Police have been told not to use terms such as ‘black sheep’ and ‘blacklisted’ in case it causes offence. Bedfordshire Police and Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire constabularies have ...

Mr Akinbusoye, head of the watchdog until May 2024, questioned why the term “whitewashing” was not singled out for criticism but the terms “blacklisted”, “black sheep” and “black ...

The humble paper check had a good run, but it’s all nearly dead today. Originally developed one thousand years ago in the Middle East, checks were the most widely used non-cash payment method in ...