Lewis Walker

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There are few people who would dispute the benefits of reading. According to experts, some of those benefits are improved brain function, increased vocabulary, greater general knowledge, and better […]

Budget changes will fail to offset damage from a £20 cut in universal credit, says a think-tank.
BBC News – Business

It follows a backlash over the writer’s refusal to let an Israeli firm publish her book in Hebrew.
BBC News – Middle East

Marília Mendonça, one of Brazil’s most famous singers, was known for her songs focussing on women.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Reports of last month’s death have only just emerged and suggest the man fell from an upper floor.
BBC News – Europe

NHS England is relaxing booking rules to help higher-risk people get their top-up jabs more quickly.
BBC News – UK

Prosecutors in US state of Georgia say three white men assumed Ahmaud Arbery had committed a crime.
BBC News – US & Canada

The issues for Africa, the continent most vulnerable as temperatures rise, that COP26 must not ignore.
BBC News – Africa

The Bank signals it will raise interest rates in “coming months”, but holds off on an immediate increase.
BBC News – Business

Vienna will play host, more than three years after the US abandoned a landmark agreement.
BBC News – Middle East

President Lasso says Ecuador needs more support to fight powerful gangs behind a rise in crime.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Almost 34,000 cases are reported in Germany as the WHO warns of half a million more deaths in Europe.
BBC News – Europe

The Tory MP is at the centre of a bitter row after he was found to have made “egregious” rule breaches.
BBC News – UK

The president cites schools, jobs, petrol prices and “Trump voters” as reasons for the defeat.
BBC News – US & Canada

Wilfried Zaha’s international future is in doubt after the Crystal Palace forward reportedly asked not to be selected for Ivory Coast’s World Cup qualifiers.
BBC News – Africa