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Gambling company boss’s £469m pay packet “appropriate and fair”
It comes following a string of record-breaking awards taking her total pay since 2016 to nearly £1.3 billion.
Give me a second chance, Shamima Begum pleads
Begum's plea came as Joe Biden urged America’s western allies to repatriate foreign fighters and their families from Syria.
Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities chair accused of ‘putting positive spin on slavery and empire’
He argued that “neither the banning of white authors or token expressions of black achievement will help to broaden young minds”.
‘Complete nonsense’ that UK is not institutionally racist, academic says
Meanwhile critics hit out at Downing Street's choice to lead the commission, suggesting the report could not be "objective".
No ‘actual institutional racism’ in the UK, Downing Street report concludes – just a ‘deep mistrust’ in the system
The commission’s chairman, Dr Tony Sewell said that “What we have seen is that the term ‘institutional racism’ is sometimes wrongly applied”
New Zealand raises minimum wage – and hikes taxes on the rich
The changes will be rolled out on Thursday, alongside smaller increases in unemployment and sickness benefits.
Twitter reacts as Laurence Fox launches election campaign with a big red bus
"The year is 2036. Laurence Fox is still a guide on his open top tour bus. Where he drives around London pointing out film locations he wasn’t talented enough to be on."
Watch – Developers slammed after setting ‘death traps’ for birds using netting to stop them nesting
"The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has criticised the move as well as local residents who have branded the practice "cruel" and unnecessary".
Cressida Dick claims ‘social media pile-on’ damaged confidence in police after Clapham vigil
The Met chief said critics of the police handling of the Sarah Everard vigil spoke “without knowing the facts".