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Pay young people £250 to get vaccinated, Conservative peer urges government
Former M&S chairman and Conservative peer Stuart Rose speaks to Channel 4 News
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Twenty drown during UK heatwave – WHO calls for action
Two teenage boys have died in separate incidents after getting into difficulty in water, as the death toll from drownings during the UK’s heatwave reaches at least 20.
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More key workers able to replace isolation with daily tests as ‘pingdemic’ causes chaos
Empty shelves, cancelled trains, restaurants closing for days – councils and businesses have warned that the sheer numbers of people getting pinged could cause weeks of disruption.
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Torrential rains in China lead to mass evacuations
Rescuers in central China have been using bulldozers and dinghies to help evacuate people from areas submerged by floodwaters after days of torrential rain.
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Team GB: Women’s football team through to knockouts
The official first day of the Olympic Games brought mixed fortunes for Team GB.
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Teenager wins libel case against far-right activist Tommy Robinson
A teenager has won his libel case with the far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Syrian refugee Jamal Hijazi was assaulted during an attack at a school in Huddersfield in 2018.
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300 staff at one hospital in Nottinghamshire are self-isolating
The so-called ‘pingdemic’ is having an impact on healthcare services. On Monday the guidance on self-isolating for frontline staff changed, meaning it can be replaced with regular testing and other safety measures.
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Government has ‘got the balance wrong’ on reopening economy, CBI director-general says
We spoke to Tony Danker, Director-General for the Confederation of British Industry.
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Supermarket bosses warn of staff shortages as 600,000 people told to isolate by Covid app
As the number of people getting pinged and told to isolate has passed 600,000 in England and Wales, supermarket bosses have warned that the shortage of staff will hit supplies on the shelves.
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Norway terror attack: Survivor says he’s realised how ‘precious life’ is 10 years on
A lawyer who witnessed the massacre of dozens of young people by far-right extremist Anders Breivik says the experience has made him realise how “precious life” is.
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IEA director hopes UK will be ‘inspiration for the rest of the world’ on climate action ahead of decision on Cambo oil field
The executive director of the International Energy Agency hopes the UK government will bear in mind its global reputation on climate ahead of a decision on whether to approve drilling on a new North Sea oil field.
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New plans announced to tackle violence against women, but do they go far enough?
New plans have been announced by the government to tackle violence against women in England and Wales.
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Community groups hosting mobile phone masts facing big loss of income in rental payments from telecoms firms
They don’t just keep us all connected, mobile phone masts have also generated much-needed cash in rent for thousands of community groups.
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China floods: Death toll rises after record rainfall traps commuters in underground rail tunnels
Three days of rainfall have caused a level of flooding seen only “once in a thousand years” in China, with scientists blaming the intensity of the downpour on global warming.
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Liverpool stripped of its world heritage status by Unesco
It was once one of the greatest maritime cities on earth, at the heart of global trade since the 19th Century.
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UK pays France £54m to help reduce English Channel migrant crossings
France will double the number of police patrolling its beaches after receiving more than £50 million from the UK government to reduce the number of people trying to cross the English Channel.
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Northern Ireland protocol ‘can’t be renegotiated’, says Irish minister
The government is demanding “significant changes” to the Northern Ireland Protocol, the deal that Boris Johnson signed with the EU in 2019 to govern trade in Northern Ireland after Brexit.
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Brexit: UK tells EU ‘significant change’ to Northern Ireland Protocol needed to eliminate checks
The government is demanding “significant changes” to the Northern Ireland Protocol, the deal that Boris Johnson signed with the EU in 2019 to govern trade in Northern Ireland after Brexit.
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More than 39,000 Covid care home deaths in England, watchdog says
In the last hour, the government has confirmed it will offer NHS staff a 3% pay rise, backdated to April. The increase was recommended by the independent pay review body.
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Street harassment of women may become criminal offence
Sexual harassment is part of daily life for the majority of women. Even schoolgirls as young as 11 report being intimidated by men making unwanted and inappropriate comments about their bodies or their clothing.
