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Bezos bashed for ignoring Amazon warehouse disaster and celebrating space tourists
Six Amazon workers died when a deadly tornado devastated a warehouse in Illinois on Friday.
Shipbuilders protest backed by John Lennon against Tory govt inspires musical – half a century later
Thousands of workers thwarted a bid by the Conservative government to shut down its yards by staging a ‘work in’.
Watch: Brexit ‘hardman’ Steve Baker slammed for lockdown comments
"Imagine looking at the state of Brexit & thinking ‘I’m going to trust Brexit hard man Steve Baker’s understanding of viruses over virologists’." wrote James O'Brien.
First UK patient dies after catching Omicron variant as lateral flow tests run out
Lateral flow home test kits are unavailable on the Government website, as people wait to book a coronavirus vaccine.
UK runs out of lateral flow test kits – as testing rules change
One person said on Twitter: “Tried to order a lateral flow test kit and the NHS site says they have no more! What’s going on!”
‘Significant gaps’ becomes 2021 Brexit buzzword, what phrase sums it up for you?
With unanswered questions on the protocol, fishing and also cross-Channel migration controls, one thing that does appear certain is that Brexit will continue to spark contention long into 2022 and beyond...
Top UK coppers consider public admission of institutional racism
Britain's most senior police leaders could declare their forces institutionally racist, it has emerged.
Best reactions as PM pictured ‘hosting’ Number 10 ‘Christmas quiz’
"Question 1. How many children does Boris have?"
Scotland private sector growth at lowest since April – here’s why
Scotland’s business growth in the private sector is at its lowest rate since April, according to new findings.