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Boris Johnson defends tougher Covid-19 tier system as he faces rebellion
Boris Johnson has defended the new tier system for England in the face of a growing Conservative backbench revolt – insisting the country needs ‘simplicity and clarity’.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Covid tiers, community testing and Brexit
We spoke to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, for a short interview on behalf of all the UK’s broadcasters.
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Scientists call for action to persuade people hesitant to take Covid-19 vaccine
Yet there are concerns about the effectiveness of Oxford Astra Zeneca’s jab, the UK government has bought 100 million doses of it, and is asking the regulator
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Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassinated near Tehran
Iran’s top nuclear scientist has been assassinated in an ambush near the capital Tehran.
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Some small businesses claim Facebook technology glitches cost them revenue
When you can’t open your shop, you can take it online. And that’s how many small businesses have managed to keep going during the pandemic.
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Europe divided over Christmas virus rules
Authorities in many countries are split over how to let families meet up over Christmas – if at all.
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‘Why are we making everybody go into a tier they probably don’t need to be in?’, asks Conservative MP Pauline Latham
Pauline Latham’s Mid Derbyshire constituency was in Tier 2 before the lockdown, but will be put into Tier 3 next week.
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Johnson fighting Tory revolt ahead of vote on new virus measures
Another 12,155 new cases have been confirmed over the last 24 hours.
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UK in ‘last leg of negotiations’ over Brexit trade deal
Time is fast running out for a deal to be agreed.
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Falsely imprisoned: The story behind the hit TV series For Life
What makes For Life distinctive is that it’s based on the real life story of Isaac Wright Junior.
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Hundreds of young activists hold ‘Mock COP’ to fight for climate change action
The UN’s global summit in Glasgow has been postponed till next year because of the pandemic.
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Government appoints Nadhim Zahawi as vaccines minister
In the last 24 hours – a further 15,871 new cases have been confirmed in the UK.
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‘Both sides’ political red lines seem to be trumping economic considerations’, says head of UK-EU relations think tank
We’re joined by Anand Menon – director of the ‘UK in a Changing Europe’ think tank.
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UK and EU hold last minute Brexit talks days before deadline
The same sticking points remain over issues like fishing rights and governance.
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Former youth worker explores reality of child exploitation in debut film County Lines
They are children drawn into a dangerous, sometimes deadly world of drugs, crime and violence. County Lines is a new film which explores the reality of child criminal exploitation in all its grimness.
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Funeral of football legend Diego Maradona takes place in Buenos Aires
The football legend Diego Maradona has been laid to rest at a private ceremony in Buenos Aires, with only his closest friends and family present.
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Aim is to increase cancers detected at an early stage to ‘have the best chance of curing it’ – Prof Peter Johnson
We spoke to Prof Peter Johnson, the National Clinical Director for Cancer at NHS England.
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Blood test that could detect 50 types of cancer to be trialled by NHS
It’s being described as a potential “game changer” blood test that could help to save many lives – a test that can screen for more than 50 forms of cancer.
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EU and UK to resume Brexit trade talks, as UK calls EU fishing offer ‘risible’
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is heading to London this weekend to carry on with the trade talks, although Boris Johnson warned that “substantial and important differences” remained.
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Tory MP says PM needs to ‘rethink’ Covid restrictions and ‘get Britain working again’
Northern Ireland has just begun another two weeks of circuit-breaker restrictions, with pubs and restaurants shut and most shops only able to operate on an appointment only basis for collection.
