‘Boycott Barclays’ posters on London Underground are unauthorised

Photos of “Boycott Barclays” posters in a London Underground tube carriage have been shared online with claims implying they’ve been authorised by Transport for London (TfL). 

One post on X (formerly Twitter) shares photos of two posters that say: “Barclays bankrolls Israel’s genocide. Want to close your account?” and “Barclays: financing genocide”. 

A photo of one of the posters is shared with the caption “But bikini and cake ads on @TfL are banned @Barclays @MayorofLondon?”, tagging the official Mayor of London account

Posts on Facebook share a photo of the other poster with overlaid text claiming: “TfL allows boycott Barclays adverts to be placed on the underground”. This image has been shared with the caption: “TfL is allowing THIS on…


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Rackspace raises buyback to up to $1 billion

(Reuters) – Web hosting company Rackspace Hosting Inc reported a 11 percent rise in quarterly revenue and raised its share buyback programme to up to $1 billion (641 million pounds), sending its shares up 5.4 percent in extended trading on Monday. The company said the buyback is in addition to the $200 million it had already bought back. The company announced a $500 million buyback programme in November. Rackspace, which leases online storage space to companies and provides its clients management and support services, also said it expects third-quarter revenue to rise 2 percent to 3.5 percent on a constant currency basis. The company is facing tough price competition from Amazon.com Inc , Google Inc and Microsoft Corp for cloud services that includes online storage, processing power…


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Beware – the number of potentially fraudulent banking copycat websites is on the rise

Thousands of potentially fraudulent banking copycat websites pose a significant threat to unsuspecting consumers, new research has claimed.

A report by consumer champion Which? reports more than 2,000 suspected banking copycat websites were identified in 2023 alone. These websites deceive victims into sharing personal information, such as payment details, by mimicking legitimate sites.


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‘The Chinese embassy called me!’ Tom Harwood reveals intimidation he received for hosting debate at university

GB News host Tom Harwood has spoken out about the intimidation that he received for hosting a debate at university called “This House sees China as a threat to the West.”

After he invited a activist from China to appear he began receiving messages from Chinese students at Durham University and even received a call from the Chinese Embassy.

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No evidence PM’s wife benefits from £54m grant to Jewish security charity

A video being widely shared online claims that Rishi Sunak’s wife will benefit from money from the government to protect Jewish sites in the UK. But Full Fact can find no evidence that this claim is true. The original video was deleted after we got in touch.

The video was originally uploaded to TikTok on 29 February and has since been shared by different accounts on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), and over 10,000 times on Facebook, with text versions of the claim also being shared on the platform. 

During the clip, a man says: “You [Rishi Sunak] signed off this morning for £58 million to protect the Jewish community.”

He goes on to say: “But that £58 million is going to security firms isn’t it? Yes it is. And who owns shares in that? It’s not your…


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