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I work in social care and this is why I'm so fed up with the job I love
‘Yahoo News - Insights’ is a series in which we hear directly from people with an inside track of the big issues. Here, care worker Catharine Bell explains why social care needs more funding.
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Covid inquiry: When it starts, what's at stake and how you can watch it
The investigation will include evidence sessions with witnesses including Boris Johnson and George Osborne.
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Joe Lycett pokes fun at government during Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
Fans were amused by the comedian's comment.
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VideoNicaragua gives away former Taiwan embassy to China
The Nicaraguan government has seized the former embassy and diplomatic offices of Taiwan, saying they belong to China.
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VideoThe problem with government watchlists: Yahoo News Explains
In the days before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. government had an estimated 20 names on a master watchlist maintained by the Department of Transportation — but in the 20 years since, the federal Terrorist Screening Database now tracks over 1 million people, including U.S. citizens. Hugh Handeyside, a senior staff attorney for the ACLU National Security Project, explains how the post-9/11 response to collect and share information between government agencies has created a system that threa
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Surfer 'has been infected by raw sewage' on beach - 'I'm munching antibiotics full-time'
Mike Owens has warned untreated sewage off Britain's beaches is leaving people and animals sick - and that it's been going on for years.
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VideoWhat happens when spies defect to the U.S.?
The United States has the most robust intelligence apparatus in the world. We’ve got officers working in the field, people monitoring and analyzing all manner of signals, and an enormous infrastructure to help facilitate everything from logistics to politics. But often we rely upon foreign sources on the ground, embedded everywhere from al-Qaida’s ranks to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s office — and in return for their service, the U.S. sometimes rescues them when they’re at risk of being ca