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Leaders of Greece’s extreme-right Golden Dawn party given lengthy prison terms
The leaders will be taken into custody once final probation arguments are considered.
University Students horrified after being given used coronavirus swab testing kits
“When I went back to them there were loads of people at their doors saying the same thing. It’s such a scary thing to happen.”
Video – PM accused of ‘cowardice’ as Piers Morgan and Cathy Newman to march on Number 10 to demand interview
"You might have to knock on door of the fridge."
Great Barrier Reef ‘lost more than half its corals in the last 25 years’
"There is no time to lose - we must sharply decrease greenhouse gas emissions ASAP."
Laura Kuenssberg’s “client journalism” called out after she posts unnamed attacks on Starmer
"Keir Starmer is a shameless opportunist playing political games in the middle of a global pandemic," came the scripted response.
Covid-19 app updated after ‘phantom alert’ confusion as highest daily deaths recorded since June
“The trend in Covid-related deaths is starting to rise quickly, which is hugely concerning."
Lockdown: PM slammed for ‘ignoring Sage advice’ pushing country to ‘sleepwalk into bleak winter’
“There’s no longer time to give the Prime Minister the benefit of the doubt. The Government’s plan simply isn’t working. Another course is needed.”
Hate crime reports hit record high with almost three-quarters recorded as race hate
A separate report published by the government department, looking at trends during the coronavirus pandemic, warned that rises in racially or religiously aggravated hate crime in June were a third higher than the previous year and remained high in July.
Climate change means more weather disasters every year, UN report warns
“While Covid-19 generated a large international health and economic crisis from which it will take years to recover, it is crucial to remember that climate change will continue to pose an ongoing and increasing threat to human lives, ecosystems, economies and societies for centuries to come."