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20 August 2019

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News imageShipping container in Hanwell

Homeless children housed in shipping containers

Office blocks are also being used to house families as 210,000 children are estimated to be homeless.

News imageLuka Ivezic is studying misinformation and politics at Kings College London

Baffled student tells Twitter: 'I'm not a Chinese agent'

A 24-year-old student found his Twitter account listed as being controlled by Chinese propagandists.

News imageDan

'Being homeless at 14 was terrifying'

Daniel Mayne found help, but a charity warns funding is only "part of the solution".

News imageCardinal George Pell

Cardinal Pell fails to overturn sex abuse verdict

Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of sexual abuse, will complete a six-year sentence.

News imageExposed tree stumps of Borth's underwater forest

Climate change 'will expose more ancient ruins'

A prehistoric forest, a 150-year-old shipwreck and monuments have all been uncovered.

News imageMark Drakeford

Welsh Labour 'to back Remain' in any referendum

First Minister Mark Drakeford goes further than Jeremy Corbyn who does not rule out a Labour deal.

News imageIain Macnab

Brexit forcing Scots-born German mayor from office

Burgermeister Iain Macnab will have to quit unless he becomes a German citizen before Brexit happens.

News imageMayor in German town

Brexit will force Scots-born German mayor from job

The Scottish-born mayor of a German town says the "minute Brexit" happens he will not longer be able to keep his political post.

News imageToni Petersson

'If you say you're ethical, you have to back it up'

CEO Secret: "If you call yourself an ethical company, you'll have to back up every claim you make."

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