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Greta Thunberg meets ‘role model’ Malala Yousafzai in Oxford
The 22-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner is a student at Lady Margaret Hall.
Corridor care in hospital A&Es becoming the norm, nurses warn
Top nurses made the comments after a poll found many A&E nurses were providing such care every day.
Vegan animal rights activist claims he was wrongfully dismissed for raising concerns over anti-hunt charity’s ‘unethical’ pension investments
Jordi Casamitjana was sacked from his position as head of policy and research at the League Against Cruel Sports in April 2018 after sending an email to colleagues about alternative pension options
Government labelling of workers as low-skilled ‘insulting and wrong’
A farmers’ leader described the ability to recruit from abroad as ‘mission critical’.
Campaigners demand review of Bailey as new Bank of England boss
A report by Gina Miller’s True & Fair Campaign claims to lay bare ‘systemic regulatory failure’ on Andrew Bailey’s watch as head of the FCA.
Massive planet 1,000 light years from Earth ‘close to edge of destruction’
The mysterious world is so near its star that a 'year' lasts just 18 hours - the time it takes to complete a full orbit
1,000 guests at hotel quarantined as coronavirus hits Tenerife
Tenerife is popular with British tourists.
Farming leader issues warning over ‘morally bankrupt’ food trade deals
National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters cautioned against ‘ignoring the hidden cost’ of how food is produced.
Assange ‘handcuffed and stripped naked on first day of extradition hearing’
The WikiLeaks founder’s barrister complained about his client’s treatment inside high-security Belmarsh prison.