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How has a Covid vaccine been approved so quickly?
British regulators have adopted the phrase ‘safety is our watchword’.
Covid-19 vaccination to be rolled out across UK next week
How will a vaccine be rolled out and who is top of the list to get it?
BREAKING: Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine approved and ready for roll-out
The UK is the first country to approve the vaccine.
Thousands vow to hold ‘egg-throwing contest’ at Thatcher statue unveiling
A special event, costing £100,000, has been planned for the statue's unveiling.
Breaking: Last minute bids as Priti Patel separates dozens of families in Jamaica deportation flight controversy
Reports emerge of successful legal bids as Home Secretary faces mounting uproar over deportations.
‘Deeply concerning and shocking’ – Ruling on puberty blockers sets dangerous precedent say LGBT campaigners
“Today’s ruling sets a dangerous precedent not just for the rights of trans young people, but for all young people."
Woman who kept slave in cupboard under stairs to be reunited with daughter
“The mother accepts that she has exposed her daughter to criminal conduct by being involved in offending related to human trafficking and forced slavery, including at one point keeping an individual in bondage in the loft in property where (the girl) also resided and thereafter in a cupboard under the stairs.”
Marcus Rashford-backed FareShare scheme distributing 8 million meals per week
Sir Alex Ferguson said “Marcus has opened the eyes of everyone in Britain" as he backed the scheme this week.
Unemployment falls in Germany as Britain at risk of ‘serious’ economic hit from no-deal Brexit
OECD has downgraded its outlook for the UK economy, forecasting that gross domestic product (GDP) will plunge by 11.2% in 2020 after a contraction in the fourth quarter due to the latest lockdown.