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‘National tragedy’: figures show large rise in people dying while on NHS waiting list
Figures obtained by Labour show an estimated 120,695 people died in England while awaiting treatmentMore than 120,000 people in England died last year while on the NHS waiting list for hospital treatment, figures obtained by Labour appear to... #press
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Steve Bell on clearing the air over ULEZ – cartoon
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‘Where is safe?’: gun violence takes particular toll on mental health of Black Americans
In aftermath of Jacksonville shooting, experts say Black people deal with additional fear and stress of racialized violenceAmerica’s escalating epidemic of gun violence is detrimental to the mental health of millions of Americans. But experts say that Black people, in... #press
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Texas judge blocks bill that would allow state to override local water breaks rules
Republicans’ ‘Death Star’ law would have hurt many local labor laws, including paid sick leave and mandated water breaksA Texas judge has ruled that a controversial bill dubbed “the Death Star law” is unconstitutional, just days before the law was set to take effect when it would have... #press
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Pret a Manger fined £800,000 after employee trapped in freezer
Employee, who was stuck in walk-in freezer for more than two hours, was treated in hospital for hypothermiaPret a Manger has been fined £800,000 after an employee was trapped in one of its freezers for more than two hours, where she tried to use croissant boxes to stave off hypothermia.The... #press
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Scientists discover why thousands of octopuses huddle in a deep-sea crevice – video
A study of the biggest known congregation of breeding octopuses, about 20,000, has made discoveries as to why so many of the species gather there. A volcanic vent in the ocean bed off California provides warm water and nutrients to the... #press
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Rubiales row overshadows Champions League draw as mother is hospitalised
Vice-president will not attend draw in Monte Carlo on FridayRubiales’ mother, Ángeles Béjar, has been on hunger strikeUefa was struggling to keep the football world’s focus on one of its showpiece occasions, the Champions League draw, on Wednesday night as the... #press
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Comandante review – fun, if you ignore the voice in your head telling you it’s wrong
Edoardo de Angelis’s war movie was made in collaboration with the Italian navy, which clarifies the pervasive sense that it’s attempting to launder Italy’s wartime reputationHollywood knows exactly how to play it when it comes to portraying a second world... #press
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Bibby Stockholm: government ‘playing Russian roulette with asylum seekers’ lives’
Charity condemns move to return people to the barge despite inspection finding failings in its plumbing systemMinisters have been accused of “playing Russian roulette” with asylum seekers’ lives after it emerged that hundreds could be moved onto the Bibby... #press
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‘The injustice hurts you more’: survivors tell of abuse at Edinburgh academy
Pupils at the school in the 70s and 80s, including broadcaster Nicky Campbell, detail harrowing physical, sexual and psychological abuse to inquiry“It’s not the end of the story but a real turning point,” said Giles Moffatt after 14 gruelling days of evidence... #press
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Critics say Biden is old and tired. But so is his most likely opponent, Trump | Jill Filipovic
The two men are almost the same age. Biden’s slight seniority is only an issue because there’s so little else to raiseJoe Biden is a little tired.That shouldn’t be surprising. Biden is, after all, the president of the United States. He has a demanding job, an intense travel... #press
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Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again for more than 30 seconds
Republican Senate minority leader, 81, had a similar but shorter incident several weeks agoMitch McConnell, the Republican US senator of Kentucky, appeared to freeze for more than 30 seconds on Wednesday during a public appearance before he was escorted away from the press, a clip from an NBC News... #press
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Chelsea v AFC Wimbledon, PSV v Rangers: Carabao Cup and Champions League – live
Live scoreboard from England and around EuropeGet in touch! Email Scott with your thoughtsChelsea: Sanchez, Disasi, Colwill, Humphreys, Maatsen, Ugochukwu, Gallagher, Cucurella, Madueke, Moreira, Burstow.Subs: Petrovic, Thiago Silva, Fernandez, Jackson,... #press
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Holes picked in Conservatives’ new strategy for UK sport
Stakeholders lament lack of delivery plans in strategyUgo Monye among those on new government taskforceA new government strategy for sport has been met with scepticism by some stakeholders, questioning the ability of the Conservatives to deliver on their “unapologetically ambitious” scheme to transform... #press
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Only five of 64 arrested at Charles’s coronation charged with an offence
Police had been criticised for ‘alarming’ attack on right to protest after arresting organisers of approved demonstrationOnly five of the 64 people arrested at King Charles’s coronation have been charged with an offence, the Metropolitan police have said.At... #press
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Compensation push by airlines after ‘staggering’ air traffic chaos revelation
Industry expects to lose £100m over the air traffic control failure and wants Nats to contributeAirlines have urged reform of compensation rules after the “staggering” revelation that a single wrongly inputted flight plan to UK air traffic control disrupted hundreds of thousands of... #press
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Germany and US trained Saudi forces accused of killing Yemen migrants
Training given despite growing concern over scale of human rights abuses in Saudi ArabiaSaudi border forces accused of killing hundreds of migrants trying to cross the border from neighbouring Yemen received training from Germany and the US.Despite growing concern over the scale... #press
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‘Danger everywhere’: Idalia leaves trail of destruction in Florida
Fear and confusion in Perry, where even emergency shelters forced to close because of strength of hurricaneDriving into Perry, a small, historic city with a population of just more than 7,000 on Wednesday morning, about 15 miles inland from the coast where Hurricane Idalia made landfall, the scene of... #press
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Contract for Rishi Sunak’s helicopter transport will not be renewed
Ministry of Defence confirms £40m contract shelved after criticism of primer minster’s regular short-distance flightsPlans to spend up to £40m on a contract for helicopters to transport Rishi Sunak and ministers have been shelved after sustained criticism of the prime minister’s fondness for... #press
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Rare sea turtle swept across Atlantic to Welsh beach flies home to Texas
Tally, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, was swept across Atlantic by Gulf Stream and nursed back to health in WalesHer arrival – washed up on a wintery Welsh beach – was chilly and dangerous. But the departure of Tally the sea turtle to her warmer home waters has turned out to be... #press
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