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Germany calls for Europe to force Brits to quarantine as UK government opens travel
According to Boris Johnson, Britain’s vaccination drive offers “the hope of travel this summer”. But European countries aren’t exactly rushing to let Brits in.
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Merkel could be prepared to pay EU countries to quarantine British tourists, German MP says
We spoke to the German MP Alexander von Lambsdorff, who spent many years in the European parliament where he led the European Liberals and Democrats group.
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Brits should have the chance to go abroad, says Tory MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Huw Merriman who chairs the Commons Transport Committee, and began by asking for his reaction to the German proposal to make all UK visitors to EU countries quarantine for two weeks on arrival.
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Government advisors say UK failing to deliver climate change policies
Despite setting bold and ambitious targets on tackling climate change – the government’s independent advisors say ministers have failed to come up with the policies to make them happen.
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Energy minister defends government record on climate change
I spoke to Anne-Marie Trevelyan – who’s Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth, and asked her whether she thought we have a coherent enough plan to persuade the rest of the world to follow us at the COP summit in Glasgow.
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Afghan president prepares to meet Biden, as UN expresses alarm at Taliban gains
President Biden is meeting his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani tomorrow in the White House with a promise of millions of dollars of humanitarian aid and billions more in security assistance.
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Batley and Spen by-election: Labour fights to hold off Tory challenge
Labour is fighting to hold off a challenge from the Conservatives in next week’s Batley and Spen by-election.
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Ethiopia military admits carrying out deadly Tigray airstrike as country faces growing risk of famine
Ethiopia’s military has admitted it carried out yesterday’s airstrike on a busy marketplace in the northern Tigray region – which locals say killed dozens of civilians.
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Rescuers search for survivors after building collapses in Miami
An extensive rescue operation is underway in Surfside, near Miami Beach in Florida, after a 12 storey block of flats collapsed, leaving at least one person dead.
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More than two million people may have had long Covid, study suggests
More than two million people in England may have suffered some long-lasting symptoms after having coronavirus, a new study has concluded.
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Britney Spears attacks ‘abusive’ conservatorship
Britney Spears says she was left traumatised and humiliated for 13 years by an “abusive” arrangement which gave her father control over her career, estate and most of her personal life.
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UK government adds more countries to green list for travel
The UK government has confirmed that a handful more countries have been added to the green list for travel and there are plans for fully vaccinated Brits too.
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FactCheck: Johnson incorrectly claims Brexit enabled freeports
The UK had freeports while it was still an EU member.
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Stonehenge: How druids and witches are making sense of the pandemic
Not just the longest day of the year: the summer solstice is a time of special celebration for witches, druids and pagans.
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Dozens reported killed in airstrike on market in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Aid workers in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray province say dozens of people have been killed after an airstrike hit a busy market.
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Grenfell’s former manager quizzed at inquiry
The former manager of Grenfell Tower has been giving his first evidence to the second part of the inquiry into the tragedy which left 72 people dead.
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The hidden victims of domestic violence – the women who take their own lives
They are the hidden victims of domestic violence, the women who take their own lives.
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Travel industry workers protest over Covid rules
The government has defended its decision to delay the final lifting of England’s lockdown, as new figures show more than 16,000 daily Covid cases were reported in the UK today.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily to close
Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, will be putting out its final edition tomorrow, in what’s being seen as a significant blow to press freedom.
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‘No reason Channel 4 has to remain in public ownership’, says media minister John Whittingdale
We have been speaking to John Whittingdale, the minister for media and data, who is leading the process.
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UK government mulls Channel 4 privatisation
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is launching a consultation on the privatisation of Channel 4.
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Moscow does not fear sanctions over Navalny poisoning, says Russia’s ambassador to UK
We spoke to the Russian Ambassador to the UK, Andrei Kelin, in his first British broadcast interview since the G7 summit and asked him about the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Belarus, and the US-Russia relationship.
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UK denies Russia fired warning shots at British destroyer in Black Sea
The ministry of defence has denied claims by Russia that it fired warning shots at a Royal Navy ship in the Black Sea, near the disputed territory of Crimea.
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FactCheck: extra funding for CPS comes after long-term cuts
We can see the scale of the cuts by looking at the budget allocations made by government to the CPS over the last decade.
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Partner of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson heartbroken by ‘brutal’ police actions
The partner of ex-football star Dalian Atkinson, who died after being Tasered and kicked by a police officer, has said she is heartbroken by the “brutal” way he was treated.
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Sexual harassment in schools: are our children safe?
Girls being constantly sent nude images, sexist name-calling, harassment, rape, a climate of fear, an over-sexualised culture that has become the normality in schools across the country.
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New road building to be stopped in Wales to reduce emissions
The Welsh Government has announced a freeze on the building of new road projects while it reviews their environmental impact.
