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In January The Independent revealed that 17,000 sick and disabled people had died while awaiting decisions on their claims for disability benefits. The Tories have been a disaster for people like me

Nobby the polar bear cools down at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park during unseasonably warm weather. The park was covered in a blanket of snow at the end of February 2018 as the UK was hit by sub-zero temperatures.

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