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  The Guardian

  

  Wednesday briefing: Why did a heavily trailed update on Gray’s new job never materialise?

  The Guardian - Archie Bland

  Good morning. Once again, Westminster has been waiting for the Sue Gray report. But whereas last time Gray was the senior official reaching her view of Downing Street lockdown parties, this time she is not the author, but the subject, under scrutiny for leaving her civil service job to join Labour …

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  The Guardian

  

  Monday briefking: Everything you need to know about man who became heir to the throne 71 years ago

  The Guardian - Archie Bland

  Good morning, and if you’re in the UK, I hope you’re having a nice bank holiday. In five days’ time, 71 years after he became heir to the throne and seven months after he became king, Charles will finally be crowned. First Edition is getting in early to mark the occasion with 71 facts about the …

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  The Guardian

  

  Tuesday briefing: From classrooms to hospital wards, the workers fighting for more

  The Guardian - Archie Bland

  Good morning. Hope you had a great bank holiday. I spent quite a lot of mine locked in a titanic battle of wills with a squirrel that somehow barricaded itself under my oven. If you’d like more detail and a gif of the astonishing denouement in tomorrow’s newsletter, hit reply and let me know that …

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  The Guardian

  

  Friday briefing: Can ‘once-in-a-generation’ reforms change the lives of problem gamblers?

  The Guardian - Archie Bland

  Good morning. About 60% of the UK gambling industry’s profits come from 5% of gamblers. A 2018 Gambling Commission audit estimated that there were more than 50,000 problem gamblers aged under 18. And since the government first put out a call for evidence on its proposed industry reforms in December …

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  The Guardian

  

  Thursday briefing: Could a new plan to tackle the causes of crime help protect vulnerable youth?

  The Guardian - Nimo Omer

  Good morning. This week the advocacy group Liberty published a report calling for a community-led approach to tackle serious youth violence. “Holding our own: A guide to non-policing solutions to serious youth violence” (pdf) was put together with nine organisations that specialise in youth …

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  The Guardian

  

  Wednesday briefing: What faces Sudanese people caught in a warzone

  The Guardian - Archie Bland

  Good morning. For at least some of the British nationals attempting to flee the conflict that has broken out in Sudan, this morning is a moment of profound relief: the second of three evacuation flights from an airfield north of Khartoum recently arrived in Cyprus, with a third expected soon. …