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“Despite overwhelmingly voting in favour of leaving the European Union, Wales stands to be the region worst hit by the UK’s departure from the EU,” concluded the Demos report. “Wales is also one of the UK’s two leading exporters to the European Union, with over 60% of its exports going to the EU, and so would be most affected by potential tariffs.” … [Read more...] about Parts of UK that voted for Brexit may be hardest hit, study finds

But the increasing reliance on the internet has exposed the deep divide between the technology haves and have-nots both within countries and between countries, with many children unable to attend online classes because of poor internet access and businesses shutting down over of their inability to go digital. … [Read more...] about Pandemic, climate change threaten global stability: WEF

The campaigner added: 'We have to remember that regardless of age and regardless of living with cancer, like one in two of us, it doesn't make our life less valuable. I made it clear yesterday that I feel that life is a gift and I know that from actually staring death in the face... … [Read more...] about Lord Sumption suggests NHS doctors would choose to save a 25-year-old over Captain Tom as he says Stage 4 bowel cancer sufferer’s life is not ‘worth less in the eyes of God or fellow citizens’

Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire are already close to dropping into Tier Two thanks to falling infection rates, the graphic suggests, with them appearing closer to the yellow Tier Two group than they do to Tier Three in red. Stratford upon Avon, was one place that caused uproar when it was revealed to be in the toughest restrictions, because the infection rate there is only around half of the national average. … [Read more...] about Tory rebels seize on more positive Covid data and demand Boris Johnson rethink draconian tier system accusing PM of ‘jumping the gun’ as Britain’s daily cases drop AGAIN to 16,022 while deaths continue to plateau and R-rate finally falls below 1

Russ Mould, investment director of AJ Bell, told Sky News: 'It has underinvested in the online shift and it does have that horribly big pension deficit which has been weighing it down for some considerable period of time and limiting its room for financial manoeuvre.' … [Read more...] about Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley ‘wants to buy Sir Philip Green’s Topshop empire Arcadia Group’ – two years after saying he wouldn’t pay a POUND for it – as experts warn it faces ‘inevitable’ ruin within days putting 13,000 jobs at risk at ‘worst possible ti