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Switzerland votes to ban wearing of Burka
A coalition of left-leaning parties that opposes the proposal put up signs ahead of the referendum that read: “Absurd. Useless. Islamophobic.”
61 year old woman fined £10,000 for organising protest against 1% pay rise for nurses
Greater Manchester Police said the 61-year-old woman was issued with the fixed penalty notice for breaching Covid-19 rules on public gatherings.
The 12 shocking revelations from Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview
The Sussexes’ controversial television conversation has aired in the US.
Meghan asked by royal ‘how dark will baby’s skin be?’ in shocking racism claims
raised “concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he’s born”.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed – but may face new charges in Iran
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemned Iran's "cruel" treatment of Nazanin - and urged Tehran to allow her to return home.
1% NHS pay rise ‘an insult’, says son of nurse killed by Covid-19
Linda Obiageli Udeagbala, 60, died last month after contracting the virus, having worked for the NHS for almost 20 years.
Brexit is battering UK-EU trade flows, shocking figures show
French exports to the UK plummeted by 13 per cent in January compared to the average of the previous six months.
Nasa’s groundbreaking Mars rover hits the dusty red road in first trip
The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position on Thursday, two weeks after setting down on the red planet to seek signs of past life.
New variants ‘very unlikely’ to stop Brits getting back to normal by summer, top scientist says
Professor Sharon Peacock - head of the Covid-19 Genomics UK scientific body - said the country was well-equipped to “stay ahead” of the virus by quickly adapting vaccines.