The planned abolition of the £20 uplift is the latest attack on claimants caught in an unfair benefits system, says Mark Newbury. Plus letters from Jane Middleton and Manuela GonnermannYour editorial (14 September) is correct in highlighting the link b…
My Name Is Pauli Murray review – the legacy of a fearless campaigner
Having made pivotal early contributions to civil rights and women’s liberation, the activist gets a blander documentary than they deserveThe new film from Betsy West and Julie Cohen, the directors of RBG, is about Pauli Murray (1910-1985), a Black acti…
Covid teams can vaccinate pupils against parents’ wishes, schools told
Guidelines say health staff can decide whether children receive jab without parental consent, as headteachers fear protestsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHealthcare staff can decide whether children get a Covid vaccine agai…
Emma Raducanu is about to discover that famous teenage girls can’t win | Laura Snapes
Petrifying young women still in the earliest stages of working out who they might become stymies their potential for growthAccording to the commentators, Emma Raducanu’s triumph at the US Open is just the start. She has been hailed as a sporting saviou…
Care homes urge easing of rules on overseas workers to avert staffing crisis
Over 70,000 care home staff will have to leave sector in November unless they get two Covid jabsCare home leaders are urging the government to lift restrictions on low-paid foreign workers entering the UK to help solve a worsening staffing crisis, whic…
Fully vaccinated people account for 1.2% of England’s Covid-19 deaths
ONS figures show 51,281 Covid deaths between January and July, with 458 dying at least 21 days after second doseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople who were fully vaccinated accounted for just 1.2% of all deaths involving…
Vulnerable children are victims of Tory policy | Letters
The lack of help for troubled young people fills me with despair. Not much has changed since the 1980s, says Steven WalkerAnother story about the lack of help for troubled children (Sharp rise in acute medical beds occupied by children with nowhere els…
Covid jabs for 12- to 15-year-olds ‘set to start in weeks’
Exclusive: NHS leaders understood to have been briefed on plans to vaccinate children, beginning from 22 September• Coronavirus – latest updates• See all our coronavirus coveragePlans for Covid vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds across the UK are to …
The Tory cabinet of mediocrities – cartoon
They all seem to be making it up as they go along, from immigration to social care• You can order your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading…
Police investigate arson attack on Didsbury mosque as a hate crime
Greater Manchester fire service called to the blaze on Saturday night, which caused minor damage to the doorPolice are investigating an arson attack on a mosque in Greater Manchester as a hate crime.Officers were called to a report of a fire at Didsbur…