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British theatre stars tell Boris Johnson: Renegotiate Brexit travel terms to avoid “irreparable harm”
A petition demanding a cultural work permit deal has been signed by more than 280,000 people.
Solving climate change would be “the most amazing thing humanity has ever done” – Bill Gates
By comparison, ending the pandemic is "very, very easy".
First hotel quarantine guests bemoan ‘crazy’ cost of new policy
“I did my test for coronavirus. The test was negative. Why do I need to stay in my room?”
Guinea declares its Ebola outbreak is an epidemic
Three people died and four others were infected in the West African nation, and neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia have put their citizens on high alert.
UK Covid cases drop below 10k for the first time since October 2nd
Coronavirus cases have now fallen across nearly 95 per cent of local authorities in the UK.
BAME staff less likely to accept Covid jab, NHS Trust finds
Compared to white healthcare workers, a significantly lower proportion of ethnic minority staff members had taken up a vaccine.
Unionist dismay at ‘traitor’ Boris Johnson’s ‘betrayal’ of Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Protocol, designed to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland, has enraged loyalists - with many believing that it has created a barrier between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
Attempts to hold press to account over Caroline Flack’s death “blocked in every way possible”
The Love Island presenter took her own life on February 15 2020. Her sister said he spent the last few months of her life "hiding inside, scared of the abuse".
Heartbreaking: Hospital loses second porter in a week to coronavirus
He was a family man who had been with his wife Sandra since they were teenagers and had "three beautiful children".