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Met chief cleared by police watchdog over Operation Midland role
The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it was ‘not necessary’ to look into claims Dame Cressida Dick misled the public.
Campaigners protest against possible end of BBC licence fee
The Government has suggested that the BBC could be turned into a subscription service.
Six inmates die of overdoses after Italy prison protest over Coronavirus
The prisoners in Modena overdosed on methadone.
Sweets and other treats for astronauts after space station delivery
Grapefruit, tomatoes and skittles were among the items on a SpaceX cargo ship.
Mexican women go on strike over gender violence
Government data shows 3,825 women met violent deaths in Mexico last year, 7% more than in 2018.
Coronavirus UK – Coronavirus case confirmed at university
The individual is in hospital but is said to be giving no cause for concern.
Third teenage knife victim dead in London in six days after bus stabbing
Police say the 17-year-old lad had been knifed on a bus in south London
Knifeman shot dead by police few hundred yards from Downing Street
He was seen 'acting suspiciously' before police confronted him in Whitehall, central London
‘Black Monday’ for traders as FTSE 100 collapses more than 8%
An all-out price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, with parts of Italy in lockdown over coronavirus, is leading markets to nosedive.