Text and online scammers will be targeted by a new government-backed fraud squad made up of 400 elite investigators. The intelligence-led division will be part of a £30 million fightback against scammers that aims to block fraudulent communications at their source and allow suspect bank payments to be delayed. The new fraud strategy, announced by…
Growing Use of ADHD Label Risks ‘Medicalising Human Experience’: Experts
In light of the increasing number of people seeking ADHD diagnoses, mental health professionals are debating whether it is best to use diagnostic labels that may “medicalise the human experience” instead of delving into the psychological significance behind people’s symptoms. According to the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, the adult incidence rate…
Government Should Have Power to Stop London ULEZ Expansion, Tory MP Says
The UK government should be given the power to review and overturn controversial transport schemes introduced by the mayor of London, a Conservative MP has proposed. Former Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers said the government should have the power to intervene when there are “very serious concerns” about decisions relating to transport and air quality, such…
Man Arrested Outside Buckingham Palace After Shotgun Cartridges Thrown Over Fence
Police arrested a man outside Buckingham Palace on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon after an incident on Tuesday night. The Metropolitan Police said a man approached the gates of Buckingham Palace—the traditional home of the British monarch—at 7 p.m. and appeared to throw shotgun cartridges into the grounds of the palace. In a statement…
A Woman Is an Adult Female, Says Australian PM
May 3, 2023
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has waded into the culture wars by identifying a woman as an adult female during an interview with Sky News Piers Morgan. The prime minister, who is in London to attend the coronation of King Charles III, was asked by Morgan his thoughts on what a woman was—a controversial topic for…
PM Says Republic Debate Long Way Off, As He Prepares to Swear Loyalty to King
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed concerns about swearing allegiance to the country’s head of state, King Charles III, despite being an outspoken advocate for introducing a republic. Albanese told Sky News Piers Morgan that he thought it was appropriate after Australians voted against becoming a republic in 1999. “I will do what’s entirely…
Sue Gray ‘Declined’ to Cooperate With Investigation Into Offer of Labour Party Job
Partygate investigator Sue Gray “declined to make representations” to an investigation into whether she broke the Civil Service Code by accepting a job as chief of staff of the Labour Party, it has emerged. Gray—who led an investigation into allegations of parties being held in Downing Street in breach of the COVID-19 lockdown rules—accepted a…
Health Unions Accept NHS Pay Offer for England
NHS staff in England including nurses, midwives, and ambulance staff are set to get a five percent pay rise after most health unions voted to accept the government’s pay offer on Tuesday. The deal also includes a one-off payment for 2022 that equals 2 percent of one’s salary, and a one-off “NHS backlog bonus” for…
UK Housing Market Sees ‘Signs of a Recovery’ After 7 Consecutive Falls
April saw a 0.5 percent rise in house prices in Britain, in the first surge since August 2022. However, financial experts have argued that Britons should expect a “fairly pedestrian” upturn in the housing market, if any, owing to the ongoing imbalance between low wages and rising inflation. Nationwide Building Society, a British mutual financial…
UK Food Prices Soared 15.7 Percent in April but Predicted to Fall in Coming Months
Food inflation in the UK reached 15.7 percent in April, the highest on record, but business experts say food prices should begin to fall in the coming months. According to the latest BRC-NielsenIQ shop price index, food inflation rose to 15.7 percent last month from 15 percent in March. The inflation was even higher for…
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