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FactCheck: Starmer’s claim about domestic abuse rates
Police records aren’t the best way to measure this change.
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Afghanistan: Hazara minority fearful of future under Taliban rule
Dozens of female footballers and their families have managed to escape from Afghanistan across the border to Pakistan, including one group who’d been in hiding after their homes were burned down and some relatives were captured by the Taliban. But there are entire communities left behind who are now living in fear, like the Hazara…
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Call for police to get mandatory neurodiversity training after officer assaulted young autistic boy in school
The family of an autistic child, who was assaulted by a police officer in school, have called for officers to receive mandatory training on how to deal with children with similar conditions.
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Unicef: One billion children at ‘extreme risk’ from climate change
When we talk about climate change, we often ask what kind of planet we want to leave our children.
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How much has the Afghan conflict cost Britain?
The British government has released figures, but experts say these numbers significantly underestimate the true total cost.
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Mother dies after calling police seven times about abusive boyfriend
Daniela Espirito Santo died after her boyfriend assaulted her hours after he was released on bail for attacking her earlier in the day.
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Climate Crisis: Wildfires forcing thousands to flee around globe
There’s ample evidence of the increasing frequency of extreme weather events. Wildfires, often started by human hand, but fuelled by baking heat, are tearing through forests around the globe.
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Drug deaths in England and Wales highest since records began
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales have reached an all-time high – with many of the deaths caused by opiates including heroin.
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Taliban claims to have taken control of more than half of Afghanistan
Many hope to leave the country, but are being forced to stay and make impossible choices.
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Fears serious offenders could end up on street after charity project’s closure
On Friday, the project run by the charity Change Grow Live will close for good.
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Hospital security staff ‘abused’ vulnerable patients
Hospital security guards have been accused of abusing vulnerable patients after CCTV footage exclusively obtained by Channel 4 News shows an elderly man locked in a room for 11 hours without treatment, food or water.
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FactCheck: vaccines minister claims Covid is most infectious respiratory disease
By two major measures, it looks like he’s wrong.
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Cameron lacked ‘judgement’ over Greensill but did not break rules, say MPs
David Cameron was not one for formality when he lobbied his old colleagues on behalf of the failed finance firm Greensill Capital.
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Pegasus spyware scandal: human rights activists and journalists allegedly targeted
At least 100 people, including journalists and human rights activists, have allegedly been targeted using surveillance malware that hacks directly into their phones.
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Blind Ethiopian teen defies odds as she strives to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Yayesh, an 18-year-old blind athlete, is defying the odds – and is determined to make it to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo this summer.