- “NatWest imposes new cash limits in latest de-banking row” – NatWest has granted itself “sweeping new powers” to limit cash deposits and withdrawals, fuelling warnings that banks are forcing customers towards a “cashless society”, reports the Telegraph.
- “GB News: Politicians’ shows under scrutiny in new Ofcom investigations” – GB News reveals that shows hosted by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Philip Davies, Esther McVey and Martin Daubney will be examined by Ofcom after complaints that they broke impartiality rules, reports the BBC.
- “Student’s suicide came after university let him ‘fall between the stalls’, says coroner” – According to a senior coroner, Covid lockdowns were to blame for a University of Southampton student committing suicide after he feared he had failed his second and third years, reports the Telegraph.
- “Outrage over study claiming Covid jabs behind surge in heart deaths” – A trio of U.S. academics analysed two studies and found that cardiac-related fatalities were higher among jab recipients, says the Mail, prompting push back from vaccine enthusiasts.
- “VAERS data is crystal clear: The Covid vaccines are killing an estimated one person per 1,000 doses” – It takes about 30 seconds to do a VAERS query that shows the Covid vaccines are deadly. An estimated 676,000 Americans have been killed, claims Steve Kirsch.
- “Britain is ’getting the tools ready’ for deadly bird flu outbreak” – There is no sign that bird flu, which is thought to have killed millions of birds in Britain, is currently able to spread between people, reports the Mail.
- “Flu and Covid booster jabs to be scrapped for under-65s” – NHS flu jabs and Covid boosters will be axed for adults under 65 this winter, as the health service attempts to “go back to normal”, reveals the Telegraph.
- “Pandemic preparedness and the road to international fascism” – There are alarming parallels between past fascist regimes and pandemic control measures, says Dr. David Bell in the American Journal of Economics and Sociology.
- “Zoom orders workers back to the office” – Zoom, the video communications company whose name became synonymous with remote work during the pandemic, has ordered staff back to the office, reports the BBC.
- “Inside Porton Down: The new unit set up to fight the next pandemic” – More than 200 scientists will be housed at Porton Down laboratories developing vaccines for bird flu, mpox and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, says the Telegraph.
- “Sadiq Khan tells tradespeople they should ‘want’ to scrap non-Ulez vans” – The London Mayor told tradespeople on FixRadio that they should “want to be driving a cleaner vehicle”, reports the Mail. No suggestions as to how they should pay for them.
- “Downing Street orders Government departments to ban engagement with Greenpeace” – No 10 has ordered a blanket ban on Government departments engaging with Greenpeace as tensions increased after activists staged a protest at Rishi Sunak’s home, says Any Uak Media.
- “Labour Greenpeace by-election candidate unmasked days after Sunak house stunt” – Labour’s candidate in the upcoming Bedfordshire by-election has been unmasked as a Greenpeace activist, reports the Express.
- “Heat pumps should not be fitted in residential areas, ministers say” – Government ministers have launched a review into heat pumps amid concerns the constant humming may be too noisy if hundreds of them are placed in residential areas, says the Mail.
- “Barclays says loan to Shell is ‘environmental financing’ amid wider greenwashing fears” – Barclays is using its ‘sustainable finance’ initiatives to fund Shell, amid rising concern from regulators about ‘greenwashing’ by banks, reports the Telegraph.
- “The alarming reality of cheap Chinese cars on British roads” – An invasion of cheap Chinese EVs is fast approaching, and there’s more at risk than U.K. car manufacturing, says the Telegraph.
- “A fairy story about offshore wind costs” – Whitehall’s latest estimates of offshore wind costs are a fairy tale, with no grounding in reality, says Andrew Montford in Net Zero Watch.
- “Ice cream vans in New York May have to ditch fossil fuels for electric generators” – Ice cream vans in New York may soon be prohibited from using fossil fuels to power their refrigeration systems, says EnergyPortal.eu.
- “It’s time we accepted this Government cannot stop the boats” – For all the creative plans, tough talk and photo ops at Dover, ministers have made shockingly little progress in tackling the migrant crisis, writes Ross Clark in the Telegraph.
- “Police drop inquiry against minister for ‘racist’ traveller leaflet” – Police have dropped an inquiry into the Welsh Secretary, who was accused of sending out a ‘racist’ leaflet about a planned traveller site, reveals the Telegraph.
- “Britain isn’t in ‘managed’ decline. The country is about to fall off a cliff” – Nobody seems to know how to save the U.K. from its current trap, but Sherelle Jacobs in the Telegraph has a revolutionary suggestion.
- “High security measures to be in place at Joanna Cherry’s Fringe show” – There will be high security measures at Joanna Cherry MP’s Fringe show in Edinburgh to protect her safety from violent trans activists, says the Scotsman.
- “Amanda Abbington denies being transphobic after Strictly backlash” – Actress Amanda Abbington, who called a drag show aimed at parents with babies “abhorrent”, has denied being transphobic, reports the Telegraph.
- “University of Surrey staff told not to say ‘Indian summer’ or ‘black sheep’” – Academics at the University of Surrey have been handed examples of “non-inclusive words and phrases to be aware of”, says the Mail.
- “Mum refuses to get rid of child’s head lice because she’s vegan” – A mother was left horrified when her vegan neighbour combed her child’s lice into the garden because she wanted to give the insects a “chance of survival”, reports the Express.
- “Last orders for takeaway pints as huge change to pub laws will see the practice banned” – Pubgoers who enjoy takeaway pints are in for disappointment, as the Government plans to ban the practice starting next month, says LBC.
- “Why Matt Hancock’s cringeworthy tribute to Ken is nothing more than feminist virtue signalling” – The former Health Secretary Matt Hancock is once again making it all about him with a virtue-signalling Ken performance on TikTok, writes Ed Cumming in the Telegraph.
- “Gary Lineker: patron saint of the over-privileged” – Gary Lineker’s luxury beliefs earned him a standing ovation in M&S, writes Julie Burchill in Spiked, not any actual virtues.
- “Zoom updates terms of service after AI controversy” – Zoom has said it will not use customer content to train AI models without first obtaining consent, says ZeroHedge.
- “If Trump’s indictment is to stand, Democrats should be charged too over 2016” – Every American deserves protection under the law, including former President Donald Trump, says William Jacobson in the Telegraph.
- “‘The idea they’re protecting the reputation of banks by kicking out awkward customers is for the birds!’” – Toby Young joins Leo Kearse on GB News to discuss a new report that claims banks have closed over a million bank accounts in the last four years.
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