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The inquiry heard that in some countries, children were at the forefront of national concerns. The prime ministers in Norway and New Zealand held TV briefings for children at the start of the pandemic to reassure them and to thank them for all they were doing. “We didn’t have such an event in the UK, despite my requests to No 10 and the prime minister,” Ms Longfield said.While policies on school closures and exam cancellations were broadly similar across the four UK nations, the former children’s commissioner said there were other notable differences.In England, children were not exempt from the…

The UK government is also set to give wreath-making formal recognition in its application to Unesco. Source link

People in Kupiansk say they “live in fear of death” as Ukrainian troops run low on ammunition. Source link

Revised figures show the economy contracted between July and September this year. Source link

Portugal’s government plans to remove a key tax benefit that has attracted thousands of tax workers. Source link

Six sets of twins who were born conjoined have gathered at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London, where they were treated.The families got together to share stories about their experiences and stories about how they went on to lead healthy lives. The first successful operation separating conjoined twins at GOSH took place in 1985 and since then they have cared for 38 sets of twins.Read more about the twins’ stories here.

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I’ve been invited to the company’s London office to see it in action. On the desk in front of me are two laptops. The one on the left, for the purposes of this demo, belongs to Luminance general counsel Harry Borovick. The one on the right represents Connagh McCormick, general counsel at Prosapient, a (genuine) Luminance customer. On the back wall behind the laptops is a large screen, showing an audit trail of the changes each party makes to the contract. Source link