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Hawaii fireworks blast victims have injuries comparable to those seen on a battlefield, doctor says

Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on New Year’s are comparable to battlefield injuries

The Independent UK

Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer

Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds increasingly are posing risks for surface burns as air temperatures reach new highs during the searing summers in Southwest cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas

The Independent UK

Tories criticised for saying Lib Dem candidate pretending to be blind

Charity alleges doorknocker in Torbay suggested Steve Darling was using his guide dog ‘for political purposes’

The Guardian - UK

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Home Office blamed for NHS bills paid by mothers stuck in UK amid pandemic

Women who were forced to give birth in UK by visa delays say ministers promised they would not be penalised

The Guardian - UK

Whistleblower David McBride’s claims after critical book review ‘bizarre and false’, says writer

A book reviewer faced a social media storm after criticising David McBride’s memoirs. McBride claims the writer ‘started it’, and the whistleblower and his followers are just ‘returning fire’.

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‘The burns can cook them’: searing sidewalks cause horrific injuries in US

The recent heatwaves in Arizona, stoked by the climate crisis, have led to a spike in contact burns from asphalt almost as hot as boiling water

The Guardian - US

Government response to Hillsborough report expected ‘this spring’, minister says

Yvette Cooper questioned the absence from the Commons of Suella Braverman, saying ‘it is a devastating failure of responsibility and respect’.

The Independent UK

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Metro Mayors holding emergency summit over rail chaos

Steve Rotheram will join other northern leaders to address the "shambles" on the rail network

Liverpool Echo

Mayors blast 'shambles' of rail services 'inflicting misery on millions of people'

An emergency meeting of regional mayors was being held today

Manchester Evening News

Northern mayors holding emergency meeting over rail services ‘shambles’

West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin has called Thursday’s meeting.

The Independent UK

Avanti could lose franchise without 'significant' improvements, governnment says

“We are clear the current service is unacceptable and we will look for significant improvements before April if we’re to look to extend this contract any further.”

Manchester Evening News

'Only certainty is uncertainty' over major changes to house building rules

The government's Levelling Up Bill could fundamentally change the way local councils manage developments in future

Liverpool Echo

Chinese seafarers were coerced into leaving UK after war, Home Office admits

Exclusive: secret deportations campaign, which separated families, was racially inflected, report says

The Guardian - UK

Holidaymakers given update on passport delays ahead of summer holidays

The government has recently changed from a three week target to 10 weeks for people needing a new travel document

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Passport backlog: Karin Smyth MP demands apology for 'chaos'

The Bristol South MP said families summer holidays have been put at risk due to backlogs

Wales Online

Passport Office staff 'facing all-time low morale due to backlog pressure', MPs told

A Labour MP said the Government had 'failed to prepare' for an increase in applications

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP berates Home Office over plan to house asylum seekers in Yorkshire

Kevin Hollinrake insists opposition to scheme to accommodate 1,500 people at former RAF base is not about nimbyism or racism

Daily Mirror

8 times Tories criticised for being 'out of touch' over cost of living crisis

Home Office Minister Rachel Maclean sparked a fresh row over cost of living as she said some Brits could get higher paid jobs or work longer hours to "protect" themselves from long term cost of living pressures

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Daily Mirror

6 times Tories were branded 'out of touch' as minister tells poor Brits to buy value goods

Environment Secretary George Eustice was the latest to come under fire for saying hard-up families should buy supermarket own-brand products to cope with the cost of living squeeze

Evening Standard

‘Nightmare’ delays, website meltdowns and a staff vacuum — inside the passport fiasco

Endless queues, a staff shortage and families forced to miss funerals, weddings and opportunities to say goodbye. Katie Strick reports

Daily Mirror

Experts warn passport delays could cost £1.1billion in cancelled trips this summer

The Centre for Economics and Business Research found there is only a 50% probability of a “successful and timely” passport renewal process for travellers

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of Ukrainian families halt bids to reach UK after visa delays

Some have returned to Mariupol area in frustration and some British sponsors also quitting scheme, it is claimed

The Guardian - UK

UK government admits to processing delays for Ukraine visas

Workflow backlog understood to be behind often long wait for refugees to hear of visa approval

Chronicle Live

Passport applications update after Home Office warns holidaymakers to renew 'as soon as possible'

The pandemic is partly to blame for increased waiting times when it comes to new passports

Liverpool Echo

Passport applications update amid Home Office warnings

Some people are waiting more than ten weeks for a new or first time passport

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