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Elementor #551693 September 22, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – If Mr Hunt says so .. then it must be true  Jeremy Hunt’s optimism on the cost of living crisis is the splash in the Daily Express. The chancellor’s optimism comes after interest rates were frozen after 14 consecutive hikes. The paper says the “surprisingly upbeat” chancellor has said that the “tide is turning” on the cost-of-living crisis. “If Mr Hunt says so… then it must be true!” reads the headline. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its…

What is Rumble, the video-sharing platform ‘immune to cancel culture’? The Guardian says Rumble, the video-sharing platform where Russell Brand has 1.4 million followers, may not be a household name but it has grown in popularity – especially among those from the right and “alt-right” – as a place said to be “immune to cancel culture”. Now Brand has had his YouTube channel demonetised after sexual assault allegations, which he denies, the comedian is expected to continue to profit from Rumble. But what is it and why is it on the up? What is Rumble and who owns it? Founded…

Rumble defends allowing Russell Brand to continue to make money on video platform after YouTube ad ban The i newspaper says Video platform Rumble has defended Russell Brand’s right to make money from content it publishes while he is facing rape and sexual assault allegations. The anti-censorship platform rejected a request from Culture, Media and Sport Committee chair Dame Caroline Dinenage for information on whether the comedian, 48, can profit from content aired on Rumble, where he has 1.4 million followers and hosts a regular show. She has also written to X, formerly known as Twitter, asking if owner Elon…

Russell Brand: Rumble rejects MP’s ‘disturbing’ letter over income BBC News says Video site Rumble has hit out at a UK Parliamentary committee that asked if it would cut Russell Brand’s income in the wake of sexual assault allegations. Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the House of Commons media committee, wrote to Rumble to say she was “concerned” that he could profit from his content. But Rumble said that was “an extremely disturbing letter” and that the company would not “join a cancel culture mob”. Brand has strongly denied the allegations of rape and sexual assault. The star has 1.4…

MPs ask if Elon Musk ‘personally intervened’ on Russell Brand’s status on X The Independent says Social media site X has been asked by a senior MP if owner Elon Musk, who changed its name from Twitter, “has personally intervened in any decisions on Russell Brand’s status on the platform”. Following rape and sexual assault allegations being made against Brand, online content platforms that host his content including YouTube and podcasting company Acast said that he will not make money from advertisements on their sites and apps. Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairwoman Dame Caroline Dinenage has written to other…

Government borrowing rose to £11.6bn in August Newly released official figures show government borrowing was higher than economists had expected in August, having risen to £11.6bn last month, according to the ONS. Borrowing – the difference between spending and tax income – was £3.5bn more than a year earlier and the fourth-highest August borrowing since monthly records began in 1993. Public borrowing had been predicted to stand at £11.1bn last month. However, it still comes below the £13bn that had been forecast by the government’s finance watchdog, the OBR, back in March. Governments often borrow to boost the economy. They…

Rishi Sunak says we’ll hit net zero despite his massive U-turn Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted the UK will still hit net zero by 2050, despite yesterday announcing a major u-turn on the government’s green policies. “I believe in net zero and I want to deliver it,” he tells BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. On Wednesday Sunak announced the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales is being pushed back from 2030 to 2035. The timeline on replacing gas boilers is being relaxed and a boiler scrappage grant is being increased. The PM’s announcement has been met with…

Daniel Khalife denies Wandsworth prison escape Daniel Khalife, the former British Army soldier who escaped prison and led police on a 75-hour UK-wide manhunt, has pleaded not guilty to escaping from Wandsworth prison on 6 September. Khalife, 21, appeared in court by video link from HMP Belmarsh wearing a bright blue and yellow sweatshirt. He had reportedly escaped the prison via the kitchen having strapped himself under a truck leaving the prison grounds.  You may also like

UK interest rate decision set to be close call after inflation fall Investors remain divided over whether interest rates will be raised again on Thursday after a shock slowdown in price rises. A 15th rise in a row to 5.5% from 5.25% was widely predicted, but now only half of investors are predicting a rise. Expectations changed after inflation was revealed to have fallen unexpectedly to 6.7% in the year to August. The Bank of England will reveal its decision at midday. Any rise would mean higher interest rates on some mortgages and loans, but also higher savings rates. The…

Fall in students accepted into university in UK UK university acceptances for 18-year-olds have fallen for the first time in five years. Uni applications also fell after demand rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, and about 85% of applicants were accepted in both years. Fewer applicants got into their first choice of university this year but more qualified for their second choice or got accepted through clearing. This year saw top A-level results drop again, as grades in England were brought back to pre-Covid levels. The new data from UCAS shows 270,350 UK 18-year-olds were accepted onto a course this year,…