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331 coronavirus deaths in UK in last 48 hours as pubs gear up to reopen
In the absence of daily government briefings, here's the latest death toll from across the UK.
Windrush victims could die before getting compensation payouts
The concerns were discussed with Home Office officials on Wednesday.
NHS trust records 10% of weekly Covid deaths citing ‘second, late peak’
East Kent Hospitals said high numbers of patients with Covid-19 in May and an elderly demographic were behind the figure.
Military personnel banned from ‘taking the knee’ while in uniform
Footballers, police officers and protesters around the world have been pictured taking a knee since the death of George Floyd in the US.
Trump brands reports of Russian bounties for killing US troops ‘fake news’
It has been reported that militants in Afghanistan had been offered incentives to kill Americans.
These MPs voted against keeping promises to reunite unaccompanied children with UK families
Amendments to the Immigration Bill to protect lone children and call for a time limit to immigration detention were defeated by the government.
‘World can’t remain silent in face of unfolding atrocities’ of Uighurs
Politicians from the UK, US and Australia were among those calling for an independent UN investigation.
Supreme Court ruling ‘will not stop those hell-bent on banning abortion’
The panel overturned by a 5-4 majority a Louisiana state law imposing limitations on doctors.
Russia has been accused of hiding a Chernobyl-style disaster
‘A large-scale environmental disaster was not avoided’ and that the Kara Sea - which leads on to the Atlantic Ocean - is under direct threat.