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Coronavirus outbreak confirmed at NHS Test and Trace centre
The outbreak took place in North Lanarkshire despite the service only tracking cases in England.
Government admits Test and Trace programme ‘breaks data protection law’
“A crucial element in the fight against the pandemic is mutual trust between the public and the Government, which is undermined by their operating the programme without basic privacy safeguards.”
Roger Stone uses racial slur in radio interview
Donald Trump's long-time friend said “I can’t believe I’m arguing with this Negro" in an interview with Morris O'Kelly.
Hundreds of anti-mask protesters descend on Hyde Park
People held placards reading "I will be not be masked, tested, tracked" and "no mask".
Shocking drone footage shows Uighurs being blindfolded and herded on to trains
The Chinese ambassador to the UK has rubbished claims of concentration camps in Xinjiang after the footage emerged.
Seven in ten adults in England support mandatory face masks in shops
"Complaints that public health measures trample on ancient sacred liberties are an extremely niche concern," the polling shows.
John Lewis, civil rights titan, dies aged 80
He was best known for leading some 600 protesters in the Bloody Sunday march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma
Captain Tom knighted by the Queen
In a special open air ceremony at Windsor Castle, the Queen capped off an astonishing year for the WW2 veteran
Increasing number of nurses thinking of leaving the profession
More than one in three (36%) are thinking of leaving their job, up from 27% in a similar poll at the end of last year.