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• Sam Ryder: A surfing accident changed my life

  09-12-2022 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  After he almost drowned, the star refocused on his music career and ended up singing at Eurovision.
  
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• Royal Mail: Views from both sides of the picket line

  09-12-2022 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC spoke to a striking worker on the picket line and someone who chose to work on Friday.
  
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• Ricky Gervais: There's no way James Corden stole my joke

  09-12-2022 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  In October, James Corden was accused of stealing a Ricky Gervais joke on The Late Late Show.
  
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• King Charles and Camilla meet Ryan Reynolds in Wrexham

  09-12-2022 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  King Charles III and the Queen Consort visited Wrexham to mark its new city status.
  
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• Nurses’ union leader accuses Steve Barclay of ‘bullyboy’ tactics

  09-12-2022 19:22
  Exclusive: Pat Cullen says health secretary is unwilling to negotiate with a woman acting for a largely female workforcePat Cullen: ‘I follow through on what I believe in’The leader of Britain’s nurses’ union has accused the health secretary, Steve Barclay, of being a “bullyboy” who is unwilling to negotiate with her because she is a woman representing a largely female workforce.Pat Cullen also claimed the government was displaying “particularly macho&rd
  
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• Tips for staying warm and coping with the cold weather

  09-12-2022 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK is being hit with the first major cold snap of the winter amid rising fuel costs.
  
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• The Guardian view on proportional representation: Labour should back it | Editorial

  09-12-2022 19:12
  House of Lords reform is necessary, but not a sufficient constitutional change to mend Britain’s broken politicsMonday marks the third anniversary of the general election that delivered the largest Conservative parliamentary majority since Margaret Thatcher’s. Labour, meanwhile, dropped to its worst result since the 1930s. Governments are thrown out when voters want a fresh start. What was unusual in 2019 was that voters gave the Tories the task of reversing Tory policies. That perha
  
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• The Guardian view on cuts in theatre funding: a threat to playwriting | Editorial

  09-12-2022 19:11
  In an industry drained of state support, who will dare to take a risk on new plays? The loss will be felt not only in London, but across the countryThe storm over arts funding in England moved from opera to theatre this week, when the artistic director of one of London’s leading new writing houses resigned in response to the withdrawal of its Arts Council England grant. Its outgoing director, Roxana Silbert, said that the loss of its state subsidy of £766,455 a year meant it could no
  
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• Putin suggests possibility of settlement to end war in Ukraine

  09-12-2022 19:04
  Russian president still claims ‘special military operation’ going to plan during Kyrgyzstan press conferenceRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin mentioned a potential settlement to end his war in Ukraine on Friday while still claiming that his “special military operation” was going to plan.“The settlement process as a whole, yes, it will probably be difficult and will take some time. But one way or another, all participants in this process wi
  
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• The psychic alpaca has spoken: World Cup madness has arrived for England | Marina Hyde

  09-12-2022 19:03
  Alongside the various animal attempts to people-please before the quarter-final against France are an increasingly deranged series of stunts from the tabloidsEngland face France in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday and the dwindling band of psychic animals has spoken. In the early stages of any World Cup, of course, you cannot move for obliging creatures predicting match results. However, as the tournament progresses, several of this global menagerie will have a shocker, effectively knocki
  
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• Silencing Russian music plays into Putin’s hands | Letters

  09-12-2022 18:34
  Readers on the Ukrainian culture minister’s call for a boycott of Russian culture, in protest at the invasion of UkraineI am appalled by what is happening in Ukraine, but I was sad to read the suggestion of Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukraine’s minister of culture, that we should refuse to perform Tchaikovsky (As Ukraine’s culture minister, I’m asking you to boycott Tchaikovsky until this war is over, 7 December). During the second world war, the day after Germany invaded Hollan
  
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• The tiny treasures that we’ve found during house clearances | Letters

  09-12-2022 18:33
  Readers share their discoveries on clearing out the belongings of hoarding relativesRe hoarding (You be the judge, 2 December), going through my late father’s many, many boxes with several necessary bin liners at my side, I found a small envelope, sealed, slit open and carefully resealed with Sellotape. I could feel two tiny hard lumps inside it.Across the envelope flap he’d pencilled “Contains small screw for fixing (possibly) sunglasses”. At some point he’d added
  
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• Government to weaken water pollution goals in ‘attack on nature’

  09-12-2022 15:11
  Exclusive: Despite demands from water campaigners, there will be no overall target for river healthWater pollution goals are to be weakened by the government next week, the Guardian can reveal, as Environment Act targets will give farmers three extra years to reduce their waste dumping into waterways.River campaigners have said the news is proof the government has not dropped its “attack on nature”. Continue reading...
  
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• Wrexham: King and Queen Consort meet Hollywood royalty

  09-12-2022 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  King Charles III and Queen Camilla met with Wrexham AFC co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
  
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• Mobility scooter death: Man denies Thomas O'Halloran murder

  09-12-2022 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Thomas O'Halloran was stabbed in the neck and chest while riding a mobility scooter in west London.
  
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• UK banking rules in biggest shake-up in more than 30 years

  09-12-2022 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Rules introduced after the financial crisis in 2008 that were aimed at limiting risks will be eased.
  
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• Street harassment: Wolf whistling to be banned in crackdown

  09-12-2022 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Wolf-whistling, catcalling and staring persistently to be criminalised in England, under new plans.
  
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• Strep A cases could level off within weeks, paediatrician says

  09-12-2022 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Dr Ray Nethercott says there could still be a further rise in infections over the next week.
  
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• Junior doctors to be balloted over strike action

  09-12-2022 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  BMA Scotland says it has "reluctantly" entered into a pay dispute with the Scottish government.
  
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• We've got World Cup credibility now - Southgate

  09-12-2022 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  England are now established as genuine contenders as they prepare to meet World Cup holders France, says manager Gareth Southgate.
  
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• Search for missing fishing boat crew off Jersey continues

  09-12-2022 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  An operation to find the captain and two crew is in a second day after the vessel sank off Jersey.
  
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• Royal Mail workers begin wave of Christmas strikes

  09-12-2022 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Millions of pieces of mail have been piling up ahead of the action, the CWU union says.
  
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• Hagley Primary School proud of 'quiet leader' Bellingham

  09-12-2022 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Jude Bellingham "set a high standard and everyone followed" his primary school PE teacher says.
  
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• UK, Italy and Japan team up for new fighter jet

  09-12-2022 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The countries enter a joint venture to design and build the next generation of fighter aircraft.
  
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• Labour pledges to fast-track Albania asylum claims

  09-12-2022 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The party says speeding up processing of claims from "safe" countries would help clear the backlog.
  
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• Strep A: Grandmother says four-year-old Camila Burns getting better

  09-12-2022 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  A four-year-old who was fighting for her life with a strep A infection is recovering, her grandmother says.
  
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• Six month delay to Scottish short-term lets licensing scheme

  09-12-2022 11:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The Scottish government has pushed back the deadline for Airbnb-style hosts to obtain a licence.
  
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• Met Police officer charged with two rapes

  09-12-2022 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The charges relate to alleged offences against two women aged in their 20s and 30s.
  
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• ‘The Cartier-Bresson of the East’: Fan Ho’s Hong Kong – in pictures

  09-12-2022 08:00
  Whether shooting street photography or art for art’s sake, the late Chinese artist spent a lifetime honing his evocative style Continue reading...
  
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• Water scooter startle device used to deter seals from salmon

  09-12-2022 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Some fears are expressed about acoustic startle technology being deployed on the watercraft.
  
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• UK government may challenge Scottish gender change law

  09-12-2022 06:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Legally changing gender is to become easier in Scotland but Westminster is not happy about the move.
  
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• The Papers: 'Palace anger' and 'direct hit' at Queen's legacy

  09-12-2022 06:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Reaction to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new Netflix series dominates Friday's papers.
  
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• The artists defying Putin’s war on Ukrainian culture – podcast

  09-12-2022 04:00
  From poetry to pop music, Ukrainians are using art to take a stand against Russia – and Putin’s assault on their identity. From dancers to documentary makers, they explain how work they have created in the conflict zone is a weapon of resistanceThe war in Ukraine is not just over land but identity too. Before the invasion Vladimir Putin published an essay arguing that modern Ukraine is essentially a product of the Soviet era, both culturally and spiritually. Since the war began, the
  
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• Our job is to keep people out of A&E

  09-12-2022 02:03 via bbc.co.uk
  An innovative scheme in Manchester is pioneering a new way to make sure patients get the best care possible.
  
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• Second-hand tech booms as shoppers look for bargains

  09-12-2022 01:26 via bbc.co.uk
  From phones to exercise bikes, the market for second-hand kit is booming as shoppers search for bargains.
  
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• Jewish students say NUS not fighting antisemitism

  09-12-2022 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The Union of Jewish Students says it has lost confidence in the National Union of Students.
  
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• Harry and Meghan: Does Netflix's documentary live up to the hype?

  09-12-2022 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The couple tell their "truth" about love, the media and racism, but many questions remain unanswered.
  
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• Watchdog criticises UK ministers’ ‘antagonism’ towards human rights - The Guardian

  09-12-2022 00:10 via news.google.com
  Watchdog criticises UK ministers’ ‘antagonism’ towards human rights  The Guardian
  
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