In this issue

March 16, 2024

Calls for Tory donor in race row to lose NHS contracts

Unions representing GPs and health workers have called on the Conservative donor Frank Hester to stand down from running NHS contracts, saying his “racist and misogynistic comments” breach its fit and proper person test.

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Rwanda bill could be held up until after Easter

The passage of the government’s Rwanda deportation bill could be delayed until after Easter in a move that risks a backlash from Conservative MPs.

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'Everywoman' and a 'ghost of history' win places on the fourth plinth

A bronze sculpture paying homage to a woman of colour; and a hollow, lifesized person on a horse cast in a slime-green resin will be the next two artworks installed on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth.

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Glazer 'should have stayed silent' on Israel at Oscars - Son of Saul director

László Nemes , the director of the acclaimed fi lm Son of Saul, yesterday publicly criticised The Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar acceptance speech.

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Winners of election 'must face down food industry to make products healthier'

Britain’s political parties have been urged to show “ courage” by forcing food producers to make their products healthier, as new polling shows two-thirds of voters back the move.

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'No way' Handing back Hester's cash may not be viable option for Tories

Frank Hester will be the biggest Conservative donor in history, contributing £10m towards Rishi Sunak ’s election and potentially another £5m on top of that – if the party keeps his money.

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A credibility crisis How febrile online rumours were fed by inept palace PR

On Tuesday, as the crisis in Gaza continued, turmoil built in Haiti and Joe Biden and Donald Trump were being confi rmed as their parties’ presidential candidates, the White House press secretary was asked a question by a journalist that caused her, briefl y, to laugh.

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'Positive meeting' Remarkable result of invitation from Brianna's mother

In an anonymous office in a Warrington business park , two mothers met last week for the first time. Esther Ghey and Emma Sutton sat down for what one restorative justice expert called the most “extraordinarily unusual” meeting he had heard of in 30 years.

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Netanyahu gives green light to Rafah attack plan as aid ship reaches Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu has approved plans for an attack on Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, where more than 1 million people displaced from elsewhere in the territory have sought shelter, officials in Israel have said.

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Sharp rise in number of abandoned French bulldogs, says RSPCA

They may be lauded in the show ring, adored by celebrities and feature in myriad adverts, but the number of French bulldogs being abandoned has risen sharply in recent years, data suggests.

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A new brand of cool All change as Nnadi conjures up a stylish British Vogue debut

A wardrobe overspilling with secondhand clothing and two fuzzy donkeys are just some of the more unexpected stars of Chioma Nnadi ’s debut British Vogue issue.

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Civil War: Garland offers US grim future warning

After months of online speculation, the writer-director Alex Garland’s button-pushing thriller Civil War has premiered at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.

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Autistic man in hacking case asks minister to block extradition to US

A vulnerable autistic man is pleading with the government to block his extradition to the US on cybercrime charges where he faces up to 52 years in prison for alleged offending that began when he was a child.

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Fraction of England's 'national landscapes' open to public, says Right to Roam study

England’s most stunning “national landscapes ” are largely out of bounds, and 22 of the 34 have less than 10% of their area open to the public, research has found.

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Small pockets of resistance as Russia votes in election certain to extend Putin rule

Voters in Russia headed to the polls across 11 time zones yesterday for a three-day presidential election all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s 24-year rule until at least 2030.

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Hero Ghibli Why Japan's Miyazaki can't draw a line under his career

It could have been the perfect send-off – recognition at the Academy Awards of the artistry of Japan’s peerless animator, Hayao Miyazaki .

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Bollywood New comedy tackles Indian treatment of women with darker skin

Three months ago, a high court judge in Chhattisgarh , hearing a divorce petition by a man whose wife claimed he humiliated her for her dark skin, said it was time India changed its “ dialogue at home ” to end prejudice.

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Honda and Nissan partner to develop electric vehicles as they chase rivals

Honda and Nissan have put aside the “traditional approach” of fierce rivalry to work together on electric vehicle technology as Japan’s carmakers try to catch up with Chinese competitors.

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Greetings card retailers fret over proposed Royal Mail service change

David Falkner may sell pop-up cards of Star Wars stormtrooper helmets and Harry Potter’s Hogwarts but he’s intent on ensuring his industry is taken seriously. “We punch well above our weight,” he said of the £1.5bn greetings card industry.

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Tech tycoon on trial Autonomy founder musters defence for US fraud case

Mike Lynch, the technology tycoon once labelled Britain’s Bill Gates, has spent the past 10 months in San Francisco, with a GPS bracelet strapped to his ankle and two armed guards monitoring him around the clock. This week he heads to court to face a long, hard fight for his freedom.

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