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Brexit added nearly 6bn to UK food bills in two years, research finds -- The Guardian
Cost of food imported from EU shot up because of extra red tape, says LSE researchers; As low-income families spend greater share of income on food, impact was disproportionately greater
Outline: (what is this?)
uk food bills
Tone: (what is this?)
± mixed
Discussion: (what is this?)
- EU,
+ Brexit,
+ UK
Brexit added 210 to household food bills, new research suggests -- BBC News (UK)
Academics at the London School of Economics found that the cost of food imported from Europe went up because of extra red tape and checks; They said that rule changes for items going across the border had pushed food prices up by 6%, or £5.84bn overall
Outline:
food prices
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
- Brexit,
- EU,
-- BBC
Brexit adds 200 to food bills -- The Times
Brexit added more than 200 to household food bills over two years, contributing to record price inflation, according to research
Outline:
food bills brexit
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
+ Brexit,
-- COVID,
- EU
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Glastonbury yoga teacher Dawn Lewis murdered her lodger -- BBC News (UK)
Yoga teacher found guilty of murdering lodger after he refused to move out
Outline:
glastonbury yoga teacher dawn lewis
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
? Lewis,
? Zen,
? UK
Driver caught "making a brew" at the wheel on M6, police say -- BBC News (UK)
Lancashire police said one of its vehicles was "almost wiped out" when an HGV suddenly swerved across lanes on the M6; The driver had no hands on the wheel and was also spotted stirring a hot drink
Outline:
lorry driver
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
? Romania,
? Ukraine
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My mum's 40-hour wait to get to A&E with hip break -- BBC News (UK)
Forty-hour ambulance waits as NHS delays worsen
Outline:
ambulance waiting times
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
++ NHS,
- Tory,
± Tories
Chris Whitty warns of high death rates due to Covid delays -- The Times
NEW: Britain is in for a prolonged period of high death rates because people stayed away from the NHS during the pandemic or could not get treatment, the chief medical officer for England has warned
Outline:
high death rates
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
? Covid,
± Whitty,
? Bitcoin
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Is attacking Ukraine's power grid a war crime? -- BBC News (UK)
Attacks on energy grids have long been part of warfare - so is Russia's strategy a violation of international law; With certain limitations, parts of a country's electrical grid can be considered legitimate targets if they are used to power military facilities
Outline:
civilian power grid
Tone:
-- v. negative
Discussion:
-- Ukraine,
-- Russia,
-- NATO
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DJ Glade Marie: Im sexualised on nights out -- BBC News (UK)
I'm not here to be your pretty woman DJ of the night This business hopes to get more women, non-binary and trans people into the music tech industry
Outline:
pretty woman dj
Tone:
± mixed
Discussion:
-- BBC,
? Britain,
? Kylie Minogue
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