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European Countries Push Back Against Use of Puberty Blockers in Children

Increasingly, the brakes are being put on physical interventions to treat children diagnosed with gender dysphoria in the UK, Sweden, Finland, and France. “The genie is out of the bottle, I don’t think there is any covering up, the evidence has come out,” writer and campaigner for the rights of women and girls, Jo Bartosch,…


England’s Post-Restriction CCP Virus Wave May Have Peaked in Young: Study

CCP virus infections appear to be slowing or falling among young and middle-aged people just over one month after all COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in England, a new study has shown. As part of the UK government’s plan for “living with COVID,” all COVID-19 laws in England were scrapped on Feb. 24, including the legal…


UK’s Johnson Defends Tax Hike as ‘Necessary’ and ‘Responsible’

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended the decision to raise national insurance (NI) contributions for millions of workers, arguing that the manifesto-breaking rise is “necessary, fair, and responsible.” The government has raised national insurance contributions by 1.25 percentage points from April 6, breaking a pledge Johnson personally made in the Conservative Party’s election manifesto…


New UK Guidance Urges People With a Cold to ‘Stay Home and Avoid Contact’

People in England who have a cough or cold are to be urged to “stay home and avoid contact with other people” under the UK government’s new guidance on COVID-19. Under the new guideline, from April 1, people with symptoms of a respiratory infection, including COVID-19, and a high temperature, or who feel unwell, will…


Nightclubs to Reopen as Wales Scraps Omicron Restrictions

Nightclubs in Wales can now reopen after the regional government scrapped restrictions brought in last month to tackle the Omicron variant of the CCP virus. First Minister Mark Drakeford said Wales has completed the move to alert level zero, meaning nightclubs can reopen from Jan. 28 and the requirement for two-metre social distancing and the…


Most Patients in English Hospitals With COVID-19 Admitted for Other Illnesses

More than half of all patients in English hospitals with COVID-19 are being treated primarily for something else, new figures show. The latest statistics show a growing proportion of patients who are in hospital “with” COVID-19 rather than “for” COVID-19. Of the 13,023 hospitalised patients in England reported as having the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)…


Daily COVID-19 Death Figures May Be Unreliable: UK Health Secretary

Daily COVID-19 figures could be skewed because of the rise in Omicron infections, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Wednesday. This means that death figures could be too high because people are dying from conditions unrelated to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19, after testing positive. The health secretary addressed the…


UK Activist Against CCP Virus Vaccines Charged After Being Arrested Outside Health Secretary’s Home

A 60-year-old man has been charged after he was arrested outside Health Secretary Sajid Javid’s home in London. Geza Tarjanyi, a campaigner against CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccines and the UK government’s pandemic policy, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, charged with having an article with intent to destroy or damage property under the Criminal Damage Act…


Sajid Javid Hits Out as Parkrun Cancels Events in Wales Due to Restrictions

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said he “cannot see how restricting outdoor exercise is justified or proportionate” after Parkrun cancelled its running clubs in Wales because of the country’s coronavirus restrictions. Javid hit out as he reposted a statement from Parkrun, which outlined how restrictions in the UK would affect events going forward. So far,…


New COVID-19 Restrictions Come Into Force in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

The local administrations of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland have introduced new COVID-19 restrictions on Boxing Day despite new data showing the Omicron variant is much milder than previous strains. In Wales, a maximum of six people are allowed to meet in pubs, cinemas, and restaurants, and a total of 30 people are allowed at…