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• One in four children of UK care workers living in poverty, TUC finds

  01-11-2022 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Figure represents 220,000 children, with union adding many families of nurses and public transport workers also in crisisMore than one in four children with care worker parents are growing up in poverty, according to a report by Trades Union Congress, with the union warning of “rampant” hardship in households with key workers.The TUC said that 220,000 children – 28.4% – with at least one social care worker as a parent were in poverty, and said the number was on course to
  
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• Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations – in pictures

  01-11-2022 18:45 via theguardian.com
  After two years of restrictions amid the Covid crisis, Mexicans prepare to make the most of this year’s Día de Muertos with several days of festivities Continue reading...
  
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• World Cup 2022: British officers sent to the tournament will act as 'buffers' between fans and local police

  01-11-2022 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  British officers deployed in Qatar for the World Cup will act as "cultural interpreters" between fans and local law enforcement, says Chief Constable Mark Roberts.
  
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• 'Built on exploitation': the real price of the Qatar World Cup – video explainer

  01-11-2022 13:13 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian's Pete Pattisson looks at the exploitation of migrant workers in Qatar ahead of the World Cup and explains why any reforms are 'too little, too late'. Pattisson speaks of his own first-hand experience with workers in the country and describes the very poor living and working conditions he saw. In the runup to the tournament, the Qatari authorities claim they have made significant progress with their human rights laws. Migrant workers, however, who make up 95% of the working pop
  
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• The care system failed me. What is it like for kids today?

  01-11-2022 12:59 via theguardian.com
  Daniel Lavelle is a journalist who spent some of his teenage years in the care system. He is also somewhat of an anomaly. Statistics show one in four people who leave care in the UK end up homeless. They are also likely to end up in a prison. In a special Guardian video Lavelle reflects on his experiences, and meets others who've been through the system to find out what is going wrong for some of the country's most vulnerable children. He also talks to those who've made it out the
  
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• Cost of Living: Your money-saving tips for Christmas

  01-11-2022 08:39 via bbc.co.uk
  With vanishingly few paydays until Christmas, readers tell us how they're cutting down on festive spending.
  
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• National Grid creates £50m emergency fund for vulnerable households

  01-11-2022 07:00 via theguardian.com
  UK electricity distributor warns of “exponential increase” in customers seeking help with their energy billsThe chief executive of National Grid has warned of an “exponential increase” in customers seeking help with their energy bills as the company created a £50m emergency support fund.John Pettigrew said the UK electricity network operator’s fund will be used this winter and next to make donations to bodies providing support for vulnerable households and adv
  
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• Culture wars, abortion and conspiracy theories: what the midterms tell us about the US – podcast

  01-11-2022 04:00 via theguardian.com
  Florida used to be seen as a swing state but in recent years it has lurched further and further to the right. Now there are worries democracy itself is under threatAhead of the US midterm elections, Oliver Laughland travelled around Florida to find out what really mattered to the people getting ready to vote. He told Michael Safi how he travelled to Disney World, and found the “happiest place on Earth” had become a political battleground thanks to a controversial bill curtailing the
  
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• US judge blocks $2.2bn Penguin Random House merger

  01-11-2022 01:30 via theguardian.com
  Justice department argued the melding of the publishing house with Simon & Schuster would harm competition and authors’ payA US judge has blocked the $2.2bn planned merger of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest book publisher, with rival Simon & Schuster.Judge Florence Pan of the US district court for the District of Columbia said in a brief order on Monday that she had found that the justice department had shown that the deal would “substantially” harm comp
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 251 of the invasion

  01-11-2022 01:10 via theguardian.com
  Putin says strikes, pulling out of grain deal are response to Crimea fleet attackSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA barrage of Russian missiles has struck hydroelectric plants and other critical energy and water infrastructure across Ukraine. Russia said it hit military and energy infrastructure targets, but Ukraine said its military facilities were not targeted.Large parts of Kyiv were left without power or water. The Ukrainian capital’s mayor said 40% of residents did not have wate
  
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• Labour needs more ‘coherent narrative’ to win next election, Starmer told

  01-11-2022 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Labour Together leader calls for ‘laser-sharp focus’ on voters and for party’s priorities to be made clearKeir Starmer has been urged to get Labour on a general election footing with a “laser-sharp” focus on wooing voters with a small number of key pledges that demonstrate the party’s priorities rather than a sprawling plethora of policies.With activists gearing up to take on Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives in 2024, a new head of Labour Together &
  
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• Clubs fear being ‘wiped off the map’ without independent regulator

  01-11-2022 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Twenty-eight clubs have written to government over plans‘Football is at a crossroads and future of game hangs in balance’Twenty-eight clubs have written to the government urging it to press ahead with plans for an independent regulator, warning inaction would lead to clubs being “wiped off the map”.An independent regulator was the central recommendation of the fan-led review, which was commissioned by the government last year in the wake of the European Super League scand
  
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• ‘Alarming’ rise in type 2 diabetes among UK under-40s

  01-11-2022 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Figures underline growing prevalence of conditions related to obesity in younger demographic, says head of Diabetes UKThe number of people under 40 in the UK being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is rising at a faster pace than the over-40s, according to “shocking” and “incredibly troubling” data that experts say exposes the impact of soaring obesity levels.The UK ranks among the worst in Europe with the most overweight and obese adults, according to the World Health Organ
  
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• World Series rainout as Astros and Phillies will play Game 3 on Tuesday

  01-11-2022 00:25 via theguardian.com
  World Series rainout, Astros-Phils to play Game 3 TuesdayGame 6 rescheduled for Saturday; Game 7 would be SundayGame 3 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros was postponed by rain Monday night with the matchup tied 1-1, pushing the entire Fall Classic schedule back one day.The rainout moved Game 3 to Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park, when the weather was supposed to be all clear. There was a smattering of boos at the ballpark when the washout was announced an
  
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• Australian EV conversion startup merges with UK firm to turn classic cars electric

  01-11-2022 00:21 via theguardian.com
  Merged Australian-UK firm will convert Porsche 911s, Mini Coopers, Land Rovers and Land Rover Defenders into EVsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian startup adding modern technology to classic Land Rovers will become part of one of the biggest electric vehicle conversion companies in the world this week after merging with a British firm.Melbourne-based Jaunt Motors will partner with Zero EV to create Fellten, which will operate across Australia,
  
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