Trudi Warner on a year being pursued by government lawyers determined to prosecute her over a jurors’ rights protestTwo days before Trudi Warner faced court under threat of a contempt of court prosecution, she fell off her bike and ruptured the tendons in her hand.Now the hand is black and blue, tightly bandaged, and requires surgery. It is an indication that 69-year-old Warner, who spent her working life as a child social worker and has committed her retirement to climate action, is not as...
The UK's Ofcom is launching a consultation in response to the growing trend of kids using the internet.
The Federal Communications Commission will vote next week on “net neutrality” rules designed to give the feds even more leverage than they already do over online platforms.
Armenia will post a Military Attaché to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The government okayed the decision at a regular sitting today. The Attaché will coordinate the military and military-political cooperation of the two states, will strengthen the level of bilateral cooperation, and present recommendations on the prospects of development of …
George Henderson was convicted of fraud and had to repay £19,000 in carer’s allowance years after ticking the wrong box on the form. He is not alone. The Guardian society editor, Patrick Butler, looks at why thousands are facing prosecution over innocent mistakesIn 2010, George Henderson wrongly ticked a box saying he was unemployed while filling in the “tricky” application form for carer’s allowance. He had thought the Department for Work and Pensions was asking about his son John, who has...
It is the fifth time the implementation of the new border controls has been pushed back, prompting ridicule on social media.
The government has launched a pilot scheme that will provide entrepreneurs with informal advice on AI regulations. The AI and Digital Hub will see regulators including the Competition and Markets Authority, Ofcom, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Information Commissioner’s Office share information with businesses to help them navigate the UK’s regulatory environment. The pilot, […]
In the UK, you can now apparently be arrested for calling murderous terrorists what they are. God help the West.
A knife attack at a western Sydney church that hospitalised two clergymen is being treated as a terrorist act, granting police expansive powers as they probe the city’s second mass stabbing within days. A 16-year-old boy is under police guard in hospital after what investigators say appeared to be a religiously motivated attack at Christ […]
Rachel Reeves has given an insight into the Opposition’s plans to invigorate the business sector.
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