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Thursday, May 23

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Ministers must make girls and women feel safe on Britain's streets, campaigners demand

www.express.co.uk

Whoever forms the next government must prioritise girls, Plan International UK says.

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Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plant

phys.org

Delicate pink buds sway in the desert breeze, pregnant with yellow pompoms whose explosion will carpet the dusty corner of Nevada that is the only place on Earth where they exist.

Wednesday, May 22

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Men need sanitary bins like women have in public loos too, urge campaigners...

www.dailymail.co.uk

Around one in three men over 65 in the UK suffer from urinary incontinence. But under current laws, sanitary bins only need be provided for female staff in the workplace.

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Post Office campaigner Alan Bates says he has ‘no sympathy’ for Paula Vennells after her tears during inquiry – live

www.theguardian.com

Asked if he thinks former chief executive is genuinely sorry, Bates says: ‘I wonder about these apologies, these are just words’

Campaigners ‘thrilled’ as St Albans aims to be smartphone-free for under-14s

www.theguardian.com

Daisy Greenwell from Smartphone-Free Childhood says move likely to have domino effect in other parts of UK

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Rein in star campaigners: ECI tells BJP, Congress on poll code complaints

www.hindustantimes.com

Those notices followed complaints by the Congress (against the BJP) and the BJP (against the Congress).

DWP compensation update as WASPI women to get less than half of campaigners' hopes

www.nottinghampost.com

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update on compensation due to be given to millions of WASPI women who were impacted by a State Pension age change

EC tells BJP, Congress leaders to urge star campaigners to 'be careful in their campaign utterances, maintain decorum'

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday directed the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) president JP Nadda and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to issue formal notes to star campaigners to correct their discourse, exercise…

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ECI notice to BJP, Congress: ‘Ask your star campaigners to follow model code’

www.thehindu.com

Election Commission directs the BJP and the Congress to prevent “star campaigners” from making divisive statements and to desist from campaigning along caste, religious lines

A day off… if your PET dies: Campaigners in France call for animal owners to be given time to grieve if Fido or Mr Nibbles passes away

www.dailymail.co.uk

Data has revealed that a staggering 68 per cent of pet owners consider their creatures to be a part of the family, sparking a BFM TV debate on Monday that racked up strong opinions.

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Feminist campaigner says she stopped supporting trans rights after being beaten and raped by transgender woman

www.dailymail.co.uk

The woman, who gave her name as 'Kay', recounted her experience at a Let Women Speak event in Oklahoma, which has found itself on the front line of the battle over trans rights.

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The UK ICO is "making enquiries with Microsoft" over the company's Recall feature, which some privacy campaigners have called a potential "privacy nightmare" (Imran Rahman-Jones/BBC)

www.techmeme.com

The UK ICO is “making enquiries with Microsoft” over the company's Recall feature, which some privacy campaigners have called a potential “privacy nightmare” — The UK data watchdog says it is “making enquiries with Microsoft” over a new…

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Campaigners urge households to reclaim energy credit from suppliers

www.expressandstar.com

Figures suggest UK energy suppliers are currently retaining more than £3 billion worth of customer credit.

Campaigners urge households to reclaim energy credit from suppliers

www.shropshirestar.com

Figures suggest UK energy suppliers are currently retaining more than £3 billion worth of customer credit.

Campaigners urge households to reclaim energy credit from suppliers

www.standard.co.uk

Figures suggest UK energy suppliers are currently retaining more than £3 billion worth of customer credit.

Tuesday, May 21

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Infected blood victims will get up to £2.7million each but campaigners say compensation is too late

www.mirror.co.uk

Victims who contracted HIV and hepatitis C will receive seven-figure sums with the first claims settled by the end of this year, but the Government has been criticised for delays

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INTERVIEW | Modi's campaigners are political tourists who can't even name Odisha's capital: VK Pandian

Pandian's jibe at Modi: his campaigners are political tourists who can't even name Odisha capital