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A Seattle cop was caught on cellphone footage violently pushing a bike over the head of a protester Wednesday night, as demonstrations erupted nationwide in the wake of the grand jury decision to not bring murder charges against officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. A shocking video surfaced online of an officer appearing to deliberately wheel the bicycle over the demonstrator who was lying on the road. It comes as thousands took to the streets of America Wednesday night to demand an end to police brutality and racism and to voice outrage over the verdict of Kentucky authorities about charges relating to Taylor's death.  Taylor, 26, was killed on March 13 when Sgt Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison burst down the door to her home in Louisville, Kentucky, while executing a botched late-night raid and shot her six times. Cellphone footage captured the moment a cop in Seattle pushes his bike over the head of a protester during demon...

A firm that sent 17,000 spam texts about hand gel to profit from the coronavirus pandemic has been fined £60,000 by a watchdog. The texts were sent to the phones of people who had not consented to receive them and claimed the hand sanitising product was 'effective against coronavirus'. They were sent by Digital Growth Experts Ltd between February 29 and April 30 during the height of the outbreak. DGEL was fined by the Information Commissioner's Office which said the company acted with a blatant 'disregard for the law'. Digital Growth Experts Ltd has been fined £60,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for sending 17,000 spam texts about hand gel to profit from the coronavirus pandemic. The company still sells Zoono hand sanitisers on Amazon at £29.95 for three 150ml bottles but it no longer advertises them as effective against Covid-19 The ICO said it will take out similar action on any company who acts in the same way during the pandemic.  DGEL continue...

Former Australian cricketer Brett Lee has bravely fronted television cameras in India just hours after trying in vain to save the life of Dean Jones.  Jones, 59, died of a 'massive' heart attack in a Mumbai hotel on Thursday, leaving the cricket world in shock and mourning the loss of one of the game's legends.  Jones and Lee were in the city as part of Star India's commentary team for the Indian Premier League, which is being played in the UAE because of coronavirus.  Jones collapsed in the lobby of the hotel as he walked beside the former fast bowler, who desperately tried to revive him with CPR until paramedics arrived.  He was rushed to hospital but couldn't be saved. Lee, distraught by the loss of his colleague and friend, courageously returned to television for Star India's coverage of the IPL little more than three hours later. Jones would have normally appeared alongside him in the studio, which they called the 'dugout'.  'I think the thing w...

A minister has blasted the BBC for failing to support pensioners during the pandemic and calls for free TV licences to be extended to 2022.   The broadcaster agreed to take on responsibility for funding over-75s TV licences, which had previously been free. This was part of the charter agreement hammered out with the Government in 2015, but has since said it cannot afford to continue the universal benefit. Labour's Gerald Jones , the MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, called for greater support for pensioners The corporation was set to introduce means-testing at the start of last month but the move was delayed until August because of Covid-19. During digital, culture, media and sport questions, Labour's Gerald Jones, the MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, called for greater support for pensioners. Mr Jones said for older residents losing their free television licence means losing 'entertainment' and 'a source of news'. Responding for the Government, culture minis...