11/07/2017
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Today's #PuzzleForToday comes from Dr Gihan Marasingha, a senior lecturer in mathematics at the University of Exeter.
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A plan to almost double the number of Welsh speakers is being launched today. The aim is to reach one million Welsh speakers by 2050. Meri Huws is the Welsh language commissioner.
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A Government-ordered review into the employment rights of workers in the gig economy has been attacked as "feeble". Rebecca Long-Bailey is the shadow business secretary.
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A self-confessed IRA bomb maker who has said he was part of the group responsible for the Birmingham pub bombings has issued an apology. Chris Mullin is author of Error of Judgement: Truth About the Birmingham Bombings and is a former Labour MP.
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is announcing an additional $375 million over the next four years for global family planning efforts at the Family Planning Summit in London. Melinda Gates is co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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A former Google data analyst’s new book looks at how our Google searches reveal the side of us that we don’t want others to see. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is the author of Everybody Lies: What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are.
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Amnesty International is releasing a report that claims the battle for Western Mosul has been catastrophic for civilians. Lise Grande is the UN humanitarian coordinator for Iraq.
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A Government-ordered review into the employment rights of workers in the gig economy says firms should pay their share, in a plea for better working conditions for millions of low-paid people. Matthew Taylor is the report author and head of the Royal Society of Arts.
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People who drink around three cups of coffee a day may live longer than non-coffee drinkers, a landmark study has found. Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter is professor for the public understanding of risk at the university of Cambridge.
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This evening is the night when the bonfires are lit and the “Twelfth” holiday traditionally begins in Northern Ireland. Peter Osborne is chairman of the Northern Ireland community relations committee.
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We discuss the pros and cons of being part of the gig-economy with Mags Dewhurst a cycle courier for city sprint, Gareth Jones a driver for Uber and Karl Plunkett the communications director for Pimlico Plumbers.
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