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Jul 10, 2020 12:05
In the current climate of heightened racial tensions, marked by worldwide protests and the tearing down of colonial-era statues, it has emerged that not all slavery was created equal – at least, according to the BBC.
- Hundreds of UK police officers have convictions for serious crimes including assault and drug possession – media report
Over 200 serving law enforcement officers in the UK have convictions for assault, drug possession and burglary, according to a report. It comes after a London Met police officer was charged with a series of terrorism offenses.Jul 10, 2020 11:14 - ‘You went off the rails into insanity’: BAFTA takes heat online for imposing diversity quotas for Games Awards contestantsBAFTA has obliged all entrants to its 2021 best British PC and video games contest to ensure the right proportion of ethnic minority, LGBT, and deaf and disabled people in the game plays, prompting some eye rolling.Jul 10, 2020 16:23
- UK government to invest £170,000 in elite sex-parties firm, with taxpayer holding equity stake – media reportA sex-party company that hosts orgies for the rich and famous around the world is to receive a huge cash injection from the UK government via its pandemic assistance scheme – with the taxpayer set to gain a stake, reports say.Jul 10, 2020 16:05
- Theresa May accused of ‘breathtaking’ hypocrisy after complaining about discrimination against black peopleFormer UK PM Theresa May has sparked anger after lamenting the rise in discrimination against black people in Britain, with some saying she is complicit for having overseen the government’s ‘hostile environment’ policy.Jul 9, 2020 16:56
- ‘You went off the rails into insanity’: BAFTA takes heat online for imposing diversity quotas for Games Awards contestantsBAFTA has obliged all entrants to its 2021 best British PC and video games contest to ensure the right proportion of ethnic minority, LGBT, and deaf and disabled people in the game plays, prompting some eye rolling.Jul 10, 2020 16:23
- UK government to invest £170,000 in elite sex-parties firm, with taxpayer holding equity stake – media reportA sex-party company that hosts orgies for the rich and famous around the world is to receive a huge cash injection from the UK government via its pandemic assistance scheme – with the taxpayer set to gain a stake, reports say.Jul 10, 2020 16:05
- Inclusive or ‘toxic’ identity politics? BBC encouraging staff to list their ‘trans-friendly’ pronouns – reportThe BBC has become the ground zero of the latest culture-war skirmish, after a report emerged claiming that the news agency has urged employees to share their preferred gender pronouns. The revelation has sparked fierce debate.Jul 10, 2020 14:52
- ‘How Islam moderated slavery’: BBC blasted for piece explaining the ‘nice’ way to treat humans as propertyIn the current climate of heightened racial tensions, marked by worldwide protests and the tearing down of colonial-era statues, it has emerged that not all slavery was created equal – at least, according to the BBC.Jul 10, 2020 12:05
- Hundreds of UK police officers have convictions for serious crimes including assault and drug possession – media reportOver 200 serving law enforcement officers in the UK have convictions for assault, drug possession and burglary, according to a report. It comes after a London Met police officer was charged with a series of terrorism offenses.Jul 10, 2020 11:14
- UK police arrest four terrorism suspects in London and LeicesterThe Met police carried out an operation to arrest three terrorist suspects in the east of the British capital, another man was detained in Leicestershire.Jul 9, 2020 17:40
- Theresa May accused of ‘breathtaking’ hypocrisy after complaining about discrimination against black peopleFormer UK PM Theresa May has sparked anger after lamenting the rise in discrimination against black people in Britain, with some saying she is complicit for having overseen the government’s ‘hostile environment’ policy.Jul 9, 2020 16:56
- UK telecom firms warn rushing to phase out Huawei 5G gear will take years & cost billionsAt least five years, “ideally seven,” will be needed to replace Huawei’s 5G equipment, Vodafone and BT have told British MPs. The introduction of the ultra-fast networks across the country would be delayed, they warned.Jul 9, 2020 13:33
- British tourists NOT WELCOME in mainland Europe amid coronavirus crisis, new report suggestsThe Covid-19 pandemic has left people in Germany, Italy, Spain and France more likely to oppose British holidaymakers visiting without self-isolating than they would tourists from any other European nation, new research has found.Jul 9, 2020 11:34
- ‘Choosing between eating & watching TV’: BBC under fire for making over-75s pay TV licence from August 1Critics have lashed out at the BBC for announcing it is scrapping its free licence fee for over-75s from August. The public broadcaster will means test old age pensioners to see if they will be entitled to a free TV licence.Jul 9, 2020 11:22
- Met chief Cressida Dick apologizes to Team GB’s Bianca Williams over viral ‘stop and search’ incidentMetropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick has apologized for “distress” caused during the stop and search of Team GB sprinter Bianca Williams and her partner Ricardo dos Santos, footage of which went viral.Jul 8, 2020 16:15
- 20-meter crane collapses onto homes in east London, killing 1 (VIDEOS, PHOTO)One person has died and four others received medical treatment after a 20-meter crane crashed on top of two terraced houses in Bow, east London, London Ambulance Service has said.Jul 8, 2020 15:10
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