Author: News Desk

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk: ‘Hostage baby died in Gaza’ & ‘Racist royals revealed’ Several of Thursday’s newspapers carry a picture of 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, who Hamas claims has died along with his mother and four-year-old brother, in an Israeli strike. Kfir is the youngest hostage to be taken on 7 October. ‘Smile of innocent’ The Daily Telegraph carries an image of Kfir Bibas in his mother’s arms. The Daily Express has a photo of Kfir’s face – “Smile of an innocent “lost” in a war with no end” – is its headline. Away from the latest from the…

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Just Stop Oil: 16 protesters arrested outside Rishi Sunak’s London home On Wednesday, a Just Stop Oil protest was staged outside the Prime Minister’s west London home.  Sixteen people have been arrested. Just Stop Oil said about 18 people gathered at the Kensington property holding placards and “made themselves heard by beating pots and pans.” It’s not known if the PM or his family were inside at the time and No 10 have declined to comment.  The Met Police said those arrested were taken to a number of police stations and remain in custody.  A statement issued by Just Stop…

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Elon Musk says advertising boycott will kill X Elon Musk slammed advertisers who have left his social media site X (formerly known as Twitter) as he warns it will kill the company. The US billionaire was at an event in New York when he accused companies that have boycotted the site of trying to blackmail him. Big companies such as Disney and Apple pulled advertisements from X over concerns of antisemitism on the site, including a post from Musk himself.  “Go [expletive] yourself,” the billionaire said in an interview. Musk apologised for his post on the site, which many labelled…

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PrEP: Preventative HIV drug highly effective, study says A new study reveals that a drug which stops HIV from infecting the body has also proved to be a highly effective “real-world” preventative treatment.  The research took place across England, with 24,000 people studied. The results have been described as “reassuring.” Thousands of people are already taking the drug PrEP through sexual health clinics. HIV charity the Terrence Higgins Trust wants easier access to the drug, since many people, including women, do not know it exists. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which led the PrEP Impact Trial with the Chelsea…

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