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Labourâs welfare rebellion is a pyrrhic victory for Keir Starmer The question is not whether the passing of Starmerâs new welfare bill has caused damage to the government, but how much? https://t.co/xOekiJgJci
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The question is not whether the passing of Starmerâs new welfare bill has caused damage to the government, but how much?
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Melanie Reid: The government needs to stop treating disabled people as a political football Those of us who depend on it know the welfare system is always at risk from cynicism and a fickle electorate. @M_elanieReid
https://t.co/D0Ek1fr4zP
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David Aaronovitch: This Bob Vylan furore is a distraction from finding an end to the bloodshed The musicianâs comments at Glastonbury were somewhat inevitable â but blaming the BBC is daft. @DAaronovitch
https://t.co/oFr3G6e7Fy
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The bandâs comments at Glastonbury were somewhat inevitable, but blaming the BBC for a musician saying something transgressive is daft
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The chancellor has made plenty of pledges. Now she needs to balance the books The spending review has the potential to renew the government â but it wonât be easy for Rachel Reeves to stay within her fiscal rules. https://t.co/7pXgRovqRX
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The spending review has the potential to renew the government â but it wonât be easy for Rachel Reeves to stay within her fiscal rules
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Rachel Reeves says she's ending austerity. People may not notice. Labourâs promise to change Britain will be very hard to meet. https://t.co/QStWUVdar4
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Labourâs promise to change Britain will be very hard to meet
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I am 23. I miss Club Penguin and the safe, old days of the noughties internet. The Wild West of todayâs gaming and social media landscape makes me nostalgic for the halcyon days. https://t.co/FOprUEufPF
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The Wild West of todayâs gaming and social media landscape makes me nostalgic for the halcyon days
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Air India crash: the questions over Boeingâs safety record have been mounting for years A string of fatal crashes and longstanding concerns about Boeingâs corporate culture fuel rampant online speculation about what happened to the Dreamliner. https://t.co/E7ToSUiM7d
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A string of fatal crashes and longstanding concerns about Boeingâs corporate culture fuel rampant online speculation about what happened to the Dreamliner
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'@SkyNews has unveiled five-part #podcast series The Wargame, produced by @tortoise, that simulates how a Russian attack on the UK would play out. OB services were provided by @spiritlandprod #wargame
https://t.co/AXI6f58tll
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It sees former ministers, military chiefs and other experts in an imagined underground war bunker trying to figure out how to defend the country
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Could a powerful chancellor rewire the Treasury brain? Labourâs vision for growth has yet to break free of the rigid thinking that frustrated Harold Wilson and others. https://t.co/biFspk1mYl
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Labourâs vision for growth has yet to break free of the rigid thinking that frustrated Harold Wilson and others
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NHS England pauses AI project fed health data of 57m patients https://t.co/O8VFxZslBE
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One of the biggest AI projects in the NHS has been paused after concerns were raised that it may have used the health records of 57 million people withou...
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Dads deserve a better paternity deal â so does the economy New fathers who want to bond with their babies are treated in a derisory way in the UK â and that harms us all. https://t.co/0iPAFetgPK
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New fathers who want to bond with their babies are treated in a derisory way in the UK â and that harms us all
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The Wargame from @SkyNews and @tortoise is out today. Hereâs a behind-the-scenes look at how we made it happen. https://t.co/f7alaHmfaK
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If you haven't already heard it - there is an important update in the @tortoise LUCKY BOY podcast story - you can listen here: https://t.co/4JX4yEy5Ou. .Now @ObserverUK
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Introducing...Lucky Boy Garethâs whole life has been defined by a relationship he had 35 years ago when, as a 14-year-old schoolboy, he fell in love with an attractive young teacher at his school. He...
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Israel plans to conquer Gaza. Little by little, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is already taking over the Strip. Read more:
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Little by little, Netanyahu is already taking over the Strip
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đŚđđŚđŚŤ Episode 28 of the Animal Sensemaker is out now. One animal, each week, to make sense of the world. This week, we're meeting an animal with impressive building skills, who knows a thing or two about riverside living - the beaver. Listen: https://t.co/PqGxmlQj8j
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"I think we've got to get it right. We are the world's most trusted news provider." Deborah Turness, CEO, BBC News and Current Affairs speaking at the #SirHarrySummit. Watch the livestream now: https://t.co/lhPRpRWPRj
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The annual Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit will begin shortly. Streaming below đ #SirHarrySummit @sirharrysummit
We're so excited to be hosting the official livestream for this year's annual #SirHarrySummit. The summit brings together the worldâs most dogged and diverse truth-seekers, both seasoned and innovative. Streaming here from 9:15am: https://t.co/lhPRpRWPRj with @sirharrysummit.
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Applications for The Observer Journalism School are now open. See below or head to https://t.co/DLXWuANneE for details.
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