The Daily Telegraph Thursday 1 August 2019 *** 11
Devastated Soldiers
were called to Grinton,
North Yorks, yesterday
where a bridge over
Cogden Gill, left, which
was on the route of the
2014 Tour de France,
collapsed in flash
floods. Rowena
Hutchinson, right,
owner of The Red Lion
Inn in Langthwaite, was
among the victims as
storms left homes and
businesses inundated.News
DANNY LAWSON/PA WIRE; SWNSBA passengers in the
dark over strike dates
By Jessica Carpani
BRITISH Airways
passengers have been left in
limbo because with strikes
set to go ahead, the trade
union won’t confirm when
they will happen.
Passengers were left in
the dark yesterday as British
Airways lost a Court of
Appeal bid to block pilots
from taking strike action in a
dispute over pay.
Following the decision the
British Airline Pilots’ Associ-
ation (Balpa) said it would
not announce strike dates as
it planned to hold further
talks with BA at Acas.
Michelle Goodall, 41, and
her family are due to fly to
Orlando to visit Walt Disney
World in Florida on Aug 20.
She said their trip took
three years to save for, and
added: “I just wish that Balpa
would announce the dates,
thus giving those affected
the opportunity to get a re-
fund from BA and find a last
minute deal elsewhere.”
BA went to the High Court
to try and halt the strikes,
that it claims are designed to
cause “the maximum in dis-
ruption” and could cost the
airline up to £40 million a
day, but their application for
a temporary injunction was
dismissed. BA, which has
said the strikes are “likely to
commence on or about Au-
gust 7”, urged the Court of
Appeal to overturn the High
Court judge’s decision.
However, three senior
judges in London refused to
grant the airline a temporary
injunction yesterday, ruling
that information provided to
BA in a ballot notice was in
accordance with legislation.
Brian Strutton, the Balpa
general secretary, said yes-
terday: “Balpa wants to re-
solve this matter through
negotiation and so we are
not announcing strike dates.
“Instead, we have called
on BA to hold further talks at
Acas and they have agreed to
meet at Acas today and for
the rest of this week for one
last try to resolve this dispute
by negotiation.
Mr Strutton said the union
was required by law to pro-
vide BA with 14 days’ notice
of proposed strike action.Complaints about paid
social media posts rise
By Matthew Field and
Yolanthe Fawehinmi
COMPLAINTS against social
media influencers have risen
significantly in the last six
months, Daily Telegraph
analysis has found, as health
experts urge celebrities to
be more careful about the
products they promote.
The figures come after
Jemma Lucy, a reality televi-
sion star, was branded “irre-
sponsible” by the Advertising
Standards Authority (ASA)
for promoting a weight-loss
product while pregnant.
The glamour model was
censured by the ASA, which
banned an Instagram post
she made in May featuring
weight-loss supplements
from the brand The Skinny
Caffe.
Advertising complaints
against influencers on social
networks like Instagram
have almost doubled this
year in the first six months of
2019 compared to the whole
of last year.
Figures from the ASA
show that there have been
793 complaints so far this
year, compared to 352 in- A spokesman said this
suggests there is now a will-
ingness from consumers to
call out rogue adverts.
Bondage ban at
Welsh Pride is
‘unwelcoming’
By Jess Carpani
WHEN Pride organisers unveiled plans
to stage a festival in a Welsh village
for the first time in its history
they may have visualised memorable
celebrations uniting the entire
community together.
But those dreams now appear to be
in tatters after attempts to enforce a
dress code which banned bondage and
fetish attire prompted a furious back-
lash from their LGBTQ+ audience and
led to an MP suggesting the edict was
“unwelcoming”.
Rhondda Pride promoters asked at-
tendees to the free event in Treorchy,
south Wales, not to wear “sexualised”
costumes to ensure the festival would
provide a “safe space” for teenagers.
Organisers stated they wished to
hold “a fun inclusive event without
politics, religion and over-sexualisa-
tion of the community”.
But the move prompted a backlash
from the LGBTQ+ community who
complained the dress-code ruling went
against the “history and tradition” of
Pride itself.
Chris Bryant, Labour MP for
Rhondda, who is gay himself, echoed
the criticism as he voiced fears his
constituency was now viewed as
“unwelcoming”.
He said: “To be honest, I don’t think
the organisers, whoever they are, have
really thought this through.
“It seems a bit self-defeating already
and bizarre not to have involved the
Rhondda MP who happens to be gay. I
am deeply saddened that Rhondda
may now be seen as an unwelcoming
place, which couldn’t be further from
the truth.”
The row erupted after members of
the Leathermen Cymru, a social club
for gay leather-wearers in Wales,
revealed they were told they couldn’t
attend the celebrations.
One man, known only as Angus, said
he received an email from organisers
that claimed “certain groups of people
who are not family friendly are not
allowed to attend”.
He said: “Pride is innately political
and should be entirely inclusive.
“Politics matters to us because it
won us our rights. Religion has often
helped us make sense of who we are.
“Fetish is often an intrinsic quality of
LGBTQ+ folks identities. Asking people
to avoid these things goes against the
history and tradition of Pride.”
Rhondda Pride has since issued an
apology.
A spokesman said: “The organisers
of Rhondda Pride would like to
apologise to the LGBTQ+ community
unreservedly.
“We would like to point out that it
was one of our organisers and not
South Wales Police who stipulated that
non-family-friendly factions would not
be allowed to attend the event.”
They said an apology had since been
offered to the Leathermen Cymru who
had been invited to attend “in a family
friendly way with our support”.РЕЛИЗ ПОДГОТОВИЛА ГРУППА "What's News" VK.COM/WSNWS