The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Are PressTV and RT banned? Is there a list of banned sites and tech used?
I can't seem to access https://www.presstv.ir or https://www.rt.com
Are these banned in the UK?
Is there a list of sites banned in the UK (whether by ofcom or any other agency or company)?
I couldn't find any news stories or discussions about this. How does the UK banning people from being able to access foreign news sites apparently just fly under the radar?
What is the technology used?
Thanks.
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PSA: Anti-Immigration List of Targets for Wednesday Night, Counter Protests Being Organised
cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/16352889
> More info: https://www.reddit.com/r/GreenAndPleasant/comments/1ekkyzg/list_of_targets_for_wednesday_night_in_the/ > > Counter protests being organised accordingly. Check with your local good folk or Stop Racism site. Stay safe, this group is violent. Their target list is below. > > ηηηηηηηηηηη > WEDNESDAY NIGHT LADS > THEY WONT STOP COMING UNTIL YOU TELL THEM... NO MORE IMMIGRATION > 8PM > MASK UP > SPREAD THIS AS FAR AND WIDE AS YOU CAN > ηηηηηηηηηηη > > ALDERSHOT > - Immigration Advisors Ltd, Victoria Road, GU11 1TH > > CANTERBURY > - UK Immigration Clinic, Canterbury Innovation Centre, CT2 7FG > > CHATHAM > - Immigration Status UK, Maidstone Road, ME5 9FD > > CHELMSFORD > - UK Immigration Information Centre, Violet Close, CM1 6XG > > BEDFORD > - Immigration INN, Ford End Road, MK40 4JT > > BIRMINGHAM > - Refugee and migrant centre, Frederick Street, B1 3HN > > BLACKBURN > - Rafiq Immigration Services, Whalley Road, BB5 1AA > > BLACKPOOL > - Immigration Solicitors, Enterprise Centre, Lytham Road, FY1 1EW > > BOLTON > - Deane & Bolton Immigration lawyers, Chorley new road, BL1 4QR > > BRENTFORD > - UK Immigration Help, Great West End, TW8 9HH > > BRIGHTON > - Raj Rayan Immigration, Queens Road, BN1 3XF > > BRISTOL > - Gya Williams Immigration, West Street, BS2 0BL > > CHEADLE > - Intime Immigration Services, Brooks Drive, SK8 3TD > > DERBY > - Immigration advisory Service, Normanton Road, DE23 6US > HARROW > - Yes UK Immigration, Pinner Road, HA1 4HN > > HASTINGS > - Black Rock Immigration, Cambridge Gardens, TN34 1EN > > HULL > - Conroy Baker Immigration Lawyer, Norwich House, Savile Street, HU1 3ES > > KENT > - Kent Immigration and advice, Castle Hill Road, CT16 1QG > > LINCOLN > - Immigration Lawyer Services, Carlton Mews, LN2 4FJ > > LIVERPOOL > - Merseyside Refugee Centre, Overbury Street, L7 3HJ > > MIDDLESBOROUGH > - Immigration advice centre, Linthorpe Road, TS1 4AT > > NEWCASTLE > United Immigration Services - Westgate Road, NE4 9PQ > > NORTH FINCHLEY > - Immigration and Nationality Services, Percy Road, N128BU > > NORTHAMPTON > > - Zenith Immigration Lawyers, Talbot Road, NN1 4JB > > NOTTINGHAM > East Midlands Immigration Services - Stonesbury Vale NG2 7UR > > OLDHAM > - Expert Immigration - Ellen Street 0L9 6QR > > OXFORD > - Asylum Welcome, Magdelen Road, OX4 1RE > > PETERBOROUGH > - Smart Immigration Services, Lincoln Road, PE1 2PN > > PORTSMOUTH > - UK Border Agency, Kettering Terrace, PO2 8QN > > PRESTON > - Adriana Immigration Services, Church Street PR1 3BS > > ROTHERHAM > - Parker Rhodes Immigration Lawyer, The Point S60 1BP > > SHEFFIELD > - White Rose Visas, Wilkinson Street, S10 2GJ > > STOKE > - ZR Visas, Metcalfe Road, ST6 7AZ > > SOUTHAMPTON > - Y-Axis Immigration Consultants, Grosvenor Square, SO15 2BG > > SOUTHEND > - MNS Immigration Solicitors, Ditton Court Road, SS0 7HG > > SUNDERLAND > - North of England Refugee Service, High Street East, SR1 2AX > > TAMWORTH > - Lawrencia & Co immigration solicitors, Amber Business Village, B77 4RP > > WALTHAMSTOW > - Waltham Forest Immigration Bureau, Hoe Street, E17 3AP > > WIGAN > - Support for Wigan Arrivals Project, Penson Street WN1 2LP`
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Post Office scandal. Why a new law?
I am but a simple person. Someone please explain why we need a law to exonerate innocent people?
> Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the government will bring in a new law to "swiftly exonerate and compensate victims" of the Post Office scandal > Under the plans, victims will be able to sign a form to say they are innocent in order to have their convictions overturned and claim compensation
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New PM is France's youngest at 34
www.bbc.co.uk Gabriel Attal: Macron's pick for PM is France's youngest at 34Gabriel Attal is named France's next prime minister, as Emmanuel Macron aims to revive his presidency.
As you get older, everyone seems to get young. I can't imaging having so much responsibility at 34!
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Man arrested in London for costume depicting Manchester arena bomber
www.bbc.co.uk Man arrested over 'Manchester Arena bomber' costumeNorth Yorkshire Police says it received reports of a man on social media dressed as Salman Abedi.
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The home office has resumed the process of moving asylum seekers onto the Bibby Stockholm
www.theguardian.com Home Office to send asylum seekers back to Bibby Stockholm bargeNotices say people will return to vessel next week, after legionella was found onboard in August
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It's official, after 90 years of trading Wilko has closed its doors
www.lbc.co.uk Wilko shuts doors on final 41 stores marking end of 90 years in business - see full list of last stores to goThe remaining Wilko stores on the UK high street will shut their doors for good today after more than 90 years in business.
- www.bbc.co.uk The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media
Trialling ActivityPub and the federated model for social media and it's possibilities for the BBC.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2643049
> "As the social media landscape ebbs and flows, the team at BBC Research & Development are researching social technologies and exploring possibilities for the BBC. One part of our work is to establish a BBC presence in the distributed collection of social networks known as the Fediverse, a collection of social media applications all linked together by common protocols. The most common software used in this area is Mastodon, a Twitter-like social networking service with around 2 million active monthly users. We are now running an experimental BBC Mastodon server at https://social.bbc where you can follow some of the BBC’s social media accounts, including BBC R&D, Radio 4 and 5 Live. We hope to be able to add more accounts from other areas of the BBC at some point."
- www.bbc.com Disney raises concerns over subscription reminder emails
New legislation would require the company to remind Disney+ customers of their subscriptions.
- www.bbc.co.uk Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
The housing secretary tells the BBC footage from the December 2020 event at Tory Party HQ is "indefensible".
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Vodafone and Three plan to merge into the UK's largest mobile network
www.engadget.com Vodafone and Three plan to merge into the UK's largest mobile network | EngadgetThree’s second attempt to join forces with a competitor still needs to clear major regulatory hurdles..
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UK military personnel turning to food banks due to the cost of living crisis
news.sky.com The military personnel turning to food banks due to the cost of living crisisSome military personnel and their families have been forced to use food banks as high inflation and rising costs tip members of the Armed Forces into crisis, Sky News can reveal.
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Hello from feddit.uk/c/london
I have created a new community just for london at the UK Feddit site.
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/9181
> I have no idea what I'm doing so bear with me as I get my bearings. > > Rules and other welcoming info can be found here, and comment below if you have any ideas for and additional rules and info you like to see as well as suggestions for the community as a whole. > > Thank you for checking us out! >
- www.bbc.co.uk Police release Nicola Sturgeon without charge
Ms Sturgeon says she is "innocent of any wrongdoing" after being released while more inquiries are carried out.
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Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrested in SNP finance inquiry
www.bbc.co.uk Nicola Sturgeon: Former first minister arrested in SNP finances inquiryPolice Scotland said a 52-year-old woman was arrested in Glasgow on Sunday.
- www.telegraph.co.uk Arch Eurosceptic Sir Bill Cash to step down as MP
Veteran Conservative, 83, joins growing list of parliamentarians leaving the House of Commons at the next election
https://archive.is/23C7I
- www.theguardian.com Labour says ‘Tory mortgage penalty’ costs homeowners extra £7,000 a year
Opposition finds fallout of Liz Truss mini-budget has raised average mortgage interest payments by £150 a week in two years
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Thoughts on the new London Superloop bus proposal?
www.london.gov.uk The Superloop: connecting outer London boroughs, quickerThe Superloop is a further plan from the Mayor, to enhance outer London’s bus network, connecting outer London boroughs, faster.
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/1295
> I can't say I'm a fan of it, I think it's cop out rather then a true attempt to improve public transport around the Greater London area, but at least it's something (unless it gets cancelled or only partially completed which is always something you shouldn't count out with TFL)? Will you see yourself using it? What's your thoughts?
- www.bbc.co.uk Resignation statement in full as Boris Johnson steps down
The former UK prime minister has resigned as a MP, saying there is no evidence that he misled Parliament.
Bye Boris 👋
- www.theguardian.com Nadine Dorries stands down as MP with immediate effect
Tory former minister’s decision to go means there will be a byelection in her Mid Bedfordshire constituency
- www.bbc.com Boris Johnson: I've been forced out over Partygate report
Boris Johnson is to step down as an MP but insists that "I did not lie" over Covid lockdowns.
- www.bbc.co.uk Boris Johnson steps down as MP with immediate effect
Boris Johnson is to step down as an MP with immediate effect after receiving the Partygate report
- www.theguardian.com Sunak approves Boris Johnson honours list including aides linked to Partygate
PM gives green light to list that also includes knighthood for Jacob Rees-Mogg and damehood for Priti Patel
- www.theguardian.com Boris and Carrie Johnson ‘hosted friend at Chequers during Covid restrictions’
Exclusive: friend ‘helped the couple plan their wedding’ in May 2021 when restrictions on indoor gatherings in place
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Britain is getting so desperate to tame inflation it's talking about food price caps
www.cnn.com Britain is getting so desperate to tame inflation it's talking about food price caps | CNN BusinessBrits woke up to yet more grim news on inflation Tuesday, with new data showing prices in UK stores are rising at a record pace. It’s the latest sign of a seemingly intractable cost-of-living crisis that has Prime Minster Rishi Sunak considering drastic measures, including price controls, to keep in...
- www.reuters.com UK has bigger inflation problem than US or euro zone, Bank of England's Mann says
Britain has a bigger inflation problem than the United States or the euro zone, with both large headline price rises and growing signs of persistence in underlying pressures, Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Wednesday.
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Food inflation up by almost 20% in UK
morningstaronline.co.uk Food inflation up by almost 20%Food prices set to overtake energy bills as cost-of-living crisis ‘epicentre’, report warns
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Leaked files reveal that British intel used local Yemeni NGOs and social media in a covert campaign to undermine the Sanaa government and influence the war-torn country’s peace process.
thecradle.co Leaked files: Britain’s secret propaganda ops in YemenLeaked files reveal that British intel used local Yemeni NGOs and social media in a covert campaign to undermine the Sanaa government and influence th
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Number of UK children in food poverty nearly doubles in a year to 4 million
www.theguardian.com Number of UK children in food poverty nearly doubles in a year to 4mSupport grows for expansion of free school meals to struggling families in face of rising hunger
- www.bbc.com One million cancel broadband as living costs rise
Citizen's Advice says the high cost of living means many are struggling to afford the essential service.
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British politician Ann Widdecombe declared that food availability is a privilege, and called for the unemployed to be sent to plantations.
www.theguardian.com Ann Widdecombe: don’t have cheese sandwiches if you can’t afford themEx-Brexit party MEP says there is no ‘given right’ to low food prices despite families struggling with cost of living
- www.telegraph.co.uk India to force Britain into colonial 'reckoning' with treasure demands
Narendra Modi targets crown jewels and museum artefacts in repatriation campaign that dwarfs Greece's attempt to reclaim Elgin marbles
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UK Home Office accused of racism, favoring Ukraine refugees over Sudan. UK doing its part ensuring racial purity of the European garden.
english.almayadeen.net UK Home Office accused of racism, favoring Ukraine refugees over SudanThe UK Refugee Council suggests that family reunion applications from Sudanese nationals should be expedited, and that the UK should reflect on its colonial history with Sudan and support aiding the refugees.