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Facebook and Twitter take emergency steps against Trump false victory claims
Twitter and Facebook took emergency steps last week to prevent the spread of misinformation across the platforms in the lead up and during the US election.
Chocolate industry slammed for failure to crack down on child labour
A study conducted through the University of Chicago has found that more than "two-fifths (43%) of all children aged between five and 17 in cocoa-growing regions of Ghana and Ivory Coast - world’s...
Covid-19: New four-week lockdown comes into force in England
Last week a new four-week lockdown came into force in England. This has resulted in non-essential shops, pubs and gyms being forced to close.
'Furlough pay should be kept at 80% of our salaries'
Here is another story linked to the Work, Poverty and Welfare unit related to the UK's furlough scheme.
Gal Gadot's Cleopatra film sparks 'whitewashing' claims
Gal Gadot, the Israeli actress recently announced her intentions to produce and star in a new film version of 'Cleopatra'.
It has been reported that 600,000 couples have tied the knot in China over an eight-day public holiday (known as Golden Week), adding to a wedding boom partly as a result of delays due to the...
'Elitist curriculum not serving white working classes'
It had been argued that the 'elitist and competitive' education system in the UK does not support white working class pupils.
Coronavirus: Curbs 'a blessing in disguise for prisons'
It is reported that prisons in England and Wales are now safer than before coronavirus as a result of changes to rules of mixing inmates.
Some of England's poorest communities are more likely to face lockdown restrictions than the wealthiest, according to an analysis from The Guardian.
Universal Credit: Plea not to axe £20 a week ‘lifeline’
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has urged the UK government to provide a temporary rise in Universal Credit and to make some other benefits permanent.
Covid: Adults without A-levels to be offered free college courses
The government has announced that adults without A Level qualifications, or an equivalent qualification will be offered a fully funded college course.
This story from BBC News explores transracial adoptions.
‘I am starving’: the migrant workers abandoned by Dubai employers
The following article highlights how some migrant workers in Dubai are trapped as a result of Covid-19 and the oil price crash.
One-third of children in UK 'have heard racist comments at school'
A survey commissioned by The Diana Award has found that approximately a third of students aged between six-15 years have heard someone be racist at school.
Kim Kardashian to freeze Instagram account over hate speech on platform
Along with many other celebrities, Kim Kardashian West has chosen to freeze some of her social media accounts to support the #StopHateForProfit.
BBC has given rises to 700 female staff since start of pay scandal
In another article that may assist students who are covering The Media unit, this article highlights how the BBC has given pay rises to over 700 female employees.
'A climate change-scale problem': how the internet is destroying us
For those of you who not have already watched the recently released The Social Dilemma on Netflix, here is a summary of the documentary.
Don't blame us for UK's coronavirus spike, say young people
Following on from yesterday's post about age and the coronavirus, this article contains interviews with young people who feel that they are being unfairly stigmatised.
Cutting air pollution in Europe's cities would improve health of poor, says watchdog
The European Environment Agency has said that cutting air pollution and developing green spaces would help improve the health of some of the poorest people in society.
Coronavirus: 300,000 redundancies planned in June and July
A BBC Freedom of Information request has found that over 300,000 redundancies were made by companies in June and July this year.