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18 April 2021

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A sign for a polling station

Voters urged to register ahead of polls deadline

Up to 9.4 million people have not yet ensured they can cast a ballot in May's elections.

Two school children walking hand-in-hand

Children questioned on hopes for post-Covid future

Millions of children in England will be surveyed in an attempt to tackle "generational problems".

Dr Elizabeth Henry

Clergy speak out over 'racism in Church of England'

Staff complaining of racism have been paid off to "buy their silence", the BBC is told.

Workers in Guatemala City

The best climate solution you've never heard of

Meet the teams who track down and destroy hidden sources of greenhouse gases.

Homeworker

Facebook staff can 'continue working from home'

The US technology giant tells the BBC that remote working after the pandemic is "the future".

Two women look at houses in an estate agent's window

Low-deposit mortgage scheme launched

First-time buyers will get cheaper deals if they can stretch to a bigger deposit, analysts say.

A job centre worker explaining paperwork to a claims applicant

Job centre workers 'feel unsafe returning to work'

A union representing job centre staff says three in five feel unsafe interacting with the public.

Steve McQueen

How product placements may soon be added to classic films

Getting consumer goods in shot is big business for movies and TV series, and items can now be added digitally.

Marcus Rashford & Luke Shaw

Why Rashford & Shaw's Man Utd partnership is good news for England

Match of the Day 2 pundits Danny Murphy and Dion Dublin praise the partnership of Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw down Manchester United's left-hand side.

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