XR trial suffers second day of chaos: Activist storms out after judge banned fellow suspect

A courtroom where six Extinction Rebellion activists are being tried was today thrown into chaos for the second day running as a defendant stormed out.  Yesterday, one of the defendants glued his hand to a table in the courtroom and yelled ‘I would like to make clear what is going on in this court is … Read more

Ian Wright is BANNED from driving for six months after speeding

Match of the Day pundit Ian Wright is BANNED from driving for six months after speeding at 69mph in a 40mph zone on his motorbike Ian Wright admitted speeding before magistrates’ hearing in South West London Was caught driving at 69mph in a 40mph zone on motorcycle in Twickenham  Wright, former-forward for Arsenal, was handed a … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: Taking the knee for Black Lives Matter will be BANNED

Taking the knee for Black Lives Matter will be BANNED at Tokyo Olympics as IOC seek to punish those who choose to make political protests following consultation with over 3,500 athletes IOC has decided to clamp down on any political gestures made during Olympics Taking the knee or raising fist in support of Black Lives … Read more

Taking the knee for Black Lives Matter will be BANNED at Tokyo Olympics

Taking the knee for Black Lives Matter will be BANNED at Tokyo Olympics as IOC seek to punish those who choose to make political protests following consultation with over 3,500 athletes IOC has decided to clamp down on any political gestures made during Olympics Taking the knee or raising fist in support of Black Lives … Read more

Teenage e-scooter rider banned from road for two years after fracturing six-year-old boy’s skull

A teenaged e-scooter rider has been banned from the road for two years after knocking down a six-year-old boy, leaving him with a fractured skull and bruises.   Jamie Smith was knocked down on the pavement outside his home in Elston Fields, Leicester, last year by the scooter travelling at 25mph. The then 16-year-old rider fled … Read more

Politicians who break rules may soon be banned from Parliament drinking dens 

Shamed MPs face the ultimate sanction… a bar from the bar! Politicians who break rules may soon be banned from Parliament drinking dens Westminster Standards Committee proposing a  shake-up to current system MPs who break Commons rules could be banned from Parliament’s bars   Right for MPs to issue public corrections, where incorrect information is made … Read more

Police banned from searching Queen’s private estates for looted artefacts under special exemption

Police have been banned from searching the Queen’s private estates for stolen or looted artefacts, it emerged today.  Her Majesty was given immunity from the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act, which protects valuable cultural objects. According to The Guardian, citing documents obtained under a Freedom of Information Act, the exemption is understood to have been made … Read more

Student banned from SU for saying ‘Rule Britannia’ in debate is kicked out of politics society 

A student who was banned from Aberdeen University’s union for saying ‘Rule Britannia’ during a British army debate has now been kicked out of the politics society. Elizabeth Heverin, 19, was told she had used ‘discriminatory or racist language’ after quoting the historic anthem during an online student council meeting last month. Her comment prompted a … Read more

Teacher banned for blog about his pupils saying girls ‘look like Eastern European prostitutes’

A teacher has been struck off for at least two years for writing a gossip blog about his school – describing girls as dressing like ‘Eastern European prostitutes and Kardashian clones’. Alexander Price, 43, was found guilty of breaching professional conduct for his anonymous diary about daily life at his failing high school. A misconduct … Read more

Musk says Tesla cars will never be used for spying after Beijing ‘banned them from military bases’

Elon Musk tells China Tesla cars will never be used to spy for the US after Beijing ‘banned them from military bases over fears their cameras could be recording sensitive information’ Musk made the comments on Saturday at the China Development Forum, where he appeared virtually They came one day after Reuters news agency reported … Read more