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Image by Tim Mossholder: a mural showing some brightly coloured hands

25th February 2021 by Myfanwy

Here are a few stories that were in the news recently. They have two things in common — see if you can you guess what they are: Money laundering fears as universities accept £52m in cash (Times) Almost 1,000 UK homeless deaths recorded in 2020 (ITV) Covid bike and walking schemes do not delay ambulances,…

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