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Fury as academic defends pulling down statues on Radio 4

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Fury as academic defends pulling down statues on Radio 4 and tells the station that actions by Black Lives Matter protesters could be seen as an ‘energising source of hope’ An academic defended toppling statues on BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day  Professor Tina Beattie’s comments provoked anger among some listeners  Beattie claimed the … Read more

Fury as academic defends pulling down statues on Radio 4

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Fury as academic defends pulling down statues on Radio 4 and tells the station that actions by Black Lives Matter protesters could be seen as an ‘energising source of hope’ An academic defended toppling statues on BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day  Professor Tina Beattie’s comments provoked anger among some listeners  Beattie claimed the … Read more

Up to 30% of Covid-19 survivors could be left with damaged and scarred lungs

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A third of Covid-19 survivors may suffer long-term damage to their lungs that leaves them struggling to breathe, according to research.  Other nasty coronaviruses — such as SARS and MERS — are already known to cause ‘persistent’ harm to the lungs. But evidence on Covid-19 is murky, given scientists only spotted the life-threatening pathogen six … Read more

Eton apologises to Nigerian author banned from going back after his book detailed appalling racism

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Eton College has today apologised to the first black student to complete his studies there after he suffered years of racist abuse from boys who accused him of being riddled with maggots and asked him: ‘Does your mother wear a bone in her nose?’. Nigerian-born Dillibe Onyeama would eventually leave the prestigious private school in … Read more

Eton apologises to Nigerian author banned from going back after his book detailed appalling racism

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Eton College has today apologised to the first black student to complete his studies there after he suffered years of racist abuse from boys who accused him of being riddled with maggots and asked him: ‘Does your mother wear a bone in her nose?’. Nigerian-born Dillibe Onyeama would eventually leave the prestigious private school in … Read more

Government set to announce quarantine-free ‘air corridors’

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Holidays within a FORTNIGHT: Government is set to announce quarantine-free ‘air corridors’ to countries such as France, Spain, Greece, Italy and Turkey Details of holiday ‘air bridges’ to be published before June 29 quarantine review First UK holidaymakers have been arriving in Spain after it lifted quarantine France, Greece, italy and Turkey could also be … Read more

Government set to announce quarantine-free ‘air corridors’

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Holidays within a FORTNIGHT: Government is set to announce quarantine-free ‘air corridors’ to countries such as France, Spain, Greece, Italy and Turkey Details of holiday ‘air bridges’ to be published before June 29 quarantine review First UK holidaymakers have been arriving in Spain after it lifted quarantine France, Greece, italy and Turkey could also be … Read more