Outrage has erupted after it emerged that hundreds of asylum seekers were quietly being housed in Portsmouth's private rentals, even though the council said it had no room.
VPNs, once considered sensible and essential for online security, are being rebranded as suspicious, with the Age Verification Providers Association pushing users into age checks or geolocation just for browsing safely.
In a bid to flex its diversity credentials, the Church of England's Racial Justice Unit has sparked fury by depicting St Augustine as black in a new children's book.
In the latest case of police overreach online, a firefighter hit with an “Orwellian” gagging order over criticising his bosses has had the restrictions overturned thanks to the Free Speech Union.
In yet another Ministry of Defence cock-up, personal data of former Tory ministers and British troops has been compromised following a cyber attack on a subcontractor handling official flights.
Britain's shoplifting tsar says it is "madness" how many times thieves are caught before going to jail, warning there is no point arresting them if courts just set them free.
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ‘climate emergency’, public health ‘crises’ and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
St George's and Union Jack flags have been torn down by a Labour-run council for supposedly "putting lives at risk" – even though Palestinian flags have been left flying for months.
Claims of two-tier justice have erupted after Labour councillor Ricky Jones, caught on video calling for anti-migrant protesters' throats to be slit, was cleared of encouraging violent disorder.
In this special episode of the Sceptic, fearless climate sceptic Prof Norman Fenton reflects on his life, career and the price he's paid for challenging orthodoxies on Covid and climate science.
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