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A feature on Angela Merkel incorrectly said that the outgoing German chancellor had “abstained in the parliamentary vote on same-sex marriage”. She actually voted against the legislation (Farewell Mutti… but what did you do for us?, 26 September, page 40).
An article referred to a police officer recently dismissed for an inappropriate relationship with a woman he met through his duties; he was from Dorset police, not Dover police, as we said (Police forces inundated with sex crime claims against officers, 10 October, page 6).
A reference to Andy Street as the “Birmingham mayor” may have caused confusion. He is mayor of the West Midlands, a combined authority area that includes Birmingham. The city itself has a lord mayor, currently Muhammad Afzal (It’s Festival 22 time! Welcome to an orgy of pride, pageantry and, er, levelling up, 11 October, page 43).
Owing to an error introduced in the editing process, we rendered Thandiwe Newton’s first name as “Thandie”. The actor reverted to its Zulu-derived spelling earlier this year (Why millions got a taste for going vegan, 10 October, page 34).
A column said that trade union membership fell to a record low of 6.2m “in 2106”. This was not a dispatch from the future; the intended reference was to 2016 (Blame the erosion of union power, not migrants, for poor wages, 10 October, page 47).
Other recently amended articles include:
Sadiq Khan’s 24/7 security challenges our notions of non-racist London
Sebastian Kurz to quit as Austrian chancellor due to corruption inquiry
World Cup roundup: Denmark thrash Moldova to keep up perfect record
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