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UK fashion industry pleads for more aid to survive Covid-19 crisis
The British fashion industry has called for more financial aid from the government amid fears the coronavirus crisis could wipe out half of the sector. On the day the British…
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Drop in pollution may bring hotter weather and heavier monsoons
The dramatic improvements in air quality associated with the coronavirus lockdown may bring warmer temperatures and heavier monsoon rains this year, scientists say. With factories closed and roads relatively empty,…
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Coastal towns tell visitors to stay away as lockdown eases in England
Britain’s coastal resorts have told visitors to stay away amid concerns that people may be drawn to the seaside as the weather improves and the lockdown is eased in England.…
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Packed tube trains prompt union anger at Johnson’s ‘back to work’ message
Photographs of packed London Underground trains on Wednesday show how “fraught with danger” Boris Johnson’s return to work message is, a union has said. Tube workers said there was “complete…
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What would happen if Londoners tried to go back to normal on a socially-distanced Underground?
The prime minister, Boris Johnson, says that from today, people are “actively encouraged” to return to work, although they should continue to work from home if possible. We looked into…
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Michigan: rightwing militia groups to protest stay-at-home orders
Rightwing militia groups in Michigan plan to rally at the state capitol building on Thursday to protest Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home orders that she put in place to slow…
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Jacob Rees-Mogg tells MPs to ‘set example’ and return to Commons
Jacob Rees-Mogg is on a collision course with the Speaker, unions and fellow parliamentarians after urging MPs to return to the Commons next month to “set an example” to the…
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‘Finally, a virus got me’: Ebola expert on nearly dying of coronavirus
Peter Piot, the scientist who helped discover the Ebola virus, and the director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, has told of his brush with death after…
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Naomi Klein: How big tech plans to profit from the pandemic
For a few fleeting moments during the New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus briefing on Wednesday 6 May, the sombre grimace that has filled our screens for weeks was…
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Covid-19: do we need more than one vaccine? Podcast
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