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UK youth groups seek volunteers as parents try to prise children from screens
More than 170,000 children are on waiting lists to join the Scouts and Girlguiding Youth groups are clamouring for more volunteers amid a rise in the number of parents seeking…
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Did that really happen? 14 years of chaotic Tory government
How the occupants of No 10 brought us austerity, Brexit, Partygate and an economic crash UK general election live: latest updates Come with me to another country, far, far away,…
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Rise in Covid jab rates may protect children against asthma attacks, study finds
Higher inoculation rates could make it less likely viruses will spread, thereby reducing risk to asthmatic children Higher Covid vaccination rates could help protect children against asthma attacks, according to…
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Sunak cites ‘confidential’ inquiry as he refuses to answer questions over aide and election date bet – as it happened
PM again declines to say whether he told Craig Williams in advance about his decision to hold the election in July Sign up to our Election Edition daily newsletter NI…
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PPE worth £1.4bn from single Covid deal destroyed or written off
UK government deal struck at height of pandemic described as ‘colossal misuse of public funds’ An estimated £1.4bn-worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) bought by the government in a single…
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An amnesty for Covid lockdown breakers? Robert Buckland plays the rest of us for fools | Catherine Bennett
The pandemic appears to be the subject of amnesia in this election campaign, with the worst suffering put tactfully aside When he looks back at his catastrophic campaign, Rishi Sunak…
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The economy: how 14 years of Tory rule have changed Britain – in charts
The effects of austerity, Covid, war and the cost of living crisis are still haunting government and domestic finances While inflation figures usually generate a news story in their own…
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Economist suggests storing grain to prepare for next global emergency
Isabella Weber, who linked corporate profits to inflation, shares how to prevent food shortages – and price gouging Tell us: how has inflation changed the way you grocery shop? Isabella…
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A black hole awakens and why some people avoid Covid: the week in science – podcast
Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss some of the science stories that have made headlines this week, from a glimpse of a black hole awakening, to a new…