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Bachelor Nation favorite Demi Burnett has apologized after images of her wearing a jacket bearing the Confederate flag emerged earlier this week. The reality star, 25, used Twitter to explain herself on Monday night, telling people she ‘royally f***ed up’ and was ‘ignorant’ to ‘not pay attention’ to the symbol on her jacket, which was … Read more
First look at new Union Jack number plates as EU flag vanishes from UK cars in the wake of Brexit European Union flags have been removed from new number plates and licences Transport Secretary Grant Schapps tweeted an image of new design for cars Makeover ‘signifies beginning of new chapter for the UK’, says the … Read more
A Sydney model has quit Instagram after being trolled for supposedly not knowing the difference between the Australian and American flags. Jessica Sanders’ account with 200,000 followers has been deleted or temporarily deactivated after her apparent gaffe went viral on Tuesday. She had faced backlash for wearing a U.S. flag bikini on Australia Day, with some … Read more
Can you spot what’s wrong with this photo? Instagram model strips down to a bikini to celebrate Australia Day – but one detail leaves fans baffled Influencer Jessica Sanders celebrated January 26 poolside with friends She posted several photos of herself wearing an American flag bikini Several fans questioned whether she got the U.S. and … Read more
Pip Edwards has issued a grovelling public apology to those she offended by promoting seemingly contradicting messages on Australia Day. The activewear mogul, 40, came under fire on Tuesday after she uploaded an anti- Australia Day post condemning national celebrations – just hours before attending an Australia Day party where the Aboriginal flag was flown … Read more
Twitter unveiled a feature Monday aimed at bolstering its efforts to combat misinformation and disinformation by permitting users to add notes to tweets they believe are false in an attempt to ‘add context’ for other users. The pilot program unveiled Monday, called Birdwatch, adopts a Wikipedia-like ‘community-driven’ approach to fact-checking, and will first be rolled … Read more
It began serving beer on its current site in the 1600s and survived the Great Plague but the Lamb and Flag in Oxford is set to close for good after being hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The Grade II-listed pub where JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis and Thomas Hardy once visited has shut its doors after … Read more
The view across Washington’s National Mall this week is as beautiful as it is poignant. All along the sun-dappled turf, some 200,000 American flags have been arranged with military precision, creating an oasis of tranquillity in a city riven by hatred and fear. At night the flags create a fluttering carpet of many colours stretching … Read more
Arnold Schwarzenegger was snapped riding an electrical bicycle with a navy blue shirt bearing an image of an American flag in Santa Monica on Thursday. The ex-California governor, 73, wore a brace on his right elbow and on this left wrist as he was seen pedaling on the sunny winter day in Southern California. The … Read more
Union flag optical illusion which illustrates how colour blindness works leaves social media users in awe – so, can YOU see red, white and blue once the green and yellow cross vanishes? Resurfaced Horizon clip from BBC archive explains how colour blindness works Uses optical illusion of a green and yellow Union flag image with … Read more