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Mould, mice and rooms with strangers: Inside migrant hotels that government claims are ‘luxury’

This week, the prime minister’s official spokesperson suggested migrant hotels are ‘luxury’ places to live. But with rodent and slug infestations, substandard food and large families packed into single rooms, those living there have a very different story to tell. They talk to Shaheena Uddin about the reality of life for migrants in Britain

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US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds

Even while warning about national security and human rights abuse, the U.S. government across five Republican and Democratic administrations has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police, government and surveillance companies, an Associated Press investigation has found

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The new face of British leather – how regenerative farming is reshaping fashion

British Pasture Leather’s MADE WITH collection is a collaboration connecting farmers, designers, and makers to restore value to the land and everything that grows from it – Caroline Garland explores whether these materials could provide a compelling alternative to conventional leather

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