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• Ros Atkins on… Why were there queues at Dover?

  03-04-2023 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's analysis editor looks at whether post-Brexit checks are to blame for Port of Dover disruption.
  
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• Backstage of 2023 Olivier awards – in pictures

  03-04-2023 19:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Guardian photographer David Levene captures the atmosphere behind the scenes at London’s Royal Albert Hall Continue reading...
  
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• Andy Burnham: ‘more must be done to tell how slavery shaped Manchester’

  03-04-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Greater Manchester mayor writes in Guardian in response to disclosures in newspaper’s Cotton Capital projectLike the Guardian, Manchester is reckoning with its historical links to slaveryAndy Burnham has said more needs to be done to tell the story of how transatlantic slavery shaped Manchester and highlight the contributions by leading black individuals in the city.The Greater Manchester mayor, who was elected in 2017 before being re-elected for a second term in May 2021, made the comment
  
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• Olivia Pratt-Korbel: 'Everyone adored her' - mother's tribute

  03-04-2023 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olivia Pratt-Korbel's mother speaks to reporters after Thomas Cashman's jailed for 42 years.
  
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• Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Thomas Cashman given mandatory life sentence

  03-04-2023 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cashman has been jailed for 42 years for the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool.
  
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• Pacific trade deal ‘will make mockery of UK’s climate ambitions’

  03-04-2023 17:21 via theguardian.com
  
  CPTPP membership will result in more deforestation and endanger animal welfare, say campaignersThe UK’s membership of a Pacific trade agreement will result in more deforestation overseas, endanger animal welfare and “make a mockery” of the government’s environmental commitments, campaigners have said.Ministers signed an agreement late last week for the UK to become a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a trading blo
  
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• Astronomers make leap in search for Earth-like planets - but what they're looking for is invisible - Sky News

  03-04-2023 17:01 via news.google.com
  Astronomers make leap in search for Earth-like planets - but what they're looking for is invisible  Sky NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Every Mainline Resident Evil Ranked From Worst To Best - WhatCulture

  03-04-2023 16:38 via news.google.com
  Every Mainline Resident Evil Ranked From Worst To Best  WhatCultureFinished Resident Evil 4 Remake? Here are 6 Resident Evil Spin-offs you probably haven't played  VG2478+ Action-Packed Games To Play After Resident Evil 4 Remake  KotakuAll Mainline Resident Evil Games Ranked From Worst To Best  GamingBoltThe best Resident Evil games ranked from worst to best  VG247View Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Cotton capital: how slavery made Manchester the world’s first industrial city

  03-04-2023 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A visual exploration of historical Manchester’s rapid growth into a “shock city” – and how slavery was key to the emergence of CottonopolisPresent-day Manchester is home to 552,000 residents, at the centre of a wider region of 2.87 million, the product of three centuries of migration and economic change.It is a city with a global reputation for its cultural and sporting influence, a long list of world firsts in science and technology, and as a centre of political reform m
  
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• Men under 30: have you had cosmetic procedures done?

  03-04-2023 13:30 via theguardian.com
  
  We would like to speak to men under 30 who have had cosmetic procedures done, including fillers and botoxCosmetic procedures amongst men is on the rise. According to the British College of Aesthetic Medicine, men accounted for 16 per cent of patients in 2022, up from 10 per cent in 2021. Young men are increasingly open to the idea of getting cosmetic procedures done.Facial and lip fillers and botox are more accessible than ever. In some cases, you can even pay for procedures in monthly instalmen
  
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• 150-foot asteroid among 5 set to buzz Earth, NASA warns - HT Tech

  03-04-2023 13:16 via news.google.com
  150-foot asteroid among 5 set to buzz Earth, NASA warns  HT TechGiant 150-foot asteroid that will pass by Earth on April 6, Nasa issues warning  WIONHuge asteroid 'the size of 90 elephants' discovered speeding towards Earth by NASA  Daily Star2023 FZ3: Massive 150-Foot Asteroid Approaching Earth On April 6, Warns NASA  NDTVNASA tracks 92-foot asteroid flyby; closest Earth approach today  HT TechView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Millions of Brits can get spring Covid booster from TODAY – are you eligible?... - The Sun

  03-04-2023 11:26 via news.google.com
  
  Millions of Brits can get spring Covid booster from TODAY – are you eligible?...  The SunBrighton and Hove News » Health chiefs start spring covid jab campaign  Brighton and Hove NewsLanarkshire care home residents first to receive spring COVID-19 booster jab  Daily RecordHealth bosses launch new Covid booster campaign in Banbury and Oxfordshire in spite of 'new evidence'  Banbury GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘You get frustrated’: three Black leaders on Manchester’s diversity problem

  03-04-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Leaders respond after a Guardian study finds just 4.6% of people in prominent public positions in the city are BlackManchester urged to act on ‘scandalous’ lack of Black people in prominent rolesA Guardian analysis has found just 4.6% of people in prominent public positions in Manchester – including politics, sport, education, arts, business and health – are Black. The figure is a significant underrepresentation of Manchester’s Black population, which stands at 14.8
  
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• The Royal Shakespeare Company unveils Hamnet – in pictures

  03-04-2023 10:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Go behind the scenes at the Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, where an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel opens this monthMaggie O’Farrell and Lolita Chakrabarti on adapting Hamnet for the stage Continue reading...
  
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• Country diary: A family friend, queen of the skyline, has toppled | Nic Wilson

  03-04-2023 06:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Hitchin, Hertfordshire: This magnificent black poplar survived lightning and bracket fungus. Now it’s gone – but the story isn’t over yetThe jackdaw colony by the Ash Brook is in disarray. Agitated birds circle the field making a chacking ruckus. Something is amiss. I scan what should be a familiar treeline, horrified. I don’t want to look down, but I can’t help myself. Beneath an inconceivable rift in the sky, a family friend lies prostrate.Even before her fall, th
  
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• Cotton Capital: the bee and the ship – examining the Guardian’s links to slavery - podcast

  03-04-2023 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Episode one of the new Guardian podcast series Cotton Capital explores the revelations that the Guardian’s founding editor, John Edward Taylor, and at least nine of his 11 backers had links to slavery, principally through the textile industryMaya Wolfe-Robinson, the editor of the series Cotton Capital, explores the revelation that the Guardian’s founding editor, John Edward Taylor, and at least nine of his 11 backers had links to slavery, principally through the cotton and textile in
  
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• Family devastated after 'toaster fire' kills beloved pet dog and leaves them homeless

  03-04-2023 02:52 via express.co.uk
  
  North Wales Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the most likely cause of the fire was an electrical fault in an appliance.
  
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• Firefighters diagnosed with cancer at shocking rate 1.6 times higher than average

  03-04-2023 02:35 via express.co.uk
  
  MPs have been warned about the alarming rate of cancer diagnosis among firefighters and have been called upon to provide them with proper health screening.
  
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• Ministers fear emergency siren test sent to phones this month could cause car crashes

  03-04-2023 01:56 via express.co.uk
  
  The upcoming trial of a mobile phone emergency siren has raised concerns among ministers that the 10-second blast could cause travel chaos by distracting drivers and potentially leading to car crashes.
  
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• Thousands of children in England facing ‘unacceptable’ NHS delays - The Guardian

  03-04-2023 01:01 via news.google.com
  Thousands of children in England facing ‘unacceptable’ NHS delays  The GuardianNearly 15,000 children’s operations cancelled last year, data suggests  The IndependentMonths in pain, lives on hold — the hidden toll of the NHS strikes  The TimesHertfordshire SEND crisis as 800-strong backlog revealed  Watford ObserverNearly 15000 children's operations cancelled last year, data suggests  Evening StandardView Full coverage on
  
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• Pre-recorded evidence 'vital' for justice over violence against women

  03-04-2023 01:01 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: New figures show over two in five rape victims refuse to support prosecution of their attacker.
  
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• Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa tops Radio Times UK TV power list - The Guardian

  03-04-2023 01:01 via news.google.com
  Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa tops Radio Times UK TV power list  The GuardianTV 100: Who is Ncuti Gatwa?  Radio TimesNcuti Gatwa tops list of the most influential names in TV  CultBoxWho?! New Doctor Ncuti Gatwa is named the most powerful person on British TV  Daily MailRussell T Davies praises Ncuti Gatwa's 'new but faithful' Doctor after TV 100 win  RadioTimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Widow of 83-year-old man killed on 'smart' motorway to boycott 'whitewash' inquest

  03-04-2023 00:55 via express.co.uk
  
  Mrs Jacobs, 85, said it was 'disgraceful and disappointing' that the coroner has agreed to a National Highway's request not to extend the scope of the hearing to consider the state's responsibility to preserve a citizen's right to life.
  
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• Graham Potter sacked by Chelsea after less than seven months in charge - BBC

  03-04-2023 00:49 via news.google.com
  
  Graham Potter sacked by Chelsea after less than seven months in charge  BBCWho will replace Graham Potter at Chelsea? #shorts  ESPN UKChelsea owners lost their nerve by sacking Graham Potter after eye-catching promises  The MirrorClub Statement | News | Official Site  Chelsea FCGraham Potter: Chelsea sack head coach one day after Blues beaten by Aston Villa  Sky SportsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Four-year-old girl hospitalised after falling from window in Aberdeenshire home

  03-04-2023 00:42 via express.co.uk
  
  The girl was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.
  
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• Opec+ nations make surprise output cuts of more than 1mn barrels a day - Financial Times

  03-04-2023 00:21 via news.google.com
  
  Opec+ nations make surprise output cuts of more than 1mn barrels a day  Financial TimesOil prices surge after surprise move to cut output  BBCOpec oil producers announce surprise cut in output  BBCLive news: The week ahead  Financial TimesUSD/NOK drops heavily to near 10.40 on surprise OPEC+ production cut  FXStreetView Full coverage on Google News
  
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