Day: 5 April 2025

A woman has been prosecuted for holding a sign saying "here to talk, if you want to" outside a UK abortion clinic. That is not harassment and should not be crime, says Laura Perrins. We must have the right to persuade.

European Union regulators are preparing to fine Elon Musk's X up to $1 billion for breaking its notorious Digital Services Act in a move likely to ratchet up tensions with the United States.

Backlash against Keir Starmer's plan to show the Netflix drama Adolescence in schools has grown after more than 1,500 teachers and parents signed a letter saying the series is not suitable as an educational resource.

Keir Starmer is preparing to rush through changes that water-down electric vehicle targets as soon as next week as carmakers brace for Donald Trump's tariffs – but carmakers warn the changes don't go far enough.

China's made no secret of its ambition to annex Taiwan and its military exercises this week in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait were a show of might that left no room for doubt. Time is running out, says John MacNab.

Bjørn Lomborg is a well-known Net Zero sceptic who argues that the way to fight climate change is through ramping up investment in innovation. But can 'green innovation' really save Net Zero, asks Dr Tilak Doshi.

A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ‘climate emergency’, public health ‘crises’ and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.