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Charity records huge tally of anti-Semitic abuse despite Covid lockdown
"The economic impact of Covid-19 may cause more extremism and division within society.”
Laura Kuenssberg says what she really thinks in microphone blunder at Covid briefing
People on social media have praised her for “finally saying what we have all been thinking for the past year”.
Johnson slammed as ‘1.3 million children under five are living in poverty’
“The Tory Government’s been stalling on this for months – will the Prime Minister finally act, or will he leave millions of children out in the cold?”
Heartbreaking picture of snowy food bank queue goes viral
"Not a photo of the Soviet Union in the 1930s but the UK today. How did we allow this to happen on our watch?", one person said.
‘Something we have depended on’ – Losing access to EU crime database is biggest challenge facing police
Sir Julian King told MPs that “data adequacy” for police was the “most significant, outstanding, unresolved issue” which had come out of the UK’s security agreement with the EU.
Brexit to batter London economy for billions each year, research finds
The capital’s service sectors will bear the brunt of a downturn, according to a study published by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
NHS staff charged £500 to park at hospital where colleagues have died of Covid
“There are around ten people per day dying of Covid. It's a tough time and I can’t afford to pay these charges.”
‘Chestfeeding’ among terms being introduced by NHS trust and Laurence Fox isn’t happy
Terms like “chestfeeding” and “human milk” are being introduced at an NHS trust in a bid to boost inclusivity.
Shapps defends 10-year quarantine jail terms as only handful of £10,000 lockdown fines paid
“This is a regulatory offence, and no regulatory offence I can think of attracts a 10-year sentence.”