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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’.
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15 October 2021
Auction record set by Banksy after selling shredded painting for over £18.5m
The piece titled Love is in the Bin, which was the live destruction of the artist’s painting Girl with Balloon, has sold for a record price.
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15 October 2021
Jeremy Corbyn to "raise up the voices of others" with 'alternative COP26'
The former Labour leader is set to host a series of events taking place in Glasgow and Edinburgh in order to promote more "radical and rapid" climate action.
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15 October 2021
ScotRail workers set to strike during Glasgow COP26
The majority of Scotland's train services will be affected by the strike from 1- 12 November.
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15 October 2021
UK Border Force could have immunity over refugee deaths
Guards following Priti Patel’s advice to ‘push back’ boats of refugees could be exempt from prosecution if their actions prove lethal.
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13 October 2021
P!NK named the most played female artist in the UK of the 21st century
Only two female musicians in the top ten of the century were from the UK.
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13 October 2021
Survey shows 86% of Black musicians experience barriers to progression within the industry
The Black Lives in Music study is the largest ever to highlight the experiences of Black industry professionals within music.
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13 October 2021
Government’s Covid response cost thousands of lives, finds inquiry
Belief in herd immunity and a lack of quick and effective action regarding lockdowns and testing systems have been highlighted as significant failures from the UK government by a new report.
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13 October 2021
‘Adapt or die’ warns Environment Agency
Extreme weather conditions such as flooding are set to worsen in the UK in coming years as the Environment Agency calls for greater climate resilience.
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13 October 2021
William Shatner set to trek the stars as world's oldest spacefarer
The Star Trek star will soar above the skies in Blue Origin sub-orbital capsule as part of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' new rocket-trip experience.
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13 October 2021
Action against Amazon: mega corporation scrutinised over employee rights
A law firm intends to launch legal action against Amazon to force the corporation to treat its delivery drivers like employees.
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11 October 2021
The Weeknd is named the United Nations World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador
The pop star has been rewarded for his charitable donations to hunger organisations and has expressed that he feels “passionately about addressing world hunger and helping people in need.”
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11 October 2021
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson makes rap debut in new Tech N9ne single
The actor/wrestler has just released his “historic rap debut”, alongside hip hop veteran Tech N9ne, and rappers Joey Cool and King Iso.
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11 October 2021
Facebook outage: What went wrong?
In early October billions of people lost connection to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, resulting in no small amount of chaos (and a bit of peace and quiet). How did this happen?
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11 October 2021
Glasgow café hands out handcuff keys ahead of COP26
The Pink Peacock café offers eco-protestors universal keys for the purpose of "dearresting" themselves after police intervention during climate demonstrations.