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Extinction Rebellion protestors are convicted of blockading national newspaper printing press

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Six Extinction Rebellion protesters have been found guilty of blockading a national newspaper printing press in a demonstration that cost publishers more than £1million.    The activists stopped 3.5million newspapers reaching readers when they used bamboo structures to block trucks from leaving the Newsprinters printing works in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, on September 4. Caspar Hughes, 49, of … Read more

Five Extinction Rebellion protesters are convicted over printing press blockade

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Five Extinction Rebellion protesters are convicted over printing press blockade that stopped millions of newspapers being delivered Three men and two women are first to be punished following demonstrations  It comes after several other activists walked free from court on a technicality  The blockades were criticised as an affront to free speech as cost millions  … Read more

Three MORE XR protesters are cleared of trespassing over printing press blockade 

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Protesters from Extinction Rebellion have been cleared of trespassing at a printing press last year when the group prevented the distribution of half a million newspapers. Demonstrators blocked the entrance of News-UK owned Newsprinters in Knowsley, Merseyside, with a blue box van and a yellow boat on a trailer last September. Newspapers affected included the … Read more

YouTuber divides opinion after grabbing attention of BBC bosses by printing his CV on top of his car

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A YouTuber has divided opinion after grabbing attention of BBC bosses by printing his CV on top of his car, in a bid to get his dream job as a Radio One presenter.  Max Fosh, 25, London, who boasts 306,000 subscribers on the platform, parked outside the BBC building with his car emblazoned with both … Read more

Scientists create a synthetic soft surface with human tongue-like textures using 3D printing 

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Scientists claim to have created the first ever synthetic tongue using 3D printing.  The ‘biometric tongue’, developed in the UK, mimics the elasticity, wettability and unique rough texture of a real human tongue with its synthetic silicone structure.  Experts took digital scans of real human tongues to 3D-print their artificial material, which could be used … Read more

Scientist is fined £105 for taking part in eco protests at printing site that cost publishers £1.2m 

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Scientist is fined £105 for taking part in eco protests at printing site that cost publishers £1.2m Dr Janna Goldstein was among more than 50 activists who blockaded print plant Protest took place in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, to highlight ‘climate crisis’ The illegal protest prevented 1,100 retailers from receiving newspapers  By Andrew Levy For The Daily … Read more

Keir Starmer lashes XR over ‘counterproductive’ protest at printing presses 

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Keir Starmer lashes Extinction Rebellion over ‘counterproductive’ protest at printing presses Extinction Rebellion group staged protests at printing works in Herfordshire  Sir Keir Starmer said the blockade pm September 4 was ‘counterproductive’ He warned that such action reduced public sympathy for the group’s cause  By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:10 BST, 14 … Read more

Extinction Rebellion protesters block roads outside national newspaper printing presses

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Extinction Rebellion protesters have been accused of ‘attacking the free press’ after they blocked roads outside national newspaper printing presses in a bid to stop titles reaching shops on Saturday. Dozens of demonstrators chained themselves to gates and each other, and parked vehicles in the road outside Newsprinters printing works in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and blocked … Read more

Bank of England’s money printing set to hit £1trillion

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Experts predict Bank of England will ramp up its money-printing programme to almost £1trillion over the next year By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 4 June 2020 Making plans: Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey The Bank of England looks likely to ramp up … Read more

The UK has to keep printing money, says former Bank rate-setter

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Britain will have to keep printing money to weather the coronavirus crisis, says former Bank rate-setter Keep printing money despite inflation fears, says David Blanchflower  Last month, the Treasury issued £45bn of Government bonds – or gilts  Analysts estimate the UK could end up issuing a total of £285bn of gilts this year  Here’s how to … Read more