Campaigners call for end to Boxing Day hunts
Animal-rights groups want the Scottish government to make this year's Boxing Day hunts the last to take place. The plea by the League Against Cruel Sports and OneKind comes after a review by Lord Bonomy who said fox hunting laws should be changed. He concluded that the current rules were "unduly …
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Home secretary sends warning to Gregg Wallace: ‘Never underestimate women of a certain age’
Home secretary Yvette Copper sent a warning to MasterChef host Gregg Wallace following his comments about “middle-class” women Ms Cooper appeared on Sky News on Thursday (5 December), where presenter Kay Burley asked her for her views on the MasterChef host’s misconduct allegations. The home secretary said: “Never underestimate women of a certain age. “Some of the stories we’ve heard have been quite grim and it’s hard for me to comment on this individual case now an investigation is in place. “The depressing thing is, is we hear the same story too many times. People in positions of power misusing that power and work place harassment not bein taken seriously enough.” Read More MPs discuss Gregg Wallace ‘women of a certain age’ comment during PMQs MasterChef judge likens Wallace comments to something heard on a ‘building site’ Stephen Fry hits out at ‘foolish’ Gregg Wallace: ‘These women felt truly hurt’
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Drivers are being warned to avoid Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Asda 95 RON petrol
Drivers who frequent Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, and Asda have been warned about opting for 95 RON petrol. Right Fuel has warned motorists over …
The Long Shadow of Kate Winslet’s Nude Scene in ‘Titanic’
I will never forget seeing Titanic for the first time. It was 1997, I was 10, and a friend’s mother had snuck us, underage, into the theater attached to a holiday park in North Wales. Like any ’90s preteen girl, I had come for Leonardo DiCaprio’s hair, but what really made an impression on me was …