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22 August 2022

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News imageA woman on phone

‘I was forced to quit my job over bikini photos’

A Kolkata university denies forcing out a teacher over her Instagram posts.

News imageCentrica's gas plant in Barrow in Furness

UK gas supply emergency exercise scaled up

The annual drill will run for four days this year but the government downplays energy supply fears.

News imageFront pages

Spiralling inflation and refugee host cash plea

A forecast from economists that inflation could hit 18% is a focus for several of Tuesday's national newspapers.

News imagePartition stories

What my grandparents’ partition trauma taught me

Grandchildren of partition survivors on what they learnt from hearing stories about the traumatic event.

News imageRadio Mambi

The political brawl brewing on Florida's airwaves

The sale of a popular conservative Spanish station comes as Republicans and Democrats vie for Latino votes.

News imageA supporter attends the annual "Pink Dot" event in a public show of support for the LGBT community at Hong Lim Park in Singapore on July 1, 2017.

Singapore's move on gay sex sparks a new battle

Joy over the historic decision turns to anxiety as a new frontline looms in the fight for LGBT rights.

News imageVictims relatives in court

US school gunman's brain 'irretrievably broken'

The Parkland attacker was damaged "through no fault of his own", his lawyers argue.

News imageThe newly crowned monarch who is subject of the first question

Which people got a new king? Take our timed quiz...

Test your knowledge of the news these last few days - 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go!

News imageModel Ellie Jolliffe

What to do with clothes you no longer wear

New services offer convenient tailoring and repurposing of clothes in a bid to make them last longer.

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