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• Peers deliver several blows to government’s anti-protest bill

  30-01-2023 23:53 via theguardian.com
  
  House of Lords votes against flagship public order bill on day when Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupted proceedings in chamberA government bill aimed at cracking down on protest has suffered a number of setbacks in the House of Lords, setting the stage for a tense showdown between parliament’s two chambers.Peers inflicted a number of defeats on the wide-ranging public order bill, which is aimed at curbing guerrilla tactics used by protest groups. Continue reading...
  
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• Winner of Mr Blobby eBay auction backs out of £62,000 bid

  30-01-2023 23:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Noel’s House Party costume originally listed on eBay for £39 by anonymous former BBC employeeThe winner of an online auction to buy an original Mr Blobby costume has backed out just an hour after bidding £62,000 for the sought-after item.Although the outfit was originally listed on eBay for £39, the price increased once it began attracting attention online. The seller, a former BBC employee who wished to remain anonymous, admitted they were not surprised when the winning
  
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• Who could come and go from EVERY Premier League club on deadline day - Daily Mail

  30-01-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  Who could come and go from EVERY Premier League club on deadline day  Daily MailTransfer news LIVE: Arsenal near to signing, Chelsea agree record deal, Man Utd block move  ExpressChelsea could make last-ditch bid for Brighton's Moises Caicedo after sealing Enzo Fernandez signing - Paper Talk  Sky SportsTransfer News RECAP: Chelsea launch final Enzo Fernandez bid; Cancelo to leave Man City  Daily MailLATEST TRANSFER NEWS - Porro, Cancelo, Traorè, Mag
  
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• The Last of Us recap episode three – absolutely magical television

  30-01-2023 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Is this the TV episode of the year? It’s a big call so early on in 2023, but it’ll take something incredible to top this brave, poignant, heartbreaking character studyThis article contains spoilers for The Last of Us TV series. Please do not read unless you have seen episodes one to three …Wow. Where to start? I’ll just come out and say it – I think that’s the single best episode of TV that will be broadcast all year. Continue reading...
  
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• Two men arrested on suspicion of murder of Ashley Dale, 28, in Liverpool - The Guardian

  30-01-2023 23:17 via news.google.com
  Two men arrested on suspicion of murder of Ashley Dale, 28, in Liverpool  The GuardianAshley Dale: Murder arrests after woman shot in back garden  BBCAshley Dale killing: Two men arrested on suspicion of murdering council worker in Liverpool  Sky NewsTwo arrested on suspicion of murdering woman gunned down in back garden  The IndependentTwo men arrested on suspicion of Ashley Dale murder  Liverpool EchoView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Jair Bolsonaro applies for six-month tourist visa to stay in US

  30-01-2023 23:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-Brazil president who has been in Florida since 30 December is being investigated for attempt to topple country’s governmentBrazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing investigation as part of an inquiry into an alleged attempt to topple the country’s government, has filed a request for a six-month visitor visa to stay in the US.The former leader is understood to have entered the US on an A-1 visa reserved for sitting heads of state, which would expire on Tuesday,
  
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• Desperate woman uses cat to keep warm as heating her home is too expensive

  30-01-2023 23:16 via express.co.uk
  
  A woman from Wales has turned to her cat for warmth after high heating bills forced her to keep her heating off for 22 hours a day.
  
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• Poland could supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, Kyiv suggests

  30-01-2023 23:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukraine official reports ‘positive signals’ from Warsaw – but Poland stresses it will only act in consultation with Nato alliesVolodymyr Zelenskiy’s most senior adviser has suggested Poland is willing to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters as Ukraine’s lobbying for the combat jets steps up only a few days after Germany and the US agreed to send over their tanks.Andriy Yermak said Ukraine had had “positive signals” from Warsaw in a Telegram posting, althoug
  
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• State of the NHS laid bare as one in four Brits unable to see their GP

  30-01-2023 23:10 via express.co.uk
  
  A shocking report into the NHS found that one in four Brits cannot get an appointment with their GP.
  
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• How dried food can supercharge your family budget meals - Daily Mail

  30-01-2023 23:05 via news.google.com
  How dried food can supercharge your family budget meals  Daily Mail
  
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• Putin vs the West review – like a gripping, terrifying soap opera

  30-01-2023 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Power players open up about their fraught dealings with the Russian president, but the main takeaway is this: being a world leader seems like one long stream of mic-drop disses and gossipThe first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looms. How did we get here? Well timed to answer that is Putin vs the West (BBC Two), a three-part documentary that will consider Russia’s involvement in the Syrian civil war, before analysing the run-up to the sorry events of early 2022. Before a
  
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• Michail Antonio seals West Ham’s FA Cup progress at expense of Derby

  30-01-2023 22:51 via theguardian.com
  
  The FA Cup could be just the distraction West Ham need. They may not be out the woods just yet but, after Jarrod Bowen extended his resurgence in front of goal, this third win in five games continued to lift the sense of impending doom around the club as David Moyes’s team booked yet another cup tie away to Manchester United.Bowen, whose two goals against Everton helped West Ham climb out of the relegation zone, scored the first goal and made the second for Michail Antonio as the Premier L
  
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• FA Cup fifth round draw: Man City play Bristol City, Man Utd take on West Ham - The Telegraph

  30-01-2023 22:49 via news.google.com
  
  FA Cup fifth round draw: Man City play Bristol City, Man Utd take on West Ham  The TelegraphFA Cup fifth-round draw: Wrexham could face home tie against Tottenham, while Manchester City go to Bristol City  Sky SportsFA Cup fifth round draw: Manchester City face trip to Bristol City – as it happened  The GuardianTottenham men drawn away to Wrexham/Sheffield United in FA Cup; Women drawn home vs. Reading  Cartilage Free CaptainLuton Town learn potentia
  
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• Love Island viewers left in shock at 'delusional' Olivia Hawkins - Daily Mail

  30-01-2023 22:35 via news.google.com
  
  Love Island viewers left in shock at 'delusional' Olivia Hawkins  Daily MailLove Island villa set for ‘most explosive showdown ever’ after Tom and Ellie’s secret kiss is exposed...  The SunLife for Love Island's Tom Clare gets complicated after secret kiss revealed  Belfast TelegraphLove Island fans spot major red flag with Tom after his secret kiss with Ellie...  The SunView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Defiant Eva Green defends 'peasants' rant as she sues over collapsed film - The Telegraph

  30-01-2023 22:31 via news.google.com
  
  Defiant Eva Green defends 'peasants' rant as she sues over collapsed film  The TelegraphEva Green: Actress gives evidence in High Court over bitter film dispute  BBCBond girl Eva Green arrives at court to give evidence in battle over collapsed film  The IndependentEva Green: ‘corners were cut’ on film at centre of legal battle  The GuardianEva Green arrives at court in legal battle over cancelled film | 5 News  5 NewsView Full coverag
  
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• Sadiq Khan hints London may bid for 2040 Olympics

  30-01-2023 22:16 via express.co.uk
  
  City Hall and the UK Government are exploring options for submitting a formal bid for a nationwide Olympics centred in London in 2040
  
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• Sergio Aguero delivers Enzo Fernandez to Chelsea transfer verdict as Todd Boehly eyes £115m deal - Football.London

  30-01-2023 22:09 via news.google.com
  Sergio Aguero delivers Enzo Fernandez to Chelsea transfer verdict as Todd Boehly eyes £115m deal  Football.LondonEnzo Fernandez: Chelsea make £105.6m bid for Benfica midfielder ahead of January deadline  Sky SportsChelsea prepared to pay Enzo Fernandez's €120m release clause  Sky Sports NewsChelsea closing in on £115m Fernández and could make late push for Caicedo  The GuardianEnzo Fernandez: Chelsea's ongoing desire for Argen
  
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• Mystery Lotto winner urged to check numbers as £6million lies unclaimed after draw

  30-01-2023 22:06 via express.co.uk
  
  The National Lottery is urging all players to check their tickets in case they have won the massive draw.
  
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• 94% of Northern Ireland firefighters vote to strike in ballot - BBC

  30-01-2023 21:49 via news.google.com
  
  94% of Northern Ireland firefighters vote to strike in ballot  BBCFire Brigades Union warns government needs to 'wake up' ahead of strike action  The IndependentUK firefighters vote to strike in row over pay  BBCFirefighters run toward life-threatening danger. But the UK government has pushed even us to our limit  The GuardianSNP readies army after firefighters’ strike vote | Scotland  The TimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Poldark's Aidan Turner: Actors should have 'air of mystery' about their private lives - Sky News

  30-01-2023 21:27 via news.google.com
  Poldark's Aidan Turner: Actors should have 'air of mystery' about their private lives  Sky NewsAidan Turner on his new West End show and whether he'd return to Poldark  Evening StandardView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• British mum-of-two drowned swimming with her daughters off beach in Mexico, inquest hears

  30-01-2023 21:26 via express.co.uk
  
  Lina Dilipkumar, 38, asked her husband to take their beach bag to the hotel room while she swam with her daughters during a family holiday to Il Playa del Carmen, near Cancun.
  
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• The Greater Manchester schools closed on Wednesday as strike action hits classrooms - Manchester Evening News

  30-01-2023 21:17 via news.google.com
  The Greater Manchester schools closed on Wednesday as strike action hits classrooms  Manchester Evening News‘Every year more is asked’: teachers in England on why they are striking  The GuardianList of Teesside schools confirming closures to pupils ahead of teachers' strike action  Teesside LiveTeachers' strike: Full list of Devon schools affected by Wednesday's industrial action  Devon LiveEvery Lancashire school closed ahead of planned strike
  
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• Jake Paul posts brutal reply to Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury's baby announcement - The Mirror

  30-01-2023 21:05 via news.google.com
  
  Jake Paul posts brutal reply to Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury's baby announcement  The MirrorMolly-Mae Hague gives birth to a baby girl with boyfriend Tommy Fury  Daily MailMolly-Mae Hague gives birth and welcomes Tommy Fury's first child  Cosmopolitan UKLove Island’s Molly-Mae Hague gives birth to daughter with boyfriend Tommy Fury...  The SunMolly-Mae Hague finally breaks Instagram silence as Tommy Fury quizzed on baby news  Daily StarView Ful
  
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• Nadhim Zahawi sacking: the questions still facing Rishi Sunak

  30-01-2023 21:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Decision came out of the blue, say sources, as Tory MPs ask what prime minister knew and whenAlthough Nadhim Zahawi has now been sacked and Rishi Sunak has vowed to “restore integrity” to UK politics, the prime minister still faces scrutiny over his handling of the whole affair.Tory MPs have questioned his judgment in appointing Zahawi to his cabinet in the first place – and asked what he knew, and when. Continue reading...
  
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• Ronan O’Gara: ‘A bit of me would love to have a crack at a World Cup’

  30-01-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The coach of European champions, La Rochelle, looks forward to the Six Nations and the World Cup and reveals he would like to work on the international stage in the futureThe setting in a Northampton hotel breakfast bar is low key, and the conversation is relaxed, but there are many moments during an interview with Ronan O’Gara when it feels like I am in the presence of a future great coach in Test rugby. The depth of his intelligence, curiosity and conviction is obvious but, beyond the gr
  
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• Earth is on track to exceed 1.5C warming in the next decade, study using AI finds

  30-01-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Researchers found that exceeding the 2C increase has a 50% chance of happening by mid-centuryThe world is on the brink of breaching a critical climate threshold, according to a new study published on Monday, signifying time is running exceedingly short to spare the world the most catastrophic effects of global heating.Using artificial intelligence to predict warming timelines, researchers at Stanford University and Colorado State University found that 1.5C of warming over industrial levels will
  
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• A rancid melody has been directed at Azeem Rafiq but he's not the only target | Jonathan Liew

  30-01-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  There are plenty of potential whistleblowers with their own stories, seeing what happens when you dare to speak outOn the evening of 5 October last year, a man approached a house in Barnsley with a mobile phone in one hand and some toilet rolls in the other. According to written testimony submitted to a parliamentary inquiry, the man circled the house for several minutes talking into his phone, before walking into the garden and taking a dump.Then there was the bloke who stalked the house late a
  
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• Arsenal make world-record offer for Manchester United’s Alessia Russo

  30-01-2023 20:35 via theguardian.com
  
  England forward’s contract due to expire this summerArsenal drawn away to Chelsea in FA Cup fifth roundArsenal have tabled a world-record bid for the Manchester United and England forward Alessia Russo. The fee is believed to be more than Barcelona paid Manchester City when they broke the existing women’s transfer record last summer with their recruitment of the England midfielder Keira Walsh for about £400,000.Russo, who scored four goals for the Lionesses at last summer&rsquo
  
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• Charity warns teenage protesters 'raped' and 'beaten' face death penalty in Iran

  30-01-2023 20:32 via express.co.uk
  
  Amnesty International said teenage prisoner Mehdi Mohammadifard was raped by prison guards after his arrest for taking part in protests against the Iranian regime.
  
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• Moment fuming pensioner keys neighbour's £60k Lexus after neighbourhood feud

  30-01-2023 20:20 via express.co.uk
  
  The man insisted he "never tells lies" after being prosecuted for damaging the car and in a "nonsense" defence said the keys he used to inflict the vandalism were "in a leather pouch" at the time of the incident.
  
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• 'Nature at risk': protests as thousands of protection laws on verge of being scrapped – video

  30-01-2023 20:03 via theguardian.com
  
  In Newark, hundreds of environmental protesters marched towards Robert Jenrick's office, the local MP, calling on him to vote against the EU retain law bill that put thousands of environmental protection laws at risk. The bill gives ministers the power to abolish an estimated 4,000 laws derived from Brussels by the end of 2023. The deadline has been put in place by Rishi Sunak, who pledged to scrap thousands of EU laws to 'protect Brexit' during his leadership campaign. Cross-party MPs are conce
  
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• EU plans to relax curbs on tax credits in response to 'toxic' US subsidies - Financial Times

  30-01-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  EU plans to relax curbs on tax credits in response to 'toxic' US subsidies  Financial TimesEU plans to loosen state aid rules to boost renewables investment  The GuardianEU Seeks to Simplify Rules in Global Race to Boost Clean Tech  BloombergThe EU should welcome a green subsidy race  Financial TimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• 'We own Britain's ugliest dog and she's beautiful inside and out'

  30-01-2023 19:51 via express.co.uk
  
  The owner of the UK's ugliest dog has explained how the pooch went from being the "last on the shelf" to a valued member of her family.
  
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• 'Virtue signalling' Unilever goes back to basics - The Telegraph

  30-01-2023 19:51 via news.google.com
  
  'Virtue signalling' Unilever goes back to basics  The TelegraphUnilever’s new Dutch milkman needs to deliver quickly  The GuardianUnilever appoints Dutch dairy co-operative head as chief executive  Financial TimesUnilever set for shake-up by its new chief Hein Schumacher  The TimesFTSE 100 finishes in the green to kick off the week  Proactive Investors UKView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Sadiq Khan makes Brexit referendum dig as he insists he can ignore Londoners opposing ULEZ

  30-01-2023 19:50 via express.co.uk
  
  London Mayor Sadiq Khan gave evidence to a Commons select committee on levelling up and communities where he was challenged over his controversial plan to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone .
  
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• UK dementia care agency’s half-hour home visits ‘lasted as little as three minutes’

  30-01-2023 19:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Staff filed records claiming far more care was given, evidence suggestsA dementia home care agency spent as little as three and a half minutes on taxpayer-funded care visits and filed records claiming far more care was given, according to evidence seen by the Guardian.The hasty care was exposed by Susan Beswick’s family, who called it “totally inadequate”. They say they had been told visits to 78-year-old Beswick, who has Alzheimer’s disease, were supposed to last 30 or 4
  
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• Gareth Thomas settles case with ex over HIV transmission accusation - The Guardian

  30-01-2023 19:47 via news.google.com
  Gareth Thomas settles case with ex over HIV transmission accusation  The GuardianGareth Thomas didn't tell me he had HIV. Why?  The TimesGareth Thomas settles legal case with £75,000 payment after being accused of hiding HIV from former partner  Wales OnlineGareth Thomas settles case with ex-partner who accused former Welsh rugby star of 'deceptively' giving him HIV  Sky NewsGareth Thomas settles HIV case with ex-partner  The TelegraphView
  
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• The Guardian view on Tory electoral prospects: dimming by the day | Editorial

  30-01-2023 19:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Rebellions and magical thinking have made the Conservatives look both arrogant and dividedRishi Sunak is a Conservative prime minister who wants to be seen as a break with the past. The trouble is, he is leading a party that can’t escape it. The adage that “power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely” hangs like Banquo’s ghost over Mr Sunak’s agenda, disrupting his attempts to reset the narrative. The oxygen of Downing Street’s plan to save the NHS was
  
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• The Guardian view on Brexit’s unsound legal thinking: turning back the clock | Editorial

  30-01-2023 19:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Ministers want Britain’s judges to interpret human rights not in the light of present day conditions, but those of the 1950sThe government “should not proceed” with its bill of rights. That was the withering judgment delivered last week on Dominic Raab’s proposals by parliament’s joint committee on human rights. MPs and peers assessed the bill and correctly decided that the ideal outcome for the country was to drop the deeply flawed legislation. It’s not a bil
  
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• Rishi Sunak would now show zero tolerance. Except to Braverman. Or Raab | John Crace

  30-01-2023 19:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Prime minister tries to come out fighting over Nadhim Zahawi and a collapsing NHSRishi Sunak wanted to talk tough. Zero tolerance tough.Actually, he didn’t. What he really wanted to natter about at his latest PM Disconnect in Darlington – his chance to not meet the people – was how he had a cunning plan to deal with the crisis in the NHS. How he was going to build 40 new waiting rooms to ease the pressure on A&E and make provision for more people to be treated at home next
  
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• NEU teacher strikes to go ahead after last-ditch talks fail - BBC

  30-01-2023 19:17 via news.google.com
  
  NEU teacher strikes to go ahead after last-ditch talks fail  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘Every year more is asked’: teachers in England on why they are striking

  30-01-2023 19:13 via theguardian.com
  
  While all are dedicated to teaching, exhaustion, falling real-terms pay and a sense of social crisis have pushed them to actTeachers in England and Wales will strike on Wednesday after 11th-hour talks between union leaders and the government failed to find a way to avoid industrial action.The National Education Union (NEU) is planning seven strike days, with all schools in England and Wales affected on 1 February. In Scotland, teachers are striking in two local authorities a day until 6 February
  
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• Jair Bolsonaro seeks six-month US tourist visa to extend Florida stay - Financial Times

  30-01-2023 19:09 via news.google.com
  Jair Bolsonaro seeks six-month US tourist visa to extend Florida stay  Financial TimesJair Bolsonaro applies for six-month tourist visa to stay in US  The GuardianFormer Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has applied for US visa  BBCBrazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro seeks US tourist visa: Lawyer  Al Jazeera EnglishBrazil's Bolsonaro applies for 6-month U.S. visitor visa  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Eva Green: ‘corners were cut’ on film at centre of legal battle

  30-01-2023 19:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Actor tells high court that fatal shooting on Alec Baldwin film set showed what could happenThe Hollywood actor Eva Green has alleged “corners were cut” during attempts to make a failed multimillion-pound film at the centre of a legal battle, claiming the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of an Alec Baldwin film showed what could happen.Green, who is suing a film company over the collapse of A Patriot – in which she was to star as a soldier – told the high co
  
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• I miss my wife every day, but knowing she died with dignity brings me great solace | Letters

  30-01-2023 18:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers offer personal stories in response to Polly Toynbee’s article on assisted dyingRe Polly Toynbee’s article (Today, 17 people will likely die in unimaginable pain. Here’s how you can help stop that, 19 January), in 2019, my wife ended her life with the help of Dignitas. She was 71, and this concluded a plan she first hatched in 2017, having learned that she had 18 months to live.My wife was self-aware and strong-willed. Her take was that she could not influence the diseas
  
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• After the fall of Nadhim Zahawi, many taxing questions remain | Letters

  30-01-2023 18:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers on the sacking of the Tory party chair after he was found to have breached the ministerial code by failing to declare an HMRC investigation into his tax affairsNow that Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked, having been found to be in serious breach of the ministerial code (Nadhim Zahawi sacked as Tory party chair over tax affairs, 29 January), surely the big question to ask is: how much UK tax has he avoided, albeit legally, by investing his wealth in overseas tax havens? And how many other MPs
  
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• Boy, 4, dies of cancer after doctors ignored mother’s warnings six times

  30-01-2023 18:51 via express.co.uk
  
  Four-year-old Rayhan's mum said he was a "healthy and active" boy before he fell ill.
  
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• Popular high street shop could collapse ‘as soon as tomorrow’ as hopes of sale fade... - The Sun

  30-01-2023 18:49 via news.google.com
  Popular high street shop could collapse ‘as soon as tomorrow’ as hopes of sale fade...  The SunHigh Street stationer Paperchase 'could collapse as soon as tomorrow' as plans to sell up fade  Daily MailFears Paperchase will go into administration tomorrow  Express & StarPaperchase on brink of collapse as hopes of solvent rescue fade  Sky NewsPaperchase 'could collapse as soon as TOMORROW as hopes of rescue deal fade'  Belfast LiveV
  
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• Hope Fashion asks fans to donate £100 or more to stop it collapsing

  30-01-2023 18:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Brand focused on clothes for women in their 50s and older says it will fail without fundraising Nayna McIntosh believed she had spotted a gap in the market when she launched online retailer Hope Fashion in 2015: producing elegant, relaxed clothes for women in their 50s and older.After several decades working at some of the UK’s largest clothing retailers, McIntosh – who is now 60 – felt older women were being ignored by mainstream brands, despite often having more disposable in
  
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• Electric vans startup Arrival to cut 800 jobs amid focus on US market - The Guardian

  30-01-2023 18:39 via news.google.com
  Electric vans startup Arrival to cut 800 jobs amid focus on US market  The GuardianElectric-van start-up Arrival to cut half its remaining staff  Financial TimesEV startup Arrival slashes workforce; names new CEO  Automotive News EuropeArrival to drop half of workforce in cost-cutting drive  AutocarElectric vehicle start-up Arrival cuts 800 jobs as it focuses on US future  Sky NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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