Church of Scotland faces backlash over use of the word ‘leper’ for crossword answer as campaigners claim it is ‘derogatory and harmful’ The Church of Scotland’s Life and Work magazine had word leper in a crossword Term infuriated the CEO of the Leprosy Mission Scotland who wrote to church Linda Todd said that the term … Read more
Sleeping dog will ONLY wake up if her owner says the ‘magic word’ – as viral video shows her snoozing while he lists foods until he finally says ‘chicken’ Isaac Brown, an athletic coach from Canada, has gone viral on TikTok for revealing the ‘magic word’ that will wake up his dog, Xena He talks … Read more
Don’t use the word ‘Oriental’ to describe those from China or South-East Asia in race-hate crime reports, police are told Police told stop describing people from China and South East Asia as ‘Oriental’ Guidance issued by Home Office excludes the term from a list of categories Sarah Owen, first female MP of Chinese descent, said … Read more
Don’t use the word ‘Oriental’ to describe those from China or South-East Asia in race-hate crime reports, police are told Police told stop describing people from China and South East Asia as ‘Oriental’ Guidance issued by Home Office excludes the term from a list of categories Sarah Owen, first female MP of Chinese descent, said … Read more
‘I’m never going to be able to explain this!’ Maya Jama tries to describe the word ‘Greenwich’ while shaking uncontrollably during ‘Wibble Wobbly’ game in hilarious Celebrity Juice clip By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 00:55 BST, 29 April 2021 | Updated: 01:09 BST, 29 April 2021 Maya Jama got more than she bargained for … Read more
Derek Chauvin was handcuffed and taken away to the cells on Tuesday after Judge Peter Cahill revoked his bail, ahead of sentencing for the murder of George Floyd. The 45-year-old former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of all counts at the end of a three-week trial, with the jury taking just ten hours to … Read more
There’s a word for it (but only in English): No other major language contains a single word that can be translated only as ‘fair’, linguist claims Capuchin monkeys proved they know the concept of fairness in an experiment In the early 2000s, they were given different treats for performing certain tasks The monkeys became mad … Read more
While you probably can use Google Assistant to get your devices to play Spotify hands-free, it looks like the music streaming giant wants to have a wake word of its own. They previously released a voice search feature two years ago but last year, some spotted a possible wake word or phrase to trigger a … Read more
HENRY DEEDES: Beaming in from Liberace’s boudoir, came Boris Johnson’s dread word – ‘But…’ By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 5 April 2021 | Updated: 07:51 BST, 6 April 2021 On skipped the Prime Minister, with that mild jauntiness of his that has happily returned in recent weeks, confirming our long … Read more
Twitter bug sees users BANNED if they tweet ‘Memphis’ after the word is mistakenly flagged by the app’s automated systems Embarrassing glitch suspended the account of any user who tweeted the word Users got a message that they violated rules against posting private information Error was referenced by Olympique Lyonnais and NBA side Memphis Grizzlies By Jonathan Chadwick … Read more