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Offer young people a business education to tackle inequality, says entrepreneur

Offer young people a business education to tackle inequality, says entrepreneur

William Adoasi says issues like Black Lives Matter will ‘never be alleviated without capital’ and education can help to tackle this.

John Bercow denies his defection to Labour is plot for peerage

John Bercow denies his defection to Labour is plot for peerage

The former Commons speaker and ex-Tory MP has joined the Labour Party and launched a scathing attack against Boris Johnson.

Man finds ‘guardian angel’ who saved his life when he collapsed in street

Man finds ‘guardian angel’ who saved his life when he collapsed in street

Mathew O’Toole suffered a stroke outside Ole & Steen on Wigmore Street at 8.30am on June 10.

More than four million parking tickets issued despite car use plummeting

More than four million parking tickets issued despite car use plummeting

Private companies handed drivers an average of 12,000 tickets every day during the 2020/21 financial year, according to new analysis.

Six-year-old girl dies after being struck by car in Stoke-on-Trent, police say

Six-year-old girl dies after being struck by car in Stoke-on-Trent, police say

Police said passers-by attempted to treat the girl, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

South Downs ‘could be winegrowers’ paradise creating millions for the economy’

South Downs ‘could be winegrowers’ paradise creating millions for the economy’

Climate change could boost production in the region.

Families and community leaders to join memorial to Reading terror victims

Families and community leaders to join memorial to Reading terror victims

James Furlong, 36, scientist Dr David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, were murdered by Khairi Saadallah on June 20 last year.

Flexible train season tickets go on sale

Flexible train season tickets go on sale

People who travel two or three days a week could save money with the new tickets.

Britons asked to respect nature as UK enjoys a ‘sensory’ summer

Britons asked to respect nature as UK enjoys a ‘sensory’ summer

The National Trust wants the public to enjoy life’s little pleasures in the great outdoors, but pleads with visitor to take their litter home.

Entrepreneur left for dead in racist attack ‘didn’t let it determine future’

Entrepreneur left for dead in racist attack ‘didn’t let it determine future’

Wayne Leal, now a successful author, fitness instructor and former magazine publisher, was just a schoolboy when he was beaten up in a racist attack.

Archbishop of Canterbury takes to streets as Big Issue vendor

Archbishop of Canterbury takes to streets as Big Issue vendor

Justin Welby sold five copies of the magazine during his stint in Cambridge.

Royal Mail rolls out new uniform for postal workers

Royal Mail rolls out new uniform for postal workers

The uniform has been created to reflect the physical demands of the daily round including the increase in parcel deliveries.

Shoppers will return to high street, ‘but it will be a different place’

Shoppers will return to high street, ‘but it will be a different place’

Conor Pierce said shoppers were returning to retail stores, but companies would continue to offer new, online ways to shop.

What the papers say – June 20

What the papers say – June 20

A wide range of stories feature across Sunday’s front pages.

Outdoor civil wedding and partnership ceremonies to be legalised

Outdoor civil wedding and partnership ceremonies to be legalised

The whole event will be allowed to take place outside under the move to permit outdoor civil ceremonies.

Outdoor civil wedding and partnership ceremonies to be legalised

Outdoor civil wedding and partnership ceremonies to be legalised

The whole event will be allowed to take place outside under the move to permit outdoor civil ceremonies.

Activists ‘threatened with arrest’ for anti-Shell demo at Science Museum

Activists ‘threatened with arrest’ for anti-Shell demo at Science Museum

Protesters from the UK Student Climate Network staged an ‘occupation’ of the London attraction on Saturday over its links with the fossil fuel giant.

Removal of advertising from GB News ‘shows democracy being undermined’

Removal of advertising from GB News ‘shows democracy being undermined’

Oliver Dowden has warned that basic democratic values can no longer be taken for granted.

John Bercow: From Tory MP and Commons Speaker to joining the Labour Party

John Bercow: From Tory MP and Commons Speaker to joining the Labour Party

His bellowing shouts of “order” and “division, clear the lobby” were a feature of the Brexit crisis.

Ex-Speaker John Bercow defects to Labour, criticising ‘xenophobic’ Tories

Ex-Speaker John Bercow defects to Labour, criticising ‘xenophobic’ Tories

He stepped down as Speaker in 2019.

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