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British values | Guardian readers | Boxing | Line of Duty | Hugging Hugging when lockdown’s over can be entirely safe, writes David Weight – if you hold your breath. Photograph: Alys Tomlinson/Getty Images Hugging when lockdown’s over can be entirely safe, writes David Weight – if you hold your breath. Photograph: Alys Tomlinson/Getty Images Letters Tue 4 May 2021 12.02 EDT Last modified on Tue 4 May 2021 12.45 EDT I would like to know what that oft-quoted phrase “British values” m...

A retired miner whose home was ransacked by burglars four days before Christmas has been left overwhelmed after strangers raised more than £20,000 for him. Ted Green, 94, a former pitman and member of the Home Guard in the Second World War, was burgled on Tuesday night.  Mr Green, from Horden, County Durham, was pictured the next day sitting amid the upheaval caused by the thieves.  An online appeal to raise cash and save his Christmas was then given a huge boost when Love Island star Molly-...

AN arms factory that makes weapons used by Israel against Palestinians was targeted for a “winter peace vigil” today. The Elbit factory at Oldham in Greater Manchester produces parts for military drones which have been used against Palestinians, including in Gaza. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) said that the drones were used to carry out remote attacks. Declan O’Neill, an Oldham resident and member of Oldham Peace and Justice campaign, said: “What really struck home for me was ...