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Britain can be a civilised country once more – we just need to follow this example
Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto are clean, well mannered cities with minimal anti-social behaviour. London, Paris and New York are anything but
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Michel Roux Jr interview: ‘Restaurants may only open three days a week because staff won’t work the hours’
Ahead of his new restaurant opening, the chef talks closing Le Gavroche, family, and why, after the pandemic, he’s struggling to find staff
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Dominic Cummings isn’t Britain’s saviour. He’s the reason we’re in this mess
Let’s not forget that Boris Johnson’s former advisor-turned-nemesis championed draconian lockdown measures
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Covid forced Britain into lockdown – now, overpriced rail companies are doing it on the sly
We must get out of the house, commute and go to restaurants not just for the sake of the economy but for our own sanity
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Countdown star Susie Dent reveals she reads dictionary in the bath
The lexicographer said she also uses it for bedtime reading and even turned to it through lockdown as it felt ‘safe’
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The Bank of England’s errors
If, in the next few months, the Bank follows this performance by kneecapping Britain’s recovery, it may be worth re-examining its mandate
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I’m not a Covid conspiracy theorist. I was right
Complacent pundits monstered those of us who questioned the lockdowns. They’ve gone quiet now
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Global think tank warns children of pandemic need to stay in school until age 18
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says extending compulsory attendance would tackle attainment problems and absence
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The true tragedy of the Covid-19 vaccines
The jabs undoubtedly saved lives, but overblown claims sadly damaged the reputation of vaccination
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The two sides of AstraZeneca’s vaccine ‘miracle’
Jamie Scott was fit and healthy before the jab, but it nearly killed him – now, he and others like him are suing the firm behind the drug
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Britain is about to surrender its sovereignty to the WHO
Our pandemic response was world-leading. Handing control to a secretive international body will only make things worse
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Coroner issues warning after man, 28, given fatal Covid jab because of GP data blunder
Alex Reid given Oxford-Astra Zeneca vaccine despite danger to under-30s as NHS thought he was morbidly obese
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Children who started school during Covid to suffer most, study finds
Poorer exam results and prolonged damage to pupils ‘worst legacy’ of the pandemic
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Lockdown to blame for ‘concerning’ surge in number of potentially deadly falls
A lack of exercise as a result of enforced isolation has had a detrimental effect on the mobility of older people, says medical professor
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Police dismissed concerns over suicidal trans teenager, mother tells inquest
Jason Pulman’s case was classed as a ‘medium’ risk, despite the teenager having attempted to take his own life months earlier
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Starmer is too Left-wing to govern like Blair, and the country will pay a heavy price for it
There’s no guarantee that this will lead to an immediate Tory turnaround, but eventually he’ll be sniffed out
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Number of learner drivers cheating on theory tests triples after lockdown backlog
Lockdown delays and candidates’ impatience blamed for fraudulent attempts, with 1,652 instances in 2022-23, up from 568 three years earlier
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People continued eating 50 per cent more fast food after lockdown surge, IFS says
Data a cause of concern amid growing obesity crisis
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We will never surrender powers to the World Health Organization
No one is going to tell us how to take care of our citizens, or force us to impose any particular national response in future crises
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Another pandemic is coming. This time we have to be ready
Last time, lockdown sceptics were cast out and the WHO advice treated as gospel. But the WHO got it wrong
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Murdered baby Finley Boden was failed by social services during lockdown
Report finds protective systems were ‘severely disrupted’ during Covid, leading to 10-month-old’s maltreatment by drug-addled parents
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The WHO must now atone for its Covid lockdown mistakes
We must listen very carefully to the warnings that issue from countries which are beholden to the WHO for the delivery of basic healthcare