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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak U-turn on self-isolating after public outcry
It took less than three hours for the government to perform its screeching U-turn.
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Boris Johnson outlines skeleton plans for ‘levelling up’
“Levelling up” is a phrase often used by the prime minister. Today in a speech in Coventry he took the opportunity to lay out the skeleton of what that means.
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Over 40 dead and dozens missing in Germany after record rainfall and devastating floods
At least 42 people have died and dozens are missing in Germany after catastrophic floods in the west of the country.
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The reality of British children in poverty: no beds to sleep in or clean clothes to wear
Exclusive. Britain’s leading children’s charities are warning that cuts to children’s services, which are having the greatest impact on the poorest, most vulnerable families, risk leaving a “damaging legacy”.
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Link between rise in temporary housing and mental health crisis revealed
A mental health expert has warned that a rising number of people living in temporary accommodation will affect the wellbeing of adults and children.
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Residents call for more action after government creates new building safety regulator
Four years on from the Grenfell fire disaster, and hundreds of thousands of homeowners are facing hefty bills to remove cladding, often running into tens of thousands of pounds.
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FactCheck: do Covid vaccines affect periods?
The MHRA says the current evidence “does not suggest an increased risk” of menstrual disorders.
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‘Stand up’ against social media abuse, says author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
For the author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the loss of her father last year was made all the worse by her separation from him – she, stuck in the US, he, back home in Nigeria. Then came the death of her mother, causing her to ask: “how can a heart break twice?” Her new book, Notes…
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How drive for high tech space jobs in northern Scotland are dividing remote communities
Any day now final judgement is expected in Edinburgh on the first of three possible launch pads for space rockets in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The issue is divisive – bringing industrialists, crofters, bureaucrats and naturalists to court as planning permission for one project in Sutherland comes under judicial review. Credits: Lucia Walker…
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Revealed: Over 6,000 sex offences reported in and around schools in three years
More than 6,300 allegations of sexual assault and harassment in and around schools across England and Wales were reported to police in three years, the equivalent of at least five offences every day, Channel 4 News can reveal. Some 633 of these reports were rapes or attempted rapes.
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‘The UK has not moved as fast as the European Commission would’ve wished’: Former senior civil servant on UK-EU row
Philip Rycroft was permanent secretary for the Department for Exiting the EU from 2017 until 2019.
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Multinational giants Amazon, Facebook and Google to face G7 tax bill
Rishi Sunak has hailed what he called an “historic agreement” to reform the global tax system – creating a worldwide base rate of corporation tax of at least 15%.
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Naomi Osaka: are media damaging sportspeople’s mental health
What was supposed to be a break between matches in the French Open has turned into a break from professional tennis for the four time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka.
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Footballer Marcus Rashford: ‘I want to give the next generation the opportunity to read’
In an interview with Channel 4 News, Marcus Rashford has revealed how his upbringing inspired his activism.
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Series 7, Episode 11: Jamelia
Jamelia speaks to Krishnan about what she describes as her ‘tug of war’ relationship with the TV industry and how this has affected her mental health.