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Allerdale councillor leaves Conservative Party following Downing Street controversyANOTHER councillor has defected from the Conservative Party over the Downing Street parties scandal and the Prime Minister's controversial comments about the leader of the opposition.Councillor Carmell Bell, who represents Crummock and Derwent Valley, has left the Conservative Party but will remain on Allerdale Borough Council as an Independent.Cllr Bell feels that she can not remain in the Conservative Party due to the recent actions of the UK Government and it's leader Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
New Democracy expels Sparta mayor and former deputy ministerNew Democracy has expelled Petros Doukas, mayor of Sparta and a former deputy foreign and finance minister, following his claim that the party won the 2007 elections by handing out money to the victims of the deadly wildfires that devastated the region of Ilia earlier that summer.
Bamber Gascoigne: Original University Challenge presenter dies at 87
Kurt Zouma: West Ham condemn defender as video emerges of him hitting pet catWest Ham United have "unreservedly condemned" Kurt Zouma for hitting his cat after a video emerged of the France defender kicking and slapping his pet.The video shows 27-year-old Zouma kicking the cat across the floor and slapping it in the face.He has apologised and the club say they will deal with the incident internally.
Captain Tom charity spent £162,000 on management costs last year – more than it gave out in grants
Bristol University launches gender pronoun guide with ‘catgender’ and ‘emojiself’ optionsA pronoun guide intended to educate Bristol University staff on gender inclusion has divided opinion due to references to ‘catgender’ and ‘emojiself’.The university published this guide with links to sources stating that some people may identify as felines and others could use ‘emojiself pronouns’, which refers to the use of emojis to express a pronoun, which can be gender neutral.According to the LGBTA Wiki the guide linked out to, "someone who is catgender may use nya/nyan pronouns". Nya/nyan means “meow” in Japanese. Catgender is also described as someone who "strongly identifies" with cats or other felines or “experiences delusions relating to being a cat or other feline".Reactions to this guide have ranged from confused to outraged, with some referring to it as “beyond satire” and “embarrassing”.
Captain Tom charity paid thousands to daughter’s firm set up days before foundation establishedA foundation set up in the name of Captain Sir Tom Moore paid tens of thousands of pounds to companies run by the fundraiser’s daughter and her husband – one of which was registered only days before the charity was incorporated.