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“Misleading” Facebook ad banned for claiming “any vaccine given at any age” can kill a child
The post, which also claimed doctors would dismiss the death of a child as a result of a jab as ‘Sudden Infant Death Syndrome’ (SIDS), was also ruled to have caused "undue distress"
Senior university professor has come under fire for tweeting a debunked conspiracy theory that “Israelis blew up Twin Towers”
Kees Van der Pijl, who holds the honorary title of professor emeritus at Sussex University, shared the tweet with a link to the widely criticised "WikiSpooks" website.
Channel 4 set to move national headquarters to Leeds
Channel 4 is set to move its national headquarters to Yorkshire after the board selected Leeds over Manchester and Birmingham. The city, which was praised for its “thriving digital industry and a strong digital talent pool” by Channel 4, was selected after a long consultation process, with Glasgow and Bristol selected as its two new Creative Hubs. The three new locations are part of the 4 All UK strategy, which was first announced in March, and will mark the biggest change...
Labour mock Tories in parody video ahead of budget
The Labour Party have mocked the Tories with a hilarious parody video just hours ahead of Philip Hammond's budget speech. Chancellor Hammond is expected to bring an end to austerity when he reveals the budget today, although the pledge will depend on whether Theresa May can negotiate a deal with Brussels. A no deal may prolong austerity, Hammond has said, which will come as a blow to millions who have suffered from government cut-backs over the last decade of Tory...
Jamal Khashoggi column from beyond the grave warns Middle Eastern governments are ‘silencing the media’
A column by Jamal Khashoggi sent to the Washington Post by his translator a day after his disappearance warned that Middle Eastern governments are silencing the media. The reporter, who is alleged to have been killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2nd October, said the “Arab governments have been given free rein to continue silencing the media at an increasing rate” in his final op ed for the paper. He said: “There was a time when journalists believed...
HIP-HOP BUST UP – Rap music videos ‘glamourise’ drug use, warns study
Researchers found cannabis and tobacco are frequently featured in videos by top rappers
DWP denies charities have been gagged from speaking out against Esther McVey
A Times article reported that charities and companies working within the UC (Universal Credit) parameters have had to sign clauses to ensure they don’t ruin the reputation of Esther McVey, Work and Pensions Secretary. Around 22 organisations, covering around £1.8 billion, have signed these gagging clauses, which the Government denies. However a Government spokesman confirmed contracts did include references to ensure both parties "understand how to interact with each other and protect their best interests". The Times reported that the...
BBC editor has denied naming a victim of the Rotherham sex abuse scandal
Arif Ansari was charged under the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 after a live news bulletin in February.
Watch the most hilarious response to Tory MP’s request for video editor to work for no pay
“If the unpaid time I spent working on this film manages to raise Ben Bradley MP’s profile on social media, then it will have been unpaid time well spent.”