Administrators in a Kansas City area school district were furious after a racist petition was circulated in a local high school calling for the reinstatement of slavery. It is unclear how many students were involved and district officials have not offered details as to the precise language of the petition, but parents of kids who … Read more
‘Perhaps we should refer to it as The Snowflake’: Locals accuse pub owners of ‘giving into woke’ as historic ‘Black Boy’ pub is renamed after 200 years because of Black Lives Matter movement The Black Boy Inn, in Bewdley, Worcestershire, is now called The Bewdley Inn Current pub leaseholders said it was changed ‘because of … Read more
Moment angry bison hurls rival through the air as animals clash in the middle of the road at Yellowstone National Park Two bison were filmed fighting each other at Yellowstone National Park One of the bison – which can weigh up to 2,000lbs – is seen taking off at full speed towards its rival as … Read more
Lithuania tells its citizens to throw away their Chinese mobile phones after report found devices had built-in censorship capabilities Cybersecurity body report found Xiaomi devices could detect and censor terms ‘Free Tibet’, ‘Long live Taiwan independence’ or ‘democracy movement’ among terms included in the feature, which was turned off for EU region However, it could … Read more
Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his niece Mary and The New York Times over their reporting on his tax affairs, accusing them of ‘an insidious plot’ to obtain confidential records, and is seeking an excess of $100 million in damages. The former president filed his case against Mary, the paper and three of its reporters. … Read more
A grandmother chucked her McDonald’s dinner in the bin after seeing ‘filthy’ worksurfaces and products at one of the fast food joints. Ceri Pepper, 61, was left feeling ‘grossed out’ by the conditions at the restaurant in Crossways Parc in Caerphilly, Wales. She watched as one staff member battled to hold a bottle of toffee sauce … Read more
Matt Hancock apologises after Commons watchdog finds he was late registering shares in firm that had NHS contracts Matt Hancock has apologised for delay registering shares in firm with NHS ties Commons watchdog said the ex-health secretary broke the rules by late action She said breach over Topwood shares was at ‘less serious’ end of … Read more
Senior Tories including Theresa May have distanced themselves from a major party donor embroiled in a ‘cash for access’ row involving the Prince of Wales’s nephew. Former prime minister Mrs May has stepped away from plans to become a patron of Mohamed Amersi’s Conservative Friends of the Middle East and North Africa (Comena), which he hoped … Read more
A Scottish knitwear firm has won a legal battle with Asda over its brand name after the supermarket chain said it was too similar to its George clothing range. The retail giant objected after McGeorge, which has retailed cashmere since 1881, applied to register ‘McGeorge of Dumfries’ as a trademark. Despite McGeorge being worn by … Read more
Moment a JCB driver dumps two smashed-up cars outside luxury apartment block amid furious row with property management firm over £66,000 water leak bill Video shows scrap cars being dumped in front of exclusive apartment block Earlier in the week large stone blocks were dropped in front of the car park’s exit Resident claims the incidents … Read more