Grandmother sends McDonald’s photos of ‘filthy’ store – but it promises to pass on ‘compliments’

A grandmother chucked her McDonald’s dinner in the bin after seeing ‘filthy’ worksurfaces and products at one of the fast food joints. Ceri Pepper, 61, was left feeling ‘grossed out’ by the conditions at the restaurant in Crossways Parc in Caerphilly, Wales. She watched as one staff member battled to hold a bottle of toffee sauce … Read more

Trump sues his niece Mary and NYT over ‘insidious plot’ to get his tax records

Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his niece Mary and The New York Times over their reporting on his tax affairs, accusing them of ‘an insidious plot’ to obtain confidential records, and is seeking an excess of $100 million in damages.  The former president filed his case against Mary, the paper and three of its reporters. … Read more

Lithuania tells citizens to ditch Chinese phones after report finds built-in censorship capabilities

Lithuania tells its citizens to throw away their Chinese mobile phones after report found devices had built-in censorship capabilities Cybersecurity body report found Xiaomi devices could detect and censor terms ‘Free Tibet’, ‘Long live Taiwan independence’ or ‘democracy movement’ among terms included in the feature, which was turned off for EU region However, it could … Read more

JCB dumps smashed-up car outside residents’ homes amid angry row

Moment a JCB driver dumps two smashed-up cars outside luxury apartment block amid furious row with property management firm over £66,000 water leak bill Video shows scrap cars being dumped in front of exclusive apartment block Earlier in the week large stone blocks were dropped in front of the car park’s exit Resident claims the incidents … Read more

People should be able to declare themselves ‘Black English’ on the census says Labour MP David Lammy

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

Barrister tasked with improving police relations with black community amid ‘deep-rooted’ issues

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