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Political journalist Paul Waugh vies to become Labour MP

A political journalist will be Labour’s candidate for Rochdale in the general election. Paul Waugh will be vying to regain the seat for the party, which lost out to George Galloway in a by-election in February. That contest was prompted by the death of MP Tony Lloyd, who held the seat after serving as Greater […]

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Earthcare cloud mission launches to resolve climate unknowns

12 hours ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Esa Artwork: It’s taken fully 20 years to get Earthcare into space A sophisticated joint European-Japanese satellite has launched to measure how clouds influence the climate. Some low-level clouds are known to cool the planet, others at high altitude will act as a blanket. The Earthcare mission will […]

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Highlights from closing arguments : NPR

Former President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan Criminal Court at the end of the day’s proceedings during his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments in New York City on Tuesday. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images NEW YORK — Lawyers gave their final arguments Tuesday […]

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‘Blood compensation comes too late for my husband’

Heather Evans Perry Evans, one of the first victims to give evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry, died five weeks ago – too soon to see the damning report into the scandal. His wife, Heather Evans, sat next to a picture of Perry as she listened to inquiry chair Sir Brian Langstaff read the key […]

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General election will not delay infected blood compensation

Parliament will aim to pass an important bill ahead of the general election to ensure victims of the infected blood scandal are compensated as soon as possible, the government says. Commons leader Penny Mordaunt said there was a “clear desire” to get it done. MPs will consider House of Lords amendments to the Victims and […]

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