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'I earn 30,000 a year and I'm still struggling' -- BBC News (UK)
Ellie Monajemi, 27, has a good job earning £30,000 per year, but is struggling to make ends meet; The rise in her energy and food bills mean she does not know if she and her partner will be able to afford to stay in the one bedroom flat they rent
Outline: (what is this?)
monthly rent
Tone: (what is this?)
+ positive
Discussion: (what is this?)
++ London,
- UK,
? USA
Budget: Pensions to get boost as tax-free limit to rise -- BBC News (UK)
How much you can pay into pensions without being taxed expected to go up in Budget to encourage people not to retire early
Outline:
free pensions lifetime allowance
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
-- Ukraine,
++ Tory,
++ Tories
Cost of living: Student nurse could quit over money -- BBC News (UK)
Worcester student nurse could quit due to cost of living
Outline:
money worcester student nurse
Tone:
± mixed
Discussion:
- BBC,
- NHS,
? France
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Alert after large crack appears in Seven Sisters chalk cliff face -- BBC News (UK)
Crack spans for several metres along a section of the Seven Sisters cliffs, near Seaford; Safety officials urge people to stay away from cliff edges and bases
Outline:
seven sisters chalk cliff
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
-- Brexit,
? Britain,
? EU
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Uncle guilty of killing niece who refused marriage -- BBC News (UK)
Mohammed Taroos Khan, 53, found guilty of murder of Somaiya Begum, 20, at Bradford Crown Court; Student was subject to a Forced Marriage Protection Order at the time of her death
Outline:
mohammed taroos khan
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
? UK,
? England,
? Gary Lineker
Paedophile Gary Glitter recalled to prison -- BBC News (UK)
The 79-year-old was freed in February after serving half his 16-year jail term; Upon release, he was subject to licence conditions including having a GPS tag
Outline:
paedophile gary glitter
Tone:
± mixed
Discussion:
- Gary,
- UK,
-- BBC
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Facebook-owner Meta to cut 10,000 staff -- BBC News (UK)
Mark Zuckerberg said the cuts - part of a "year of efficiency" - would be 'tough' In addition to the 10,000 jobs cut, 5,000 vacancies at the firm will be left unfilled; Mr Zuckerberg told employees he believed the company had suffered "a humbling wake-up call" in 2022
Outline:
chief executive mark zuckerberg
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
-- Elon Musk,
-- Zuckerberg,
? Facebook
Vinyl records outsell CDs for first time in decades -- BBC News (UK)
Recorded music revenue in the US reached a record high of $15.9bn in 2022; Overall, revenue for recorded music in 2022 increased by 6%, according to a new report by the Recording Industry Association of America
Outline:
physical music revenues
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
-- Brexit,
? Spotify,
? Vinyl
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BBC came under No 10 pressure to avoid using lockdown in early pandemic, leak shows -- The Guardian
Emails and messages were shown to the Guardian amid concern among some BBC insiders that the corporation has been too cowed by the government in recent years
Outline:
lockdown britain
Tone:
± mixed
Discussion:
? BBC,
? Tory,
? Tories
The Gary Lineker row isnt about impartiality its just the latest attempt to discredit leftish decency | Zoe Williams -- The Guardian
As usual, as usual, what his critics are singling out is not what they really hate; The question is more fundamental: when politics marches resolutely rightwards, at some point the concept of impartiality in the wider culture becomes meaningless
Outline:
impartiality
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
++ bbc,
++ Gary,
? Twitter
Gary Lineker suspension echoes Putins Russia, says Labour -- The Guardian
Shadow minister accuses government of ‘deliberate strategy of undermining BBC’ as calls mount for corporation’s chair to quit; Richard Sharp is a Conservative donor who has come under fire for his role in facilitating a loan to Boris Johnson, who appointed him to the role
Outline:
gary lineker suspension echoes putins russia
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
? Putin,
? Britain,
? Labour
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Cardiff shop's energy bill up from 900 to 4,700 -- BBC News (UK)
Ruhail Shahzad has run Tremorfa Superstore in Cardiff for four years; His energy bills have increased since his previous contract came to an end last summer
Outline:
cardiff shop
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
++ UK,
? South Africa,
? Russia
Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool -- BBC News (UK)
Exmouth Leisure Centre in Devon uses data centre to heat pool to 30C 60% of the time; Deep Green charges clients to use its computing power for artificial intelligence and machine learning
Outline:
tiny data centre
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
? BBC,
? Sunak,
? Romania
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Russell Brands descent into conspiracy politics | Letters -- The Guardian
Comedian Russell Brand has moved, apparently unaware of it, from left to middle (his spiritual phase), to flat-out right; Jonathan Allum, Dr Helen Hintjens, Dr Daniel Gay and Andy Ruff respond to an article by George Monbiot on the comedian's far-right conspiracy theories
Outline:
russell brand
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
++ Guardian,
++ Russell Brand,
? Bill Maher
BBC staff should avoid comparisons with Nazis and the Holocaust, say anti-Semitism groups -- The Telegraph
BBC staff should be told not to draw comparisons with Nazis and the Holocaust in new social media guidelines, anti-Semitism campaign groups have said
Outline:
anti - semitism groups bbc staff
Tone:
± mixed
Discussion:
++ Nazi,
? BBC,
? Lineker
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Deaths in Scotland exceed births by 16,000 in past year -- BBC News (UK)
National Records of Scotland figures show there were 62,942 deaths and 46,959 births last year; There were 16,856 deaths between October and December - 9.3% more than the five-year average
Outline:
infant deaths
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
? Scotland,
? India,
? Pro Vax
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