An episode of Fawlty Towers which featured racist language has been put back on UKTV after the streaming site took it down yesterday. The episode titled The Germans – fondly remembered for the line ‘don’t mention the War’ – will return to the platform with warnings highlighting ‘potentially offensive content and language’, a statement from … Read more
Dominic Cummings added mention of coronavirus into a year-old blog post about ebola in April – before saying he warned about pandemics ‘last year’ PM’s special adviser said at Downing Street on Monday he had written about the ‘urgent need for planning’ for a coronavirus pandemic in 2019 Mr Cummings is now facing charges of … Read more
Peng Liyuan is listed on the World Health Organisation’s website alongside former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker as one of nine ‘goodwill ambassadors’. When she was appointed, the then-head of the WHO hailed the Chinese folk singer’s ‘world famous voice and her compassionate heart’, saying she was ‘a big bright … Read more
The NHS hero who saved Boris Johnson’s life and stood by his bedside when things could have gone ‘either way’ has been pictured. The Prime Minister spent the last week in St Thomas’s Hospital – including three nights in intensive care – being treated for the virus. Shortly after he was discharged, Mr Johnson released … Read more
Shamed Aston Villa star Jack Grealish has issued a grovelling apology after admitting that he made the ‘stupid’ decision to party at an ex-team-mate’s flat during the coronavirus lockdown. Police are investigating reports of a £70,000 Range Rover crashing into parked cars in a Birmingham suburb on Sunday morning. Soon afterwards, images appeared on social media … Read more
NHS campaign promoting cervical smear tests fails to mention women in leaflet – but does offer guidance for transgender men Informational leaflet was created by Public Health England on behalf of the NHS Early edition did not mention specifically women under heading ‘Who we invite’ Been amended to say ‘cervical screening is for women and people with a … Read more