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New toilet coating could save 70 billion litres of water a day
The slippery surface needs only half the water to get the job done.
Prince Andrew used the N-word, it has been claimed
The royal allegedly used word in 2012 conversation at Buckingham Palace
Man dies in Job Centre queue after being declared fit to work
The case seems cruelly reminiscent of the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake.
Tories set to take 13 years to remove Grenfell-style cladding at current rate
The worrying figures were revealed as the Fire Brigades Union warned that massive cuts had to be reversed and called the Bolton student flat blaze a 'shocking indictment of the government’s shameful inaction after Grenfell.'
Children in poverty in working households has soared under Tory policies new study reveals
Analysis reveals child poverty in working families rose to 2.9 million in 2018 – an increase of 38% since 2010 when the Tory and Liberal Democrat coalition came to power.
Jeremy Corbyn condemns Grenfell firm suing NHS
“Our NHS should not be being sold off to private companies who then sue it, lining the pockets of bosses and shareholders at the expense of the public” said the Labour Party leader.
ICC considers first probe of British military for alleged war crimes
A BBC Panorama programme claims that killings of civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq have been covered up by the state.
‘Doom and gloom’ – Number of manufacturing firms entering insolvency reaches five-year high
Manufacturing orders have been falling for months.
Labour’s Emma Dent Coad reports Lib Dem Sam Gyimah to police for Grenfell Tower ‘lies’
Row comes as new stats reveal removing deadly Grenfell-type cladding from tower blocks would take 13 more years under the Tories