24th October 2021

Amelia Womack told the Green Party conference that women don’t need more police to keep safe – but investment in communities

Someone shouted homophobic abuse at the performers in @julietmusical tonight. I have no idea how we've got to the point where anyone would think this is acceptable. Love and solidarity to the cast & performers. I'm so sorry this happened. https://t.co/BJsel2yTWK— David Paisley - Man at Bus Stop (@DavidPaisley) October 23, 2021

Ministers could limit student numbers on lower-earning arts degrees in England https://t.co/4jcJTMxMDX— Dan Elphick (@DanElphick) October 23, 2021

A record 111,000 state school pupils were off with a confirmed case of the coronavirus on 14 October – up from 102,000 on 30 September.

104 days after been fined £90m for dumping sewage into the environment and less than 12 hours after Gov voted to protect water companies and not our rivers, @SouthernWater were dumping sewage at 60, yes 60, different locations along the south coast of England.#COP26 hypocrisy pic.twitter.com/y1KCVPYoTP— Feargal Sharkey (@Feargal_Sharkey) October 21, 2021

Laura Kuenssberg replacement at BBC should be ‘pro-Brexit’, says top Tory MP https://t.co/uGcUpRlmPy— The Independent (@Independent) October 23, 2021

Tougher measures to stop the spread of coronavirus could be avoided with early action, advisers say.

Stronger internet legislation is needed. But how will that moderate the brutishness of real people in real places?

The ongoing chip shortage is set to continue into 2023, Intel’s chief has warned, as shipments of laptops continue to decline

The Green Party of England and Wales says the £9bn plan could be paid for with a tax on landlords.

Grace Petrie explained how transphobia in Britain will become a "stain" on the country's history, and will be looked back on with "shame".

Well bloody hell. Sat on hold for emergency services. Shit really has hit the fan hasn’t it in the U.K.— Dr Dave Triska 💙😷 (@dave_dlt) October 22, 2021

Activists say the streaming giant's comedy special could fuel attacks on transgender people.

Home feed promotes rightwing tweets over those from the left, internal research finds

A debate in the Lords this week exposes the Commons’ failure to answer calls for choice and dignity, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Fewer adults are practising social distancing than think it is important, figures for Great Britain show.

She is "in good spirits" after a one-night stay for preliminary medical checks, Buckingham Palace says.

Belarus is accused of taking revenge for EU sanctions by offering migrants tourist visas, and helping them across its border.

A man is also being treated in hospital after the firearm was discharged on set in New Mexico.

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Shreece Ford, from Castle Vale, left behind her three-year-old daughter and rest of 'devastated' family

The Circuit - the national defibrillator network links a network of defibrillators to every ambulance service in the UK.

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Family doctors reject plan to force them to see any patient who wants face-to-face appointment

Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest oil producers, has called for phrases such as ‘urgent and accelerated’ action to phase out fossil fuel use to be ‘eliminated’ from the report

The research suggests third doses of the vaccine are likely to be given to a large proportion of the population

Hillsong plans to hold Sunday services at Grade II-listed former theatre after locals objected to Islamic centre

For those of us in the disabled community, life online is both a joy and a fight for the right to just be.