Open Democracy announces lay-offs
Ruby Lott-Lavigna said it was a "sad day for radical, not-for-profit media"
CT scanners reduce queue times at London City Airport by 50%
The security scanners allow travellers to pass through security without removing laptops and liquids from their hand luggage.
US ‘considering’ dropping prosecution of Julian Assange, Biden says
The founder of WikiLeaks has been fighting extradition to the US.
Italian waiters quit London as post-Brexit rules take a bite out of thriving industry
According to Italian daily La Repubblica, waiters are bidding arrivederci to the capital due to a tightening of the visa rules.
Bovril-inspired beer dubbed ‘football in a bottle’ goes on sale
A Brew From The Terrace is made with real Bovril and has been dubbed Drygate Brewery's most experimental creation yet.
The sick man of Europe: Brexit set to choke supply of fresh foods in Britain
While the government is encouraging the nation to consume more fresh produce, this will ensure "the exact opposite result.”
‘Nationalise everything’: Pete Doherty on how he’d fix Britain
The Libertines frontman also lamented that Jeremy Corbyn was never given a “fair crack at the whip” as Labour leader.
‘We’re all funding hate’: UK Govt is biggest advertiser on GB News
More than £1 million of UK taxpayer money has been spent on almost 10,500 ads since the channel launched in the summer of 2021.
Rwanda’s state-owned airline rejects UK proposal to transport asylum seekers to Kigali
A Home Office insider noted the “irony” of the state-owned airline distancing itself from a scheme that Rwanda’s government has said it is “proud” to be involved in.