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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.
Vatican prosecutors extend probe to finances of St Peter’s Basilica
A special commissioner has been named to run the site.
Council confirms there is no outbreak after Matt Hancock ‘confuses’ area
The health secretary confused Keighley with Kirklees, where there had been an outbreak earlier this month.
Piers Morgan hits out at the BBC for not pushing Matt Hancock on testing claims
“Unbelievable, it’s no longer meaningful to know how many people are being tested in this country”, Morgan said.
Targeted measures failed in Leicester as council still left in dark
Under the new lockdown measures, non-essential shops will close in Leicester while schools will close to most pupils from Thursday.
YouTube bans six major white supremacist channels
Move comes as big tech firms face mounting pressure to take a tougher stance on hate speech.
New strain of flu with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China
The virus can grow and multiply in the cells that line the human airways.
Saying contact tracing is difficult is a ‘lame excuse’, says WHO boss
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “If any country is saying contact tracing is difficult it is a lame excuse.”