Amazon removes balcony barbecues from website after they’re linked to lockdown flat fires in London

Amazon has removed so-called ‘balcony barbecues’ from its website after they were linked to hundreds of devastating fires. The retail giant stopped the sale of the barbecues – which are specifically designed to be used on balconies – over concerns they are a safety hazard. London Fire Brigade (LFB) said a string of blazes at … Read more

Transport for London REMOVES Banksy’s sneezing rats artwork

Banksy’s latest artwork inside a London Underground train carriage, with messages about the spread of coronavirus, has been removed by Transport for London (TfL). The guerrilla artist, dressed in a high-vis jacket, boiler suit, goggles and face mask, painted a black rat coughing and sneezing green paint across the carriage’s window and walls to encourage people … Read more

Transport for London REMOVES Banksy’s sneezing rats artwork

Banksy’s latest artwork inside a London Underground train carriage, with messages about the spread of coronavirus, has been removed by Transport for London (TfL). The guerrilla artist, dressed in a high-vis jacket, boiler suit, goggles and face mask, painted a black rat coughing and sneezing green paint across the carriage’s window and walls to encourage people … Read more

Mum removes chewing gum from her little girl’s tangled hair in minutes using peanut butter

The game-changing ‘hack’ ALL parents need to know: Mum removes chewing gum from her little girl’s tangled hair in two minutes using peanut butter Marnie Pollock was at a loss when her daughter stuck chewing gum in her hair She was terrified she would have to shave the front of three-year-old Aria’s head Ms Pollock … Read more

Tina Fey removes four episodes of 30 Rock featuring blackface from streaming and syndication

Tina Fey along with her 30 Rock co-creator Robert Carlock and NBCUniversal have requested to remove four episodes of the comedy series because they feature the use of blackface. Vulture first reported that the episodes were being removed from Hulu and Amazon Prime, and they weren’t available to purchase on iTunes or Google Play. Fey addressed … Read more

Netflix removes blackface sketch with David Cross and Bob Odenkirk from their show W/Bob and David

Netflix removes episode from 2015 show W/Bob and David that features actor David Cross in blackface Netflix pulled an episode of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross’ 2015 comedy show on Tuesday due to a scene in which Cross plays a character in blackface  The sketch, called Know Your Rights, appeared in the third episode of W/Bob … Read more

China removes pangolin scales from list of traditional medicines to protect them from extinction

China lists pangolins as ‘critically endangered’ and removes mention of the reptile’s scales as a medical treatment from national healthcare guidelines The Chinese government is increasing protections for the endangered pangolin National healthcare previously literature listed pangolin scales as a treatment for poor circulation, swelling, and a lactation aid Scales will no longer be mentioned … Read more

Dating app Grindr removes ‘ethnicity filter’ allowing users to search for potential partners by race

Dating app Grindr removes ‘ethnicity filter’ that allows users to search for potential partners by race after getting roasted online for its tweet in support of ‘Black Lives Matter’ Singletons can pay £12.99-a-month in order to access the ethnicity filter But Grindr has said it will now remove the feature in the next version of … Read more

Tinder tests ‘Global Mode’ that removes geography limits and lets users to search for dates anywhere

Tinder is testing ‘Global Mode’ that removes app’s geography limits and allows users to search for dates anywhere in the world Tinder is testing a feature that lets users search for dates without a distance limit Previously Tinder had a 100-mile limit through which users could find matches It would even allow users to search … Read more

Tinder tests ‘Global Mode’ that removes geography limits and lets users to search for dates anywhere

Tinder is testing ‘Global Mode’ that removes app’s geography limits and allows users to search for dates anywhere in the world Tinder is testing a feature that lets users search for dates without a distance limit Previously Tinder had a 100-mile limit through which users could find matches It would even allow users to search … Read more