Netflix reality show sparks protests in Byron Bay over ‘vacuous, fake’ series

Furious residents in the coastal Australian town of Byron Bay have lashed out against a planned Netflix reality show they say will damage their beachside paradise.  The reality show, set to be called the ‘Byron Baes’ series, plans to follow the lives of social media influencers on the town’s beaches.  Mayor Simon Richardson warned the … Read more

Netflix reality show sparks protests in Byron Bay over ‘vacuous, fake’ series

Furious residents in the coastal Australian town of Byron Bay have lashed out against a planned Netflix reality show they say will damage their beachside paradise.  The reality show, set to be called the ‘Byron Baes’ series, plans to follow the lives of social media influencers on the town’s beaches.  Mayor Simon Richardson warned the … Read more

Covid lockdown Italy: Restaurant owners clash with riot police in Rome protests

Anarchy broke out on the streets of Rome tonight, as hundreds of Italians clashed with riot police in a vicious anti-lockdown protest amid fears that Covid-19 shutdowns are devastating the country’s fragile economy.   Restaurant owners chanting ‘we are all workers’ were blocked off from an area outside the Prime Minister’s office, usually authorised for demonstrations, … Read more

Cartoon that sparked protests at Yorkshire school shown to pupils a ‘week before row’

A cartoon of Prophet Muhammad that sparked furious protests at a Yorkshire school was shown to pupils a ‘week before row by another member of staff’, a parent has claimed.   The picture, believed to be one from French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, was, according to The Times, shown by another teacher a week before the … Read more

Cartoon that sparked protests at Yorkshire school shown to pupils a ‘week before row’

A cartoon of Prophet Muhammad that sparked furious protests at a Yorkshire school was shown to pupils a ‘week before row by another member of staff’, a parent has claimed.   The picture, believed to be one from French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, was, according to The Times, shown by another teacher a week before the … Read more

‘Burly Yorkshire lad’ is now receiving police protection after sparking blasphemy protests

Teacher who sparked Batley blasphemy protests is now receiving police protection as friends say he is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who ‘loves teaching’ and ‘always has a smile’ Amateur rugby player, in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s  He spoke of his experiences as a trainee teacher, saying it was a … Read more

‘Burly Yorkshire lad’ is now receiving police protection after sparking blasphemy protests

Teacher who sparked Batley blasphemy protests is now receiving police protection as friends say he is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who ‘loves teaching’ and ‘always has a smile’ Amateur rugby player, in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s  He spoke of his experiences as a trainee teacher, saying it was a … Read more

Angela Merkel extends Germany’s Covid restrictions into next month despite anti-lockdown protests

Angela Merkel EXTENDS Germany’s Covid restrictions into next month despite mass anti-lockdown protests and her party’s election drubbing Thousands of lockdown protesters rallied in cities across Europe this weekend   Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel is keen to go ahead with extension  Internal memo said rising infection rates could be curbed with the extension  By Isabella Nikolic … Read more

Angela Merkel extends Germany’s Covid restrictions into next month despite anti-lockdown protests

Angela Merkel EXTENDS Germany’s Covid restrictions into next month despite mass anti-lockdown protests and her party’s election drubbing Thousands of lockdown protesters rallied in cities across Europe this weekend   Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel is keen to go ahead with extension  Internal memo said rising infection rates could be curbed with the extension  By Isabella Nikolic … Read more

Police clash with demonstrators as huge anti-lockdown protests break out in Germany

Protesters clashed with police in Germany and Croatia on Saturday as new lockdowns were introduced in France, Poland and Ukraine to battle a third wave of coronavirus. Demonstrators took to the streets in the central German city of Kassel and were pictured engaging with lines of riot police.  Several groups, most of them far-right opponents … Read more