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Air quality scientist Dr David Dajnak, of King's College London, said: 'In Liverpool city region, people's lives are being cut short. The most vulnerable could benefit the most from immediate, ambitious actions to reduce air pollution.' … [Read more...] about Air pollution is linked to more than 1,000 deaths in the Liverpool region every year, new research suggests

Sport Roberto Firmino scored in the 84th minute as Liverpool yet again won late in the match to stay 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Although Firmino grabbed all the headlines at Molineux, Sachin Nakrani argues Jordan Henderson might be Liverpool’s most important player of all. Ashleigh Barty needed to dig deep but moved safely into the Australian Open fourth round with a steely win over big-hitting youngster Elena Rybakina. Premiership Rugby tried to argue that Saracens deliberately underpaid the star England forward Maro Itoje to get round the salary cap, the report into their breaches of the cap reveals. In cricket, fast bowler Stuart Broad is eager to supply more Wanderers theatrics after his 2016 star turn – and wants another shot at Australia. Over in the States, broadcaster ESPN has been accused of fat-shaming teenager Zion Williamson during his electric debut for New Orleans Pelicans. … [Read more...] about Friday briefing: China suspends transport for 20m people

SHEARER/OWEN We’d all like to bring back the 90s. The Fiver was only a twinkle in a web developer’s eye back then, but it would have been nice to see what all the fuss was about. About a year ago the 90s were apparently back “in” and why not? This tea-timely email always thought it’d look good with curtains and wouldn’t mind finding out what an Aftershock tastes like. Sadly that’s a word appropriate to the day’s major ruction on Social Media Disgrace Twitter. Think fondly of those balmy summer nights during France 98, when Britannia was cool? Hold that thought because – in a development entirely appropriate to the wider news cycle – the climate two decades on has become decidedly stormy. … [Read more...] about Shearer, Owen and a major ruction on Social Media Disgrace Twitter

Several members of Corbyn’s shadow cabinet, including the shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, and the chief whip, Nick Brown, have all said they would vote to remain in such a referendum, rather than vote for their own party’s deal. Corbyn has not said how he would campaign or whether the party would officially take a side. … [Read more...] about We must stop Brexit in any form, councillors tell Jeremy Corbyn

5G is the next generation of mobile phone networks Just like 4G made your mobile internet faster and more reliable compared to 3G, 5G will do the same again Phone networks across the UK are currently scrambling to introduce 5G phone speeds for Brits Typical 4G speeds today will typically fall between 50Mbps and 100Mbps But early 5G speeds will raise this bar to several hundred megabits-per-second And once 5G networks are advanced, you’ll expect to enjoy gigabit-per-second speeds However, you’ll need to upgrade your phone plan to a 5G tariff Also, not all smartphones support 5G internet – they’ll need to have a 5G-ready modem inside We’re only now starting to see 5G smartphones in 2019, so older phones won’t support the new speeds Many top phone makers have committed to making (or already launched) 5G-ready smartphones These include Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus, LG and Oppo … [Read more...] about EE 5G price revealed – first super-fast plans will cost you at least £54 a month