Marcus Rashford and Greta Thunberg are awarded gold Blue Peter badges for ‘inspiring a nation’

England footballer Marcus Rashford and climate activist Greta Thunberg have been awarded gold Blue Peter badges for having ‘accomplished great things, inspired a nation, saved a life or shown bravery and courage’. Rashford and Thunberg join a small list of people who have been presented with the coveted badge, including the Queen, Sir David Attenborough, … Read more

Brisbane high school starts handing out ‘pronoun badges’ to students

High school starts handing out ‘pronoun badges’ to students saying if they prefer to be known as ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘they’ to help transgender students Redcliffe High School in Brisbane has begun handing out the badges to students Inclusive pins were trialed last week by the Queensland school’s LGBTI cohort Come in three different versions … Read more

Matt Hancock lapel badges to honour efforts in tackling Corona are undelivered

Health secretary Matt Hancock promised 1.4million care workers lapel badges to honour their efforts in tackling Corona… but they STILL haven’t been delivered five months on The green Care badges would get same recognition and benefits as NHS staff Just 90,000 of them have been dispatched – the rest are gathering dust in boxes Care Badge … Read more

Sky Sports pundits deal fresh blow to BLM as they all ditch badges and wear ‘Kick It Out’ logos

Sky Sports pundits deal fresh blow to BLM as they all ditch badges and wear ‘Kick It Out’ logos instead… but TV rivals on BT Sport – including Rio Ferdinand – continue to show their support despite row over far-left ideology Sky Sports pundits have ditched the Black Lives Matter badges on Saturday  The guest … Read more

BLM badges disappear again from Sky Sports’ Premier League

Black Lives Matter badges disappeared again from Sky Sports’ Premier League tonight after returning for a day – after the BBC branded them ‘political’ and banned them from screens. Sky is allowing pundits to make their own decisions about whether they wear the badges – with Patrice Evra ditching it on Tuesday, but Ashley Cole continuing … Read more

BBC bosses BAN pundits and hosts from wearing ‘political’ Black Lives Matter badges

The BBC has banned pundits and guests from wearing Black Lives Matter badges after the logos returned to Sky Sports last night following a row over the movement’s ideology.  A senior source at the corporation told the Daily Telegraph that bosses decided they did not want ‘visual symbols of support’ for BLM to be worn … Read more

Fans take to social media in their droves after Sky Sports pundits ditch Black Lives Matter badges

Football fans have taken to social media in their droves after Sky Sports and the Premier League began to distance themselves from the political activism of Black Lives Matters UK.  Top-flight players have taken a knee before every match in Project Restart, with badges also worn on the shirt sleeves of all 20 clubs, but … Read more

Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp and Patrice Evra DITCH badges for Black Lives Matter

Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp and Patrice Evra ditched their Black Lives Matter badges last night as football captains considered making a statement on the movement which the Premier League has distanced itself from.  Since the league resumed, guests appearing on Sky Sports have worn badges with the campaign phrase after all 20 clubs agreed … Read more

Instagram introduces ads and badges to IGTV that let creators share in revenue for first time

Instagram introduces ads and purchasable badges to IGTV that let creators share in revenue for first time Instagram will allow IGTV creators to share in ad revenue The ads will be rolled out to select creators’ channels Creators will take a 55 percent cut while the rest goes to Instagram The platform will also roll … Read more