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Majority of Brits DON’T want to censor classic TV shows which modern audiences now find…
The vast majority of Brits are against cancelling old movies and TV shows with content that is now considered to be offensive, a new poll shows.Programmes on TV and radio have been removed or censored by outlets including the BBC in recent…
Zimbabwean football fan is hacked to death with a machete during row over Premier League loss
Police are investigating the murder of a 31-year-old football fan in Zimbabwe who was killed with a machete after an argument over Manchester United's 4-0 loss to Brentford.Vukile Nkomo, 31, was reportedly murdered after watching the…
Feminist writers sign letter calling for Society of Authors to axe Joanne Harris as chair
Around 50 British authors 'angry' at Chocolat novelist Joanne Harris over a 'flippiant' tweet that has been seen as mocking JK Rowling's death threat and 'making light' of the stabbing of Salman Rushdie have called for her resignation as…
Beware thunderous hayfever! Doctor claims this week’s storms will spark ‘thunder…
Doctors today warned asthmatics and hay fever sufferers face a higher risk of deadly allergic reactions due to the current thunderstorms.The combination of high pollen counts and wet weather creates a phenomenon known as 'thunder fever'…
As Jeremy Paxman prepares to leave University Challenge, FEMAIL looks back at his finest moments
After nearly 30 years at the helm of University Challenge, host Jeremy Paxman is stepping down in the autumn, the BBC has announced. The famously waspish - and sometimes downright grumpy - host, now 72, has delighted viewers for almost…
Florida child under four years old becomes seventh confirmed pediatric monkeypox infection
Florida officials have reported the state's first case of monkeypox in a child under four years old - the seventh in the nation overall - as fears the virus will spread into more vulnerable groups continue to grow.Martin County, around 100…
Robo-dog armed with grenade launcher unveiled at Army 2022 in Russia
At first glance it seems to be a terrifying vision of the war in the future: A robotic attack dog, armed with grenade launcher, designed to hunt and kill tanks.But upon closer inspection the new 'weapon', unveiled at Russia's Army-2022…
Taser-wielding thug jailed for five years after racist verbal attack on police officers
A taser-wielding thug, who branded a police constable a 'dirty stinking white dirty dog' in a vile racist attack at a train station, has been jailed for five years.Matthew Haylett called another officer a 'blood-clot lesbian' while he…
Mother claims ex-husband has ‘abducted’ their three young children and taken them to…
A mother today told how she had been left 'distraught' after her ex-husband apparently abducted their three young children and took them to north Africa.Dawn Daley, 43, claimed former partner Fares Aljehani, 33, had tricked her into…
MPs want probe into collapsed scheme that lost families millions – after FCA ‘ignored…
MPs and peers are demanding an inquiry into the collapse of a property investment scheme that lost devastated families their life savings.There are calls for a 'root-and-branch' probe into Blackmore Bond, which squandered around £45million…
