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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.
Daily Star provides Dominic Cummings cut-out for people wanting to escape Leicester
"Live in lockdown in Leicester and run out of bog roll? Why stick to the rules like decent folk..."
4.5 million people in ‘deep poverty’ in UK – report
Deep poverty occurs when people live on less than half of what they need to stay above the poverty line.
Trump administration buys up virtually all stocks of anti-viral drug remdesivir
Remdesivir has been shown to cut recovery time by about four days.
Leicester lockdown exposes new data scandal
As many as 90 per cent of new cases could be missing from regional data – hampering the response to the virus.
Leicester’s mayor finally given data he had been seeking for weeks
His comments come as it emerged the number of reported cases of coronavirus in Leicester are much higher than data published by the Government show.
Ministers under pressure to hold press conference on Leicester lockdown
Despite the extension of lockdown, Downing Street has said there are no plans for a briefing on Tuesday.
Belgian king expresses regret over violence during colonial rule
The country used to rule over what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo.