Michel Barnier urges French back down in Brexit battle over fishing rights but they REFUSE to budge

Michel Barnier urges French to back down in Brexit battle over fishing rights… but they REFUSE to budge French officials refused to back down over access to UK fishing waters yesterday European affairs minister said: ‘Our fishermen will not be a bargaining chip’  Brussels negotiator Michel Barnier said it was not ‘feasible’ for European trawlers … Read more

Ferne McCann blasts men who refuse to text back as she discusses single life

‘I don’t have time to wonder why he’s left me on a blue tick’: Ferne McCann blasts men who refuse to text back as she discusses single life By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 15:48 BST, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 16:15 BST, 4 October 2020 Ferne McCann has detailed what single life has been … Read more

Police refuse to apologise after failed bid to prosecute learner driver for overshooting red light

Police refuse to apologise after failed bid to prosecute learner driver, 17, for overshooting red light by a few feet Joseph Bell, who was 17 at the time, stopped at a junction in Nottingham last year Student was having a lesson with instructor and paused in zone for 14.8 seconds He was granted absolute discharge … Read more

BEN BRADLEY: Why I refuse to take part in ‘re-education’ that tells ordinary people they are racists

Ben Bradley (above), Conservative MP for Mansfield, has made it clear he will not be taking part in any ‘Unconscious Bias’ training Imagine being called in to the boss’s office tomorrow morning, a bit nervous and unsure what it is you’ve done wrong, and being told you’ve been reported by a colleague. You’ve been caught … Read more

Top Tory Ben Bradley declares he will REFUSE to take part in ‘unconscious bias’ training for MPs

A senior Tory MP revealed today he will refuse to take part in ‘unconscious bias’ training for MPs arranged in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests.  Ben Bradley, a vice-chairman of the party under Theresa May, lashed out at a ‘metropolitan groupthink that is intolerant to any diversity of views’ and said he … Read more

Anti-Trump group Refuse Facism calls for nationwide protests on Saturday as chaotic summer grinds on

Portland reached its 100th night of anti-racism protests on Saturday with spat of Molotov cocktails that lit on person on fire and the home of Pittsburgh’s mayor was surrounded by residents demanding the police be defunded as a swath of demonstrations sparked across the country. Labor Day weekend kicked-off with Black Lives Matter demonstrations taking … Read more

Headteacher threatens to fine parents who refuse to send children back to classroom from next week

A headteacher will next week begin handing down fines to cautious parents who refuse to send their children back to classrooms. Tina Wilkinson revealed that 25 pupils were absent from St Andrew’s Primary School in Lancashire yesterday, despite her repeated warnings of penalties.  Mrs Wilkinson told MailOnline her school has a historic problem with attendance and … Read more

Abba fans refuse to let the rain dampen their spirits at socially-distanced concert

ABBA-lovers have spent the evening singing along to the Swedish pop supergroup’s top hits inside their own socially distanced ‘picnic patches’ – despite drizzle threatening to put a dampener on festivities.  Revellers donned elaborate costumes at Scampston Hall, North Yorkshire, on Saturday night for the two-hour recreation of ABBA’s final concert. Tickets included a ‘designated and … Read more

Are women in agony with endometriosis because MALE doctors refuse to believe they have it?

Pain, says Fran Bell, doesn’t come close to describing it.  ‘Imagine someone wringing your organs, as if they are wet sponges,’ says the 37-year-old former primary school teacher from Derbyshire.  ‘It’s a twisting, pulsating sensation that begins in the abdomen, then radiates all the way up to the chest – and down to the toes.’  … Read more

GPs cannot refuse to treat patients who refuse to wear a face covering 

GPs aren’t allowed to refuse to treat patients who won’t cover their face, according to controversial new NHS guidance.   Government advice given to the public says that face coverings are recommended in NHS settings, including hospitals and GP surgeries.  But family doctors have now been told that they are not allowed to refuse treatment to … Read more