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More than £52m reserved for social housing at risk after collapse of investment firms
Exclusive: 3,500 social homes could switch to private sector after companies run by Heylo Housing group go into administ...
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WHO says 600 suspected cases, 139 deaths in growing Ebola outbreak
Numbers are expected to rise, the WHO warns, as European officials emphasise the risk of a European outbreak is low.
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Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: Posh Grandpa is fashion’s new main character
The latest character dressing trend may be a little silly but there’s an off-kilter pleasure in its mellow, vintage vibe...
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US imposes sanctions on Gaza flotilla organisers: Why it matters
Nearly all flotillas over 20 years have been intercepted by Israel. Hundreds remain missing after latest interdiction.
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Eva v Goliath: the 20-year-old climate activist taking on Trump and the fossil fuel industry
Young Americans are suing the president for violating rights with executive orders that fuel the climate crisisEva Light...
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Tennis players plan ‘work-to-rule’ French Open media protest over prize money
Walkouts to take place at Friday’s press conferences Dispute with grand slams gone on for more than a year The world’s t...
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Why Ebola keeps returning to DRC: A heartbreaking human toll
Families in Mongbwalu grieve as Ebola returns, exposing serious gaps in healthcare and outbreak preparedness.
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Britain’s second most senior diplomat in Washington abruptly leaves post
James Roscoe had served as deputy ambassador to US since 2022 and stood in after Peter Mandelson’s departure Britain’s s...
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Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass review – furry foes out of their depth in candy-coated Chinese adventure
Cat and mouse are transported to a quasi-medieval China in this luridly bright animation that has none of the inventiven...
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George Soros group pledges $300m to US economic security and civil liberties
Billionaire philanthropist’s Open Society Foundations has worked to advance justice and human rights around worldFor dec...
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At least 80% responsibility for ill health in old age down to individual, study says
UK report argues people have greater control over longevity than widely understood, but others say claim is simplisticIn...
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We can’t talk about press freedom without talking about misogyny
Trolling and other forms of online violence against female journalists have also triggered offline attacks, harassment a...