Minneapolis calls for extra police to help fight violent crime wave

Minneapolis is scrambling to draft in cops from outside the city’s force to help fight a wave of violent crime just months after it began moves to defund its police. The city is pleading for reinforcements from the sheriff’s office and the transit authority to help respond to a surge in violent 911 calls. It comes … Read more

Election 2020: Countries warn citizens to avoid US as riots feared

Businesses are boarding up across New York City as special police units gear up to tackle looters and rioters and foreign countries are warning the few travelers who are not banned from entering the country to avoid it for fear of civil unrest after the election.    Dozens of retailers in Manhattan, including stores on Fifth … Read more

US Election 2020: Buildings boarded up in case of riots and unrest

Tuesday’s presidential election has the nation on edge and business and property owners in some of America’s major cities are taking no chances in case violence spills out into the streets. Workers were seen this weekend all across the country boarding up store fronts, business offices, restaurants, banks, hair salons, and other places of commerce … Read more

Black law student at Edinburgh University is called ‘fit George Floyd’ by trainee vet on Tinder

Black law student at Edinburgh University is called ‘fit George Floyd’ by trainee vet who sent racist message after he matched with her on Tinder Liv Yeneka, 21, got message after unidentified student ‘super-liked’ her profile Trainee vet who messaged her later said ‘I am actually so sorry that’s awful behaviour’ – and blocked her … Read more

Angry teenagers accuse village elders of ‘racism’

Angry teenagers accuse village elders of ‘racism’ after they refuse to let them put up BLM message in disused phone box Teenagers in a Wiltshire village wanted to use a phone box as a BLM message Phone boxes were used in the 20th century as a place to house telephones  With the advent of mobile … Read more

BBC Countryfile star Ellie Harrison says British countryside IS racist

The British countryside is racist and white people need to acknowledge they have benefited from the past, according to Countryfile presenter Ellie Harrison. The BBC broadcaster said that while rural areas may not be more bigoted than other parts of the country, there is ‘work to do’ to stamp out prejudice. Defending the nature programme’s … Read more

Selena Gomez dealt with ‘a bit of depression’ amid onset of coronavirus pandemic and shutdown

Selena Gomez says she dealt with ‘a bit of depression’ amid onset of coronavirus pandemic and shutdown Singer, 28, spoke on Instagram Live with Dr. Vivek Murthy Chat came to mark World Mental Health Day on Saturday  Gomez credited people around her and creative outlets as major help  Murthy served as Surgeon General from 2014 until … Read more

Derek Chauvin is released from prison after posting ‘non-cash’ $1million bond 

BREAKING: Derek Chauvin – the Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd’s murder – is released from prison after posting ‘non-cash’ $1 million bond By Karen Ruiz For Dailymail.com Published: 18:05 BST, 7 October 2020 | Updated: 18:05 BST, 7 October 2020 Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer charged in the death of George … Read more

Prince Harry defends Diversity’s ‘amazing’ BLM-inspired Britain’s Got Talent routine

Prince Harry today praised Diversity’s ‘amazing’ Black Lives Matter-inspired dance routine on Britain’s Got Talent as he called for an end to ‘structural racism’ in Britain. In a wide-ranging interview from the Sussexes’ £11million California mansion, Prince Harry said he was ‘surprised’ by the thousands of complaints made to Ofcom after the controversial performance. The … Read more

BLM: Support for demonstrations falls to 39% from 54% in 3 months

Support for Black Lives Matter protests is falling across the country after months of unrest that has seen people killed, shops burned, and frequent clashes between activists and police.  A new poll shows that just 39 per cent of Americans now approve of the protests, down from 54 per cent in June, while 44 per … Read more