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The Mayor of Middlesbrough has defended statues of Captain James Cook that are being targeted for removal by the ‘Topple The Racists’ campaign. Andy Preston has said Teessiders are proud of the 18th-century explorer and statues of him in Great Ayton, Whitby and London should not be torn down. A ‘Topple The Racists’ website listing … Read more
Angry social media users have threatened to boycott Sainsbury’s after a statue of slave owner Robert Milligan was torn down in London’s docklands yesterday. The hashtag #boycottSainsburys appeared on Twitter after the statue was uprooted from its spot on West India Quay outside the Museum of London Docklands. Twitter users accused Lord Sainsbury, whose charity supports the … Read more
A council leader has invited Oxford University’s Oriel College to remove the statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes, which has been at the centre of a long-running row. Susan Brown, leader of Oxford City Council, has expressed her support for the Black Lives Matter movement, stating she has a ‘great deal of sympathy’ for the newly-revived … Read more
Sadiq Khan today called for the removal of all slave trader statues in the capital as he promised to personally ‘review and improve’ the diversity of the capital’s landmarks and Black Lives Matter protesters targeted the destruction of at least 30 monuments across the UK starting with one of Cecil Rhodes in Oxford tonight. The Mayor … Read more
A grandfather who paid £2,000 for a new brick wall claims he was horrified when a skip removal company knocked it over days later. Nigel Barnes, from Stoke-on-Trent, had been renovating his bathroom but said he rushed outside to find the driver with his head in his hands trying to pick up scattered bricks last … Read more
In a bid to prevent that growth women and men are investing in DIY products (Happy Skin Co pictured) Australian beauty experts have weighed in on DIY laser hair removal handsets, saying they dramatically reduce regrowth so long as you religiously use them once a week over a 12-week period. Prime Minister Scott Morrison shuttered … Read more
Labour leadership favourite Keir Starmer ‘plans scorched earth removal of hard-Left if he takes over from Jeremy Corbyn this week’ Labour leader result being declared at behind-closed doors event on Saturday Sir Keir Starmer is expected to be installed as the successor to Jeremy Corbyn Claims that Sir Keir will go for a ‘scorched earth’ … Read more
Three detention centres across the UK are detaining people with coronavirus symptoms, it has been revealed today. Brook House immigration removal centre (IRC) near Gatwick Airport, Morton Hall in Lincolnshire and Harmondsworth in west London are all affected, according to the BBC. Detainees at the centres claim they have been left without soap and unable to protect … Read more
Millennials rush to get eye bag removal surgery because more young people are staying up late to use their phones or watch TV The procedure, lower blepharoplasty, is usually done for middle aged and over A lack of sleep caused by internet use is behind rise in youngsters, say experts NHS will only pay for … Read more
Two Harley Street doctors are suspended after one removed a trans patient’s vagina and the other changed a form to fake consent Man transitioning from a woman was left ‘distraught’ and in tears after surgery Giulio Garaffa, a renowned penis consultant, mistakenly carried out procedure His colleague Dr Marco Capece in ‘a moment of panic’ … Read more