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August 18, 2022

Ethnicity Employment Gap 'Widened By Pandemic'

The employment gap between ethnic minority and white communities in England has widened significantly since the start of the pandemic, according to analysis.

2 mins

Floods Spark Chaos On Roads And Rails As Thunderstorm Warning Is Extended

Floods lashed parts of the UK yesterday, sparking travel chaos as roads and train stations were overwhelmed with water.

2 mins

Only One In Five Trains To Run As Strikes Hit Travel

Rail, Tube and bus passengers will suffer fresh travel misery from today as tens of thousands of workers stage strikes in long-running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions.

4 mins

'Dangerous' man who fled mobility scooter killing with knife was caught on CCTV

Police investigating the fatal stabbing of an 87-year-old grandfather in a mobility scooter have released CCTV footage of a man seen fleeing the scene armed with a knife.

2 mins

Labour hit with £5m deficit after thousands leave party

Labour lost nearly 100,000 members in 2021 and ended the year with a £5m financial deficit, the party's newly published accounts show.

2 mins

Cheney Mulls White House Run Despite Primary Defeat

Republican lost out after backing Trump's impeachment

3 mins

Palin is back on the national Republican stage - and to a Party created in her image

The former VP candidate returns to politics for the first time since her ill-fated 2008 campaign alongside John McCain

5 mins

The personal is political for women when childcare is cut

When people say "the personal is political", what they mean is that it's very hard to do your job when there's a one-year-old child whining and performing eccentric laps of the living room in the background.

4 mins

How To Get Americans To Talk To You About Their Politics

Getting on the road is the best part of being a reporter - but not everybody wants to chat. There certainly is a method to getting people to air their views, writes Andrew Buncombe

3 mins

Stamp it out: will Etias do away with passport marks?

The European Commission plans finally to implement its much-delayed European Travel Information and Authorisation System (Etias) in November 2023.

2 mins

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