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In this issue
August 20, 2024
Rise in foreign care staff reporting exploitation
The number of foreign social care staff working in the UK who have reported that they are trapped in exploitative contracts has risen sixfold in the last three years, in the latest evidence of widespread abuse of migrants in the British care system.
![Rise in foreign care staff reporting exploitation](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/7aidQ--AX1724125684802/RISE-IN-FOREIGN-CARE-STAFF-REPORTING-EXPLOITATION.jpg)
3 mins
British tech boss among missing after superyacht sinks off Sicily
One man dead and Mike Lynch and five others still unaccounted for
![British tech boss among missing after superyacht sinks off Sicily](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/s_nN--8oP1724125430342/BRITISH-TECH-BOSS-AMONG-MISSING-AFTER-SUPERYACHT-SINKS-OFF-SICILY.jpg)
3 mins
Water firms that spill sewage will not get top rating used to justify CEO pay
Sewage-spilling water companies will no longer be able to justify high chief executive pay by getting \"top marks\" in the Environment Agency's rankings, under plans to tighten rules, the Guardian understands.
![Water firms that spill sewage will not get top rating used to justify CEO pay](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/EMuNBqoZc1724125805065/WATER-FIRMS-THAT-SPILL-SEWAGE-WILL-NOT-GET-TOP-RATING-USED-TO-JUSTIFY-CEO-PAY.jpg)
3 mins
Cool kids: ice lollies should be part of school curriculum, scientists suggest
Licking an ice lolly should be an essential part of the national curriculum for primary schoolchildren in England, according to science grandees at the Royal Society of Chemistry.
![Cool kids: ice lollies should be part of school curriculum, scientists suggest](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/3NzQpOu6L1724125973982/COOL-KIDS-ICE-LOLLIES-SHOULD-BE-PART-OF-SCHOOL-CURRICULUM-SCIENTISTS-SUGGEST.jpg)
3 mins
Campaigners hope to secure a future for 'love locks' on bridge
Thousands of \"love locks\" due to be removed from a Derbyshire bridge and melted down could be saved after the owner of a stately home offered to host them.
![Campaigners hope to secure a future for 'love locks' on bridge](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/artpLXA2-1724126113670/CAMPAIGNERS-HOPE-TO-SECURE-A-FUTURE-FOR-LOVE-LOCKS-ON-BRIDGE.jpg)
1 min
Blinken: ceasefire talks may be 'last opportunity' for Israel-Hamas truce
The US secretary of state has said during a visit to Israel that the current round of ceasefire talks is \"maybe the last opportunity\" to broker a truce and hostage and prisoner swap in the 10-month war in Gaza.
![Blinken: ceasefire talks may be 'last opportunity' for Israel-Hamas truce](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/wLIPvWMRE1724126196093/BLINKEN-CEASEFIRE-TALKS-MAY-BE-LAST-OPPORTUNITY-FOR-ISRAELHAMAS-TRUCE.jpg)
3 mins
Arms sales NGOs seeking export ban submit claims of war crimes to high court
Claims of Palestinians being tortured, left untreated in hospital and unable to escape constant bombardment have been submitted to the high court in London by lawyers seeking an order preventing the UK government continuing to grant arms export licences to British companies selling arms to Israel.
![Arms sales NGOs seeking export ban submit claims of war crimes to high court](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/QKyK2qtQk1724127579559/ARMS-SALES-NGOS-SEEKING-EXPORT-BAN-SUBMIT-CLAIMS-OF-WAR-CRIMES-TO-HIGH-COURT.jpg)
3 mins
Payouts made to 140 women for vaginal mesh complications
More than 100 women who suffered traumatic complications after having vaginal mesh implants have received payouts in the first successful group claim in England.
![Payouts made to 140 women for vaginal mesh complications](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/pQqXzCq0z1724127661635/PAYOUTS-MADE-TO-140-WOMEN-FOR-VAGINAL-MESH-COMPLICATIONS.jpg)
2 mins
Woman jailed for throwing brick at police during riot
A woman who threw a brick at police officers has been jailed for two years as more people were sentenced for their part in far-right riots in England.
![Woman jailed for throwing brick at police during riot](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/PWlqFzGns1724127745603/WOMAN-JAILED-FOR-THROWING-BRICK-AT-POLICE-DURING-RIOT.jpg)
2 mins
Benefits push over changes to winter fuel payments
Ministers have launched a pension credit publicity campaign to minimise the impact of the Labour government's decision to radically restrict winter fuel payments.
![Benefits push over changes to winter fuel payments](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/soKCBBiJs1724128023640/BENEFITS-PUSH-OVER-CHANGES-TO-WINTER-FUEL-PAYMENTS.jpg)
2 mins
Haigh signals multi-year funds to build active travel network
The Labour government will invest \"unprecedented levels of funding\" in cycling and walking as a critical part of plans to improve health and reduce inequality, the new secretary for transport has said.
![Haigh signals multi-year funds to build active travel network](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/pKZnIrcgA1724128083447/HAIGH-SIGNALS-MULTIYEAR-FUNDS-TO-BUILD-ACTIVE-TRAVEL-NETWORK.jpg)
3 mins
"The sea was raging' Disaster unfolded just 300 metres from coast
The 12 holidaying passengers had come from the UK, the US, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland, occupying six luxurious suites of Bayesian, a 56-metre-long superyacht that boastedone of the tallest aluminium masts in the world. Among the 10 crew members were people who came from Sri Lanka.
!["The sea was raging' Disaster unfolded just 300 metres from coast](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/lUW1S2vkL1724128192479/THE-SEA-WAS-RAGING-DISASTER-UNFOLDED-JUST-300-METRES-FROM-COAST.jpg)
3 mins
Braverman makes nearly £60,000 from international talk circuit
Suella Braverman is the latest senior Tory to be cashing in on the international speaking circuit, as it was revealed she was paid nearly £60,000 for making speeches around the world, the highest of any current MP.
![Braverman makes nearly £60,000 from international talk circuit](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/G1rlaqJdW1724128333550/BRAVERMAN-MAKES-NEARLY-60000-FROM-INTERNATIONAL-TALK-CIRCUIT.jpg)
1 min
Scrolling through videos can increase boredom, study finds
Browsing videos on TikTok or YouTube can be a hit-and-miss affair, with gems lurking amid mediocre efforts.
![Scrolling through videos can increase boredom, study finds](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/3aI3UvT0W1724128412747/SCROLLING-THROUGH-VIDEOS-CAN-INCREASE-BOREDOM-STUDY-FINDS.jpg)
2 mins
New brain stimulation technique may help Parkinson's patients
A fresh approach to brain stimulation could offer people with Parkinson's better control over their symptoms and halve the duration of those that trouble them most, experts have said.
![New brain stimulation technique may help Parkinson's patients](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/xcp2frj9t1724128483275/NEW-BRAIN-STIMULATION-TECHNIQUE-MAY-HELP-PARKINSONS-PATIENTS.jpg)
2 mins
Ukraine close to cutting off Russian forces in part of Kursk after third bridge attacked
Ukraine has destroyed a third bridge over the Seym River in the Kursk region, as part of an apparent attempt to expand what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has described as a military \"buffer zone\" inside Russia.
![Ukraine close to cutting off Russian forces in part of Kursk after third bridge attacked](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/qh7UQKKdG1724128638433/UKRAINE-CLOSE-TO-CUTTING-OFF-RUSSIAN-FORCES-IN-PART-OF-KURSK-AFTER-THIRD-BRIDGE-ATTACKED.jpg)
3 mins
Republicans accuse Biden of 'impeachable conduct' despite lack of evidence
Congressional Republicans have accused Joe Biden of \"egregious\" conduct for which he should be impeached despite providing no evidence that the US president committed a crime.
![Republicans accuse Biden of 'impeachable conduct' despite lack of evidence](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/bpcDmC-gq1724128736192/REPUBLICANS-ACCUSE-BIDEN-OF-IMPEACHABLE-CONDUCT-DESPITE-LACK-OF-EVIDENCE.jpg)
2 mins
Macron hoping fresh talks can end French political stalemate
Emmanuel Macron is to meet French party and parliamentary leaders this week for negotiations to break the political deadlock over who should form a new government.
![Macron hoping fresh talks can end French political stalemate](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/4_Tw4DDe-1724128803511/MACRON-HOPING-FRESH-TALKS-CAN-END-FRENCH-POLITICAL-STALEMATE.jpg)
2 mins
Caribbean crime Concern grows in region over wave of violence
The last thing Raquel Rodriguez remembers of that afternoon is that she was playing with her neighbour's baby outside her home in the Trinidad and Tobago neighbourhood of Barataria. Then came a piercingly loud explosion.
![Caribbean crime Concern grows in region over wave of violence](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/RMXW-5lSA1724128858166/CARIBBEAN-CRIME-CONCERN-GROWS-IN-REGION-OVER-WAVE-OF-VIOLENCE.jpg)
3 mins
Ministers allow more flights from London City airport
Ministers have approved London City airport's application to increase capacity, in a decision that has disappointed climate campaigners.
![Ministers allow more flights from London City airport](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/xUfRMlv4U1724129073515/MINISTERS-ALLOW-MORE-FLIGHTS-FROM-LONDON-CITY-AIRPORT.jpg)
2 mins
Pay disputes Tory fury over union deals at odds with public mood
Labour caves in to unions. Fears of a wageprice spiral. Back to the 1970s and a new winter of discontent.
![Pay disputes Tory fury over union deals at odds with public mood](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/5sFGO6lub1724129141291/PAY-DISPUTES-TORY-FURY-OVER-UNION-DEALS-AT-ODDS-WITH-PUBLIC-MOOD.jpg)
2 mins
Players' union start work on fixing 'broken' global calender
The World Cricketers' Association has announced a review into a global schedule it describes as \"broken and unsustainable\" and \"confusing and chaotic\". It aims to propose a structure that \"enables international cricket and domestic leagues to coexist in a clear, coherent calendar\".
![Players' union start work on fixing 'broken' global calender](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/lKOgRiMax1724129296905/PLAYERS-UNION-START-WORK-ON-FIXING-BROKEN-GLOBAL-CALENDER.jpg)
1 min
'Expectations shift. There needs to be patience'
Katherine Grainger says UK Sport will not rush funding decisions in the wake of GB's mixed return at Paris 2024
!['Expectations shift. There needs to be patience'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/1JTGbXUS31724129350888/EXPECTATIONS-SHIFT-THERE-NEEDS-TO-BE-PATIENCE.jpg)
4 mins
Vardy stuns Spurs to spark strong start for Leicester
After Jamie Vardy stunned Tottenham by scoring an unlikely equaliser, he saluted the Leicester supporters.
![Vardy stuns Spurs to spark strong start for Leicester](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1804577/7qEGI46iC1724129483095/VARDY-STUNS-SPURS-TO-SPARK-STRONG-START-FOR-LEICESTER.jpg)
3 mins
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