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Illegal rave organisers in England face fines of up to £10,000
Fines of up to £10,000 for those organising illegal raves in England will come into force ahead of the bank holiday on Monday 31 August as authorities clamp down on…
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Keir Starmer tells Boris Johnson: your ‘chaos’ puts schools return at risk
Plans to get all children back to school in early September are now at “serious risk” because of government incompetence and the chaos caused by the exams fiasco, the Labour…
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Out of the pandemic can come real change… if there is bravery and vision | Will Tanner
The difference between a revolt and a revolution is that the latter seeks to build a new order while the former knows only destruction. This government has proved its talent…
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Trump accuses FDA ‘deep state’ of slowing Covid-19 vaccine trials
US President Donald Trump on Saturday accused members of the “deep state” at the Food and Drug Administration, without providing evidence, of working to slow testing of Covid-19 vaccines until…
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Coronavirus pandemic halts life-saving UK cancer and heart disease research
More than 1,500 clinical trials of new drugs and treatments for cancers, heart disease and other serious illnesses have been permanently closed down in Britain in the wake of the…
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Mixed race woman fired by G4S after row over black power salute
A mixed race woman was disciplined and later sacked from a G4S coronavirus testing centre after suggesting colleagues could adopt the black power salute for a photo in support of…
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Boris Johnson demands only loyalty, not competence, in his lust for power | Nick Cohen
The radical right understands the cliche that every crisis is an opportunity. It takes genuine complaints and then, like a farmer diverting a stream to water his crops, turns them…
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Global coronavirus death toll tops 800,000 as nations ramp up restrictions
The global death toll from the new coronavirus has surpassed 800,000, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally, with numerous countries ramping up restrictions in an effort to battle an…
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Shortage of 6,000 public buses puts UK’s school return at risk
Ministers have privately warned of a shortage of 6,000 public buses needed to get children to school in England next week for the autumn term and have urged coach companies…