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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.
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11 October 2021
UK now consumes significantly less meat
However, scientists say further reduction is needed to effectively tackle climate change.
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11 October 2021
Hundreds of sexual misconduct allegations made against police officers
Data has revealed that at least 750 sexual misconduct allegations have been made between 2016 and 2020.
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8 October 2021
BBC expected to cut ties with Stonewall and workplace diversity scheme
LGBT+ staff ‘no longer feel safe’ at BBC, particularly in light of reports that the broadcaster may cut ties with LGBT+ charity Stonewall.
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8 October 2021
Nick Mason surprised that Roger Waters felt bullied within Pink Floyd
The drummer of Pink Floyd has spoken out about remarks that Roger Waters had expressed, after he claimed last month that some bandmates were “trying to drag” him down.
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8 October 2021
Tears for Fears return with their first album in 17 years
The iconic band hasn't released a record since 2004’s Everybody Loves a Happy Ending. They have released the first single The Tipping Point, to be featured on an LP of the same name.
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8 October 2021
Private hospitals treated only eight Covid patients per day, finds report
Despite a multi-billion investment from the government, private hospitals in England treated very few Covid patients during the pandemic.
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7 October 2021
Nobel Prize for Literature 2021 goes to Abdulrazak Gurnah
The Zanzibari novelist received the Nobel Prize for his work exploring postcolonial societies and “the theme of the refugee’s disruption”.
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6 October 2021
Facebook whistleblower states website is harming children and damaging democracy
In a congressional testimony, a former employee of Facebook has said that the website puts “profits before people”.
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6 October 2021
Tina Turner sells rights to her music catalogue for a reported $50 million
The ‘queen of rock’n’roll’ sells rights to back catalogue to publisher BMG, in its biggest single artist deal ever.
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6 October 2021
Conservatives provoke criticism at this year’s party conference
Several ministers have caused controversy with statements made at the event as protesters gathered outside the venue to criticise the party’s actions.
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6 October 2021
Kingdom Hearts’ Sora revealed as final DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Rounding out the fighter’s pass Vol. 2 comes legendary Kingdom Hearts protagonist, Sora. A fitting final addition to the biggest crossover in gaming history.