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1 May 2021

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Maureen and Hazel

Six things to check before you give to a charity shop

"We don't want your dirty pants" - charity shops are asking people to call before donating, but why?

Man using nebuliser to treat asthma

The oxygen treatment claims you should ignore

Families affected by Covid in India are being misled by dubious online claims about oxygen treatments.

Sadiq Khan

'I never wanted to be a culture war poster boy'

Sadiq Khan on the pandemic, recession and his spat with former US President Donald Trump.

beach huts

'People are almost panic buying beach huts here'

Beach huts have never been so in demand in an Essex seaside town - what's all the fuss about?

Tom Ogden

The joy of headlining the UK's first post-lockdown gig

Stockport band Blossoms will perform for 5,000 people on Sunday, with no masks or social distancing.

Joe Biden, then vice-president, looks over to North Korea from South Korea on 7 December 2013

North Korea accuses Biden of hostile policy

The denouncement comes as the White House prepares to unveil its "calibrated" approach to North Korea.

Jescenia Ramos

How 'good news' stories hide US healthcare woes

Articles about seeking to overcome struggle have been dubbed "perseverance porn" by one researcher.

Boris Johnson, treated photo

Laura Kuenssberg on Boris Johnson and the truth

The PM's attitude to facts is based not on what's real, but what he wants there and then, say sources.

Woman looks through a window

Quarantine for Covid contacts could be scrapped

A trial of daily testing is planned, as the foreign secretary says the UK is in a "good position".

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