News Round-Up
4 July 2025
Before COP26, the UK announced a ban on new petrol and diesel cars in 2030, hoping to inspire others. But no other country went along with inflicting this policy on its population. It's not hard to see why.
The US, UK and 60 other countries have signed a sweeping “Declaration for the Future of the Internet” which commits to bolstering "resilience to misinformation” and censoring “harmful” content.
Bill Gates (who has a book to promote) warns we may have seen the worst of the pandemic. What we need, according to the billionaire, is more state epidemiologists and computer modellers.
Norfolk Police has published a guide for officers and staff listing 37 different genders and sexual identities, including gynosexual, grey asexual and varioriented.
A pre-print study by US Government researchers shows vaccinated people produce a less comprehensive immune system response following SARS-CoV-2 infection than unvaccinated people.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus – and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
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