Three company directors have been charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) following the collapse of a company which offered ethical investments in the rain forests of Costa Rica eight years ago. Ethical Forestry Limited, which was based in Bournemouth, collapsed in 2015 owing millions of pounds to 3,500 British investors, many of whom lost…
Six African Nations Criticise Hunting Trophy Ban and Plan for ‘Beggar-Like Dependency’
Six African countries have written an open letter criticising the government’s plans to ban the import of hunting trophies and urging them to listen to scientists and experts on conservation. In March, the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill was given a third reading, without a vote, in the House of Commons and is likely to…
MPs Conclude Boris Johnson Committed ‘Repeated Contempts’ of Parliament
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed “repeated contempts” of Parliament that merited a 90-day suspension, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded. In its final report on the Partygate scandal, published on Thursday, the House of Commons Privileges Committee said, “If Mr. Johnson were still a member he should be suspended from the service of…
China Researcher Warns Confucius Institute Hiring Process Poses ‘Fundamental Systematic Risk’ to UK Universities
The recruitment process of Chinese staff for Confucius Institutes (CIs) in the UK poses a “fundamental systematic risk” to their hosting universities, a China researcher said. Sam Dunning, investigative journalist and director of charity UK-China Transparency (UKCT), said British universities now “have to deal with” the CIs in light of recently published evidence and the Higher Education (Freedom…
Paul McCartney Says Final Beatles Song to Be Released After a Little Help From AI
A new and final Beatles track is being created with the help of artificial intelligence, according to former band member Paul McCartney. Due to be released later this year, the new track is speculated to be built on a preliminary recording of John Lennon’s “Now and Then” from 1978. Lennon made the recording on an…
Paul McCartney Says Final Beatles Song to Be Released With a Little Help From AI
A new and final Beatles track is being created with the help of artificial intelligence, according to former band member Paul McCartney. Due to be released later this year, the new track is speculated to be built on a preliminary recording of John Lennon’s “Now and Then” from 1978. Lennon made the recording on an…
New Beatles Song to Be Released With a Little Help From AI
A new and final Beatles track is being created with the help of artificial intelligence, according to former band member Paul McCartney. Due to be released later this year, the new track is speculated to be built on a preliminary recording of John Lennon’s “Now and Then” from 1978. Lennon made the recording on an…
UK Says No to Chemically Castrating Children
The United Kingdom’s publicly funded healthcare system will no longer allow the use of puberty blockers for children except for clinical trials. “The NHS will only commission puberty-suppressing hormones as part of clinical research,” the National Health Service (NHS) said in a June 9 update about implementing advice from the Cass Review, an independent review…
By-elections Triggered to Replace Boris Johnson and Ally Nigel Adams
The government has triggered two by-elections to replace former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his ally Nigel Adams, both of whom resigned as MPs last week. On Wednesday, Conservative Chief Whip Simon Hart moved a motion known as a “writ” for by-elections in Johnson’s Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency and Adams’s Selby and Ainsty seat….
Braverman: Militant Protesters to Face Full Legal Armoury of Police
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said police now have the “full armoury of legal tools” to deal with “militant” protesters after peers voted through controversial anti-protest regulations. Speaking to the Home Affairs Select Committee on Wednesday, the home secretary said she now expected a “swifter” police response to deal with those bringing “misery and chaos…
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