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• Working-class concerns ignored in Brexit debate

  22-06-2018 17:45
  ‘Michel Barnier’s comments are not particularly surprising,’ says Dr Nicholas Wright.If disaffected Brexit voters still believe that many of their everyday woes are due to EU membership, rather than UK government policies and treatment of the less well-off, then why would they change their vote?A brief look at some of the main legislative areas over which our government has total control – pensions, taxation, monetary policy, social care, health and welfare, education and
  
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• Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down - BBC

  19-02-2026 02:03 via news.google.com
  Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down  BBC
  
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• Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) - Huntingdon Racecards - Sporting Life

  19-02-2026 02:00 via news.google.com
  Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) - Huntingdon Racecards  Sporting Life
  
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• Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017 - The Guardian

  19-02-2026 01:16 via news.google.com
  Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017  The GuardianU2: Days of Ash review – six new tracks reaffirm the band as a vital political voice  The Guardian'U2 - Days of Ash' New EP Out Now  U2 > HomeU2 are back on the barricades with their most political work in years  The TelegraphU2 releases Renee Good tribute song 'American Obituary'  NBC News
  
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• Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer - The Guardian

  19-02-2026 00:48 via news.google.com
  Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer  The GuardianUK to require tech firms to remove abusive images within 48 hours  Financial TimesSocial media firms will have 48 hours to take down revenge porn  The TimesTech firms must take down abusive images in 48 hours - or face being blocked from UK  Sky NewsOfcom to speed up decision on rules enforcing tech companies to block illegal images online &n
  
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• Oxygen metabolism in descendants of the archaeal-eukaryotic ancestor - Nature

  19-02-2026 00:26 via news.google.com
  Oxygen metabolism in descendants of the archaeal-eukaryotic ancestor  NatureHow Microbes Got Their Crawl  The New York TimesAncient microbes may have used oxygen 500 million years before it filled Earth’s atmosphere  ScienceDailyA break in a longstanding mystery about origin of complex life  EurekAlert!Deep Sea Discovery Reveals How Life’s Evolution Was Fueled by Oxygen  Indian Defence Review
  
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• 'I thought I had indigestion - it turned out to be liver cancer' - BBC

  19-02-2026 00:17 via news.google.com
  'I thought I had indigestion - it turned out to be liver cancer'  BBC
  
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• Etsy sells second-hand fashion app Depop to eBay for $1.2bn - BBC

  18-02-2026 23:40 via news.google.com
  Etsy sells second-hand fashion app Depop to eBay for $1.2bn  BBCEBay buys Depop for $1.2bn in bid to capture younger shoppers  The GuardianeBay buys second-hand clothing app Depop for $1.2bn  BBCEtsy Sells Depop, a Secondhand Clothing App Popular With Gen Z, to eBay  The New York TimesEtsy stock pops 14% on sale of Depop to eBay for $1.2 billion  CNBC
  
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• As Trump retreats from climate goals, China is becoming a green superpower - BBC

  18-02-2026 23:09 via news.google.com
  As Trump retreats from climate goals, China is becoming a green superpower  BBCThe Guardian view on Donald Trump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead | Editorial  The GuardianUS Disorder vs. China's New Energy  BullionVaultAs U.S. Engagement Wavers, Southeast Asia Finds a New Climate Partner in China  The China-Global South ProjectNew Report | The Evolving Politics of Climate Change in China  Asia Society
  
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• Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies - The Guardian

  18-02-2026 23:02 via news.google.com
  Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies  The GuardianUCL students win £21mn over Covid disruption in watershed UK settlement  Financial TimesStudents begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities  BBCWho calls the shots when resolving students’ complaints?  WonkheVet schools caught up in students’ COVID-19 legal claim  Vet Times
  
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• That irritating feeling that France was right - The Economist

  18-02-2026 22:31 via news.google.com
  That irritating feeling that France was right  The Economist
  
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• Do not give away Diego Garcia, Trump tells UK in fresh attack on Chagos deal

  18-02-2026 21:41 via bbc.com
  The US president says "it will be a blight on our great ally" if the Chagos Islands are handed over to Mauritius.
  
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• Bone cement shortage likely to lead to joint surgery delays, NHS warns

  18-02-2026 21:25 via bbc.com
  Around 1,000 operations a week rely on the product as patients are warned delays are inevitable.
  
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• Starmer ‘not being honest’ on defence spending, say ex-military chiefs - The Telegraph

  18-02-2026 21:21 via news.google.com
  Starmer ‘not being honest’ on defence spending, say ex-military chiefs  The TelegraphReeves blocking spending boost for defence  The TelegraphIs It The End Of The Global Order As We Know It?  BBCGilt investors warn about ‘ruse’ to fund higher UK defence spending  Financial TimesBoss of BAE Systems urges ministers to publish delayed military spending plan  The Guardian
  
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• Trump sends fighter jet squadron to ‘kick the door down’ in Iran - The Telegraph

  18-02-2026 21:00 via news.google.com
  Trump sends fighter jet squadron to ‘kick the door down’ in Iran  The TelegraphSatellite image confirms US aircraft carrier 150 miles off Oman as pressure builds on Iran  BBCHow US military is assembling within striking distance of Iran  Sky NewsU.S. Navy’s Supercarrier Deployment Could Surpass Post-Cold War Records  ForbesTrump moves closer to a major war with Iran  Axios
  
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• Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday celebrated across the BBC with special programming - BBC

  18-02-2026 21:00 via news.google.com
  Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday celebrated across the BBC with special programming  BBCBBC unveils week of special shows for Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday - including new series  Digital SpyHow BBC plans to celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s monumental 100th birthday  The IndependentDavid Attenborough fans call for national bank holiday as BBC unveils major plans for his 100th birthday  GB NewsThe BBC have announced its plans to hon
  
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• Team news: Three changes in UWCL second leg - Arsenal.com

  18-02-2026 20:03 via news.google.com
  Team news: Three changes in UWCL second leg  Arsenal.comArsenal vs OH Leuven: UEFA Women's Champions League stats & head-to-head  BBCArsenal set up Champions League showdown with Chelsea  RTE.ieArsenal beat Leuven to reach CL quarter-final - commentary  Sky SportsArsenal 3-1 (7-1 on agg) Leuven: Women’s Champions League – as it happened  The Guardian
  
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• Scotland's top law officer not considering position over Murrell memo - BBC

  18-02-2026 19:57 via news.google.com
  Scotland's top law officer not considering position over Murrell memo  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Scotland's top law officer not considering position over Murrell memo

  18-02-2026 19:57 via bbc.com
  The lord advocate has been grilled by MSPs over her email about a criminal charge against the ex-SNP chief executive.
  
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• Huge number of Londoners to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister, polling reveals - London Evening Standard

  18-02-2026 19:25 via news.google.com
  Huge number of Londoners to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister, polling reveals  London Evening Standard
  
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• Campaign urges NHS to improve diagnosis of potentially life-threatening childbirth condition - The Guardian

  18-02-2026 18:55 via news.google.com
  Campaign urges NHS to improve diagnosis of potentially life-threatening childbirth condition  The GuardianPlacenta complications and how the NHS manages them | Letter  The GuardianAmisha Adhia to launch campaign after rare childbirth condition went undiagnosed  EasternEyeThe Silent Killer: Campaign Exposes NHS Failures on Placenta Accreta  streamlinefeed.co.keUK MOTHERS AT RISK FROM LIFE-THREATENING MATERNITY CONDITION DUE TO DANGEROUS GAPS IN NHS CARE&nbs
  
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• Vinicius: Eight years at Real Madrid, 20 cases of alleged racist abuse - BBC

  18-02-2026 18:40 via news.google.com
  Vinicius: Eight years at Real Madrid, 20 cases of alleged racist abuse  BBCVinícius, Mourinho and treating racism as reputational risk rather than a lived reality | Jonathan Liew  The GuardianBenfica boss Jose Mourinho criticised for reaction to Vinicius Junior racist abuse claims  BBCEx-Man Utd star Mikael Silvestre has strong words for Jose Mourinho over Vinicius Junior's racist abuse claim  Sky NewsSeedorf on Mourinho's Vinícius reaction:
  
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• Letter by young Queen Elizabeth II to be auctioned

  18-02-2026 18:40 via bbc.com
  The letter from Queen Elizabeth II asks if "the birds are well, and the goldfish haven't died".
  
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• Children injured by NHS can claim damages for lifetime of lost earnings, court rules

  18-02-2026 18:37 via bbc.com
  The decision from the Supreme Court, on the case of a child who sustained a brain injury at birth in 2015, could have significant cost implications for the NHS.
  
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• Young dad, 25, 'acting erratically' died moments after being placed in handcuffs - Stoke-on-Trent Live

  18-02-2026 18:31 via news.google.com
  Young dad, 25, 'acting erratically' died moments after being placed in handcuffs  Stoke-on-Trent Live'Officers acted appropriately before man's drug death in Biddulph'  BBCYoung dad, 25, 'acting erratically' died moments after being put in handcuffs  mirror.co.ukPolice cleared over death of man detained in Biddulph | News - Hits Radio (Staffordshire & Cheshire)  RayoDad-of-two died moments after being placed in police handcuffs  Birmingham Li
  
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• Climber faces manslaughter charge after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s tallest peak - The Guardian

  18-02-2026 18:09 via news.google.com
  Climber faces manslaughter charge after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s tallest peak  The GuardianClimber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria's highest mountain  BBC‘Don’t blame boyfriend who left my daughter to die,’ says mother of Alps victim  The TelegraphAustrian climber faces manslaughter trial after girlfriend froze to death on mountain  The IndependentTrial of climber who ‘left girlfriend to die’ sha
  
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• Teenage girls lured into forced sex by gangs in London, BBC finds

  18-02-2026 18:01 via bbc.com
  Our investigation reveals gangs from a range of ethnic backgrounds are operating widely in the capital, exploiting girls and young women.
  
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• Islanders lose legal challenge over new school location

  18-02-2026 17:55 via bbc.com
  Argyll and Bute Council want to build the new school near to the only other high school on the island - a source of division among the population.
  
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• Heartbreaking to consider what Noah experienced, witness tells inquest

  18-02-2026 17:48 via bbc.com
  The 14-year-old's naked body was found in a storm drain tunnel a week after he went missing in June 2020.
  
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• City law firm uses AI chatbot to interview graduates - The Times

  18-02-2026 17:33 via news.google.com
  City law firm uses AI chatbot to interview graduates  The Times
  
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