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Rishi Sunak throws red meat to Tory Right as local elections loom
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- HealthThe Independent
Up to a fifth of US milk supply could be infected with traces of bird flu
The disease has been detected in dozens of herds in eight states
2-min read - NewsStoryful
VideoProtester Stands in Front of Pelosi With Palestinian Flag as She Speaks at Oxford University
Former US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was interrupted by several pro-Palestinian protesters while speaking at the University of Oxford on Thursday, April 25, as more demonstrators chanted outside.Video from the group Youth Demand, which described Pelosi as a “warmonger,” shows a demonstrator walking up to the podium inside the Oxford Union and unfolding a Palestinian flag, as onlookers boo him. In the video, Pelosi appears to keep speaking as the protester stands in front of her, still hol
- NewsThe Guardian
Teaching assistants deployed to ‘routinely cover’ lessons in England and Wales
Exclusive: New research shows extent to which schools are struggling to provide qualified teachers for every class
5-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
Why Pet Nat is the sparkling wine to know
‘Pet nat’ is a style of sparkling wine more often found in the wine bars of Shoreditch than in the fine-dining rooms of Mayfair. Usually featuring a colourful modern label, it might be sighted on a restaurant list alongside wine matured in amphorae, wines with minimal added sulphur dioxide (a preservative), and whites made with longer skin contact (the contact is between fermenting juice and grape – not human – skin).
3-min read - OpinionThe Telegraph
We can’t joke about fat people – so why is it OK to mock small men?
I’m 5ft 6in, just an inch shorter than our Prime Minister, so when Angela Rayner referred to Rishi Sunak as “a pint-sized loser” in the House of Commons on Wednesday, it did make me roll my eyes.
5-min read - OpinionThe Telegraph
Why didn’t the Guildhall fly the flag of St George?
The Guildhall in the City of London flew the Union flag on St George’s Day. “This seems odd to me. We take pride in St Andrew (and his flag in Scotland) and St Patrick Day events,” my nonplussed spy says. The Guildhall blamed Whitehall rules. “Our flag policy follows the Government’s policy, which is that the Union Flag is to be flown on St George’s Day,” a spokesman tells me.
4-min read - CelebrityThe Guardian
Woman found ‘too late’ under coat in Nottingham A&E after eight-hour wait
Exclusive: twin sister says Inga Rublite, 39, may not have died ‘if someone was just checking up on her’
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