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Henry Nowak ‘would have hated’ riots after his murder, says family

Parents of teenager stabbed in Southampton last year hit out at political ‘game’ played with son’s murder Henry Nowak’s family have said he “would have hated” the riots that followed his death, as they accused some politicians of playing a “game” with their son’s murder. Nowak, who was fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in December 2025, was handcuffed by police as he lay dying after his attacker falsely accused him of racial abuse. Continue reading...

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Henry Nowak ‘would have hated’ riots after his murder, says family

Parents of teenager stabbed in Southampton last year hit out at political ‘game’ played with son’s murder Henry Nowak’s family have said he “would have hated” the riots that followed his death, as they accused some politicians of playing a “game” with their son’s murder. Nowak, who was fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in December 2025, was handcuffed by police as he lay dying after his attacker falsely accused him of racial abuse. Continue reading...

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Law behind Bonfire Night among records sent from parliament to National Archives

Collection gems include 1605 Thanksgiving Act passed after Guy Fawkes’s failure and the longest act in the archives As Bonfire Night approaches and firework displays light up the UK, in a file on a shelf in the labyrinthine National Archives can be found a flat vellum page, inscribed in exquisite calligraphy, and the origin of this week’s explosive celebrations. The 1605 Thanksgiving Act was passed by James I after Guy Fawkes’s failure to assassinate the king, the Lords and the Commons, at the opening of parliament that year. Continue reading...

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Law behind Bonfire Night among records sent from parliament to National Archives

Collection gems include 1605 Thanksgiving Act passed after Guy Fawkes’s failure and the longest act in the archives As Bonfire Night approaches and firework displays light up the UK, in a file on a shelf in the labyrinthine National Archives can be found a flat vellum page, inscribed in exquisite calligraphy, and the origin of this week’s explosive celebrations. The 1605 Thanksgiving Act was passed by James I after Guy Fawkes’s failure to assassinate the king, the Lords and the Commons, at the opening of parliament that year. Continue reading...

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Widening inequality, stagnant pay – Britain urgently needs Labour’s hard-won workers’ rights | Polly Toynbee

The British Social Attitudes survey reveals record levels of dissatisfaction. But still Kemi Badenoch and the business lobby want to take us backwards Britain is unhappier at work than since records began. The British Social Attitudes survey, the nation’s long-running annual pulse-taker, finds growing job dissatisfaction in its report, published today. People complain of a lack of flexibility in working hours, a lack of career advancement – and, of course, a lack of pay rises. Who is surprised? Pay stagnation over the last decade is unprecedented since Napoleonic times, the economist Paul John

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Widening inequality, stagnant pay – Britain urgently needs Labour’s hard-won workers’ rights | Polly Toynbee

The British Social Attitudes survey reveals record levels of dissatisfaction. But still Kemi Badenoch and the business lobby want to take us backwards Britain is unhappier at work than since records began. The British Social Attitudes survey, the nation’s long-running annual pulse-taker, finds growing job dissatisfaction in its report, published today. People complain of a lack of flexibility in working hours, a lack of career advancement – and, of course, a lack of pay rises. Who is surprised? Pay stagnation over the last decade is unprecedented since Napoleonic times, the economist Paul John

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Reece Walsh edges out Tedesco in Australia’s Rugby League World Cup semi-final team

Veteran full-back named on bench for Kangaroos’ clash with Samoa while Kayln Ponga returns to New Zealand’s extended squad to face Tonga

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Tuesday briefing: Britain is moving the goalposts for its migrant workers

In today’s newsletter: Shabana Mahmood has softened rules for care workers after an outcry, but thousands of other migrant workers face an uncertain future

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Philips says reached deal 'in principle' with US over sleep machine recall

Dutch electronics and medical device manufacturer Philips said Tuesday it had reached a deal "in principle" with US authorities to settle a long-running case over faulty sleep machines.

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TV tonight: Aidan Gillen stars in a twisty Irish crime caper

A nurse with a drug habit is tempted by a gangster’s money in Tall Tales and Murder. Plus: an inside look at Burnham’s first 100 days. Here’s what to watch this evening

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‘Going hungry’: Garment workers in Bangladesh say wages barely cover needs

Tens of thousands of workers in world's second-largest apparel exporter hit the streets to demand better minimum wages.

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How a Harvard dream ended in tragedy for a Pakistani family

A 24-year-old physics graduate dies after her family pays millions to a man who lied about getting her into university.

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‘Our aim is that children are protected’: besieged West Bank school fortifies its defences against settler violence

After deaths of five students at hands of Israeli settlers in last academic year, al-Mughayyir’s teachers and pupils are on high alert

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