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Oxford Music Profs Claim Western Sheet Music Has ‘Complicity to White Supremacy’
University of Oxford academics have complained that “Teaching notation which has not ‘shaken off its connection to its colonial past’ would be a ‘slap in the face’ for some students”, as it has “complicity in white supremacy”.
Muslim Leaders Demand UK Shows ‘Respect’ to Islam or Face Becoming ‘Like France’
Local Islamic leaders in West Yorkshire will send a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson demanding that Britain show “respect” to Islam or face becoming “like France” following controversy over a teacher showing students a picture of Mohammed.
The imam of the Al-Hikam Institute in Bradford, Adil Shahzad warned that there may be consequences from the Muslim community if action is not taken against the teacher, who has already been suspended and forced into hiding after a local Islamic group shard his identity online.
Covid-19 waste killing animals around the world
An image of a bird tangled in a face mask has been shared by scientists, who warn that measures to slow the spread of Covid-19 are 'killing animals around the world'.
Masks and indoor dining bans don’t stop Covid
Masks and bans on indoor dining do little to stop the spread of COVID-19, according to a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Infection.
According to the CDC report, published March 12 in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, while mask mandates and indoor restaurant bans did decrease daily cases of COVID-19 and deaths, the results were a correlation and a tiny one at that.
15 year old hung himself over Covid lockdown fears
A 15-year-old schoolboy sent friends a 'goodbye' Snapchat message after struggling to cope days into the first coronavirus lockdown, an inquest has heard.
Talented kickboxer Kian Southway posted the message saying 'Goodbye everyone' before he hung himself at his home in Treorchy, Rhondda.
Rotherham grooming survivor says gang ringleader treated her like 'dead body on a slab'
A Rotherham grooming gang survivor says her abuser treated her like a 'dead body on a slab in a morgue' and branded him an 'absolute monster'.
Winchester University Splurges £23,000 on Statue of Greta Thunberg
The University of Winchester is spending over £23,000 ($31,500) on a statue of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, it has been revealed.
150+ migrants cross on one of the busiest days of 2021 for small boat Channel crossings
More than 150 migrants arrived on UK shores on the 23rd March - one of the busiest days of 2021 so far for small boat Channel crossings
Lockdowns Have Cost Economy £251 Billion
Covid19 and the ensuing national lockdown measures have cost the British economy some £251 billion over the past year, a report has found.
A study conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) found that the coronavirus lockdowns cost the British economy nearly twice the economic output of Scotland or the entire south-east of England.