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Buying your first home home just got (even) harder | Patrick Collinson
Tenants in England are paying private rents averaging £700 a month, according to official figures this week. Yet with interest rates at super-low levels, £700 a month is enough to…
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‘New York always comes back’: workers return as city enters phase two of reopening
New York City has inched closer to restoring its reputation as a thriving, hectic metropolis, as the second phase of reopening begins in the city which experienced the deadliest coronavirus…
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We know Covid-19 hits Britain’s ethnic minorities hardest. When will the Tories act? | Zubaida Haque
Why is race still a risk factor in the 21st century? Whether it is the merciless killing of George Floyd by police in the US or the brutal detention and…
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UK factories suffer worst quarter on record amid coronavirus lockdown – as it happened
Time for a quick recap. UK factories have suffered their worst quarterly slump in activity since at least the 1970s, as the coronavirus lockdown hit the economy. Manufacturers are also…
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Global report: South Korea has Covid-19 second wave as Israel ponders new lockdown
Authorities in South Korea have said the country is experiencing a second wave of the coronavirus in and around Seoul, and warned that stronger physical-distancing measures will be reimposed if…
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Shopper numbers surged 45% in week English shops reopened
Shoppers flocked back to the high streets in England over the past week as non-essential stores reopened but numbers remained well down on a year earlier, according to the latest…
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Meat plant must be held to account for Covid-19 outbreak, says German minister
The owners of Europe’s largest meat-processing plant must be held to account for a mass coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 1,500 of its workers, Germany’s labour minister has…
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Coronavirus case in northern China reveals mystery of carrier who tests negative and has no symptoms
The first local Covid-19 cases in northern Tianjin city in 110 days were infected by an asymptomatic carrier who was believed to have contracted the illness in neighbouring Beijing, a…
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Netflix to resume filming of The Witcher after Covid-19 hiatus
Netflix is to resume filming in the UK with fantasy epic The Witcher set to restart shooting on 17 August. Netflix, which plans to spend in excess of £400m this…
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Digital menus, robot butlers, elaborate cleaning – hotels gear up against coronavirus as they reopen
Set in the green hills of Ireland’s County Clare, Dromoland Castle is the type of getaway that never sits empty. Why would it, with a spa tucked behind 16th century walls,…