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'Levelling up' must be more targeted, say peers

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 00:54
Lords warn Boris Johnson's pledge will leave deprived areas "short-changed" if not focused correctly.

Latin jokes: How the civil service is posher than in the 1960s

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 00:52
A behavioural code makes it harder for working-class mandarins to reach the top, report says.

Breast implant scandal compensation ruling due

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 00:49
Thousands of women given substandard implants should finally find out if they will get compensation.

Teachers' grades biased to more 'agreeable' pupils

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 00:45
Psychologists warn teachers' grades will be influenced by students' personality rather than ability.

Butlin's resorts back open for business

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 00:21
Butlin's holiday resort in Skegness, Lincolnshire, welcomed back visitors and staff this week.

Subnormal: The scandal of black children sent to 'special' schools

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 00:21
In 1960s and 70s Britain, hundreds of black children were wrongly sent to ESN schools for the "educationally subnormal".

Why video calls might be behind a rise in male cosmetic surgery

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 00:03
A third of UK plastic surgeons say they have seen a jump in enquiries from men over the past year.

Meet the YouTubers who stood for Mayor of London

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 00:01
Niko Omilana and Max Fosh are two prominent YouTubers who stood for London mayor at the election.

NI Covid-19 vaccine booking opens for 25-29 group

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 00:00
People aged from 25 to 29 years are now eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine from Thursday.

West Bromwich Albion: Manager Sam Allardyce to leave at end of season

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 23:42
Manager Sam Allardyce will leave West Brom at the end of the season, the club confirm.

More exercise could help poorer pupils, study says.

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 23:26
A study by Cambridge University suggests physical activities help improve children's self-control.

Gwent Levels: 'Wales' Amazon in danger from energy developments'

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 23:06
Ministers are considering whether to allow a "renewable energy hub" to be built on protected land.

Covid: £100m to 'kick start' NHS waiting list backlog

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 23:04
Health boards in Wales will get funding for equipment, staff and promoting "new ways of working".

Mayra Zulfiqar: Family appeal for justice

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 22:39
25-year-old Mayra Zulfiqar was shot in Lahore earlier this month and her family is appealing for justice.

Variant 'could be 50% more transmissible' - Drakeford

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 22:37
First Minister Mark Drakeford says Indian variant cases were found in Newport, Cardiff and Swansea.

Rail services to come under unified state control

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 22:31
A new public body, Great British Railways, will lead the biggest rail shake-up since privatisation.

Priest 'said God bless' after 1986 Gateshead rape

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 22:18
Father John Clohosey is accused of raping a woman in her Gateshead home 35 years ago.

Panorama: Great Ormond Street Hospital criticised over children's treatment

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 21:23
Sammy was 'potentially harmed' by treatment given by Great Ormond Street Hospital for a gut disease.

Covid cases continue to rise in East Renfrewshire

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 21:09
The council area has joined Glasgow City in having a case rate above 100 cases per 100,000 people.

Israel-Gaza: The Thai farm workers coming under attack

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 21:06
A Thai man describes what it is like working in southern Israel when militants in Gaza fire rockets.

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