Warner Bros. Discovery and a top literary agent have condemned the threats made against Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling after the stabbing attack of author Salman Rushdie at a public lecture in New York last Friday. The company, which produced the Harry Potter films, said on Sunday that it “strongly condemns” the threats made against Rowling….
British Transport Secretary Plans £2 Cap for Bus Rides
Britain’s Transport secretary Grant Shapps has put forward a plan to cap all bus rides outside of London to £2. Shapps said he believed cutting transport costs for people on low incomes was a direct way of addressing the cost of living crisis. “The most vulnerable in our society need concrete help in the coming…
UK Cabinet Office to Vet Guest Speakers by Checking Their Social Media Accounts
Civil servants at the UK’s Cabinet Office were told to check potential guest speakers’ social media accounts before inviting them, it emerged on Sunday. According to the Financial Times, government efficiency minister Jacob Rees-Mogg set out new rules on the vetting of guests who take part in “learning and development events” that include combing through the…
UK House Prices Fall for 1st Time This Year as Market Slows in Summer: Report
House prices in the UK have fallen for the first time in 2022 largely because of seasonal factors rather than wider economic conditions, a property website has said. According to the Rightmove website, the average asking price for UK properties fell by 1.3 percent, or £4,795 ($5,680), in cash terms month-on-month in August to reach…
Expect Shrunken Vegetables and Less Cheese Amid Drought, Warn British Farmers
Farmers and agricultural experts have told consumers to expect strange-looking shrunken vegetables and less cheese as drought conditions ravish farms in Britain. The National Drought Group, made up of a team of advisers from the Environment Agency (EA), declared a drought in 14 regions of the country including the southwest, parts of southern and central…
Don’t Pay Campaign ‘Unlikely’ to Reach 1 Million Target for Energy Bill Boycott: Think Tank
August 15, 2022
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The Head of Public Policy at the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA), Matthew Lesh, said it is “unlikely” the Don’t Pay energy bill boycott campaign will reach its target of 1 million pledges by Oct. 1. So far more than 107,000 people in Britain have signed up, promising to cancel their energy bill direct debits at…
UK Approves Moderna’s Omicron COVID-19 Booster Vaccine
August 15, 2022
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The UK has become the first country to approve Moderna’s new COVID-19 booster vaccine, which specifically targets the Omicron variant in addition to the original strain of the virus. The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced on Aug. 15 that the vaccine has been found to meet the UK regulator’s standards of…
UK Labour Leader Pledges to Freeze Energy Bills by Extending Windfall Tax
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has announced plans to freeze household energy bills, which it said would be paid for in part by an extension of a windfall tax on oil and gas companies. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the plan would freeze the energy price cap at its current level of £1,971 ($2,377),…
UK Prosecution of Protesters Who Attended Sarah Everard Vigil Halted
Six protesters who broke Britain’s lockdown laws to attend a vigil for Sarah Everard—who was abducted, raped, and murdered by a serving police officer in March 2021—will not face trial after the Crown Prosecution Service discontinued the case. The vigil was originally organised by Reclaim These Streets to protest at violence against women after Everard’s…
Shipping Problems Will Persist for Years, Fueling Cost-of-Living Crisis, Warns Logistics Giant
Global shipping problems that have driven up the price of food and goods may continue to wreak havoc for much longer than anticipated with no relief in sight, according to logistics giant EV Cargo. EV Cargo is one of the largest providers of transport, logistics, and freight forwarding services across the world and operates in 150 countries, carrying…
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