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Jumping the queue? Tory MP, aged 40, defends decision to accept Covid-19 jab
“The man was vaccinated despite thousands of local people on the Government’s priority list still waiting anxiously and patiently."
2020: Britain’s biggest police force saw domestic killings rise
Domestic tragedies in the capital in 2020 included the deaths of 19-month-old Pavinya Nithiyakumar and her three-year-old brother, Nigish, who were killed by their shop worker father Nadarajah Nithiyakumar while his wife was in the shower at their east London home in April.
‘Neglect and lack of care’ as rubbish-covered lake brings to light Balkans waste problem
The surface of the lake got covered in a thick layer of waste ranging from plastics to rusty metal scraps, tree trunks and even reportedly a coffin.
Scandal-hit retailer Boohoo buys Debenhams, putting 12,000 jobs at risk
Last year, it emerged that workers at the “fast fashion” brand’s factory in Leicester were being paid £3.50 per hour.
Workers with Covid ‘too scared’ to get tested due to lack of cash support, Dido Harding says
Baroness Harding - the head of Test and Trace - told a CBI webinar that the most recent tranche of figures revealed that less than 60 per cent of those who tested positive followed advice to quarantine at home.
‘Huge success’ Tory Minister claims as fewer than 2,000 young people start roles via £2bn job scheme
Another waste of money? The 'Test and Trace' system cost set to rise to 22 billion pounds.
Four deny criminal damage following toppling of Colston statue in Bristol
"We will fight these criminal charges vigorously on behalf of our clients."
Low-paid workers in insecure jobs are more likely to die from Covid-19
People in the lowest-paid, manual jobs were found to have higher rates of coronavirus mortality - sparking calls to increase sick pay.