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Thursday
29 April 2021
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Bafta suspends Clarke's membership after women from film and TV industry speak out against award-winning producer -
Exclusive: King’s Fund and Institute for Government challenge Boris Johnson’s refusal to start investigation
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Exclusive: Labour asks parliamentary commissioner for standards to investigate any potential breach of MPs’ code of conduct -
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Two US officials in Washington area experienced symptoms similar to ones suffered abroad that were probably result of directed energy device
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Coronavirus
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Huge surge in cases followed erroneous ‘supermodelling’ study suggesting herd immunity had been achieved -
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Cases of variant B1617 reach 400, but Public Health England says there is no evidence of a threat to vaccines
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Spotlight
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Long read: It’s hard to convey the full depth and range of the trauma, the chaos and the indignity that people are being subjected to
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4 out of 5 stars.
Billie Eilish: Your Power review Chilling ballad seeps under your skin
4 out of 5 stars.For the first single from her hugely anticipated second album, Eilish uses a disarmingly dreamy sound to confront a man preying on a young woman -
Nadhim Zahawi gets pummelling as he tries to defend Boris Johnson’s unusual financial arrangements
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For months, information has been leaked to the press from inside Downing Street, including allegations Boris Johnson was given the cash – which has not yet been published in any declarations – to do up his official residence. The Guardian columnist Rafael Behr discusses how damaging this could be for the prime minister
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While Thatcher had to face down the unions, northern England and a confident BBC, this prime minister has few constraints, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett -
PM’s flat refurbishments could be investigated by body with powers that can lead to suspensions if serious breaches have occurred
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Only a public inquiry will reveal how the government’s attitude affected pandemic policy, says Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group member Lydia Brian -
The Covid tsunami in my country of birth should be a wake-up call for Australia. This is not the time to be complacent
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Minute-by-minute report: Chris Smalling is back at Old Trafford and so are Roma. Join Rob Smyth for the latest -
Minute-by-minute report: Memories of 2006 and the Champions League as Mikel Arteta’s team travel to Spain. Barry Glendenning is your guide
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We assess the best young players as Thursday’s first round looms
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British boy and his Zimbabwean-born mother argued policy denied them access to welfare safety net -
Body recovered from Thames believed to be that of 13-year-old who went missing on way to school
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Chair Brian Tolver and vice-chair Aled Brewerton step down following infamous Cheshire meeting
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Menna Rawlings is UK’s first female appointee to Paris role, joining women representing others in G7
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Bipartisan group will meet to discuss bill, which bans tactics such as chokeholds and no-knock warrants on federal level -
Kremlin critic makes first public appearance since announcing he was gradually ending hunger strike
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Critics say the bill, which is awaiting the governor’s signature, targets ‘young people for political gain’ -
Letter signed by at least 18 soldiers as well as a number of retired military figures calls for ‘protection of civilisational values’ -
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Loss is equivalent to more than 13,200 cubic kilometres of water or 10m Wembley Stadiums -
Hormones, steroids and antibiotics intended for use on dogs, horses, pigeons and farm animals have been seized by officials -
Peter Gleick argues there’s an urgent need to reshape our relationship to water: ‘There is enormous untapped potential for conservation’
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Italy’s Rai Cinema is backing a drama by the director wanted in the United States for the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl -
3 out of 5 stars.
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Jimi Hendrix watched them rehearse, Stevie Wonder joined them on drums, and Fela Kuti partied with them in Lagos. Osibisa, whose African sunshine sound captivated the planet, have now returned
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Track down fascinating, family-friendly walking and cycling routes with out tipsters’ pick of rural and urban trails -
She qualified to stay, but the Home Office will not accept the mistake and that its website is misleading
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Documentaries
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Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical news trivia every Thursday lunchtime – how will you fare? -
Astronaut and pilot of the command module Columbia during 1969’s Apollo 11 mission -
Sketch: The president went big in an address that offered post-Trump healing and an image of a new era
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world -
From A1 road trips to the abandoned north, these images from the Martin Parr Foundation tell a story of the nation ... and photography itself
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German national Bernhard ‘Bery’ Glaser allegedly took advantage of his ‘rich white foreigner’ status to systematically abuse girls in his care. Photographer DeLovie Kwagala captured the stories of 15 women -
Topless Travellers, exhausted nurses and synchronised freshwater swimmers – these images take portraiture in fascinating new directions -
After Congress ordered the US Marine Corps to fully integrate women into its west coast training battalions, the first 53 female recruits have become Marines -
Category winners in the awards recognising the art and diversity of food photography
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