Police chiefs warn pubs will be ‘apocalyptic’ on July 4 amid fury over Saturday bar reopening

Police chiefs have warned that a ‘pressure cooker is building up’ which could erupt into an orgy of violence this summer as lockdown ends. Forces have begun cancelling leave and bolstering public order units in anticipation of widespread drunken disorder on so-called Super Saturday when lockdown is officially lifted on July 4. Privately, many police … Read more

Police chiefs warn pubs will be ‘apocalyptic’ on July 4 amid fury over Saturday bar reopening

Police chiefs have warned that a ‘pressure cooker is building up’ which could erupt into an orgy of violence this summer as lockdown ends. Forces have begun cancelling leave and bolstering public order units in anticipation of widespread drunken disorder on so-called Super Saturday when lockdown is officially lifted on July 4. Privately, many police … Read more

Tent cities, renamed streets and an armed man in Seattle’s CHOP zone

Seattle’s ‘occupied’ CHOP zone features a fleet of tents, a street renamed after George Floyd, an abandoned police building covered in Black Lives Matter slogans – and an armed man carrying a coffee cup.    The encampment known as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest is hailed by its supporters as an ‘ideal society’ where people help … Read more

Tent cities, renamed streets and an armed man in Seattle’s CHOP zone

Seattle’s ‘occupied’ CHOP zone features a fleet of tents, a street renamed after George Floyd, an abandoned police building covered in Black Lives Matter slogans – and an armed man carrying a coffee cup.    The encampment known as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest is hailed by its supporters as an ‘ideal society’ where people help … Read more

Eton promises to ‘decolonise’ its curriculum

Eton College promises to ‘decolonise’ its curriculum and hire more black teachers after appeal from parents and students Simon Henderson responded to letter signed by 635 students and their parents  He pledged to alter Eton’s curriculum and diversify his staff after their appeal   Mr Henderson said he would ensure Etonians ‘understand the roots of racism’  … Read more

Eton promises to ‘decolonise’ its curriculum

Eton College promises to ‘decolonise’ its curriculum and hire more black teachers after appeal from parents and students Simon Henderson responded to letter signed by 635 students and their parents  He pledged to alter Eton’s curriculum and diversify his staff after their appeal   Mr Henderson said he would ensure Etonians ‘understand the roots of racism’  … Read more

Father dies after getting into swimming difficulty with his son off the coast of Cornwall

Father dies after getting into swimming difficulty with his son off the coast of Cornwall Air ambulance, police and the RNLI lifeboat rushed to Porthcurno, Cornwall  Coastguard confirmed that the man’s body had been recovered from the water Father was pronounced dead at the scene, while the son has survived  By Jack Wright For Mailonline … Read more

Burnley players take a knee as fans Black Lives Matter messages displayed against Watford

Burnley players take a knee and their fans on Zoom hold up homemade ‘Black Lives Matter’ signs on their return to Premier League action… three days after a ‘White Lives Matter’ plane flew over their last game Burnley reinforced their support for the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement Players from Burnley and Watford took a knee … Read more

Dixie Chicks change name to The Chicks amid pressure to drop Dixie due to link with racial history

Dixie Chicks change name to The Chicks amid pressure to drop Dixie due to link with racial history of the South… as they declare support for Black Lives Matter movement with new anthem March March The Dixie Chicks quietly dropped the word Dixie from their name and are now The Chicks There has been growing … Read more