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Withheld Jeffrey Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice department The Department of Justice said the released files had been "incorrectly coded as duplicative" and inadvertently not published.

The DOJ said it mistakenly withheld the files during its review process because they had been "incorrectly coded as duplicative".
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Ryan Gravenberch signs new long-term contract at Liverpool Ryan Gravenberch has signed a new long-term contract at Liverpool, with the Dutchman penning a six-year deal to keep him at Anfield until 2032

New contract a just reward for Gravenberch’s excellence at Anfield.
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UK sees highest temperature of the year, snow and blood rain all in the last 48hrs Spring has started on a relatively dry and mild note but as Chris Fawkes explains, a change to wetter, windier and colder weather is on the way next week.

In a busy 48 hours of weather we have seen the UK's warmest day of the year so far, a covering of hill snow, as well as Saharan dust and "blood rain".
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Country diary: Our patch of snowdrops is part of the family | Mark Cocker Buxton, Derbyshire: Their ‘parents’ were planted 50 years ago by my wonderful late mother. Yet we all have a connection to these uplifting flowers

Always a welcome sight, as the days start to become noticeably longer.
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Nonviolence - a radically different response to our violent world | ICN At the beginning of March 2026, with multiple countries now at war, it may seem a mad idea to discuss nonviolence. Or perhaps it's a very wise and sane thing to do? A sign of true repentance, and intended conversion to the Gospel? Pope Leo gave us the prompt in his Ash Wednesday address...

'Jesus marked out the path of nonviolence. He walked that path to the very end, to the cross, whereby he became our peace and put an end to hostility (Ephesians 2:4-16).'
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Both Pope Francis, and now Pope Leo, have been giving increasing emphasis to the notion of nonviolence. The Bishops of England and Wales too, in their 2024 document, Called to be Peacemakers, reminded us in the words of Pope Francis, that:

Community-built solutions for food in Liverpool and Merseyside Citizen-led What Works in Liverpool and Merseyside report published by Food Foundation and Food Farming and Countryside Commission

Grassroots collaboration and innovative community-led
solutions have driven food system and economic change in
Liverpool and Merseyside.
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1942 Beveridge Report
William Beveridge (1879-1963) was a social economist who in November 1942 published a report titled, 'Social Insurance and Allied Services' that would provide the blueprint for social policy in post-war Britain.
The year of my birth.
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IUCN President and Director General Statement on International Women’s Day 2026 Ahead of International Women’s Day, IUCN reaffirms its unwavering commitment to protecting and advancing the rights of women and girls as a matter of justice, dignity and human rights.

As the international community unites under the theme “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls”, IUCN joins the urgent call for gender equality around the world.
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​Why do we call it "Blood Rain"?
The term goes back centuries, often treated as a bad omen in folklore and literature, including Homer’s Iliad. In the past, red-tinted rain was seen as a supernatural sign.
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Why wars are bad news for the 'special relationship' It's fair to say that never has a British prime minister faced such a tough challenge in maintaining the "special relationship" with a US president as Sir Keir Starmer has over the past year.

"British jets are shooting down drones and missiles to protect American lives in the Middle East on our joint bases."
"Sharing intelligence every day to keep our people safe. "
That's the special relationship in action.

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How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming Without this form of fertiliser, crops will not produce yields on which the world’s population depends, leaving people starving.

A prolonged disruption at Hormuz would not simply reprice crude; it would test the resilience of the industrial nitrogen cycle on which modern civilisation depends.
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Joy of teaching English in the age of AI | Letter Letter: Reading and writing are still uniquely human activities even though artificial intelligence can complete complex “English learning” tasks in seconds, says Richard Farmer

In the past few months, I have been amazed by AI’s ability to complete complex “English learning” tasks in seconds. What it can’t do is explore students’ emerging responses to text and their own views with human empathy and understanding.
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Most plastic waste is contaminated – our new ‘nano’ recycling tech embraces this messy reality Contamination tolerance shapes the economics of recycling.

Plastics are often treated as rubbish, but chemically they are concentrated carbon and hydrogen. If those molecules can be reorganised rather than discarded, waste plastic becomes a potential feedstock for hydrogen production.
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Iran: Caritas Supports Pope’s Appeal for Peace through Dialogue Caritas unequivocally condemns the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran on Saturday, in which they claim to have dropped over 1,200 bombs, and Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Israel and several other countries in the region, including Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. These acts of war increase the tension, violence and […]

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Schools, hospitals, places of worship and populated civilian areas, which should be sanctuaries of learning, care and safety, are protected spaces under International Humanitarian Law; attacks on which, deliberately or recklessly, are morally indefensible and legally prohibited.

civilians and non-combatants in conflict.

These acts of war increase the tension, violence and instability in the region, jeopardising prospects of peace, and constitute grave violations of human dignity, the rule of law, and International Law, including the UN Charter and International Humanitarian Law, which protects

Will AI tools make better police officers? West Midlands and other English police forces have been criticised for over-reliance on AI tools.

Once you swap human judgment for more automated predictions, the value of officers’ traditional connect-the-dots police logic can be lost. There have been plenty of examples where AI tools have flagged the wrong people, the wrong places, or the wrong risks.
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Race Equality Hub | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority The Liverpool City Region Race Equality Hub is a partnership between the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and the Race Equality Foundation. It works to promote race equality and tackle racism in the Liverpool City Region. The Hub provides advice, support and resources to individuals, organisations and communities to help them understand and address race equality issues.

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Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) has set aside £2.3 million to fund the Hub which will operate as a “one stop shop” striving for the economic advancement of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.....

The Liverpool City Region Race Equality Hub is undertaking an ambitious and innovative approach to tackle race inequality within the Liverpool City Region (LCR).

This method emerged as a response to the challenges posed by seasonal flooding, enabling communities to sustain agricultural activities despite inundated lands.
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In 2005, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations identified floating gardening as a “good practice” in agricultural adaptation to climate change.

Could AI lead to the destruction of civilization? Shouldn't a technology that its creators admit has a nonzero chance of chance of wiping out human civilization be abandoned? Not according to the titans of AI.

The Doomsday Clock’s keepers now rank AI alongside nuclear war, climate change, and risky bioresearch as a major threat to civilization.
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What the constant sound of modern life is doing to our minds What has changed is not only how we listen, but what listening is for.

What often disappears in a continuous soundscape is not just silence but the space to think. This daily exposure to non-stop music, chat and other sounds may be shaping how you think, decide and cope without you even noticing.
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The wonders of daisies: the buffet we walk on What you probably don’t know about the humble daisy.

The formal name of the daisy was chosen in the 18th century by biologist Carl Linnaeus, who invented the system by which botanists still name species. . The word daisy is thought to come from “day’s eye”, a reflection of the fact that the flowers close at night.
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An early look at the winter statistics: just how wet has it been? This winter has felt, for many, like a season stuck on repeat.

From December through to February, the UK has experienced a conveyor belt of low-pressure systems, prolonged rainfall, and little sunshine. As meteorological winter draws to a close, just how exceptional has this winter been?
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Polanksi and Farage have more in common than you might think Despite huge political differences, the Green and Reform leaders have much in common, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

Both parties have been growing incredibly quickly, attracting thousands upon thousands of new members.
BBC News - Polanksi and Farage have more in common than you might think - BBC News
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In 1838 a People's Charter was drawn up for the London Working Men's Association (LWMA) by William Lovett and Francis Place, two self-educated radicals, in consultation with other members of LWMA. The Charter had six demands...
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