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1,000 guests at hotel quarantined as coronavirus hits Tenerife
Tenerife is popular with British tourists.
Farming leader issues warning over ‘morally bankrupt’ food trade deals
National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters cautioned against ‘ignoring the hidden cost’ of how food is produced.
Assange ‘handcuffed and stripped naked on first day of extradition hearing’
The WikiLeaks founder’s barrister complained about his client’s treatment inside high-security Belmarsh prison.
Exclusive: Home Office attempted to deport man unfit to fly shackled in an ambulance
'Such conduct should be heavily criticised not only as being clearly unreasonable but also inhumane’ said lawyer Maria Petrova-Collins
China sentences Swedish bookseller to 10 years in prison
China maintains tight control over all information and condemns criticism of its ruling Communist Party.
Outrage in Croatia after effigy of same-sex couple burned at carnival
President Zoran Milanovic condemned the incident as an ‘inhumane, totally unacceptable act’.
Austerity blamed as life expectancy stalls for first time in 100 years
“This damage to the nation’s health need not have happened. It is shocking,” Sir Michael Marmot said.
Rose McGowan celebrates Harvey Weinstein conviction
The actress was one of the first women to come forward with allegations against the film mogul.
Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and criminal sexual act
The verdict followed weeks of often harrowing and excruciatingly graphic testimony from a string of accusers.