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Former Home And Away star Isabel Lucas has voiced her support for anti-vaxxer and COVID denier Pete Evans, after he was booted from Instagram for spreading misinformation. Posting to Instagram on Thursday, the 36-year-old actress penned an impassioned rant about ‘freedom of speech’, comparing reckless conspiracy theorists such as Pete to to lauded icons such … Read more
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has slammed Facebook’s decision to remove Australian news from the social media network as ‘wrong, unnecessary and heavy-handed’ – and revealed the government was not given any notice from the tech giant. Facebook announced on Thursday that Australian users and publishers would be restricted from viewing or sharing domestic and international news on the site, … Read more
Burglary victim is banned from heading 165 miles from Sussex to see what has been stolen from his second home in Norfolk because it is not one of the government’s ‘reasonable excuses’ for travel Peter Baker fears thousands of pounds of equipment was taken from his garage But officers said the electrician, 87, wasn’t allowed … Read more
Woman, 40, is banned from town centre after terrorising shoppers and staff with foul-mouthed abuse and even urinating in a manager’s office after being stopped for shoplifting Kerry Jessop repeatedly verbally abused people in Middlesbrough town centre She urinated in the office of a shopping centre while accused of shoplifting Middlesbrough County Court banned her … Read more
Robert F Kennedy Jr has been banned from Instagram for repeatedly sharing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. The son of the former US Attorney General, US Senator and presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy is a prominent anti-vaxxer who set up his own advocacy group in 2016. A spokesperson for Facebook, which owns Instagram, confirmed that the … Read more
Robert F Kennedy Jr has been banned from Instagram for repeatedly sharing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. The son of the former US Attorney General, US Senator and presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy is a prominent anti-vaxxer who set up his own advocacy group in 2016. A spokesperson for Facebook, which owns Instagram, confirmed that the … Read more
Two Indian climbers have been banned from mountaineering in Nepal for six years for lying they had reached the summit of Mount Everest. An investigation found that Narender Singh Yadav and Seema Rani Goswami’s 2016 climb had been faked, after it was certified by the tourism department at the time. The pair, reportedly a couple … Read more
Valentine’s cards that joke about STALKING should be banned because they risk ‘normalising’ the creepy crime, police chief says Police commissioner Katy Bourne says Valentine’s Day cards that joke about stalkers ‘normalise’ a crime which destroys lives The police chief called on online market places such as Etsy to remove designs She criticised artworks based … Read more
Tenants on Price Charles’ private estate are banned from buying freehold under laws ‘vetted by the heir to the throne’ Duchy of Cornwall is a £1 billion portfolio of land, property and investments It is exempt from property laws which give families right to buy homes outright Exemptions were passed after Charles was given sight over … Read more
The teacher sacked from Eton over an anti-feminist video could now face a lifetime classroom ban after the school reported him to the teaching authority. Will Knowland, 35, was removed from his role at the prestigious Berkshire school after posting a lecture on Youtube challenging so-called modern feminist views about ‘toxic masculinity’. The lecture, in … Read more