The risk of sudden cardiac death in young women more than tripled following an AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, according to a study using England’s official data published on Monday. Vahé Nafilyan, senior statistician at the Office for National Statistics (ONS), said researchers found “receiving a first dose of a non-mRNA vaccine was associated with an increased risk…
Risk of Cardiac Death Tripled for Young Women Following AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccination: Study
Corbyn Blocked From Standing as Labour Candidate at Next General Election
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has blocked former leader Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate at the next general election. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s motion to block his predecessor from standing was approved by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) on Tuesday, with 22 committee members voting for the motion and 12…
UK Banking System Faces ‘Very Heightened Tension’: BoE Governor
March 28, 2023
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The UK financial system is in a period of “very heightened tension and alertness” for further turmoil in the banking sector, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has said. The UK banking system remains in “a strong position” but the central bank has to be “very vigilant,” Bailey told the Treasury Committee in the House…
Parents Home Schooling Children to Avoid ‘Inappropriate Sex Education’: MP
Parents are turning to home education because they fear their children are being exposed to information about adult sexual acts in schools, according to an MP. On Monday, MP Andrea Jenkyns told Parliament that she has heard from parents in her Morley and Outwood constituency in Yorkshire “who feel they’ve got no choice but to…
MI5 Raises Northern Ireland Terror Threat Level to ‘Severe’
MI5 has increased the terror threat level in Northern Ireland from “substantial” to “severe”, meaning an attack is highly likely. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris cited a “small number” of individuals who remain determined to use “politically motivated violence”. Announcing the change on Tuesday, he urged the public to “remain vigilant” but “not be alarmed”….
Over 60 Percent of Scotland’s Transgender Prisoners Only Transitioned After Being Jailed: Reports
March 28, 2023
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Reports that over 60 percent of Scottish transgender prisoners only transitioned after being locked up have been deemed “shocking but unsurprising” by women’s rights campaigners. Of the 19 transgender prisoners currently in Scotland’s prisons, 12 are recorded as beginning their transition “after their date of admission,” according to The Telegraph. The figures, disclosed to the…
Gambling Firm William Hill to Pay Record £19.2 Million Penalty for ‘Alarming’ Failures
Three gambling businesses owned by William Hill have been ordered to pay a total of £19.2 million for “widespread and alarming” social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures, the Gambling Commission has announced. This is the largest settlement in the history of the Gambling Commission, which was established in 2007. WHG (International) Limited, which runs williamhill.com,…
Anti-Social Behaviour Crackdown Targets Include Bad Tenants and ‘Harmful’ Beggars
Rules will be changed to make it easier to evict disruptive tenants and ban organised or harmful begging, the UK government announced on Monday as part of its crackdown on anti-social behaviour. Police in England and Wales will be given power to do more drug tests. Laughing gas will also be banned to “put an…
Reducing Police Strip-Search Powers Could Lead to Higher Risk of Child Exploitation, Says Expert
Reducing police powers to strip-search under-18s “only serves to increase the attractiveness of children for criminal exploitation,” a former government special adviser has said. Rory Geoghegan said the police powers are needed because children are “often” forced or coerced into “concealing dangerous drugs on and around their bodies by vile individuals” seeking to profit from…
Denying Shamima Begum of Citizenship ‘A Form of Capital Punishment,’ Parliament Told
Depriving a former jihadi bride of her British citizenship is a form of capital punishment that has left her “the breathing dead,” a senior Labour peer has told Parliament. Tackling the Home Office minister on the situation faced by Shamima Begum—who was stripped of her British identity by the UK government in 2019—Lord Griffiths said…
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