Training on Black Lives Matter (BLM) is reportedly being offered to NHS England staff as part of a series of new diversity courses that have sparked fury from Government insiders and taxpayers’ groups. Training covering ‘white privilege’, ‘unconscious bias’ and ‘authentic allyship’ have reportedly been put up on NHS People website – an online learning … Read more
Judge Judy has hailed a California appeals court which affirmed an earlier ruling that she was entitled to her $47 million CBS salary – despite an agent’s claims that the monster payout was eating into profits he gets a share of. ‘It’s always gratifying when the correct judgment is affirmed,’ Sheindlin told Deadline after the ruling … Read more
Tamara Hill-Norton and her husband Simon, the founders of Sweaty Betty, started the business in 1998. Pictured: Tamara won Entrepreneur of the Year in 2001 Tamara Hill-Norton – the real-life Sweaty Betty – had been made redundant when she had a thought – ‘women’s sportswear doesn’t serve women’. She had seen a gap in the market. … Read more
People should be able to declare themselves ‘Black English’ on the census says Labour MP David Lammy Tottenham MP said absence of option showed a lack of racial equality in the UK ONS said tests found ‘evidence didn’t support change to include Black English’ Census also had option for respondents to describe ethnicity in their … Read more
Panel to tackle racial policing: Barrister is tasked with improving relations between police and black community after inquiry finds ‘deep-rooted’ racial issues Report found stop and search more racially disproportionate than 20 years ago Black people nine and a half times more likely to be stopped than white people A Commons committee found no evidence … Read more
Bank fraud victim was on hold for SEVEN hours: Victims of scams are being left vulnerable to more crime because they are not given enough support, consumer group warns Which? found fraud victims struggled to contact their bank after an incident Just under a third of victims said their bank did not offer advice or … Read more
‘Going back to the office will help you get on’: Rishi Sunak tells young people to be in the workplace as they start to build a career Rishi Sunak has said being in an office was ‘beneficial’ at start of his career It comes after he said it was important for young people to be … Read more
Misconduct hearing for Ted Heath probe officer: Former police chief who led abuse inquiry farce is facing ‘serious’ claims about his behaviour Mike Heath will face misconduct proceedings after a two-year investigation The former chief constable led the Sir Edward Heath child abuse investigation He was subject of ‘serious’ allegations concerning inappropriate behaviour towards colleagues, discrimination and unprofessional … Read more
Oldest family photograph ever taken at Stonehenge – a pioneering 3D image showing group enjoying the attraction in the 1860s – goes on display after being discovered in Queen guitarist Brian May’s personal collection Oldest family photo taken at Stonehenge found in Brian May’s own collection The 3D stereoview image taken by photographer Henry Brooks … Read more
Fins move on! Fish fingers grown in LABS could hit supermarket shelves within two years Lab-grown fish fingers could threaten dominance of Birdseye and other giants New fingers made by taking cells from adult fish and multiplying them in labs German firm Bluu Biosciences said lab-grown fingers will be followed by fillets By Colin Fernandez … Read more