Coronavirus is sending British society back to the 1950s for many women’

UK society has ‘regressed to a 1950s way of living’ for many British women because the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened inequality and left women with more childcare, experts claim University of Sussex researchers quizzed more than 2,000 parents for the study 45% of mothers were responsible for majority of childcare during the outbreak In comparison, … Read more

Trevor Phillips slams plan to cancel England rugby anthem ‘made popular by African American singers’

Trevor Phillips slammed the RFU plan to ban the song. Pictured here in 2017 A former head of the Commission for Racial Equality has slammed plans to ban ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ – describing it as ‘Black people’s own culture being cancelled’. Trevor Phillips, 66, condemned the Rugby Football Union for reviewing the popular sporting … Read more

Jennifer Hawkins cuddles up with her daughter Frankie Violet after spending the day at Bondi Beach 

Jennifer Hawkins cuddles up with her adorable seven-month-old daughter Frankie Violet after spending the day at Bondi Beach By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:10 BST, 19 June 2020 | Updated: 11:10 BST, 19 June 2020 She welcomed her first child Frankie Violet in October last year.  And Jennifer Hawkins was every bit … Read more

Trevor Phillips slams plan to cancel England rugby anthem ‘made popular by African American singers’

Trevor Phillips slammed the RFU plan to ban the song. Pictured here in 2017 A former head of the Commission for Racial Equality has slammed plans to ban ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ – describing it as ‘Black people’s own culture being cancelled’. Trevor Phillips, 66, condemned the Rugby Football Union for reviewing the popular sporting … Read more

Retail sales improve from record lows in April but…

Britain’s retailers are still struggling through the coronavirus pandemic despite a much-needed boost in sales last month compared with the record lows in April – as lockdown turned thriving high streets into ghost towns. Sales volumes in May jumped 12 per cent compared with the previous month, although they were still down 13.1 per cent … Read more

Giedrius Lazutka uses 35mm film camera to show the beauty of Cristiano Ronaldo’s birthplace, Madeira

Wondering which Instagram filter was used to shoot these cinematic pictures of the island of Madeira? The answer is categorically #nofilter. They were all captured old-school-style by amateur photographer Giedrius Lazutka from Lithuania using a 35mm film camera (remember those?) – and the effect is hypnotic. The 34-year-old, who now lives in Singapore, took the … Read more

Credit card and loan payment holidays extended for three more months

Credit card and loan borrowers can freeze repayments for three more months, but regulator says they should pay a reduced amount if possible The FCA brought in new unsecured debt proposals It announced a three-month extension to payment holidays Watchdog also says overdraft borrowers could have a £500 fee-free buffer for three more months – … Read more

School Standards minister Nick Gibb says he ‘WOULD take the knee’

School Standards minister Nick Gibb says he ‘WOULD take the knee’ but only ‘in the right circumstances’ – less than 24 hours after Dominic Raab was hit by backlash for saying he would not Dominic Raab yesterday suggested ‘taking knee’ protest from Game of Thrones Today, Nick Gibb said he would ‘take a knee’ but … Read more