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Coronavirus: UK cases jump to 85 as fears of an epidemic grow
It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said anyone told to stay at home would receive sick pay from day one.
US targets Taliban forces in first strike since peace deal
The military said the attack was to counter a Taliban assault on Afghan government forces in Helmand province.
US Supreme Court to examine first significant abortion case of Trump presidency
The case centres on Louisiana and comes during an election year.
CPS to review Caroline Flack case
Flack killed herself on February 15.
Australia bushfires caused thousands of koala deaths in New South Wales
Almost 12% of the state’s koalas perished in the fires from October to January, assessment finds.
Coronavirus thugs hunt – CCTV stills released in hunt for yobs who beat up student from Singapore
Jonathan Mok, 23, said he was walking down Oxford Street in central London when he heard shouts of 'coronavirus'
Hundreds of abused children already known to social services
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published its first annual report.
Britain in ‘danger of failing a generation’ as it lags on child health
Leading children’s doctors warned that improvements made towards improving the health of the nation are stalling.
Coronavirus fear – 3/4 of NHS outsourced staff feel forced to come into work when unwell
Workers face impossible choice of losing pay or coming into hospitals when sick