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The government must urgently ensure that more than 1 million children have reliable internet access at home or risk irreparable harm to their education, a cross-party group of MPs and former ministers has said.Tony Blair is among a number of prominent figures, including a Tory grandee, to back calls to equip 1.3 million children eligible for free school meals with a broadband connection and devices.School leaders in England warn over ongoing coronavirus disruptionRead moreA bill that will be presented to parliament this week says the coronavirus lockdown had exposed the digital divide , with about 700,000 children unable to complete any schoolwork because of a lack of internet at home.Siobhain McDonagh, the Labour MP behind the bill, said: Those children who cant access the same resources as their classmates will find themselves
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The first day of the Senate hearings to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the supreme court was a disgrace and a sexist spectacle.Amy Coney Barrett faces questions on legal record as nomination hearings continue 鈥?liveRead moreFirst was the simple fact that the hearings are being held at all. A pandemic continues to ravage the United States, having killed more than
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