editor Anna Wintour responds to diversity complaints

Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour continues to face backlash over diversity complaints at the fashion magazine, with current and former staffers continuing to call for her resignation even after her apology for ‘mistakes’ over the summer. In a lengthy New York Times article published on Saturday, 18 black journalists who have worked with Wintour … Read more

Ashley addresses Diversity Ofcom complaints after Nabil Abdulrashid’s routine

Ashley Banjo laughed off Diversity’s recent Ofcom complaints on Saturday’s Britain’s Got Talent final when he responded to comedian Nabil Abdulrashid’s routine.   The talent judge, 32, told the virtual audience he ‘knows what it’s like to get a few complaints’ after Nabil joked about the programme becoming one of the most complained about TV shows of the … Read more