British author Reacting to the shocking attack last night, the Harry Potter writer and free speech campaigner - who has been pilloried in public by trans activists ever since she objected to the term 'people who menstruate' - tweeted : 'Horrifying news. Feeling very sick right now. Let him be ok.' Both authors are famous advocates of free speech and recently signed an open letter warning against the growth of cancel culture and 'censoriousness'. Rowling, 57, also shared tweets from journalists Stephanie Merritt and Hadley Freeman who praised Rushdie's courage after the Indian-born author, now 75, was forced to go into hiding for a decade when the dictatorship in Tehran issued a fatwa calling for his murder in 1989. Recalling an event she did with Rushdie two decades ago, Merritt said: 'God I hope Rushdie's ok. I interviewed him on stage about 20 years ago. The audience had to come in through airport-type security gates. I remember looking out at this big crowd & feeling … [Read more...] about JK Rowling is ‘feeling very sick’ after learning ‘horrifying’ news that Salman Rushdie has been stabbed and says: ‘Let him be OK’
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First Rwanda deportation flight blocked from taking off
Plans to deport the first asylum seekers to Rwanda ended in farce after judges reprieved the last handful as they waited on the runway — on the day 400 more, including woman and children, crossed the Channel to Britain. The Boeing 767-300 — chartered at a cost of £500,000 to taxpayers — was grounded at RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, after a frantic series of last minute legal challenges. Foreign secretary Liz Truss had said earlier: ‘The important thing is we establish the principle, we establish the deterrent to deter people-trafficking gangs.’ The government says the £120million deal for Rwanda to process UK asylum claims by people who arrive illegally will end crossings from France and break people-smugglers’ business model. But even as deportees from Iran, Iraq, Albania and Vietnam were ferried to the jet yesterday, hundreds made the perilous journey in small boats. They were helped ashore by RNLI crews, and the Border Force cutters Vigilant and Hurricane. … [Read more...] about First Rwanda deportation flight blocked from taking off
‘Cold-hearted b****es’ Nicola Sturgeon makes bizarre claim about women without children
Jeremy Kyle brands Sturgeon 'horrible woman up North' SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The First Minister , who earlier this week wrote to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to request an "emergency meeting" over the cost of living crisis , has in the past been heavily scrutinised over why she never had kids. Related articles Nicola Sturgeon brutally exposes Liz Truss with ruthless dig EU to use IndyRef2 plot to make relations 'more difficult' with UK While she revealed in 2016 she had suffered a miscarriage five years earlier, she went into further detail about her views on motherhood on Saturday. Mr Sturgeon, 52, said she felt it important to address the topic because as a woman, … [Read more...] about ‘Cold-hearted b****es’ Nicola Sturgeon makes bizarre claim about women without children
Train strikes: Boris pulls rug from under RMT – new plan to scupper ‘selfish’ action
Train strikes LIVE: Boris pulls rug from under RMT – new plan to scupper 'selfish' action (Image: GETTY) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Ministers intend to revoke laws banning businesses from using temporary workers to replace staff who are on strike. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng presented the plans, which will enable agency staff to be used, following a ban that's been in place since 1973. It comes as the RMT union confirmed the strikes this week would go ahead, despite last-ditch talks to resolve the issues. Tory MPs have heavily criticised the industrial action, with Dartford MP Gareth Johnson calling them "totally selfish". THIS BLOG IS CLOSED. Trending KEY EVENTS PM to call for 'sensible compromise' amid rail chaos … [Read more...] about Train strikes: Boris pulls rug from under RMT – new plan to scupper ‘selfish’ action
The Big Plastic Count: Survey shows ‘recycling doesn’t work’
By Jonah Fisher Published 12 July comments Comments Share close Share page Copy link About sharing The organisers of Britain's biggest ever survey of household plastic waste have called for immediate action to tackle what they say are "jaw-dropping" findings. The Big Plastic Count was run across a week in May and its results show that the average participating household threw away 66 pieces of plastic in a week. Using those figures the organisers, Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic, estimate that the UK throws out nearly 100 billion pieces of plastic a year. The survey involved nearly 100,000 households meticulously documenting the type and amount of plastic they dispose of for seven days. Its organisers say the results prove that recycling alone is not a solution for reducing how much plastic ends up as waste. "This is a jaw-dropping amount of plastic … [Read more...] about The Big Plastic Count: Survey shows ‘recycling doesn’t work’