⁣Making his Hearts of Oak News Review debut, we welcome Steve from Speakers Corner !
Plenty of stories to get stuck into this week including Eco Warriors blocking motorways, Under 16's and puberty blockers, are the Tories on notice for an election?
Taliban and girl's education, Shamima Begum - Terrorist or gap year student?, Wales goes full Commie with it's new COVID regulations, NHS sharing your data with the Police and much more!

Steve has been a regular face at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park for the past 20 years and is a passionate advocate of free speech.
He stands against extremism and racism of all kind.
He positions himself in the middle politically, holding a mix of Right and Left wing views, hence his Twitter handle @SteveRightNLeft
Originally from the South Coast of England, Steve is a lifelong Atheist, an all round good egg and was also an active Brexiteer !!

Links to all the stories covered in this weeks episode
Eco warriors blocking the M25
Anger after police filmed asking M25 eco protesters if they 'need anything' - LBC
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16164966/m25-travel-chaos-eco-warriors-block-motorway-again/

AUKUS
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58604677
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9995943/New-Zealands-Jacinda-Ardern-set-BAN-Australias-nuclear-submarines-alliance-UK.html

Under 16s and puberty blockers
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10001699/NHS-trust-wins-bid-overturn-landmark-puberty-blocking-drugs-ruling.html

Tories on notice for an election?
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1492006/general-election-date-latest-tory-party-boris-johnson-oliver-dowden

Taliban and girls' education
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/17/taliban-ban-girls-from-secondary-education-in-afghanistan

Shamima Begum is a terrorist threat not a gap year student
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9996925/Ex-counter-terror-chief-Shamima-Begum-treated-terrorist-not-lost-gap-year-student.html

Oxbridge knocked off top
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/times-university-guide-top-10-25009742

Changes to the travel traffic light system. Increased restrictions for the unvaccinated
https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/16166395/amber-list-scrapped-in-holidays-boost/

Welsh Covid restrictions introduced
https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-09-17/covid-passes-to-be-introduced-in-wales-from-october

Another lockdown just around the corner
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16164879/britain-full-lockdown-vaccine-covid-variant/

NHS Admits Vax Pass App is Sharing User Facial Recognition Data With Police
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/09/16/covid-1984-nhs-admits-app-is-sharing-user-facial-recognition-data-with-police/

FDA advisors reject Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for all, but agree to shots for elderly and high risk
https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/fda-adcomm-recommends-pfizer-covid-19-shot-for-booster-use-elderly-and-those-at-high-risk

Originally broadcast as a live video news review 18.9.21

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