Tag: UK

UK Employment Beats Pre-Pandemic Level, New Report Shows

The UK’s national employment rate is set to surpass the pre-COVID-19 pandemic level for the first time. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) published its latest labour market overview on Tuesday, showing an increase in both employees and those in self-employment. In the latest quarter, the UK employment rate was 76 percent, a rise of 0.2…


Government Accused of Bullying and Intimidation Over Small Boats Bill

Peers say they have been “abused, bullied and intimidated” by the government over legislation to stop the small boats crisis. In what was yet another marathon and rocky session through the House of Lords, the Illegal Migration Bill was torn apart line-by-line into the early hours of Tuesday with some members saying they were “shaking…


Successful COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims Double In Three Months

Data obtained through freedom of information requests have revealed a rise in successful COVID-19 vaccine injury claims which has nearly doubled in three months. UK government payouts for the vaccine injured have now surpassed £11.5 million but could be even more. Under current rules, victims of COVID-19 vaccines in the UK are entitled to a…


Successful COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims Double in 3 Months

Data obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have revealed a rise in successful COVID-19 vaccine injury claims which has nearly doubled in three months. UK government payouts for the vaccine injured have now surpassed £11.5 million but could be even more. Under current rules, victims of COVID-19 vaccines in the UK are entitled to…


Man Arrested After 3 Killed in Nottingham Attacks

A 31-year-old man has been arrested after three people were found dead in Nottingham in a “horrific and tragic incident,” local police said. In a statement on Tuesday, Nottinghamshire Police said: “Police were called to Ilkeston Road just after 4 a.m. where two people were found dead in the street. “Officers were then called to…


UK Should Stop Being Driven by ‘White Guilt,’ Racial Report Author Says

British institutions need to stop being driven by so-called “white guilt,” the author of a government report on race and ethnicity said. Tony Sewell, chair of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, warned against seeing “everything through the race lens alone,” saying institutions need to consider the “complexities” of racial disparities. The remarks came days…


[PREMIERING 6/13, 7:30PM ET] Libby Emmons: Why Biological Men Are Entering Women’s Prisons Across America and the West

“Federal prisons have been tasked with making sure that they are not transphobic by allowing men who identify as women … into women’s federal prisons.” Libby Emmons was a playwright and producer in the New York theater community until she faced the ire of both her peers and her audience. Her crime? The views she…


Downing Street Defends Parliamentary Committee Against Attacks From Boris Johnson Allies

Downing Street has expressed confidence in the work of a parliamentary committee which has been the subject of attacks by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his allies. Johnson quit as an MP on Friday, accusing the House of Commons Privileges Committee of trying to drive him out of Parliament and calling its investigation into…


TikTok Trafficking Ad Ban Leads to Drop in Albanians Arriving on Small Boats: Reports

Downing Street has welcomed a TikTok policy change that has reportedly led to a drop in the number of Albanian illegal immigrants arriving in small boats. Since March, the video platform has proactively blocked posts from people smugglers using the site to advertise illegal crossings to the UK. According to The Times of London, traffickers were…


AI Expert Says Reinforcement Learning is ‘Fantastically Bad Idea’

An expert in artificial intelligence has warned against “ploughing ahead” with certain types of AI which could have potentially disastrous consequences for the human race. Michael Cohen, a doctoral candidate in Engineering Science at Oxford University, said his fears were shared by Geoff Hinton, a Canadian professor often described as the “godfather of AI,” and…