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Sep 19, 2021 15:52
The BBC apologised on Sunday after one of its former editor’s allegedly lost a murdered schoolgirl’s clothes, which had been lent to the network to be DNA tested as part of a show on the tragic crime.
- AUKUS submarine deal shows UK’s readiness to be ‘hard-headed’ in defending own interest, new foreign secretary insists
The US, UK and Australian pact to arm Canberra with nuclear submarines is about delivering for all British people and underscoring the country’s role as a “fierce champion” of freedom, new UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss insisted.Sep 19, 2021 10:25 - Labour MP rallies support after ‘trans activists’ allegedly scare her away from attending party conference“Misogynists” and “very woke” women spewing vitriol at MP Rosie Duffield have forced her to skip a party conference and made the House of Commons speaker take an “unprecedented intervention” on her behalf.Sep 19, 2021 15:00
- Antibody cocktail, touted by Trump as 'cure' for Covid-19, to be launched across UK next week for coronavirus patientsA new antibody drug, Ronapreve, will become available for coronavirus parents across Britain next week, the UK government has said. The drug was used to treat then-US President Donald Trump, who hailed it as a "cure" for Covid-19.Sep 17, 2021 21:17
- Appeals court overturns controversial ruling on child gender treatment in UK; doctors CAN prescribe puberty blockers to under-16sThe Court of Appeal has ruled that under-16s do not lack the capacity to give informed consent concerning medical treatment which delays the onset of puberty, overturning a controversial ruling from last year.Sep 17, 2021 15:47
- ‘We are appalled’: BBC apologises for losing murder victim's clothes loaned to network by schoolgirl's motherThe BBC apologised on Sunday after one of its former editor’s allegedly lost a murdered schoolgirl’s clothes, which had been lent to the network to be DNA tested as part of a show on the tragic crime.Sep 19, 2021 15:52
- Labour MP rallies support after ‘trans activists’ allegedly scare her away from attending party conference“Misogynists” and “very woke” women spewing vitriol at MP Rosie Duffield have forced her to skip a party conference and made the House of Commons speaker take an “unprecedented intervention” on her behalf.Sep 19, 2021 15:00
- AUKUS submarine deal shows UK’s readiness to be ‘hard-headed’ in defending own interest, new foreign secretary insistsThe US, UK and Australian pact to arm Canberra with nuclear submarines is about delivering for all British people and underscoring the country’s role as a “fierce champion” of freedom, new UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss insisted.Sep 19, 2021 10:25
- Antibody cocktail, touted by Trump as 'cure' for Covid-19, to be launched across UK next week for coronavirus patientsA new antibody drug, Ronapreve, will become available for coronavirus parents across Britain next week, the UK government has said. The drug was used to treat then-US President Donald Trump, who hailed it as a "cure" for Covid-19.Sep 17, 2021 21:17
- Appeals court overturns controversial ruling on child gender treatment in UK; doctors CAN prescribe puberty blockers to under-16sThe Court of Appeal has ruled that under-16s do not lack the capacity to give informed consent concerning medical treatment which delays the onset of puberty, overturning a controversial ruling from last year.Sep 17, 2021 15:47
- 'Brexit is making us more British’: Farage & supporters celebrate return of Crown Stamp on pint glasses as victory for sovereigntyBrexiteer Nigel Farage is among those celebrating ‘the return of Britishness’ after a government statement outlined plans to let businesses re-adopt imperial measurements and print the Crown Stamp on pint glasses.Sep 17, 2021 14:28
- Wales to impose mandatory vaccine certificates for nightclubs and large events from OctoberThe Welsh government announced on Friday that, from 11 October, over-18s will be required to prove they have been fully vaccinated against Covid or tested negative in the past 48 hours to enter clubs or large events.Sep 17, 2021 14:22
- ‘Destruction of the Good Friday accords’ would prevent US-UK post-Brexit trade deal, US House speaker warnsHouse of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has warned, after a meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, that a US-UK post-Brexit trade deal would be “very unlikely” if “there is a destruction of the Good Friday accords.”Sep 17, 2021 13:16
- UK police accused by journalists of helping climate-change activists block M25 motorway (VIDEO)Conservative commentator Darren Grimes, among others, posted footage on Twitter as he claimed that British police were helping climate activists in their attempts to block London’s orbital motorway during a week of demonstrations.Sep 17, 2021 11:46
- Andrew Neil attacks GB News just DAYS after resigning as chairman, comparing it to ‘fake news’ Fox News on BBCAndrew Neil opened fire on TV news channel GB News just days after leaving the company as its chairman, unfavourably comparing the channel to Fox News and claiming it had strayed too far from his original vision.Sep 17, 2021 10:55
- UK study to test MIXED Covid vaccines on children & teens to determine best approach for 2nd dosesBritish researchers are set to study the effects of mixed vaccine schedules on children and teens, hoping to figure out whether second doses have the intended immune response in youths amid concerns of possible side effects.Sep 17, 2021 03:55
- Scottish health minister hits back at BBC editor after VIDEO showing him fall off a scooter goes viralScotland’s health secretary wasn’t impressed when a BBC editor posted a video from the Scottish parliament, in which the already-injured SNP minister trips over the wheel of his scooter. It didn’t stop the clip from going viral.Sep 16, 2021 16:08
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