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Proud Boys leader arrested, accused of burning church banner and weapons charges
Vandals tore down a Black Lives Matter banner and sign from two historic black churches in downtown Washington and set the banner ablaze.
From Christmas to A-levels, a tally of Boris Johnson’s coronavirus U-turns
After yet another U-turn, we tallied every time Boris Johnson has changed his mind about Covid-19.
Leave-voting Sam Allardyce bemoans Brexit curbs on foreign signings
Allardyce - newly-appointed at West Brom, who are second from bottom - lamented that three potential recruits had already fallen through as a result of the new rules.
Interactive timeline tracking articles downplaying Covid and increasing number of deaths has been created
"OMG this is brilliant: a compilation of statements from people like Carl Heneghan, Sunetra Gupta, Mike Yeadon, & Julia Hartley-Brewer against the actual reality!"
Watch – Brexit voter apologising and crying for voting to leave EU made into song
"I was wrong, I’m so sorry. What have I done to my country? I'm so sorry.”
‘Worst sequel yet’ and PM compared to Vicky Pollard – Today’s newspapers
"Yeh but no but yeh but no but yeh but no but yeh but no but yeh!"
Government’s schools U-turn in 10 tweets
Schools across the country have been shut, "but only after allowing them to be open for one day so everyone could infect each other and take the virus home."
Vaccines should work against South African variant of Covid, expert says
“It is not anticipated that this mutation is sufficient for the ‘South African’ variant to bypass the protection provided by current vaccines."
EU share trading abandons London on first day after Brexit
Meanwhile London’s top market hit its highest point in nine months on Monday as traders across Europe kicked off the new year by celebrating the rollout of a new vaccine in the UK.