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Lubaina Himid: Black artists ‘enriching, not threatening’ British culture
"I've always been ambitious to change the way British art galleries are," says the artist Lubaina Himid, the first Black woman to win the Turner Prize four years ago. 


Sir David Amess: MPs attend funeral service at Westminster Cathedral
A lifetime of devoted public service was remembered today in Westminster at a requiem mass to commemorate Sir David Amess, the MP who was killed in his Southend constituency last month. 


‘Normal for governments to go through these patches’ – Jeremy Hunt on recent criticism
A shortage of trained staff is affecting every part of the NHS, and today a move to oblige the government to publish an independent assessment of staffing every other year was defeated in parliament. 


Number of long Covid cases ‘probably beyond current capacity’ of NHS, says professor
We spoke to Professor Nick Lemoine, one of the doctors leading the UK's efforts to understand and develop treatments for long Covid.


Long Covid: Sick and suffering face long wait for help
More than a million people in the UK are thought to have long Covid, their symptoms ranging from fatigue to breathlessness to joint pain, to name just a few.


Covid: Sturgeon urges Scots to take tests before socialising and shopping
Scotland’s First Minister has urged people to make an "extra effort" to take lateral flow tests before they socialise or even go shopping in crowded places during the festive period.


‘Racist abuse is widespread in policing’, says former chief constable
We spoke to Sue Fish, the former chief constable of Nottinghamshire Police, about our report into allegations in Leicestershire and the broader implications for policing across the UK.


Rotherham child abuse: Police without right skills still taking on child sexual exploitation cases, says police watchdog
Police officers without the right skills or training expected to take the lead on child sexual exploitation cases in South Yorkshire - that's not a situation from the past, but one of the problems identified today by the Independent Office for Police...


Former officer says he was racially abused by ‘institutionally racist’ Leicestershire police
A former Leicestershire Police officer says he was subjected to racist abuse when colleagues called him “Blackie Chan”, and that on several occasions a banana was left by his locker. 


Tory MPs ‘have had enough of accident-prone Boris Johnson’, says Spectator editor
With cuts to universal credit and to HS2 and Northern Powerhouse rail, how well is levelling up going, and with it Boris Johnson? 


Lesbian couple ‘facing discrimination’ on starting a family
They are meant to be equal under the law, but they still face discrimination when it comes to starting a family.


Labour and Plaid Cymru agree co-operation deal in Wales
The Labour government in Wales has announced a new co-operation deal with Plaid Cymru to help deliver its manifesto promises, as First Minister Mark Drakeford said Labour did not "have a monopoly on good ideas".


Covid: Memorial sculpture unveiled in Barnsley for victims, key workers and volunteers
A memorial has been unveiled in Barnsley in tribute to all those who have died with Covid, as well as the key workers and volunteers who have been on the frontline during the crisis. 


Covid: Austria lockdown begins as protests hit European cities
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has condemned the violent clashes across the country over lockdown restrictions, describing the rioters as "idiots".


Bulb: Energy firm to go into administration
Spiralling wholesale gas prices struck down yet another energy firm today, but this one is the biggest yet. 



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