Line Of Duty has received 323 complaints about Down’s Syndrome character Terry Boyle being branded the ‘local oddball’. The term was used during the first episode of series six, with many viewers taking to Twitter to say its inclusion was ‘disappointing’ – and made worse by the show airing on World Down Syndrome Day. More than 300 … Read more
Line of Duty has received 323 complaints about Down’s Syndrome character Terry Boyle being branded the ‘local oddball’. The term was used during the first episode of series six, with many viewers taking to Twitter to say its inclusion was ‘disappointing’ – and made worse by the show airing on World Down Syndrome Day. More than 300 … Read more
Man with Down’s syndrome was kidnapped and murdered to take the place of a rich stranger in a gruesome body swap scheme to get round ban on traditional burials in China The unnamed victim was reported missing in 2017 but the case only gained nationwide attention last week following an interview with his relatives The … Read more
A thrillseeker has shared how he built his own rollercoaster in his back garden, complete with a 10ft high drop. Ben Tolliday, 19, had the idea to construct and ride a single lane rollercoaster in March and it took three weeks to construct in his parents’ garden in Atlanta, Georgia. After several set backs, Ben … Read more
Pair are charged with killing woman, 24, with Down’s syndrome by neglect after she was found starved to death with horrendous scabies infection Deborah Leitch had Down’s Syndrome and was found dead at house in Blackpool Post mortem examination gave cause of death as severe emaciation and neglect Six people were arrested in connection to … Read more
Pair are charged with killing woman, 24, with Down’s syndrome by neglect after she was found starved to death with horrendous scabies infection Deborah Leitch had Down’s Syndrome and was found dead at house in Blackpool Post mortem examination gave cause of death as severe emaciation and neglect Six people were arrested in connection to … Read more
Line Of Duty returned on Sunday night and marked the return of supporting character Terry Boyle, a man with Down’s syndrome who is ruthlessly exploited by an organised crime group. Now at the centre of a high-profile murder investigation, Boyle was arrested and brought in for questioning by DCI Joanne Davidson and her team. Actor … Read more
The BBC’s new series of police drama Line of Duty has been criticised over a line in the script referring to a character with Down’s Syndrome as a ‘local oddball’. Viewers said the label given to Terry Boyle, played by Tommy Jessop, by Adrian Dunbar’s character Superintendent Ted Hastings was ‘disappointing’ and ‘appalling’. Others said the … Read more
The BBC’s new series of police drama Line of Duty has been criticised over a line in the script referring to a character with Down’s Syndrome as a ‘local oddball’. Viewers said the label given to Terry Boyle, played by Tommy Jessop, by Adrian Dunbar’s character Superintendent Ted Hastings was ‘disappointing’ and ‘appalling’. Others said the … Read more
Many of us have put on a few pounds after comfort eating and drinking to our hearts’ content since the first lockdown last March. It’s a rare woman who doesn’t bemoan the ‘lockdown lard’ that’s gathered in all the places we least want it — bottom, belly and thighs — over the past ten months. A … Read more