Monday, November 30, 2020
Coronavirus: MPs to vote on tougher tiers for England
Some Conservative backbenchers are threatening to vote against the plans, but Labour will abstain.
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Immigration: Visa applications open under UK's post-Brexit system
Applications open for points-based visas to work from 1 January, when free movement from the EU ends.
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Covid-19: Lung damage 'identified' in study
Researchers are to investigate whether young people and those not in hospital could be affected.
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‘I would be dead' without Burnley vicars
A church in Burnley has seen ‘unprecedented demand’ for help during the pandemic.
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Climate change: Temperature analysis shows UN goals 'within reach'
Moves by China, along with the election of Joe Biden, make temperature targets more achievable.
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Facebook News will pay UK outlets for content in 2021
Starting in January, Facebook will pay UK publishers for some - but not all - of their content.
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The Papers: Tory revolt over tiers and Scotch eggs with beers
Tory MPs preparing to rebel over Covid rules and the PM's attempts to stop them lead several papers.
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Sunday, November 29, 2020
Italy's Calabria has two pandemics: Covid and the Mafia
Calabria was not hit by the first wave of the pandemic but its fragile health system is buckling now.
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The Grand Tour stars on pirate treasure, cycle lanes and electric cars
Clarkson, Hammond and May discuss their recent hunt for pirate treasure and their TV future.
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Why 2020 has been good for England's beavers
Homes for these "ultimate environmental engineers" have been set up in enclosures across England.
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The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home
Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.
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Viewpoint: Why Kenya's giant fig tree won over a president
The campaign to save a 100-year-old tree shows cultural fears can make politicians listen in Kenya.
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Why India can't stop farmers burning stubble
The toxic fumes from stubble burning affects hundreds of millions - but curbs to stop it keep failing.
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Saturday, November 28, 2020
Serbia coronavirus: The Church losing its leaders to the pandemic
Few organisations have taken a bigger hit from coronavirus than the Serbian Orthodox Church
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Durham van traveller Esther Dingley missing in Pyrenees
Esther Dingley disappeared on a solo hike during a six-year journey through Europe in a campervan.
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The Papers: Tory MPs' hospital anger, and PM 'in retreat'
Sunday's papers are dominated by the new tier system, which has divided the Conservative party.
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Your pictures on the theme of 'monochrome'
A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of "monochrome".
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Khachaturyan sisters: A murder trial that shocked Russia
The case of the three Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father sent shockwaves through Russia.
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Leroy Logan: Who is the Met Police officer in Steve McQueen's Red, White and Blue?
Star Wars' John Boyega is set to star in the true story of a black police officer in 1980s London.
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TikTok: 'I didn’t know other LGBT Muslims existed'
Until she found her social media "safe space", Shaz says she didn't know there were others like her.
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The 'guerrilla girls' who changed the art world
How an anonymous group of female artists challenged the status quo in New York's art world
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In pictures: Hurricanes leave Hondurans homeless and destitute
Hurricanes Eta and Iota left more than 150,000 people in Honduras homeless and many lost everything.
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Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: 'Did air pollution kill my daughter?'
A new inquest into the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah could list air pollution as a cause of her death.
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London Bridge attack: 'I think about it every single day'
Former prisoner Marc Conway remembers the London Bridge attack one year on.
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Covid and schools: 'Children know things aren't right'
Students have lost hundreds of days of education to Covid and self-isolation. How are they coping?
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Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'
The star discusses writing Back For Good in 15 minutes, and how Morecambe and Wise inspired a new song.
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Liverpool: How one city took on the Covid-19 crisis
The inside story of how Liverpool got to grips with soaring infection rates and pioneered mass testing.
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Friday, November 27, 2020
Week in pictures: 21-27 November 2020
A selection of striking images taken around the world this week.
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Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'
As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.
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Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet
For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.
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Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, is finally going free
For decades, Kaavan performed from his lonely enclosure. Now, with a hand from Cher, he's retiring.
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'My eyesight might be deteriorating - but my determination never will'
Elin Williams writes a blog to help other people with sight loss, but it has become her own "survival tool".
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Coronation Street: Pandemic sees soap scrap 60th anniversary stunt
The soap has been forced to "go back to brass tacks" to mark its birthday, its producer says.
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The Kraken: What is it and why has Trump's ex-lawyer released it?
How a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral.
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Let's give politicians a chance to speak human
Today presenter Nick Robinson on why the political interview is in need of a rethink.
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Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success
By one measure the city has just eliminated the virus, but relieved locals also fear a hidden cost.
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Coronavirus lockdown sees share of women on India's stock market rise
With more time and flexibility, thousands of women are trading in the stock market for the first time.
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Tigray crisis: Ethiopian soldiers accused of blocking border with Sudan
Families fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives.
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The Papers: Arcadia 'faces collapse', and plea to rebel MPs
Several of Saturday's papers report that Sir Philip Green's retail empire could enter administration.
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The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice
Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy made a fortune in doughnuts then lost it all to gambling.
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Thursday, November 26, 2020
October redundancies double last year's rate
With Covid cases rising and uncertainty over government support, employers planned 51,000 job cuts
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Diego Maradona: Footballer laid to rest as Argentina grieves
The football legend is laid to rest in a private ceremony after a day of emotional scenes.
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'This is War': Poland’s battle for abortion
People have taken to the streets as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions.
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Controversial 'virginity tests' sold by UK clinics
The "unscientific" examinations are condemned by international organisations such as the UN.
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Black Friday: Next, M&S and Wilko shun sales event
Although Black Friday spending in the UK is set to soar in 2020, some brands won't be taking part.
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Cancer: Blood test for 50 types to be trialled by NHS
More than 165,000 people in England will be offered the tests from next year.
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Kate warns of lockdown loneliness for parents
The Duchess of Cambridge highlights a "dramatic increase" in parents feeling cut off from support.
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The papers: 'Tiers of rage and disbelief' as 'north sees red'
Most papers lead on reaction to areas being placed within the government's tougher new tier system.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Manchester Arena Inquiry: Prisoner in touch with bomber to be released
Abdalraouf Abdallah, convicted of terror offences, has refused to discuss his relationship with Salman Abedi.
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Union backlash over public sector pay freeze
Leaders of Britain's biggest unions vow to resist chancellor's freeze on workers who "risked everything".
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Covid: Pub industry tells the PM it faces 'darkest of moments'
More than 50 executives call for evidence justifying industry's Covid restrictions to be published.
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The papers: Maradona in 'hands of God' and economic 'emergency'
The death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona dominates Thursday's newspaper front pages.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
The Great British Bake Off crowns its 2020 winner
After 10 gruelling episodes in the tent, Peter, Laura and Dave discover which of them has won.
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The papers: 'Twelve rules of Christmas' and Sunak's 'New Deal'
News that three households will be able to meet for a five-day Christmas dominates the front pages.
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Monday, November 23, 2020
COVID-19: 'It doesn't feel like a lockdown'
Covid-19 case numbers are dropping in most parts of England, but the South East's cases are rising.
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The papers: 'Tis the season to be jolly careful' and jab news
Most papers carry news that the Oxford vaccine is "highly effective" at stopping Covid-19 symptoms.
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Sunday, November 22, 2020
Free rail travel for domestic abuse victims extended
Train companies in Britain will continue to offer tickets to those fleeing domestic abuse until March.
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Lea Volpe: 'Why are you calling me inspirational?'
Paraclimbing medalist Leanora Volpe doesn't like to be defined solely as a disabled athlete.
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Covid in North Dakota: One day inside a rural US hospital’s fight
Staff at a 14-bed hospital in North Dakota tell first-hand their fight to keep friends' family members alive.
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Life after al-Shabab: Driving a school bus instead of an armed pickup truck
The Somali government retrains defectors from the al-Shabab militant group as barbers, drivers, mechanics and tailors.
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Fur industry faces uncertain future due to Covid
Europe's fur industry faces uncertain future after Denmark's mass mink cull due to Covid.
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The deep roots of Trump’s 'voter fraud' strategy
The groundwork for the president's unsubstantiated claims was laid months ago.
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Covid risk: 3 people, 3 very different Covid risks. What's yours?
A question everyone's asking: what's my Covid risk? Here's how to find out.
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Hackney shooting: Woman in life-threatening condition
The victim, who is thought to be in her 30s, was found with gunshot wounds on Sunday evening.
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Newspaper headlines: Christmas 'saved', and mass testing 'promises'
Reports that families can meet up during the festive season dominate Monday's front pages.
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Saturday, November 21, 2020
One couple's six years on the road (and counting)
After Dan Colegate nearly died, he and his partner Esther left their careers for the open road.
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Covid makes Brazil's president Bolsonaro a hero to some
Government coronavirus handouts have made Brazil's right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro unexpected friends
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Horse racing: 'It doesn't matter what colour you are'
Kanane Francis says he wants to encourage young black riders to get into horse racing.
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How a new type of glove can reduce environmental damage
Scientists at Cranfield University in Bedfordshire have developed a new type of latex.
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Cambridge paralysed dancer's hopes for wedding day 'slow dance'
Alex Collins became partially paralysed after diving into a shallow river to retrieve a plastic ring.
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China gives musical talent show a virtual makeover
Dimension Nova shakes up reality TV with computer-animated contestants performing to real judges.
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US election results: Why Trump increased support among non-whites
Joe Biden won the election, but support for Donald Trump increased among black and Latino voters. Why?
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The coronavirus pandemic 'great reset' theory and a false vaccine claim debunked
We unpick some of this week's misleading claims about the pandemic and the coronavirus vaccine.
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Lauren Aquilina: The pop star who gave up singing
After quitting her record deal, singer Lauren Aquilina found herself learning to love music again.
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Four reasons Topshop is not the brand it once was
The chain's parent company is understood to be seeking emergency funding after being hit hard by coronavirus lockdowns.
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Newspaper headlines: 'Stricter' tiers loom, and PM faces legal action
Many of Sunday's papers lead with news England is set to enter a tougher tier system post-lockdown.
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Friday, November 20, 2020
Covid: Jab for people who cannot be vaccinated trialled
An injection of antibodies might provide up to six months' protection to immuno-compromised patients.
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Coronavirus vaccines: Will any countries get left out?
Experts say the pandemic needs a global solution, but there are concerns over access to vaccines.
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Isle of Wight charity worker blinded and paralysed by snakebite
Ian Jones was treated in intensive care after being bitten by a cobra in an Indian village.
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Donald Trump Jr tests positive for coronavirus
The president's son is said to be quarantining at his cabin after being diagnosed this week.
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
Covid in Scotland: Two million people prepare for strictest Covid rules
The level four rules will see shops and many other businesses across much of central Scotland close.
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Remembering the Nuremberg trials 75 years on
Fergal Keane looks at their legacy and speaks to a Holocaust survivor, a prosecutor and the son of a defendant.
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Facebook's Instagram 'failed self-harm responsibilities'
The NSPCC says a fall in takedowns of graphic content put children at greater risk.
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Millions of public sector workers face pay freeze
The pay of 5.5m workers could be frozen as the government tries to bolster the public finances.
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Global map of bees created in conservation first
The data will help protect vital pollinators and could lead to new bee discoveries, say scientists.
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US election: How other incumbents left the White House after losing
Donald Trump joins a small group of US presidents who lost the election while in office.
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Swine flu: Woman, 26, still 'suffering' a decade after catching virus
Saffra Monteiro caught it as a girl and wants young people to take viruses, like Covid-19, seriously.
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Quiz of the week: How did Rupert Grint set an Instagram record?
How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?
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Covid: Lockdown ‘sci-fisolation’ movie goes viral
The spoof created by actors Brendan O’Rourke and Kevin Mains stars some of Hollywood’s big names.
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Coronavirus: Inside test-and-trace - how the 'world beater' went wrong
BBC News spoke to key government figures, scientists and health officials involved from the start.
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Manchester Uni vice-chancellor apologises over 'racial profiling' incident
The University of Manchester has suspended security guards who stopped Zac Adan, 19, on campus.
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The Papers: Covid 'jab joy' and public sector pay 'blow'
Friday's papers report on preparations to begin the first Covid vaccinations in the next two weeks.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Australian elite soldiers killed Afghan civilians, report finds
There is "credible evidence" that special forces soldiers were involved in 39 killings, a report finds.
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Apprentice redundancy numbers rise in lockdown
Two-thirds more apprenticeships ended in redundancy as Covid hit employers, BBC figures show.
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School LGBT bullying projects axed by government
Government-backed schemes to tackle bullying of LGBT pupils in English schools have funding pulled.
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Hong Kong: UK and allies express 'serious concern' over China's policies
The "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing group say China seeks to silence critical voices in Hong Kong.
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Coronavirus: Father Christmas’ guide to a Covid safe Christmas
Father Christmas explains how to have a Covid secure Christmas
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US election 2020: How much did it cost and who paid for it?
The US elections in 2020 cost a record $14bn. BBC Reality Check takes a look at who paid this and how it was spent
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Loneliness 'feels like being in a grave'
Sophie from Huddersfield sought help to overcame loneliness.
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Was the scientific advice for lockdown flawed?
A BBC documentary highlights weaknesses in the expert analysis of the likely impact of Coronavirus.
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Pike River: The 29 coal miners who never came home
It's been 10 years since New Zealand's Pike River mine disaster, and families of victims still feel raw.
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Loneliness: Different ways of dealing with being alone
Five very different ways of living with loneliness.
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EU faces challenge from three states to Covid budget
EU leaders will meet via video, with Hungary and Poland objecting to funds being tied to rule of law.
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Private baby scans show 'incredibly poor practice'
BBC News uncovers evidence that women have not been told about serious abnormalities and conditions.
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Hurricane Iota: At least nine dead in strongest Atlantic hurricane of the year
At least nine people have died as the strongest Atlantic hurricane of the year hits central America.
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Coronavirus: Facebook accused of forcing staff back to offices
Content moderators say the tech giant is "risking lives" for profit in the pandemic.
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COP26: Frustrated by delay, young activists stage virtual Mock COP
Young climate activists call for urgent action at Mock COP as Covid delays UN climate talks.
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The Papers: Christmas 'is back on' and defence 'spending spree'
The papers focus on plans to relax Covid rules over Christmas and a £16.5bn boost for the military.
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Tiny owl rescued from New York Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
The saw-whet owl is doing well after its unplanned three-day road trip to the Big Apple.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Government told to ‘come clean’ over Covid deals by spending watchdog
The government has been accused of a lack of transparency over £18bn of Covid-related contracts.
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Covid: Boris Johnson to do Prime Minister's Questions via video
He is self-isolating after coming into contact with a Tory MP who tested positive for coronavirus.
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Son of Grenfell Tower fire victim: 'My mother could have survived'
The son of a woman who died in the Grenfell Tower fire is taking the government to court over evacuation plans for high-rise buildings.
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Dominic Cummings 'turns up with PM in Beanotown'
Children's comic the Beano features the PM's chief adviser in a strip aimed at cheering up adults.
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Australia drought: Capturing spectacular storms in the outback
An Australian photographer says it feels "amazing" to capture spectacular images of long-absent storms.
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Coronavirus: Doctors spell out how to exit England's lockdown
The British Medical Association fears a surge in infections that will cripple the NHS if unlocking goes wrong.
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Ethiopia Tigray crisis: 'We came with the clothes on our backs'
The on-going conflict in northern Ethiopia has forced civilians from the Tigray region to flee to eastern Sudan.
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The Papers: Covid deals 'concern' and 'plan to save Christmas'
Wednesday's papers focus on a public spending watchdog report and on festive gathering plans.
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How Dolly Parton is 'playing an important role in Covid battle'
Parton's $1m donation helped fund a vaccine's trials and research into other coronavirus treatments.
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Monday, November 16, 2020
Biden: 'More people may die' as Trump transition stalls
As the president-elect rebukes his rival, Michelle Obama suggests Donald Trump is playing games.
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Hurricane Iota: Category Five storm heads for Central America
"What's drawing closer is a bomb," the Honduran president says, as Hurricane Iota strengthens.
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Grenfell Tower insulation firm behaved 'dishonestly'
A former employee from Celotex tells the inquiry he got the insulation approved in an unethical way.
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Senior jobs with flexible hours 'get 20% more female applicants'
Women are more likely to apply for senior roles if they offer flexible hours, a study suggests.
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Black applicants least likely to be offered PhD places
White applicants are more likely to be offered PhD places than black students, according to BBC research.
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Airbnb plans public share sale despite pandemic
The filing by the home rental web site offers a closer look at the loss-making firm's finances.
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The Papers: Vaccine 'hope' and lockdown 'looms over Christmas'
Tuesday's papers focus on the news that a Covid-19 vaccine is nearly 95% effective.
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Sunday, November 15, 2020
Iran mocks Al-Qaeda No. 2 killed in Tehran report
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Appeals court rules against El Paso's shutdown order amid Covid surge
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Murder and mayhem: How South African farming became a 'full-scale war'
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Cuomo threatens Trump with legal action over vaccine distribution plan
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Costco will deliver a 12-month long private flight membership to your email — if you pay $17,500
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The U.S. Cardinal Crusading Against the Catholic President-Elect
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Moldova election could see shift away from Moscow and first female president taking power
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Covid-19: New 'mega labs' in early 2021 to speed up testing
The labs will use technology to speed up the process so results come faster, the government says.
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Covid insurance test case heads to Supreme Court
Judges' decisions on insurance payouts for business interruption has a bearing on 370,000 businesses.
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Covid vaccine: Major new trial starts in UK
It comes a week after preliminary results showed another vaccine offered 90% protection.
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Ex-Obama official suggests Biden should pack as much as he can into executive orders
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Covid: Dr Fauci urges Americans to keep the faith but warns 200,000 more could die in next four months alone
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SpaceX, NASA set for first operational astronaut mission to space
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An interactive tool will let you calculate the chance that someone at your Thanksgiving dinner may have COVID-19
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Al-Qaida's No. 2, Accused in U.S. Embassy Attacks, Is Secretly Killed in Iran
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Huge India oil well fire extinguished after five months
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Top Biden aide says U.S. government must approve transition this week
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Azerbaijan hits out at Armenians burning their homes as they flee conquered territory
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