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• Nicola Bulley death: man arrested over alleged malicious communications

  08-03-2023 23:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Detention of 34-year-old followed examination of footage taken from within police cordon A man has been arrested in connection with footage shot from inside a police cordon on the day the body of Nicola Bulley was found. Lancashire constabulary said the footage was then posted online.The 34-year-old man from Kidderminster in Worcestershire was arrested on suspicion of malicious communications offences and perverting the course of justice in connection with the investigation to find Bulley, the f
  
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• Elle Edwards: three people arrested over Christmas Eve killing

  08-03-2023 23:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Thomas Waring charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and two others arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murderThree people have been arrested in connection with the killing of the beautician Elle Edwards inside a pub in Wallasey on Christmas Eve.Edwards, 26, was shot in the head shortly before midnight as she celebrated with friends at the Lighthouse pub in Wirral last year. She later died in hospital. Continue reading...
  
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• Tories will speed up migrant deportations by dragging heels in court - The Times

  08-03-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  Tories will speed up migrant deportations by dragging heels in court  The TimesRishi Sunak faces clash with EU on ‘unlawful’ asylum plans  The GuardianRishi Sunak: Hurdles in the race to pass Illegal Migration Bill  BBCAbsolute chaos: everything you need to know about Suella Braverman's new asylum regime  inewsOpinion: Want to solve the small boats crisis? Here are the workable options  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Choupo-Moting and Gnabry secure Bayern’s progress as PSG fall short again

  08-03-2023 23:04 via theguardian.com
  
  They will, of course, keep trying. Another few signings in the summer, perhaps a new coach, a few tweaks to the project. Certainly Ligue 1 defences can expect a whole new world of punishment next season. And in a sense, this is simply the mantra of the modern Paris Saint-Germain. Ever bought? Ever failed? No matter. Buy again. Fail again. Fail better. Fail with the two greatest forwards in the world at your disposal. Fail by giving it away in your own penalty area and letting Eric Maxim Choupo-M
  
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• Parents in England spending up to 80% of pay on childcare

  08-03-2023 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Two other studies also show there are insufficient places in half of the country’s councilsThe scale of the childcare crisis in England has been exposed by new data showing some parents face spending as much as 80% of their take-home pay on childcare while others struggle to find a provider because of supply gaps in large parts of the country.A study by the thinktank Nesta, seen by the Guardian, shows how hard it is for families in different parts of England to afford to pay for someone to
  
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• Cost of living: What do I do if I can't afford to pay my debts?

  08-03-2023 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What help and options are available to people struggling with debt repayments?
  
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• Tiger Woods’ girlfriend, Erica Herman, asks judge for release from NDA

  08-03-2023 22:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Herman is seeking to nullify NDA with pro golferWoods started relationship with Herman in 2017Complaint makes no specific allegations against WoodsTiger Woods’ girlfriend, Erica Herman, wants to nullify a nondisclosure agreement following a six-year relationship with the professional golfer.Attorneys for Herman filed a complaint seeking declaratory judgment on Monday in Martin County, Florida, circuit court, according to online court records. The couple had been living together in the area
  
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• Wegovy: Weight loss injection popular with celebrities could be available on the NHS - The Telegraph

  08-03-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
  
  Wegovy: Weight loss injection popular with celebrities could be available on the NHS  The TelegraphWeight loss drug beloved by celebrities approved for use in England | 5 News  5 NewsWeight-loss drugs like Wegovy on NHS could trim benefits bill  The TimesMillions of fat Brits could be given fat loss drugs in bid to trim bulging benefits bill  Daily MailWeight loss drug semaglutide will ‘soon’ be available to eligible patients, NICE says &n
  
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• Google Pixel Fold allegedly spotted in the wild for the first time - Android Authority

  08-03-2023 22:12 via news.google.com
  
  Google Pixel Fold allegedly spotted in the wild for the first time  Android AuthoritySomeone claims to have seen the Google Pixel Fold on a New York City subway train  NeowinThese blurry subway photos may offer the latest Pixel Fold leak [Gallery]  9to5GoogleThe Pixel Fold may have just been spotted in the wild  Android CentralThese supposed Google Pixel Fold pics are so rough, not even Photo Unblur has a chance  Android PoliceView Full coverage
  
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• Eating just ONE portion of leafy greens a day may de-age brain by four years - Daily Mail

  08-03-2023 22:05 via news.google.com
  Eating just ONE portion of leafy greens a day may de-age brain by four years  Daily MailScientists reveal the best diets to cut your risk of Alzheimer’s...  The SunEating leafy greens ‘associated with fewer brain proteins linked to Alzheimer’s’  The IndependentMIND and Mediterranean Diet Linked to Reduced Signs of Alzheimer's | HealthNews  Healthnews.comAutopsies Show Relationship Between Alzheimer's Pathology and Diet in Older Adul
  
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• ‘We can do a great show’: this year’s Oscars producers on plans, rumors and ‘the slap’

  08-03-2023 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner oversaw the Moonlight/La La Land snafu and last year’s drama – can the 2023 ceremony run without a hiccup?“I really hope that’s not the most important problem in the world,” says Oscars co-producer Ricky Kirshner. He’s talking about the prospect of another slap, having been behind the scenes for last year’s calamitous ceremony. But while it might not be a genuine concern, it also has factored into the planning for this year
  
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• Rishi Sunak faces clash with EU on ‘unlawful’ asylum plans

  08-03-2023 21:46 via theguardian.com
  
  EU commissioner Ylva Johansson warns new migration bill breaches international law, potentially reigniting hostilitiesRishi Sunak faces a fresh clash with the EU after a senior comissioner warned that his contentious new migration bill will be in breach of human rights laws.The intervention comes as the prime minister prepares to meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, where he is expected to be asked to guarantee regular payments to stop boats carrying asylum seekers from crossing the
  
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• ‘Greece has derailed’: tens of thousands of protesters ‘rage’ over train disaster

  08-03-2023 21:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Demonstrators voice fury after revelations of staff shortages and substandard equipment revealed state of rail networkTens of thousands have staged protest rallies in Greece as anger over a train disaster that plunged the country into mourning a week ago intensified amid widespread industrial action.In cities nationwide, as workers staged a 24-hour general strike, demonstrators voiced fury over an accident that left 57 dead when two locomotives collided head on and at high speed outside the town
  
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• Boris Johnson warned Dominic Raab about his conduct, report claims

  08-03-2023 21:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Former prime minister reportedly interviewed by lawyer investigating Raab bullying allegations Boris Johnson previously warned Dominic Raab about his conduct, according to reports that claim the former prime minister has given evidence to the bullying investigation.Johnson has been interviewed by Adam Tolley KC, the independent lawyer who is investigating formal complaints made against Raab about his treatment of staff, according to the Daily Telegraph (paywall). Continue reading...
  
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• Protesters and police clash in Georgia for second day over ‘foreign agents’ law

  08-03-2023 20:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Police fire teargas at protesters rallying against ‘Russian law’ critics say could harm efforts to join EUPolice in the Georgian capital Tbilisi used tear gas, water cannon and stun grenades late on Wednesday as they moved to break up the second straight day of protests against a “foreign agents” law which critics say would limit press freedom and undercut the country’s efforts to become a candidate for EU membership.Thousands of people clashed with police o taken t
  
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• Chile airport authorities foil $32.5m heist amid ‘intense exchange of gunfire’

  08-03-2023 20:58 via theguardian.com
  
  A plane carrying money had arrived from Miami when 10 robbers entered the airport after tying a security guardA foiled multimillion dollar heist at Chile’s largest airport has left two dead and highlighted concerns of rising crime in the Andean nation.Footage widely shared on social media shows a shootout between robbers and officials from Chile’s DGAC aviation agency below a Latam Airlines plane at the Arturo Merino Benítez international airport in Santiago. Continue reading.
  
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• Russia unlikely to make major Ukraine gains this year – US intelligence chief

  08-03-2023 20:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Avril Haines tells of ‘grinding, attritional war’ but sounds cautious note over Ukraine’s prospects in expected counter-offensiveWashington does not believe the Russian military can recover from its losses in Ukraine to make territorial gains there this year, the top US intelligence official has said, but she warned that Vladimir Putin still believes that time is on his side.The assessment, presented by the director of national intelligence, Avril Haines, at a Senate hearing on
  
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• Steve Borthwick to drop Owen Farrell and play Marcus Smith against France

  08-03-2023 20:18 via theguardian.com
  
  England head coach to relegate fly-half to bench after poor formEllis Genge set to captain the side for crunch Six Nations clashOwen Farrell is set to be dropped by England for the first time since he was benched at the 2015 World Cup with Marcus Smith expected to win the battle for the No 10 jersey in Saturday’s crunch fixture against France.In what would be the biggest call of his tenure to date, Steve Borthwick is ready to relegate Farrell to the bench and hand Ellis Genge the captaincy
  
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• Sex education review is ‘politically motivated’, say teaching unions

  08-03-2023 20:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Tory MPs’ claims of extreme graphic lessons at England’s schools written off as ‘inflammatory rhetoric’Teaching unions have criticised a “politically motivated” review of the way sex education is taught in schools, after Conservative MPs voiced concern that children were being exposed to “graphic” material including “lessons on oral sex”.Rishi Sunak has asked the Department for Education to “ensure schools are not teaching inappro
  
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• Steve Bell on Rishi Sunak’s plan to stop small boat crossings — cartoon

  08-03-2023 20:03 via theguardian.com
  
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• More than 170tn plastic particles afloat in oceans, say scientists

  08-03-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Cleanup is futile’ if production continues at current rate, amid rapid rise in marine pollutionAn unprecedented rise in plastic pollution has been uncovered by scientists, who have calculated that more than 170tn plastic particles are afloat in the oceans.They have called for a reduction in the production of plastics, warning that “cleanup is futile” if they continue to be pumped into the environment at the current rate. Continue reading...
  
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• Nine Whorlton Hall care workers accused of verbal abuse and neglect

  08-03-2023 19:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Six men and three women face trial after undercover filming at specialist hospital in County DurhamNine care home workers are facing trial for neglecting, verbally abusing and deliberately antagonising extremely vulnerable patients in care described as “devoid of kindness and respect” but also criminal.The six men and three women, aged 25-54, are being prosecuted after a reporter went undercover and filmed the behaviour for a BBC Panorama documentary. Continue reading...
  
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• Boy, 14, sentenced for causing death after crashing into woman with e-scooter

  08-03-2023 19:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Teenager stayed at scene and called 999 after colliding with Linda Davis, 71, on pavementA 14-year-old boy has been sentenced for causing the death of a woman after colliding with her while riding a private e-scooter on the pavement.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, hit the 71-year-old pedestrian Linda Davis, known as Lou, in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire on 2 June last year. The boy stayed at the scene and called 999 for Davis, who sustained a severe head injury and died in hospital
  
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• High jump coach banned for mocking para-athlete and ‘industrial language’

  08-03-2023 19:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Fayaaz Caan receives backdated three-year ban until June 2024Caan guided Robbie Grabarz to silver medal at 2012 OlympicsA top British Olympic high jump coach has been banned for three years for misconduct after accepting that he mocked a para-athlete as “Limp-foot Christie”, described a team doctor as a “fuckwit” and repeatedly used industrial language towards his athletes.Fayaaz “Fuzz” Caan, who guided Robbie Grabarz to a silver medal at the London 2012 Games
  
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• Lewis Hamilton claims Mercedes ‘didn’t listen’ to his concerns over new F1 car

  08-03-2023 19:41 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘I know what a car needs’, Hamilton tells BBC F1 podcastMercedes were badly outpaced by rivals at Bahrain GPLewis Hamilton has claimed Mercedes “did not listen” to him over the development of their underperforming Formula One car.The seven-time world champion finished fifth in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, over 50 seconds behind the race winner, Max Verstappen. With Red Bull dominant again, Hamilton also found himself outpaced by Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso a
  
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• The Guardian view on refugee rights: a warning from history | Editorial

  08-03-2023 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Rishi Sunak’s pretence of serious statecraft is belied by his embrace of shabby populism when it comes to immigration lawBritain did not sign up to the 1951 United Nations refugee convention by accident, nor was the country bamboozled into the European convention on human rights and cooperation with the Strasbourg court that enforces the convention. It was an architect of those institutions.The ambition was to lay solid foundations of European cooperation for the establishment of a peacefu
  
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• The Guardian view on Macron’s pensions reforms: a potential gift for the radical right | Editorial

  08-03-2023 19:25 via theguardian.com
  
  The president’s mandate for sweeping reform is weaker today than it was in his first termAs Emmanuel Macron sought radically to reform France’s pensions system in 2019, one of his senior lieutenants warned that intense opposition in the streets would cut no ice. “We are not slowing down anything,” said Gilles Le Gendre, the then leader of Mr Macron’s La République En Marche party in the national assembly. “This is the emblematic reform of Macronism.&rdq
  
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• Typist Artist Pirate King review – generous portrait of neglected artist Audrey Amiss

  08-03-2023 19:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Carol Morley’s warm and sympathetic film imagines the artist, whose mental illness curtailed her ambitions, on a tragicomic road trip to exhibit her workWith natural sympathy and warmth, film-maker Carol Morley has created this likable, generous, imaginative response to the work of the neglected English artist Audrey Amiss, played here with beady-eyed gusto by Monica Dolan. And if the movie finally has a bit of a soft centre, then this is partly because of Morley’s refusal to fetishi
  
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• Labour is still too timid. Starmer needs to get radical | Letters

  08-03-2023 19:08 via theguardian.com
  
  In office, Labour will do far more for social justice and cohesion than the Tories, writes Richard Watson, but Stephen Smith and Pete Callaghan fear the party is shying away from bold policiesNesrine Malik (Labour dreams of a slightly better Britain, 27 February) is nostalgic for the relatively kind, decent society she encountered when she first came to the UK in the mid-2000s, and fears that after 13 years of Tory government, Keir Starmer’s promises are too timid to make things anything b
  
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• Boundaries between West Bank factions blur as resistance to Israeli occupation grows

  08-03-2023 19:06 via theguardian.com
  
  New dynamic in Israeli-Palestinian conflict is emerging as respect for Palestinian Authority evaporatesThe streets of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin were awash with black-clad men wearing balaclavas and toting M-16 rifles, a model apparently favoured because the ammunition is cheap. The crack of near-constant gunfire was deafening, almost drowning out chants of: “We will teach Tel Aviv a lesson.”On Wednesday, the bodies of two militants killed in an Israeli army raid the day be
  
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• What are the legal obstacles faced by the UK’s illegal migration bill?

  08-03-2023 19:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Suella Braverman has denied the government is breaking the law but experts say it faces many challenges A major piece of legislation unveiled this week seeks to achieve nothing less than the holy grail of current immigration policy: making asylum claims inadmissible from those who travel to the UK on small boats.The illegal migration bill, to give its provisional title, would involve a duty placed on the home secretary to remove “as soon as reasonably practicable”, to Rwanda or a &ld
  
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• Scientists discover superconducting material that could bring total revolution in energy and electronics - Yahoo Finance UK

  08-03-2023 19:02 via news.google.com
  Scientists discover superconducting material that could bring total revolution in energy and electronics  Yahoo Finance UK'Red matter' superconductor could transform electronics – if it works  New ScientistHopes raised for room-temperature superconductivity, but doubts remain  Nature.comViable superconducting material created at low temperature and low pressure  Phys.orgRecord room-temperature superconductor could boost quantum computer chips &n
  
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• Museums must take more care with their donors | Letter

  08-03-2023 18:59 via theguardian.com
  
  The sponsor of the Science Museum’s climate gallery is part of the controversial Adani conglomerate, writes Dr Chris GarrardHannah Jane Parkinson’s piece underscores the importance of cultural organisations having effective due diligence processes in place to “know your donor”, a key fundraising principle set out by the Charity Commission (First Sackler, now Bet365. The art world can’t keep taking money from companies that do us harm, 28 February). Right now, the Sc
  
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• Charles Bronson not ready for release, psychologist tells parole hearing

  08-03-2023 18:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Prisoner suffers from mild PTSD but poses less risk to general public in ‘supportive community environment’ than in prisonCharles Bronson has mild PTSD and is not ready for release yet, despite posing less of a risk to the public than in prison, an independent psychologist has told his parole hearing.Bronson, who later changed his name to Charles Salvador, having been born Michael Peterson, used to find violence cathartic, but he is now able to weigh up the pros and cons and gain the
  
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• Rent-a-gob Rish! plays to the Tory echo chamber | John Crace

  08-03-2023 18:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Sunak was thrilled to get the opportunity to cosplay the hard man in front of his own MPs as he defended his immigration billAppearances can be deceptive. When Rishi Sunak became prime minister last October he presented himself as a break from the past. Gone was the small island populism. Gone were the lies and half truths. Here was a moderate man who could be trusted not to crash the economy. A cosmopolitan politician who could be trusted not to embarrass us all on the global stage. A leader wh
  
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• Female photographers launch online exhibition to mark International Women’s Day

  08-03-2023 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  A group set up by Association of Photographers members to champion the work of women and non-binary photographers has launched a curated online exhibition to mark International Women’s Day. Work by 15 members of the f22 group on the theme of ‘community and all it encompasses’ can be found hereThe finalists’ gallery includes 52 images and a video Continue reading...
  
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• Oldest known reference to Norse god Odin found in Danish treasure trove

  08-03-2023 18:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Gold disc represents first solid evidence of main Norse god being worshipped in fifth centuryScandinavian scientists have identified the oldest known inscription referencing the Norse god Odin on part of a gold disc unearthed in western Denmark.Lisbeth Imer, a runologist with the National Museum in Copenhagen, said the inscription represented the first solid evidence of Odin being worshipped as early as the fifth century – at least 150 years earlier than the previous oldest known reference
  
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• Snow and International Women’s Day: Wednesday’s best photos

  08-03-2023 18:16 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world, including highlights from International Women’s Day observed annually worldwide Continue reading...
  
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• Lucy Letby: parents begged for baby to be moved to different hospital, trial hears

  08-03-2023 18:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Nurse is accused of murdering triplet’s baby brothers in 24 hours at Countess of Chester hospital in 2016The parents of a newborn triplet begged for him to be moved to another hospital after his two brothers died within 24 hours, the trial of nurse Lucy Letby has heard.Letby, 33, is accused of murdering the two babies, who cannot be named and are referred to as Child O and Child P, on successive days at the Countess of Chester hospital in June 2016. Continue reading...
  
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• Ukraine and UN chief call for new grain deal to safeguard global food supplies

  08-03-2023 18:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Reports suggest Russia unhappy about deal and is threatening to pull out ofscheme exporting grain from Black Sea portsUkraine’s president and the UN secretary general have called for a vital deal allowing Russian and Ukrainian wheat and fertilisers to be exported through the Black Sea to be extended, amid reports that Moscow does not intend to renew its participation.Ukraine and Russia signed the UN-backed deal for an initial 120 days last July, allowing the export of millions of tonnes of
  
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• Scream VI review – Ghostface takes Manhattan in standout slasher sequel

  08-03-2023 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  There’s plenty of fun to be had in a gorier and smarter follow-up to last year’s franchise relauncherThere’s a moment in the uncommonly good slasher sequel Scream VI when Hayden Panettiere’s returning fan favourite character says she died for four minutes after being stabbed in 2011’s fourth instalment. That film, now viewed as a rather under-appreciated entry, killed the franchise for far longer, positioned as the start of a new trilogy but instead stopping the ser
  
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• Parents: do you keep your child off school on Fridays?

  08-03-2023 17:58 via theguardian.com
  
  We are keen to speak with parents and teachers about why schools are seeing ‘huge’ numbers off children off at the end of the weekSchools are seeing a “huge” number of absences on Fridays, the children’s commissioner for England has said.Dame Rachel de Souza told the Commons’ education select committee that the pandemic had affected parents’ attitudes towards attendance. Continue reading...
  
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• Scientists create mice with two fathers after making eggs from male cells

  08-03-2023 17:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Creation of mammal with two biological fathers could pave way for new fertility treatments in humansScientists have created mice with two biological fathers by generating eggs from male cells, a development that opens up radical new possibilities for reproduction.The advance could ultimately pave the way for treatments for severe forms of infertility, as well as raising the tantalising prospect of same-sex couples being able to have a biological child together in the future. Continue reading...
  
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• The lesson from Matt Hancock’s WhatsApps is this: these clowns can’t govern, their only skill is covering tracks | Zoe Williams

  08-03-2023 17:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Rightwing editorial agendas have shaped the narrative so far but what the leaksreally showed was bunglers bungling in secretWhat is the public interest value of Matt Hancock’s huge cache of WhatsApp messages? They tell us a fair amount about him and his vanity. He has a laser-like focus on claiming credit. “I CALLED FOR THIS TWO MONTHS AGO,” he writes in shouty caps, to an aide, about the plan to cut the approval time for a vaccine. “This is a Hancock triumph.” His
  
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• Protomelission is an early dasyclad alga and not a Cambrian bryozoan - Nature.com

  08-03-2023 17:14 via news.google.com
  
  Protomelission is an early dasyclad alga and not a Cambrian bryozoan  Nature.comFossils thought to be ancient marine creatures may be later seaweed, study finds  The GuardianA Hiccup in the Annals of Animal Evolution: That Thing Was a Plant - Science  HaaretzFossil thought to be earliest bryozoan animal may actually be seaweed  New ScientistWeird Lifeform From 500 Million Years Ago Wasn't an Animal at All  ScienceAlertView Full coverage on Google
  
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• Cleverly criticises plans for asylum centre in former Essex airbase

  08-03-2023 17:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Foreign secretary says ‘remote’ site near Braintree not appropriate place to detain and deport peopleThe foreign secretary has criticised plans to house asylum seekers at an RAF base in his constituency as part of a controversial scheme announced on Tuesday to detain and deport people en masse.The Guardian first reported several days ago that people in north Essex were urging ministers to abandon plans to accommodate 1,500 male asylum seekers at a former RAF base on their doorstep. T
  
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• ‘We wouldn’t have sent Dad there’: CQC accused of failing to keep care homes safe

  08-03-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Bernard Chatting’s family relied on ‘good’ rating from CQC for Dorset care home and allege regulator’s delay in exposing risks led to his deathEngland’s care regulator has been accused of failing to keep private nursing home residents safe after a family alleged a delay in exposing serious risks led to a loved one’s painful premature death.Relatives of Bernard Chatting, 89, said they relied on a “good” rating from the Care Quality Commission when t
  
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• Four bankers in Switzerland accused of helping to hide Putin’s millions

  08-03-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Swiss national and three Russians appear in court in connection with accounts in name of Putin’s friend Sergei RolduginFour bankers have appeared in a Swiss court charged with helping to hide tens of millions of francs on behalf of Vladimir Putin.The men, who had senior roles at the Swiss branch of Russia’s Gazprombank, are accused of helping Sergei Roldugin – a close friend of the Russian president who has been described as “Putin’s wallet” – to move mi
  
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• ‘Keir Starmer just ordered an alpaca airstrike!’ The game that holds up a dystopian mirror to the UK

  08-03-2023 16:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Dan Douglas started Duke Smoochem as a Twitter joke. Now the project has spiralled into an epic portrait of a declining nation – with everyone from Matt Hancock to GB News in its satirical crosshairsThe Daily Mail would be horrified if it knew what it had spawned. Back in 2021, when news broke of Matt Hancock’s lockdown-breaking affair, the tabloid printed a floorplan of the health secretary’s office, complete with details such as “queen painting” and “kiss do
  
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• Investigation launched into complaints of Tesla steering wheels coming off mid-drive

  08-03-2023 16:48 via theguardian.com
  
  US regulators receive two complaints about Model Y SUVs with missing bolt in latest string of safety problems for companyUS auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla’s Model Y SUV after getting two complaints that the steering wheels can come off while being driven.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says the investigation covers an estimated 120,000 vehicles from the 2023 model year. Continue reading...
  
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