The Leeds takeaway owner has received backlash for the comments made on Mother's Day where the business uses an offensive Madeline McCann for Mother's Day.
The Otley Burger Company posted a photograph of Kate McCann with missing daughter Madeline in the background, adding a text overlay which read: "With burgers this good, you'll leave your kids at home. What's the worst that could happen? Happy Mother's Day to all the mums out there".
Adding the Otley Burger Company logo to the meme, the post itself was met with considerable outrage.
The post has since been deleted on Facebook but remains on Instagram.
The Mother's Day post. / Image: The Otley Burger Company
LeedsLive reported that the now-deleted Facebook post was filled with comments calling for the burger-joint to be shut down as a result and is even receiving death threats as a result of the post.
In an interview with LeedsLive, the takeaway owner says: “I get death threats, I got one this morning" which read "I hope someone firebombs your gaffe”.
On Instagram, arguments have broken out about the post with some suggesting the meme-style advertisement was uncalled for: "Let’s start a PR stunt using someone else’s dead daughter. [You're] just a greasy burger flipper stay in your lane".
Other said: "Madeline McCann and her mum in this post ? Seems a bit sick and in very poor taste" to which the Otley Burger Company, clearly unphased, replied "only thing sick here is our photoshopping skillz".
To the comment "Let’s hope you don’t lose a child, awful, insensitive post" the controversial burger company replied "I wouldn’t leave mine in hotel rooms soo".
The burger company is known for its inappropriate adverts. / Image: The Otley Burger Company
However, the post has also attracted attention from others praising the controversial burger company for their humour.
"Otley Burger Company, keeping the woke community away! Yesssss!!!" said one, whilst others reminded the world that this isn't the first time the Otley Burger Company have posted inappropriate so-called jokes on special occasions.
Last year, the company shared an image of Karen Matthews, a women who pretended her daughter had been abducted whilst on Father's Day, the page shared a promotional image with Jimmy Savile and Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe.
Richard McCann, who lost his mother Wilma McCann after she was murdered by Sutcliffe condemned the advert stating “Why on earth would anyone think it was appropriate to use images of Sutcliffe, Savile and West on a Father’s Day advert for his burger company is beyond me [...] Otley Burger Company, shame on you”.
The takeaway's response. / Image: The Otley Burger Company
This year the post has hit newspaper headlines this year but has been met by an unphased owner, who shared a meme of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, replacing the actors with the words "offended keyboard warriors with cats as profile pictures" and the Otley Burger Company logo.
The follow-up comment by the takeaway company has been met with similarly bizarre comments like "If you have any out of date stuff we could throw them at all the snow flakes and laugh at them. Keep up the good work".
The Otley Burger Company was banned in 2021 from accessing their Facebook as a result but are still continuing to post on the account.
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EasyJet is paying for passports for newborn babies to help families take their first holidays
EasyJet has announced a new scheme where the airline will cover the cost of a baby’s first passport, allowing young families to take those memorable first holidays.
The company has announced that it will pay for a child’s passport (£66.50) when parents book an EasyJet holiday, making it a little easier to start those travel adventures sooner.
Research conducted by the airline and easyJet Holidays has found that 75% of parents agree the move would make a holiday with a baby feel a bit more affordable.
Their surveys also found that four in five parents believe a baby’s first holiday is a landmark family moment, and more than half called it one of their proudest parenting milestones.
But parents also said that they needed an average of four attempts to get an approved passport photo of their baby (have you tried making a newborn follow instructions…?).
easyJet holidays has reported – even this early in the year – a 10% increase in infants travelling this year compared to 2025.
And now, the thought of a holiday with your newborn is more tempting than ever, with the offer to get a free passport for your baby from easyJet.
To claim it, and save £66.50, you can use the code FIRSTPASSPORT until 26 November – find out more HERE.
easyJet Captain Kate West, said: “We carry millions of families across Europe every year, and we know that travelling with a baby brings a whole series of exciting firsts.
“We want to make travel as easy and accessible as possible for everyone, including young families, so they can enjoy all the experiences and memories that travel can bring.
“We hope that covering the cost of a baby’s first passport goes a small way towards making that first family adventure a little easier and gives our youngest travellers a warm welcome to the world.”
Stuart Wright, Customer Director at easyJet holidays, said: “Travel has a unique way of bringing families together, and a baby’s very first holiday is often one of those moments parents remember for years to come.
“By covering the cost of a baby’s first passport, we’re helping more families start making those memories that little bit sooner.”
Leeds City Council granted £1.6m to tackle rough sleeping by Christmas
Clementine Hall
A £1.6m grant has been given by the government to Leeds City Council to help tackle rough sleeping.
The funding has been allocated to Leeds City Council as part of the Government’s national Rough Sleeping Programme.
The overall target is to help rough sleepovers off the streets by Christmas through providing safe accommodation.
The council have said that voluntary organisations and charities will be able to help them reach this target.
The council report said: "This funding will be used for immediate interventions to ensure all those rough sleeping have an offer of accommodation by Christmas and support longer term sustainment of accommodation.
“The initial target is to provide a suitable offer of accommodation for everyone who is rough sleeping by Christmas 2026.
“Providing a path into supported accommodation and independent living is the key objective and sustaining this independent living with, where necessary, ongoing support to prevent any return to rough sleeping and homelessness.”
The government announcement spoke of the scheme: "The programme is intended to support people experiencing rough sleeping.
"People experiencing rough sleeping may have differing entitlements to housing and support depending on their individual circumstances, including their immigration status and eligibility for public funds."
The funding is intended to help provide immediate support for people currently sleeping on the streets, while also helping them access longer-term accommodation and the support needed to maintain independent living.
By working with local charities and voluntary organisations, the council hopes to ensure people are not only offered a place to stay but are also given the help they need to avoid returning to the streets.
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29th March 2022 
