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‘Once again’ a ‘direct intervention by DG needed to overturn mistake on race’ at BBC
Director-general Tony Hall said the report had caused ‘distress’ to many.
“Losing patience” with Govt’s demand to have all children back in school
Teachers, scientists, opposition politicians and the children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield have all called for improvements to testing.
Plan for more nursing apprenticeships falls short, union warns
The number of people looking for information on nursing on the NHS careers website increased by 138% between March and June.
Toby Young starts dating site for ‘lockdown sceptics’
Entitled 'Love in a Covid Climate', Young's dating forum already has entries from people 'Sussexfarmer', who is "seeking an intelligent man".
Coronavirus cases top 5 million in United States
Health officials believe that for every reported case, there are roughly 10 times as many people infected with Covid-19.
New Zealand marks 100 days free of coronavirus
Vietnam also came within a day of reaching the landmark number.
Mauritius scrambles to counter oil spill from grounded ship
"We are in a situation of environmental crisis", the Minister of the Environment said.
Lockdown-hit Preston tells young people ‘Don’t kill Granny’
David Vance said the message sounded a "bit rich" considering that the elderly were "enthusiastically" thrown into care homes "where they died by the thousand".
In Pictures: NHS staff march to demand pay rise
Health service staff were excluded from the recently-announced wage increase for around 900,000 public sector workers.