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The Coronavirus Crisis: Can Rishi Sunak Win the Peace, Not Just Fight the War?
Gareth Roberts argues that the Chancellor must not revert to type after the COVID-19 pandemic eases and preside over the continued under-funding of public services.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: ‘Liberal Swine’ – How the Kremlin Exploits the Pandemic for Propaganda
Kseniya Kirillova exposes the attempts to discredit the West, undermine Ukraine, and persecute dissidents in the current Russian disinformation campaign.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Morocco’s Cohesion and Solidarity is a Lesson to us All
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey reports on how the popular tourist destination is providing hospitality and support to stranded travellers as well as its own citizens.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: China Capitalises on COVID-19 By Blaming Foreigners
CJ Werleman looks at the international conspiracy theories being thrown around about the Coronavirus and how the Chinese Communist Party is using the pandemic to further its geopolitical goals.
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Listen to Joey: How the Most Vulnerable Can Show Us the Way in this Crisis
Stephen Unwin shares his experience of not being able to see his son Joey due to the COVID-19 outbreak and what he believes Joey can teach us in moments such as these.
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Life on the COVID-19 Frontline: Hospitals Warned to ‘Operate at Four Times Capacity’
Doctors outside London describe the “calm before the storm” as the capital deals with a Coronavirus “tsunami”.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Oxford Model Touting ‘Herd Immunity’ was Promoted by PR Agency Tied to Ministry of Defence and Nudge Unit
Nafeez Ahmed reports on the story behind a new study suggesting that nearly half of the UK population may already have been infected with the Coronavirus and claims that this could provide ‘herd immunity’.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Hung Out to Dry
Otto English reports on how the COVID-19 outbreak has revealed the worst of corporate greed, as employees are left without their salaries being paid and are told to rely on Government support.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Care Homes Look After Some of Our Most Vulnerable – They Must Be Prioritised
Stephen Colegrave considers why care homes are environments in which it will be crucial to stop the spread of the Coronavirus and how care workers are heroes too.
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HS2 Tries to Get Round the Law to Cut Down Woodland Habitat During Bird’s Breeding Season
As HS2 prepares to fell ancient woodlands in the bird breeding season, Natural England’s response to using hawks to deter nesting birds is “lame and inadequate” says Chris Packham.
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‘Labelled a Black Villain’: Routine Racism and Injustice in Britain
Crime reporter Duncan Campbell shares his thoughts on a republished memoir by Trevor Hercules on life before, in and after prison.
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Life on the COVID-19 Frontline: ‘Life and Death Decisions Over Ventilators Will Have to Be Made’
Mark Conrad continues his report on the NHS’ battle to save lives, while early national data outlines those most at risk.
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COVID-19 SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Part Three – Behavioural Scientists told Government to use ‘Herd Immunity’ to Justify Business-As-Usual
In the third part of his investigation, Nafeez Ahmed reveals how laissez-faire attitudes have hampered a proper response to the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK.
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COVID-19 SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Part Two – Government Documents Reveal Concern for ‘Economic’ and ‘Business’ Impacts Prevented Early Action
Nafeez Ahmed on evidence that Boris Johnson’s Government was more focused on saving money than lives when it came to issues such as school closures.
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COVID-19 SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Part One – The Politicised Science that Nudged the Johnson Government to Safeguard the Economy over British Lives
In the first part of his investigation, Nafeez Ahmed looks at the serious flaws of scientific fatalism and inaccurate modelling.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: ‘Mass Testing is the Vaccine Until there is a Vaccine’ and Could Prevent 70% of Deaths’ say NHS Consultants
Stephen Colegrave reports on why two NHS doctors have written to Boris Johnson with their recommendation that only mass testing can now prevent a significant number of COVID-19 deaths in the UK.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Myanmar’s Lockdown on Truth
Tasnim Nazeer looks at the impact of Myanmar’s denial of COVID-19 on its own citizens and the rest of the world.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Government to Introduce ‘Most Draconian Peacetime Powers Ever’
Steve Shaw reports on the Coronavirus Bill, which introduces new emergency powers to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: How to Survive and Support Your Neighbours – Careless Mixing Costs Lives
Dr John Ashton, a former director of public health, explains how we can all help save lives in his first column as Byline Times’ Chief Medical Officer.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: ‘Marmite Man’ Inappropriate But Not Criminal, Jury Told
James Doleman reports from the trial of the former Scottish First Minister, who stands accused of sexual assault and attempted rape.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Enter the Far-Right
Will sowing division and hate by blaming the Coronavirus pandemic on Chinese and Asian people be part of Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election strategy?
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: Former Scottish First Minister A ‘Sexual Predator’
James Doleman continues his reporting from Edinburgh High Court, where the politician is on trial for charges of sexual assault and rape.
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Life on the COVID-19 Frontline: NHS Staff Urge Government to Protect Hospital Capacity
While Britain struggles to tackle a rising tide of Coronavirus infections, Mark Conrad reports from an NHS frontline in need of timely guidance – and resources.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: The Jury is Out on Jury Trials – For Now
James Chalmers reports on the problems facing the courts in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Hospitality Industry Pushed Towards Catastrophe
Stephen Delahunty reports on why the Chancellor’s £330 billion rescue package for businesses won’t be enough to stop the hospitality industry from going under due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: NHS Doctors and Nurses Demand ‘Test Our Staff Now’
Mark Conrad reports on how, despite pressure on the Health Secretary Matt Hancock to routinely test NHS staff to suppress the Coronavirus, no plans are forthcoming.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: ‘There were Hugs and Kisses for Everyone’
James Doleman reports from the trial of the former First Minister of Scotland, who is charged with sexual assault and attempted rape.
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Herd Immunity – Timeline of a Climb-Down
Stefan Simanowitz recounts how counterclaim and backlash over a flawed Government policy wasted precious days in the UK’s fight against the Coronavirus.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: ‘It’s a Shame it’s Taken Something Like this For Us to Start Acting in this Way’
Mutual aid groups are popping up all over Britain, helping those stuck in self-isolation. Through their example, we can also learn to combat decades-old injustices writes Nick McAlpin.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Mistake Over ‘Herd Immunity’ Has Cost Us Vital Time
Mike Buckley sets out the Government’s strategy towards the COVID-19 outbreak so far and explores why its handling of it already raises much bigger questions about the country’s governance – concerns which have been there all along.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: ‘I’ve Never Attempted Non-Consensual Sexual Relations in My Life’
James Doleman reports from Edinburgh’s High Court, where the former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is giving evidence in his defence to charges of sexual assault and attempted rape.
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A Good Day to Bury Bad News: US Justice Department Drops Charges over Russia’s 2016 Election Interference
Caroline Orr reports on how charges against indicted Putin Ally Yevgeny Prigozhin were abandoned just as the coronavirus pandemic in the US set a deadly new record.
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Battle Against the Unknown
Army veteran Steve Jones reports from the hidden frontline in Stoke on the battle against the COVID-19 outbreak, now raging in shops, homes and hospitals.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Debt and No Savings Will Leave Millions Vulnerable
The COVID-19 outbreak is causing significant concern for the global economy and individual households.
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‘I Got More Justice from Mugabe than I Ever Got from Britain’
Jon Robins explores the case of Clive Freeman, who was jailed in 1989 for murder but has always protested his innocence and is now mounting a fourth attempt for his guilty verdict to be reconsidered.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: Politician was ‘Touchy-Feely’ Person, Says Defence Team
James Doleman reports from the trial of the former First Minister of Scotland, who is charged with sexual assault and attempted rape.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: ‘He was my Boss and he Happened to be the Most Powerful Person in the Country’
James Doleman’s third report from the trial of the former First Minister of Scotland, who is charged with sexual assault and attempted rape.
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Journalism Under Threat: ‘In the Battle for Truth, You have to say who Lies’
Fiona O’Connor reports on the threats being faced by women journalists around the world and how one of the loudest voices against the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte is standing firm.
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The Dangerous Duo of Trump and Putin Weaponising Coronavirus Disinformation
CJ Werleman reports on conspiracy theories that the US is behind the outbreak of COVID-19, the President’s spreading of disinformation and Vladimir Putin’s interests in adding his trolls into the mix.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: ‘I was Trying to Restrict the Movement of the First Minister’s Hands’
James Doleman reports from the trial of the former First Minister of Scotland, who is charged with sexual assault and attempted rape.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: Another Two Women Testify Against Former Scottish First Minister
James Doleman reports from day three of the trial of Salmond, who is facing charges of sexual assault and attempted rape.
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University Staff Strike Over Mental Health Crisis
Stephen Delahunty reports on why up to 50,000 university staff are striking for better conditions.
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Putin is Changing the Russian Constitution for his Own Ends
Kseniya Kirillova analyses the new laws which enshrine the Russian President’s future power, control of the past and attempts to mobilise Russian expansion.
