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25 October 2021
53 arrested as Insulate Britain blocks off several east London roads
Representatives of the climate change organisation gathered in three locations to block traffic, supergluing themselves to the road and to each other.
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22 October 2021
Alec Baldwin accidentally kills woman and injures director with prop gun on set
The 68 year-old actor fatally wounded a member of the film crew and injured his director, after shooting a prop gun on the set of the film Rust.
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22 October 2021
UK not considering Covid Plan B despite WHO warning of ‘not healthy’ situation
Boris Johnson claims that the vaccination programme is currently enough to tackle a continuing rise in case numbers.
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22 October 2021
Dua Lipa’s team will decide UK artist for Eurovision, after recent last place position
The team who look after Dua Lipa and Lana Del Rey will be choosing the next UK contestant for Eurovision, after recently coming in last place in the competition.
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22 October 2021
BBC Young Writers' Award 2021 goes to story that focuses on teen insecurity
Tabitha Rubens, 19, received the BBC Young Writers' Award 2021 for her short story 'Super-Powder', which addresses the exploitation of teenage insecurities.
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22 October 2021
PM warned over overseas aid cuts ahead of COP26
Planned accounting changes in the UK’s Spending Review could see £1 billion less being paid in humanitarian aid.
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20 October 2021
Boycott of nightclubs across the UK to protest spiking
There has been an alarming rise in spiking incidents across the UK, including spiking by injection, and several Girls Night In protests have been organised nationwide to protest venues’ complacency.
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20 October 2021
Welsh independence to be considered by new commission
Wales’ relationship with Westminster will come under scrutiny from MPs and the public in a commission that is seeking to find the best option for Wales’ future.
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20 October 2021
UK’s music streaming market to be investigated by competition inquiry
It has been found that over one third of jobs in the British music industry were lost during the pandemic, according to a new report by UK Music.
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18 October 2021
Council advises parents to not let children watch Squid Game
The show has been recreated on various platforms such as social media and video games since its worldwide fame, and children are now reenacting violent challenges at school.
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18 October 2021
Matt Hancock has UN job offer withdrawn
The withdrawal may be the result of complaints following a report highlighting the government’s Covid failings whilst Hancock was health secretary.
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18 October 2021
Bo Burnham’s Inside (The Songs) ineligible for comedy music category at the Grammys
The songs featured in Burnham’s Netflix film Inside do not classify as comedy, according to the Grammys
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18 October 2021
UK Muslim groups concerned for potential rise in hate crimes after killing of David Amess
The media’s focus on the MP’s alleged killer as an ‘Islamist’ and ‘of Somali origin’ could provoke a rise in hate crimes, some fear.
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18 October 2021
Critical Mass 2022: Young people offered the chance to dance at the Commonwealth Games
Critical Mass, a new initiative bringing together movement performance and accessibility, seeks applicants to participate in their events across the West Midlands in 2022.
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18 October 2021
Disabled organisations excluded from Conservative health and care summit
It has been revealed that out of the 44 leaders invited to last month's health and social care reform meeting, not a single one represented a disabled people's organisation (DPO).
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18 October 2021
Animal Crossing Direct: New content on the horizon
Nintendo's Animal Crossing October 2021 Direct featured a host of new features and updates for the gaming mega-hit.
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15 October 2021
Coldplay will use electric dancefloor to power world tour
The band’s next tour will be powered partly by those in attendance, in an effort to reduce the band’s carbon footprint.
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15 October 2021
Significant rise in reported anti-LGBTQ hate crimes across the UK
LGBTQ campaign groups say the alarming figures are ‘only the tip of the iceberg’.