23 h. ago The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner’s warning must be heeded | Editorial

Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. Joseph Stiglitz’s G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewalWhen Swiss tycoons handed Donald Trump a gold bar and a Rolex watch – gifts that were followed by a cut in US tariffs – it was no diplomatic nicety. It was a reminder of how concentrated wealth seems to buy access and bend policy. It may, alarmingly, become the norm if the global “inequality emergency” continues. That’s the message of the most recent work by the Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz. The economist sees the yawning gap between rich and poor as a human-made crisis which is destroying politics, society and the planet. He’s not wrong.The problem is no longer confined to a few fragile states. It is a global harm, with 90% of the world’s population living under the World Bank’s definition of “high income inequality”. The US sits just below that threshold and is the most unequal country in the G7, followed by the UK. Prof Stiglit...

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7 d. ago New National Day to honour victims and survivors of terrorism announced

The new National Day announced today is a victory for a years-long campaign by those impacted by terror and The Mirror's own demand for a day of remembrance

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1 week ago Trans Day of Remembrance: Zack Polanski and Kate Nash deliver powerful speeches at London vigil

Trans Day of Remembrance: Zack Polanski and Kate Nash deliver powerful speeches at London vigil  PinkNews

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1 week ago Belarus frees 2 imprisoned Catholic priests after talks with Vatican

Officials say two Roman Catholic priests imprisoned on what human rights officials said were politically related charges were freed from prison following talks with the Vatican

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1 week ago Delayed trans guidance branded ‘licence to discriminate on looks’

The proposed code of practice will be used by businesses and other organisations to inform their provision of single and separate-sex services.

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1 week ago An existential battle of interests: what the Sudanese war is actually about

A bitter race to claim economic and political power has divided the country and the human cost can no longer be ignored• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAlmost everywhere I go, I am asked about Sudan. The questions are partly from concern for family and my birth country, and partly from a genuine desire to understand how the conflict there has turned into something so intense and seemingly unstoppable. This week, I break down what is happening in the country, and why it has escalated to catastrophic proportions.*** Continue reading...

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1 week ago BBC make grovelling apology to Princess of Wales after Remembrance gaffe

Apology comes just days after President Trump announced he would be suing the BBC for doctoring footage of him giving a speech for Panorama

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1 week ago BBC makes grovelling apology to Princess of Wales after Remembrance gaffe

Apology comes just days after President Trump announced he would be suing the BBC for doctoring footage of him giving a speech for Panorama

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1 week ago Mahmood battles backlash from Labour MPs over asylum reforms

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said ‘to maintain the generosity that allows us to provide sanctuary, we must restore order and control’.

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2 w. ago Man charged over allegedly posing as admiral at Remembrance Sunday event

Jonathan Carley will appear in court next week over incident at remembrance event in Llandudno

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'vanish' from social media after lavish party

Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian posted pics of Meghan and Harry from Kris’s 70th birthday party — then swiftly deleted them, sparking speculation of the reason from consent forms to Remembrance Day.

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2 w. ago Assembly calls for Transgender rights for Trans Day of Remembrance

Assembly calls for Transgender rights for Trans Day of Remembrance  london.gov.uk

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2 w. ago Army veteran from Leighton Buzzard joins Remembrance Day service in London

Army veteran from Leighton Buzzard joins Remembrance Day service in London  Leighton Buzzard Observer

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2 w. ago Good Morning Britain hit with over 450 Ofcom complaints over 100

Ofcom has revealed that it received 452 complaints regarding Good Morning Britain's interview with 100-year-old veteran Alec Penstone on the show for Remembrance Day

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2 w. ago Charles reunites with veteran who made him cry as he & William meet WW2 heroes at Windsor Castle to mark Remembrance Day

KING Charles reunited with a veteran who made him cry as he and Prince William met WW2 heroes at Windsor Castle to mark Remembrance Day. His Majesty and the future King greeted soldiers who served in the Pacific during World War Two in a reception held in their honour this evening. King Charles met Gilbert...

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Meghan Markle quotes Harry in 'Once served. Always serving' Remembrance Day post

Meghan Markle has paid tribute to veterans 'who served, sacrificed and continued to serve' in a social media post on Remembrance Day

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle quotes Harry in 'Once served. Always serving' Remembrance Day post

Meghan Markle has paid tribute to veterans 'who served, sacrificed and continued to serve' in a social media post on Remembrance Day

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2 w. ago Photos from the US to Europe of nations honoring their veterans

The U.S. celebrates Veterans Day on Nov. 11 while Canada, Great Britain and some European nations mark Armistice Day and Remembrance Day to commemorate the peace agreement between Germany and the Allies that ended World War I.

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle shares tribute to veterans who have 'served, sacrificed, and continue to serve' on Remembrance Day

She took to Instagram to share a famous interview clip of the Duke of Sussex in military gear, dramatically running to his helicopter mid-television interview in Afghanistan, in 2013.

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2 w. ago This Morning fans break down in tears as grieving children pay poignant tribute to late dad who 'paid the ultimate sacrifice for his country'

In honour of Remembrance Day on Sunday (9 November), Lennon and Ruby appeared on the show to pay tribute to their dad Mark Palin.

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