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Never in my darkest nightmares last spring did I think we would be starting this year in virtual lockdown. Foolishly, I thought coronavirus would have long been overcome and that life would now be pretty much back to normal. How wrong I was. Although the vaccination programme offers a big injection of hope that an … Read more
Chinese teacher repeatedly slaps a student’s face in front of his classmate to punish him for arriving late WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT Footage shows the teacher savagely hitting her student at a school in Xinjiang The educator is seen grabbing the boy’s hair while smacking his face repeatedly She was punishing the 15-year-old after he arrived … Read more
Geri Horner, née Halliwell, was warned she’d be shot on stage at the BRIT Awards due to her friendship with the late George Michael and her love of ‘camping it up’. The star, 48, was advised by police to pull out of her first solo performance at the 2000 ceremony after they intercepted plans by David … Read more
Children are more willing to sacrifice their own happiness to punish others for bad behaviour if they know they will be ‘taught a lesson’, study finds Researchers played a video of a child tearing up ‘s art work to 251 children Kids then quizzed on if they should be punished by locking away their iPad … Read more
Beijing drafts law to punish foreign teachers who are deemed ‘harmful to China’s national sovereignty’ Chinese lawmakers today proposed new rules on foreign teachers in the country Those who are considered to be ‘harmful’ to China would be fired from their jobs Foreign teacher engaging in religious education will also violate the regulation They must spend … Read more
Police are told not to punish tourists for flouting quarantine as cracks in the new measures appear on their first day of operation All UK arrivals have to fill in ‘contact locator’ form saying where they will isolate However police will take ‘no immediate action’ if a false address has been given A border source … Read more
BBC4 history presenter Janina Ramirez says scrapping the channel will punish elderly viewers who rely on arts and culture shows BBC Four has fewer than a million viewers most nights with an average age in their 60s The channel is under threat of being closed or filled with repeats Dr Janina Ramirez said axing it would … Read more
Police chiefs have told officers not to punish anyone travelling a ‘reasonable distance’ for exercise after a backlash at ‘overzealous’ coronavirus lockdown tactics. The new guidance, issued by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing on Tuesday night, also states road checks on every vehicle are ‘disproportionate’. It comes after Derbyshire … Read more
Kourtney Kardashian appeared to suggest the coronavirus was God punishing people for ‘evil’ behaviour. The reality star, 40, took to her Instagram Stories and shared a highlighted passage from the bible which had ‘Pay attention children’ written above it. The passage reads: ‘Whenever I hold back the rain or send locusts to eat up the … Read more