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Court rules insurers must pay out for small firms’ Covid lockdown losses
Hundreds of thousands of small businesses which were forced to close during the first national lockdown could now get payouts from their insurance companies after a ruling by the Supreme Court. The test case was brought by the City watchdog after some firms complained they had been refused claims under their business interruption insurance policies.…
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Oceans hit highest ever temperatures in 2020
The world’s oceans hit their highest temperatures in recorded history last year, in what scientists say is a worrying sign of the advance of global warming. There have already been devastating consequences in the form of extreme weather across the world. The new Biden administration says that once it has dealt with the Covid crises,…
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Bobi Wine alleges fraud as Museveni opens lead in Uganda elections
The Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has taken an early lead in the country’s elections, with around a third of the votes counted so far. But his main challenger, the former pop star Bobi Wine, claimed there had been widespread “fraud and irregularities” with the vote, pledging to provide evidence as soon as internet services were…
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Democratic Congresswoman Yvette Clarke: ‘We have to set the record straight and hold Donald Trump accountable’
We spoke to the Democratic Congresswoman from New York, Yvette Clarke, and began by asking how she felt on 6 January when rioters entered Capitol Hill.
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Pelosi announces security review at US Capitol after violent riots
In Washington, the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced a review of security at the US Capitol after last week’s violent riots, warning that any politicians found to have aided the mob would be held to account.
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‘Chancellor trumpets fact he has spent £280 billion, yet we’ve seen record redundancies’ – Labour’s Anneliese Dodds
We speak to Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds.
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UK economy shrinks after six months of growth
There is more evidence that things will get tougher before they get better, as figures showed the UK economy shrank by 2.6% in November as England went into lockdown for a second time.
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Northern Ireland ambulance service warns it’s struggling to cope
Northern Ireland is facing a health crisis, too, with the highest daily number of deaths since the pandemic began.
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Virus transmission in Brazil’s Manaus caused by ‘behaviour and actions’ – WHO’s Dr Margaret Harris
Dr Margaret Harris is from the World Health Organization.
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Manaus doctor on Covid: ‘We didn’t have enough oxygen for patients’
Gabriela Malta is a hospital doctor in Manaus, Brazil.
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FactCheck: government’s confusing rationale for not providing half term school meals
It’s not clear whether the Covid Winter Grant Scheme is intended to replace free school meals.
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FactCheck: government emails cast doubt on safety of school testing plan
Pupils and staff in England can avoid self-isolating after contact with a covid case if they take seven daily tests.
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Combat troops deployed in Washington as Trump faces impeachment
In Washington DC, the lower house is expected to vote in the next couple of hours on a historic second impeachment of President Trump.
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Migrants stranded outside in freezing weather in Bosnia
Hundreds of migrants are currently stranded in freezing weather in Bosnia.
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Uganda elections marred by violence against opposition
Ugandans vote tomorrow in a presidential election pitting Yoweri Museveni, who’s led the country for 35 years, against the challenger, the singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine.