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What is the Covid vaccine compensation scheme?The Explainer Fewer than one in 100 claimants have received a pay-out from scheme designed to compensate those harmed by vaccine side-effects
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Supermarkets present a new opportunity for hackersThe Explainer A cyberattack in France has some people concerned about future events
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What we learned from Covid Inquiry report on social careThe Explainer Social care was an ‘afterthought’ at start of pandemic, visiting restrictions did ‘immense’ harm, and Matt Hancock’s claim of ‘protective ring’ was unfounded
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What will happen to UK energy prices going forward?The Explainer Energy bills have increased this autumn and there is little respite for households in the coming months
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Talking Points
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The Palestine poppy controversyTalking Point ‘Peace badge’ splits opinion over symbol of remembrance
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Sally Rooney’s UK ‘book ban’Talking Point Publisher halts sales of Irish author’s work after she pledged royalties to proscribed group Palestine Action
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Mental illness: why is it on the rise?Talking Point Dismissing ‘overdiagnosis’ of conditions can be unhelpful for those suffering real distress – but so can a ‘label for life’
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Flores, Indonesia’s ‘priest island’
Under the Radar As the Catholic Church struggles to serve its faithful, a small island in the world’s largest Muslim nation offers hope
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Chinese college graduates eschew urban life for farmingUNDER THE RADAR A viral job posting exemplifies a growing trend toward agrarian life
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The great offshore gamble: online casinos bet on a tiny African islandUnder the Radar Anjouan, a speck in the Indian Ocean, seems to have traded vanilla for virtual roulette
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Speed Reads
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Macklemore launching ‘Free Palestine’ concert tourSpeed Read It comes less than two weeks after the rapper was dropped by Ed Sheeran’s tour
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Trump administration runs taxpayer-funded ‘love me’ adSpeed Read Democratic lawmakers have demanded more details about the ad
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Trump hosts Xi for lavish visit with few public gainsSpeed Read The two leaders have “never gotten along better,” Trump claimed
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China reportedly holds F-35 parts diverted to Hong KongSpeed Read The parts were “inexplicably diverted” to the city, Bloomberg reported
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