Tag: UK

Hancock Ignorant of COVID-19 Vaccine-Making Process, Former Taskforce Chiefs Say After New ‘Lockdown Files’ Revelation

Two former heads of the UK’s Vaccine Taskforce said Matt Hancock didn’t understand the process of biological manufacturing after new “Lockdown Files” reports revealed disagreement between Hancock and the vaccines chiefs over COVID-19 vaccines deployment. Hancock reportedly said that Kate Bingham, who headed the taskforce between April and December 2020, was “totally unreliable,” and accused Bingham and her…


New WHO Chief Scientist Made Crucial Change to Paper Claiming COVID-19 Didn’t Come From Lab

The World Health Organization’s new chief scientist made a crucial change to an influential 2020 paper that claimed it was “improbable” that COVID-19 came from a laboratory, a newly disclosed email shows. Jeremy Farrar, the chief scientist, was credited in one message with helping guide the paper about the origin of COVID-19, according to one…


Historic British Church Begins Hosting Drag Shows

A historic church in England hosted a drag performance for the first time in its three centuries-long history, justifying the move as a celebration of “artistry.” The St. James’s Church in Piccadilly, London, hosted the drag performance on March 4, featuring former contestants from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, a British reality show. “As part of…


Ofcom Rules GB News Broke Broadcasting Rules Over COVID Booster and Death Rates Claims

Britain’s media regulator Ofcom has concluded that an episode of the Mark Steyn show on GB News broke its broadcasting rules and was “potentially harmful and materially misleading.” On Monday, Ofcom ruled that the Mark Steyn programme, which aired on GB News on April 21 last year, was in breach of its broadcasting rules. Ofcom…


Judge Says Failure of Police to Arrest Wayne Couzens Confirmed His ‘Belief in His Invincibility’

A judge has sentenced murderer Wayne Couzens for a series of indecent exposures back in 2021 and said his ability to get away with the crimes could have emboldened him. The Metropolitan Police’s Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Stuart Cundy, apologised for the failure to apprehend him before he abducted, raped, and murdered Sarah Everard in March…


DUP Sets up New Panel to Deliberate on New UK–EU Windsor Framework

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has set up a consultation group to help deliberate on whether to accept proposed UK–EU legislation to replace post-Brexit trading arrangements. The panel—made up of politicians as well as business and legal representatives—will carefully scrutinise the Windsor Framework deal, as well as engage with members of the unionist and loyalist…


Refusal to Repatriate ISIS Suspects Could Put UK at ‘Long-Term Risk’: Terror Watchdog

A terror watchdog has said Britain’s continued refusal to repatriate ISIS suspects like Shamima Begum could put the UK at “longer-term risk” of terrorist attacks. The government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall, KC, said the UK’s approach to British-linked ISIS individuals could leave it out of step with other countries—now repatriating citizens—and which…


Ambulance Strikes in England Called Off as Unions Enter Pay Talks With Government

The Unite union has called off planned ambulance strikes in England in order to enter pay talks with the UK government. Union members at ambulance trusts in the West Midlands, northwest, south central, south coastal, and East Midlands had planned to strike on Monday. But the Unite union paused the strike action on Sunday afternoon….


Biggest Loss in 90 Years for Manchester United in 7–0 Rout at Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, England—Liverpool brought Manchester United crashing down to earth with a stunning 7–0 rout at Anfield on Sunday in the visitors’ worst competitive defeat in more than 90 years. Only a week after winning the League Cup, United experienced its biggest defeat in the Premier League and the club’s joint-worst loss in all competitions. United…


54 British Parliament Members Petitioned for the Release of Hong Kong Former Legislative Council Member

It has been two years since the Hong Kong Government prosecuted 47 candidates at the pro-democracy primaries. Fifty-Four bipartisan members of the House of Commons and the British human rights group Hong Kong Watch urged the Foreign Office to step in and push for the release of the defendants. Bipartisan members, including former Hong Kong…