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Facebook faces damaging claims that it was aware of harm Instagram caused to children

Party’s deputy, who left school at 16 with no qualifications, now considered to be ‘a Labour leader in waiting’

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Singer found guilty of sexually abusing multiple fans during 30-year career

Downing Street says rules will introduced if NHS comes under “unsustainable pressure”

Many pledges are on track despite the pandemic - but a few big ones have been broken

1.6m workers were still being supported by the scheme in July 

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And other stories from the stranger side of life

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Investigation suggests technical failings are putting lives at risk

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Ministers play down shortages fears and insist UK has ‘plenty of petrol’

Murder of 28-year-old teacher has sparked anger and reignited fears over women’s safety in the UK

Social Democrats claim narrow election victory over Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union

Downing Street accused of failing to prepare for pandemic and subsequent national disruptions

Party’s transphobia row has been raging for more than a year - with Keir Starmer finally weighing in on debate

It was an emotional week for the Northern Irishman as Europe lost heavily to the USA

European Commission pushing to establish USB-C as standard for all phones

Preliminary findings indicate virus was spread between different species via ‘natural spillover’ events

And other stories from the stranger side of life

The Week’s daily digest of the news agenda, published at 8am

The Week’s daily digest of the news agenda, published at 8am

The Week’s daily digest of the news agenda, published at 8am

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

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Why do so many clinical trials exclude women? Will we soon be free of power cables? And is panda fertility finally on the rise?

Study shows surgical masks are more effective than cloth but are N95 and FFP2 the ones to have?

Chief medical officer says proposed move could halve hospital admissions among UK children

Labour leader backs Scotland’s move to soften laws on possession

Leaked documents revealed the social network’s ‘corporate hypocrisy’ 

After ‘duelling’ missile tests on the Korean peninsula, North Korea’s intentions are harder than ever to read

Golf’s match-play event takes place at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin

Gen. Mark Milley is accused of contacting his Chinese opposite number to prevent President Trump starting a nuclear war