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Britain's asylum hotels problem: the woman with a bold plan to solve it

Britain's asylum hotels problem: the woman with a bold plan to solve it

Kate Wareing has dedicated her career to helping people who find themselves in a crisis because they have nowhere to live. It's clearly personal. She worked as a housing officer at the age of 18, reme …

British veterans with hearing loss start legal battle over 'faulty' earplugs

British veterans with hearing loss start legal battle over 'faulty' earplugs

Thousands of British military personnel have started legal action after being given ear protection they say was faulty and led to life-changing injuries such as tinnitus and deafness. The US industria …

By-election set to test Labour's century-long dominance in historic Caerphilly

By-election set to test Labour's century-long dominance in historic Caerphilly

From its imposing castle to its industrial past, Caerphilly is an area steeped in history, and for more than a century this constituency has voted Labour in every Westminster and Senedd election. Visi …

Caffeine pouch craze: A teenage trend troubling some experts

Caffeine pouch craze: A teenage trend troubling some experts

A growing number of US teenagers are using caffeine pouches to get an energy rush, say experts who worry the trend could soon take off in the UK. The small teabag-like pouches, placed between the lip …

Captain Scott’s famous polar shipwreck as never seen before

Captain Scott’s famous polar shipwreck as never seen before

One of the most famous polar shipwrecks has been filmed in detail on the sea floor for the first time. The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to reach the South Po …

Cash to isolate 'would have cut Covid deaths'

Cash to isolate 'would have cut Covid deaths'

If the UK had spent more money helping people to self-isolate during the pandemic then fewer people would have been infected or died, the former head of NHS Test and Trace has said. Baroness Dido Hard …