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Sep 01, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Nils Pratley)
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Energy contracts reform can bring prices down – if the new PM is tough enough | Nils Pratley
A switch from outdated wholesale pricing deals will require a government that can face down vested interestsWelcome news: a consensus is emerging around one way to attack energy costs – stop paying sky-high prices for electricity that is generated in the UK by firms whose costs are unaffected by soaring gas prices. We’re talking about nuclear power plants, windfarms, solar projects and biomass facilities, some of which are making fortunes thanks to the UK’s outdated wholesale energy pricing syst
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Sep 01, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Harriet Sherwood)
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‘It saved my life’: Kindertransport veterans unveil statue at Essex port
Harwich memorial commemorates rescue of 10,000 unaccompanied Jewish children from Nazi regimeThe last time Dame Stephanie Shirley, 88, stood on the quayside in Harwich, she was a frightened five-year-old called Vera Buchtal.The girl had just stepped off a boat that brought her and hundreds of other Jewish children to the UK from the horrors of Nazi Europe. Shirley was back at the Essex port on Thursday to unveil a Kindertransport memorial statue commemorating the rescue of 10,000 unaccompanied c
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Sep 01, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Editorial)
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The Guardian view on a fuel poverty emergency: inaction will not do | Editorial
Warnings of grave impacts on children’s health from energy price rises should prompt anger as well as practical supportAdding to existing worries about the cost of living, the implications of the latest report from the Institute of Health Equity are deeply alarming. Its author, Prof Michael Marmot, spells out the links between rising fuel poverty and various forms of illness, and warns that the threat is greatest for those who are already least well-off. By January next year, 55% of UK household
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Sep 01, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Editorial)
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The Guardian view on the UN and Xinjiang: no one can say they don’t know | Editorial
The long-delayed report from the office of the human rights commissioner puts an official stamp on the evidence of shameful abuses against UyghursChina’s treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang – including mass extrajudicial detentions, family separations and forced labour – is by now well documented, despite the secrecy surrounding it. Yet when Michelle Bachelet visited the region earlier this year, the usually outspoken UN human rights chief adopted some of the Chinese Communist party’s framing of th
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Sep 01, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (David Conn)
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HMRC issues winding up petition against PPE firm linked to Tory peer
PPE Medpro was awarded £203m contracts by UK government after Michelle Mone approached Michael GoveA company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone that was awarded £203m worth of government PPE contracts during the pandemic has been issued with a winding up petition, apparently for unpaid taxes.PPE Medpro Ltd was awarded two contracts via the government’s “VIP lane” after Lady Mone approached Michael Gove in May 2020 with an offer to supply personal protective equipment. It is already un
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Sep 01, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Luke McLaughlin)
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US Open 2022: James Duckworth v Dan Evans, Iga Swiatek beats Sloane Stephens – live!
Live updates from day four of the US Open in New YorkYou can get in touch with Luke via email or on TwitterDuckworth 1-2 *Evans (*denotes next server)An impressively dynamic start from the British player is rewarded with an early break. He is already making his variation count against Duckworth, who has a big serve, but is perhaps a bit one-dimensional in comparison. Continue reading...
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Sep 01, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Rob Smyth)
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Leicester City v Manchester United: Premier League – live!
Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offTransfer deadline day – live! Follow the latest movesAnd feel free to get in touch. Send Rob an emailThe set is stagedTransfer news Continue reading...
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Sep 01, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Steven Morris)
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‘It feels vindictive’: Welsh shipping container resident faces eviction after 30 years
Stephen Gibbons, 65, is mystified at Newport council ruling, saying Bristol harbour is lined with container restaurantsFrom the outside it may not look like much – a tangle of metal boxes in a remote Welsh yard weathered by salty winds next to a field of goats and sheep.Inside, though, it is extraordinary. The structure turns out to be four shipping containers ingeniously linked to create a cosy, if eccentric, home for 65-year-old Stephen Gibbons, complete with wood-burning stove, well-used sofa
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Sep 01, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Rajeev Syal)
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Evicted Chagos Islanders’ descendants to get British citizenship
Home Office announces applications for children of those forcibly evicted by the British in 1970s will open in NovemberDescendants of Chagos Islanders forcibly evicted by the British in the 1970s will soon be able to apply to become British citizens, the Home Office has said.After legal challenges by Chagossians, the government has also waived fees for applicants who descend from former inhabitants of the Indian Ocean archipelago. Continue reading...
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Sep 01, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Alfie Packham and Guardian readers)
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‘I will never ride a bike again’: why people are giving up on cycling
Guardian readers explain how safety concerns have deterred them from travelling by bikeThe proportion of adults in England who say they cycle at least once a month has fallen to 13.1%, the lowest figure since records began in 2015-16. Here, readers from around the UK explain why they have given up riding their bikes on the road. Continue reading...