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• Attempt to force release of Johnson’s messages on Covid in care homes fails

  26-08-2021 14:25
  
  High court rules that government does not have to disclose potentially explosive WhatsApp textsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has successfully resisted disclosure of potentially explosive WhatsApp messages between ministers and Boris Johnson about decisions to send hospital patients into care homes without first testing them for Covid.Two bereaved women whose fathers died from Covid in care homes which received infected NHS patients in April and
  
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• Flags fly high for hope over Greater Manchester

  26-08-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A creative project which captured the imaginations of older people living in residential homes in Tameside, Greater Manchester, is now bringing joy to the whole community.Six very special, brightly coloured flags flew high over Ashton-under-Lyne before going on tour around the borough throughout August.The hand-painted banners were created as part of a project called Flags For Hope by carnival arts organisation Cabasa, which is based at The Vale arts centre in Mossley.Each 6m long silk flag is a
  
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