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November 11, 2022

Fossil fuel emissions to hit record level in 2022

Carbon emissions from fossil fuels will hit record levels this year, according to a comprehensive analysis. The finding further emphasises the need to cut emissions by half by 2030 to restrict global heating to 1.5C and avoid the most devastating impacts of the climate crisis.

4 mins

Calls for action as teachers reveal scale of pupil hunger

Exclusive 100,000 miss out on free school meals after eligibility is frozen

5 mins

Delay voter ID or face result challenges, officials warn

Electoral officials and councillors are urging ministers to delay the rollout of voter ID checks at May’s local elections, warning that a short timetable and lack of clarity could cause thousands to be disenfranchised.

2 mins

British Airways' male crew to be allowed piercings and makeup

British Airways’ male pilots and cabin crew will be allowed to have piercings and wear make up for the first time after the airline updated its guidelines with non-gender-specific rules.

1 min

Rise in long-term sickness linked to pains of home working

‘The commute gets people walking. Once they’re up and about, it gives them the emotional space to think about exercise’

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KFC sorry for linking chicken promotion to Nazi pogrom

KFC has been forced to apologise for a push notification sent out via its app inviting German customers to celebrate the anniversary of the Nazi Kristallnacht pogrom against Jews by ordering its menu of fried chicken and cheese.

2 mins

UK sanctions freeze more than ₹18bn of assets held by Russians

The UK government has frozen more than £18bn of assets belonging to oligarchs and other Russians under the sanctions regime brought in after Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the first official total reveals.

1 min

Shapps asks Twitter to confirm adherence to UK law over firings

The business secretary, Grant Shapps, has written to Twitter to ensure it is complying with UK law after the US company's new owner Elon Musk announced hundreds of its British staff would be fired.

1 min

Walliams used slurs about contestants while judging Britain's Got Talent TV show

The Britain’s Got Talent judge David Walliams made derogatory and sexually explicit remarks about contestants during the recording of an episode of the ITV show, according to a leaked transcript seen by the Guardian.

4 mins

'The invisible hungry' Schools fear for children missing out on free lunches

Headteachers say they have never seen anything like it: a “perfect storm” of rising poverty, higher prices and shrinking school budgets resulting in more hungry children but fewer resources to help them.

3 mins

"The benefit is massive' Students thrive after free meals offered to everyone

Headteacher Richard Brown grew up on free school meals. He remembers the stigma of having to queue separately. Now he runs a school where everybody gets a free lunch, regardless of their ability to pay.

3 mins

Poverty line How parents struggle to keep their children fed

On the face of it, Brian and his teenage daughter are textbook survivors of poverty and food insecurity. He is a single parent with a longterm health condition; he claims a health-related unemployment benefit. His income is pitifully low. But he has been told they cannot claim free school meals.

3 mins

People most dissimilar to judges have least trust in judiciary

The more unlike an archetypal judge someone is, the less confidence they have in the judiciary, a poll has found.

2 mins

Review into DJ Westwood extends deadline for evidence

The barrister leading an independent review of concerns regarding Tim Westwood's conduct during his two decades at the BBC has extended the deadline for evidence.

1 min

I'm a politician ... get me Matt Hancock in a bushtucker trial

A large number of politicians are voting for Matt Hancock to perform \"grim\" tasks on I'm A Celebrity, a senior minister has suggested.

1 min

Labour will tear up planning restrictions against onshore windfarms, Starmer says

A Labour government would rip up planning rules restricting the expansion of onshore windfarms as part of a plan to make the UK a clean energy superpower, the Guardian has learned.

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