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Is Britain covering up its asbestos death toll?
Officially, asbestos kills around 5,000 Brits a year. But new research suggests the true toll could exceed 20,000.
@___TomWhite___ reports on the fall-out:
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I wrote an article for the excellent @dispatch__media on Britain's asbestos death toll. The official figure is 5000 a year, but the real number is likely several times higher than that
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Last year, I went camping with the men who have been stockpiling for years and wrote about it for Dispatch. So, if anyone’s looking for advice from a pro, I’d recommend a read.
Why should I stockpile and what will I need? bbc.in/4yESD4t
Ali G is back. But does Staines care?
@kf_morris went in search of the West Staines Massiv:
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In this week's Top 5:
* Losing human skills @aeonmag
* Devastating manipulation @dispatch__media
* Fire suppression failures @NewYorker
* Krillin’ it (Now Voyager)
* An epic eventyr @NYTmag
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What happens when your abuser dies by suicide?
Left to navigate a complicated mixture of grief, guilt and relief, a number of women found themselves abandoned by the very services meant to support them — so they decided to help each other.
Eve Livingston reports:
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England is running out of young farmers.
Pay is poor, hours are long, and some farming parents are warning their children to find another career.
But in Dorset, the next generation is still taking to the fields.
@ellajglover went to meet them.
