An episode of Fawlty Towers which featured racist language has been put back on UKTV after the streaming site took it down yesterday. The episode titled The Germans – fondly remembered for the line ‘don’t mention the War’ – will return to the platform with warnings highlighting ‘potentially offensive content and language’, a statement from … Read more
An episode of Fawlty Towers from which the N-word and other offensive terms had previously been cut has been taken down from the BBC’s Netflix-style streaming service UKTV. The 1975 episode titled The Germans – fondly remembered for the repeated line ‘Don’t mention the war’ – is the latest in a series of British programmes to be culled from … Read more
An episode of Fawlty Towers from which the N-word and other offensive terms had previously been cut has been taken down from the BBC’s Netflix-style streaming service UKTV. The 1975 episode titled The Germans – fondly remembered for the repeated line ‘Don’t mention the war’ – is the latest in a series of British programmes to be culled from … Read more
Out with a bang: German nuclear power station’s cooling towers are demolished in spectacular explosion The demolition took place at the site of the Philippsburg power plant, near the city of Karlsruhe The explosions were triggered shortly after 6am on Thursday in the south-west of the country Timing of the demolition was kept quiet to … Read more
Vicky Balch – who had her leg amputated after the horrific Alton Towers Smiler crash – has revealed she has now had to postpone her dream wedding. Vicky, 24, from Preston, Lancashire, was due to marry fiance Dino Manciocchi, 25, in Italy in September. However, she took to Instagram today to reveal that the nuptials had … Read more
Vicky Balch – who had her leg amputated after the horrific Alton Towers Smiler crash – has revealed she has now had to postpone her dream wedding. Vicky, 24, from Preston, Lancashire, was due to marry fiance Dino Manciocchi, 25, in Italy in September. However, she took to Instagram today to reveal that the nuptials had … Read more
Samsung launches new ‘upcycling’ initiative that will let customers convert bulky television boxes into household furniture, like coffee tables and kitty castles Samsung will ship its flatscreen TVs in boxes that can be converted into furniture Customers can make coffee tables, kitty castles, nightstands, and more Initially, the feature will be limited to boxes for … Read more
Using a paper towel to dry your hands is ‘substantially’ more effective at removing viruses like coronavirus than a hand dryer, according to a new study. Scientists from the University of Leeds investigated whether the way people dry their hands in a public toilet made a difference to the way COVID-19 is transmitted. They found … Read more