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The racial disparities in British maternity deaths

Racial disparities in maternal death rates in Britain have been condemned as as “nothing short of a scandal”, after an MPs’ report warned that black women are nearly four times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth than white women.

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Documents reveal direct ancestors of King Charles owned slave plantations

DIRECT ancestors of King Charles III and the royal family purchased and exploited slaves on plantations in Virginia, new research has revealed.

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Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023: the novelists and their books in the running

From stories about the US opioid crisis, to novels set in 16th century Italy, this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist has something for everyone

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Which countries spend the most on their military?

Global military expenditure rose to $2.4trn in 2022, increasing by 3.7% year-on-year to hit a record high.

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CBI future in doubt as firms end relationships amid rape allegations

NatWest Group, the John Lewis Partnership, Unilever, BMW and Virgin Media O2 are among the latest UK businesses to cancel their involvement with the CBI

Evening Standard

How much is King Charles worth?

Estimates of King Charles’s private wealth vary widely. The Sunday Times Rich List team put it at £600m this year, while a Guardian investigation concluded he was worth closer to £1.8bn (it counted the Duchy of Lancaster as to some extent a private asset).

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Firms quit CBI after second female worker alleges rape

FTSE 100 firms Aviva and Phoenix pulled membership after latest in raft of misconduct allegations facing the CBI

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CBI crisis deepens with further allegations

A second allegation of rape by a woman employed by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has plunged the business lobbying group into further crisis after a series of revelations of sexual misconduct and harassment.

The Week

Mary Quant obituary: pioneering designer who created the 1960s look

If The Beatles wrote the soundtrack for the legend of Swinging Sixties London, then Mary Quant created the look, said Jess Cartner-Morley in The Guardian. One of the most influential fashion designers of the 20th century, Quant, who has died aged 93, is most closely associated with the miniskirt.

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Just Stop Oil: who are the eco-protesters and what do they want?

The London Marathon is braced for disruption from Just Stop Oil after an activist from the protest group covered one of the tables at the World Snooker Championship with orange powder earlier this week.

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The rise of parking apps: a barrier to older drivers?

An increasing number of car parks across the UK are scrapping conventional ticket machines and using mobile phone apps to take payments from drivers.

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Boris Eldagsen and the AI art dilemma

The winner of a Sony World Photography Award has rejected the prize after it emerged that he created his image using artificial intelligence (AI).

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UK should not ‘pull shutters down’ on China relationship, says Foreign Secretary

James Cleverly said it is in the national interest to take a ‘nuanced’ approach towards the country ahead of delivering a major speech next week.

The Independent UK

A Spanish athlete spent 500 days alone in a cave — for science

Beatriz Flamini was 48 when she entered the Granada cave in November 2021, and 50 when she emerged on Friday. Her experiment aims to shed light on the physical and mental effects of isolation.

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Is Alexei Navalny being slowly killed in captivity?

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being gradually poisoned behind bars, his allies claim.

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Where is Scared of The Dark filmed? Bunker location of the Channel 4 reality show

Where is Scared of The Dark filmed? For those wondering where the bunker harbouring the celebrities can be found, look no further.

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Renfield's Nicholas Hoult Discusses Three Movies He's Disappointed He Didn't Get To Do, Two Of Which Involved Tom Cruise

Nicholas Hoult shares three movies he was disappointed he couldn’t be part of with two of them involving Tom Cruise.

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The interactive theatre taking children on a journey across Australia’s Indigenous nations

Saltbush invites kids to hop across lily pads and gaze up at the night sky on a ‘magic carpet’. The minds behind it explain how it works

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Canada’s troubled relationship with its indigenous population

The discovery of a body in Canada has brought renewed focus to the disproportionately high rate of disappearances and murders of First Nations women, and to the country’s troubled relationship with its indigenous population.

The National (Scotland)

Former Tory minister calls Suella Braverman a 'real racist bigot'

MORE Conservatives have slammed the Home Secretary’s “racist rhetoric” and accused her of undermining her own party in order to further her…

The Week

Michael D Higgins: Ireland’s ‘eclectic titular leader’

US President Joe Biden is due to meet his Irish counterpart Michael D. Higgins today as part of his trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

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Climate Experts Warn A ‘Super El Niño’ Is Coming So Prepare To Be Hot Moist At The Same Time

Summer lovin’ may have to wait.

The Week

Lose-loos situation: the demise of public toilets in the UK

The UK is in the midst of a public toilet crisis, with the closure of hundreds of public loos over the past decade made worse by toilet shutdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wales Online

UK special forces have operated in Ukraine, say alleged leaked secret documents

Media outlets including the BBC and The Guardian reported that a document, dated March 23, indicates as many as 50 UK special forces personnel have been deployed to the country

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