Michael Savage
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Poll reveals steep rise in younger adults flouting UK's Covid restrictions
Proportion of under-45s who admits to breaking rules goes up from 10% to 17% in a fortnight
Top children’s doctors attack Tories over free school meals
More than 2,000 paediatricians back the drive by footballer Marcus Rashford to ensure children have enough to eat
Experts claim Boris Johnson’s ‘thin’ EU deal will cause major economic upset
The outcome being pursued by the prime minister in the Brexit trade talks will not avoid costly friction at the border
Coronavirus: 1 million young Britons ‘face jobs crisis within weeks’
Sixteen to 24-year-olds who are not in full-time education or employment could face significant barriers to work
Quarter of a million sign Marcus Rashford's free school meals petition
Labour backs footballer’s campaign as he takes on Downing Street again
Labour and Tories neck and neck in polls after opposition's lead evaporates
Nearly half of those surveyed disapproved of the way Boris Johnson has handled the pandemic
Boris Johnson ‘betraying his red wall voters’ over lockdown cash
Northern mayors threaten legal action, saying: ‘This is an active choice to level down’
Charity warns Laurence Fox's new 'free speech' party not to use its name
Group that gives opportunities to working-class children threatens legal action over plans by controversial actor to set up party called Reclaim
Northern cities seek overhaul of national tracing ‘shambles’
Local health teams are outperforming the NHS Covid contact system, but as cases rise they want a rethink
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THREAD on my alarming week looking at tracing.
In public, local leaders continue to push for a bigger role.
In private, hot anger over the national tracing system. An “intergalactic catastrophe... the very worst system I've ever seen in my life”
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Labour councillor tells of his ‘darkest time’ in suspension row
Jas Athwal, cleared after nine-month wait for party hearing, says he thought of suicide after being accused of sexual harassment
Coronavirus live news: concern over case clusters at French schools and universities; Melbourne lifts curfew
France records more than 14,000 new Covid cases; Colombia passes 800,000 infections; Saudi Arabia plans to resume tourist visas by early 2021. Follow latest updates
Firms plead for Brexit deal as coronavirus leaves industry reeling
With only three months until the transition period ends businesses say they have been unable to prepare for restrictions on EU trade
Labour takes poll lead as parties see major switch in fortunes
Keir Starmer ahead by four points on who would be better prime minister, as underlying figures suggest government failings in pandemic to blame for reversal
Dismay as Britain faces up to prospect of new coronavirus lockdown
Boris Johnson under pressure as virus flares and experts despair at opportunities wasted during the summer
£10,000 fines warning for failing to self-isolate as Covid infections soar
Penalties are part of carrot-and-stick plan that includes cash help for lost earnings during isolation periods
Labour left must work with Starmer or risk ‘return to tomb’, says Corbyn adviser
Divisions are emerging in the left wing of the party over how to ensure the ground it gained isn’t jettisoned under the new leader
Top lawyers slam Suella Braverman for wrecking UK’s reputation
Attorney general faces fury of Bar Council as revolt over internal market bill spreads
Hospitals in England will miss target for restoring pre-Covid services
Most trusts in England ‘will fall short’ of official edict to return to 90% of elective surgery and outpatient procedures
Coronavirus live news: nearly 3,000 people in UK test positive in last 24 hours
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Significant rise in UK with 2,988 new cases; thousands attend protests against measures in Croatia and Italy
Tony Abbott board of trade appointment raises concern in Australia
Former prime minister’s role in UK triggers debate over potential conflict of interest