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Older Brits want younger workers back in the office – polls
According to YouGov polling 44 per cent of those aged 65 and above believe firms should be encouraging staff to return to the office.
Insect repellent urges buyers not to use product as Covid-19 protection following Daily Express front cover
The makers say they have "absolutely no interest whatsoever in profiting from unproven research".
Proms conductor: I played no role in decisions as false speculation led to abuse & threats
“I’ve been wrongly portrayed as a person who tries to influence political debates – this is not true. I am an artist, I want to be able to speak through my work to bring people together and build solidarity.”
Yob who splashed urine & spat at police while claiming he had Covid is jailed
“Spitting at police officers when they are working hard to do their job and keep people safe is so far away from acceptable behaviour that I really struggle to find the words to describe it."
The British press lied so much about the EU they decided to archive them all
One Euromyth published by The Sun in 2006 claimed "nutty" EU officials wanted to rename Bombay mix to Mumbai mix “to make the snack politically correct” - accusations which were dubbed "completely ludicrous" by EU officials.
Britain First is raiding hotels to harass asylum seekers
Police have been called to a number of incidents - in London, Birmingham and Essex - where groups of far-right men have harassed people who have been placed in emergency accommodation because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Extinction Rebellion announce bank holiday road blocks & protests
"There is an existential threat to human life and if we took climate change as seriously as this pandemic then we are surely capable of making massive changes very, very rapidly”.
Arrest on suspicion of war crimes as another detained under Terrorism Act
45-year-old man was arrested this morning over allegations of crimes during the first and second Liberian Civil Wars between 1989 and 2003.
Antarctica ice 4 times size of UK ‘at risk of collapse’ could raise sea levels around world
“We’ve seen in the past that the sudden collapse of ice shelves can trigger rapid acceleration of the glaciers that flow into them, and, in turn, sea-level rise."