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Woman describes being pepper sprayed in face by police during ‘Kill the Bill’ protest
“It was one of the most painful things I’ve experienced.”
Hugh Grant accuses Tories of ‘exploiting pandemic to enrich friends and donors’
"Always heartwarming to watch this government exploit a pandemic to enrich their friends and donors," Grant tweeted.
Frontline NHS workers in Scotland to be offered at least 4% pay rise
“Our NHS staff deserve more than applause and 1 per cent is not enough," Nicola Sturgeon said.
Lee Hurst has ‘no regrets’ after Twitter suspension over ‘creepy’ Thunberg joke
“Aside from Lee Hurst’s tweet being painfully unfunny, attention-seeking, creepy, inappropriate, heteronormative codswallop, it’s also emblematic of a cohort of middle aged men who genuinely seem to think they can solve the world’s problems with their genitals.”
‘Festival of Brexit’: First events for controversial £120m project announced
Next year's festival will include a 'celebration' of British weather.
UK should share vaccines ‘one-for-one’ with poorer countries, expert says
Jane Halton, co-chairwoman of the Covax initiative – said it is time for a “fair and sensible conversation” about the sharing of vaccines.
Top reactions as ‘Stanley Johnson clause’ allows overseas travel if you have second home
"It’s far too early in the morning to be contemplating Stanley Johnson’s loophole."
US city to offer black residents reparations for past discrimination and lingering effects of slavery
“We all know that the road to repair and justice in the black community is going to be a generation of work."
Calls to protect NHS heroes as report lays bare pandemic’s ‘enormous’ toll
A new report says the pandemic has taken an “enormous” toll on NHS staff.