Derek Chauvin – the only Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd’s murder – is released from prison after posting ‘non-cash’ $1 million bond Derek Chauvin was released from Minnesota Correctional Facility on Wednesday Court records show the former cop posted $1million non-cash bail Chauvin, 44, had been held at the prison since May 31, when … Read more
British policeman, 43, faces disciplinary probe after branding George Floyd a ‘drug-crazed maniac’ and blasting Diversity’s BLM-inspired Britain’s Got Talent dance routine PC Mark Gunn called George Floyd a ‘drug-crazed maniac’ on podcast ‘PC BBQ’ The Barry officer added ‘Diversity, they’re not angels,’ regarding their BGT dance PC Gunn has apologised and deleted up to … Read more
‘Taking the knee is now ‘good PR’ and little more’: QPR chief Les Ferdinand, English football’s only black director of football, says Black Lives Matter’s message has been ‘lost’ as his club become the first to speak out about shunning the gesture By Adrian Kajumba For The Daily Mail Published: 13:25 BST, 21 September 2020 … Read more
The Justice Department declared New York City, Portland and Seattle as ‘anarchist jurisdictions that can have federal funding ripped away for failing to clamp down on violence according to its criteria. It listed the three cities as among those ‘that have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable … Read more
Les Ferdinand believes the meaning behind ‘taking a knee’ has been lost after QPR players shunned making the gesture at the weekend. QPR players did not take the knee before their 3-2 defeat by Coventry on Friday night, a sight that has become commonplace since the return of football as a gesture of support for … Read more
Trump says it was a ‘beautiful thing’ when MSNBC journalist Ali Velshi was struck by a rubber bullet during a George Floyd protest in Minnesota On May 30, reporter Ali Velshi was covering protest when he was injured by cops The MSNBC journalist was struck in the knee by a rubber bullet in Minneapolis On … Read more
David Hume (1711-1776) was a UK philosopher (pictured, statue in Edinburgh) David Hume (1711-1776) is one of the most important UK philosophers, best known for his work on scepticism and empiricism and his contribution to the Enlightenment. Hume saw philosophy as experimental science of human nature and tried to describe how the mind works in … Read more
The University of Edinburgh has come under fire after it renamed a tower bearing the name of 18th century philosopher David Hume over his links to slavery. The David Hume Tower will now be known as 40 George Square, the university confirmed, following pressure from activists, despite a petition amassing less than 2,000 signatures. The campaign … Read more
If ITV says sorry over BLM-inspired dance, I’ll quit says Alesha Dixon: Britain’s Got Talent judge issues ultimatum after supporting controversial performance by Diversity on the show By Katie Hind Showbusiness Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:25 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 23:44 BST, 12 September 2020 Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha … Read more
If ITV says sorry over BLM-inspired dance, I’ll quit says Alesha Dixon: Britain’s Got Talent judge issues ultimatum after supporting controversial performance by Diversity on the show By Katie Hind Showbusiness Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:25 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 23:44 BST, 12 September 2020 Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha … Read more