Racism is being called out across the world – and not just in the usual places. The word “racism” has been taken up by Yazidis in Syria, Uyghurs in China, and Papuans in Indonesia and used to describe their experience of discrimination. Expressed very simply, racism is prejudice and discriminationContinue Reading
For the first time since the National Trust began looking after Coleton Fishacre, near Kingswear in Devon, the Art Deco property once home to the D’Oyly Carte family, will be open for winter weekends. Voted the second-best garden in the UK by Which? Travel readers, the garden is accredited byContinue Reading
Aldi has supported local charities, community groups and food banks in Dorset by donating 11,520 meals to people in need this Christmas. The supermarket paired up its stores with local organisations to make the most of unsold fresh and chilled food after stores closed on both Christmas Eve and NewContinue Reading
An urgent appeal has gone out for host families to help local teenagers who might otherwise end up sleeping on the streets this winter. Families across North Devon and Torridge are desperately needed to provide short term emergency accommodation for young people aged from 16 to 19 who have nowhereContinue Reading
CHELSEA have reportedly made a bid of £33million for Barcelona flop Frenkie de Jong. But it is expected to be rejected, with the Catalans holding out for £50m for the midfielder. 1 Frenkie de Jong is reportedly being chased by ChelseaCredit: Getty De Jong has featured in 24 games forContinue Reading
The violence that engulfed Kazakhstan following demonstrations over rising fuel prices has abated for the time being. According to reports emerging from the turbulence it seems clear that this is largely due to the deployment of Russian peacekeeping troops on January 6 in response to a plea from the country’sContinue Reading
Atlanna did enough first-up to justify support in a twelve-runner Fillies’ Novice Stakes over a mile of Lingfield polytrack this afternoon when all-weather racing aficionados will be catered for with two meetings from five fixtures on what promises to be a dramatic ‘Super-Saturday!’ Weight will be a serious issue, recentContinue Reading
After one night shift on the beat in Liverpool with Martin Freeman’s burned out response officer Chris, Adelayo Adedayo’s rookie cop Rachel has had enough. When she finally snaps, shouting the words “you’re a car crash of a human being” in Chris’s direction, it’s hard not to agree – it’sContinue Reading
Businesses are reminded to take steps to prepare for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Value Added Tax (VAT) before it becomes mandatory for all VAT-registered businesses from 1 April this year. MTD is designed to help businesses eliminate common errors and save time managing their tax affairs. MTD for VATContinue Reading
Alamy/Reuters The Labour prime minister Harold Wilson coined the phrase “a week is a long time in politics”, something that has certainly been confirmed by recent events. Up until very recently, it looked like Boris Johnson was unlikely to be ousted from Number 10 any time soon, largely because theContinue Reading
