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Martin Lewis: We must stop calling it a student loan this is a graduate tax -- The Guardian
Consumer finance champion says most university leavers will spend the rest of their working lives paying off the cost of higher education; Martin Lewis has highlighted the impact of the new arrangements for student loans
Outline:
student loan
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
? UK,
? BJP,
? Kiev
IT worker off sick for 15 years sues employer for not giving him a pay rise -- Metro
An IT worker who's been on sick leave since 2008 has tried to sue his employer for discrimination because he hasnt had a pay rise in that time. He earns over 54,000 a year, but claims it's not generous enough
Outline:
ibm health plan
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
? Europe,
? Chancer
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Summer weather: will there be a heatwave? -- BBC News (UK)
Overall temperatures have been around average this spring but there's been a real lack of very warm days; England and Wales had to wait longer for the thermometer to climb above 19C than in any year since 1986
Outline:
early may temperatures
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
± UK,
++ BBC,
? heatwave
Scientist makes alien weather forecast for distant planet -- BBC News (UK)
Dr Michael Roman, from the University of Leicester, made the observations about the atmospheric conditions on the planet GJ 1214b; He used the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Outline:
astronomy
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
? Manchester,
? Bluebeam,
? Hollywood
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YouTuber Tom Davies walks "completely pointless" straight line across Wales -- BBC News (UK)
Tom Davies, 32, used GPS navigation to ensure he followed the most direct route; It took four days to round off the 42-mile journey from Craignant, Shropshire, to Tal-y-bont, near Barmouth, in Gwynedd
Outline:
wales route
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
++ YouTube,
? Geowizard,
? bbc
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White British children 'could be minority in schools within 40 years' -- The Telegraph
White British children could be in a minority in schools in 40 years, an Oxford academic has claimed
Outline:
overall british population
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
- UK,
++ Africa,
++ Australia
I dont care if people think Im conservative: Starmer vows New Labour on steroids -- The Independent
Opposition leader says he is rewriting party’s DNA and blasts ‘patronising contempt for those who fly our flag’ It comes as an early blueprint spelling out the policies that could form Labour's next election manifesto leaks
Outline:
blairite think tank progressive britain
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
++ Tory,
± Starmer,
++ Labour
Keir Starmer to give millions of EU nationals the vote -- The Telegraph
Labour leader accused of wanting to rig general elections by letting migrants who live in UK and pay tax have a say This front page story is currently free to read
Outline:
eu migrants
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
? UK,
? US,
? Joe Biden
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Lisbon revealed as best-value location for a European city break -- The Guardian
Portuguese capital wins top spot ahead of budget-friendly eastern European destinations; Vilnius (£226) was a close runner-up to Lisbon – just 25p more expensive for the barometer items
Outline:
lisbon £
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
? Lisbon,
? Rome,
? Portugal
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