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2 hours, 37 mins ago‘What planet are they on?’ – UK press attacks Johnson and Cummings
Criticism has come from some unlikely sections of the national media over the crisis at No 10.
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1 hour, 43 mins agolatestGreece resumes island ferry services in bid to salvage summer tourist season
Travel to the islands had been generally off-limits since a lockdown in late March.
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2 hours, 40 mins agolatestJohnson facing party revolt over Cummings
Tories and political foes alike say Mr Johnson’s top adviser has to go after his breach of lockdown laws.
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5 hours, 4 mins agoNew Zealand leader continues TV interview during earthquake
Jacinda Ardern was conducting a live television interview when the 5.6 magnitude quake struck.
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5 hours, 16 mins agoJapan set to end Tokyo’s state of emergency
The measure has been in place in the city since April 7.
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10 hours, 13 mins agoThe unanswered questions about Dominic Cummings’ lockdown travels
The senior Downing Street aide was backed by the British Prime Minister but questions remain about allegations surrounding his whereabouts.
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12 hours, 41 mins agoProbe launched after UK Civil Service tweet labels British Government ‘truth twisters’
In a now-deleted tweet, the official Twitter account called the Government ‘arrogant and offensive’.
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13 hours, 7 mins agoAlligator rumoured to have been Hitler’s dies in Moscow
British soldiers found the animal after it escaped Berlin Zoo and handed it over to the Soviet Union.
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15 hours, 18 mins agoTesla makeover for spacemen as Cape Canaveral prepares to launch astronauts
Nasa astronauts are partnering with Elon Musk’s company which is set on Wednesday to become the first private firm to send men to space.
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15 hours, 48 mins agoBoris Johnson stands by under-fire senior aide Dominic Cummings
Pressure had been put on Boris Johnson to sack his adviser after it emerged he travelled 260 miles during the lockdown.
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15 hours, 56 mins agoJerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre reopens after two-month lockdown
Many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, entombed, and resurrected at the site.
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16 hours, 15 mins agoBelarus opposition stages protest against president’s bid for sixth term
The gathering in Minsk was the biggest of the year.
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16 hours, 26 mins agoDonald Trump aide suggests G7 meeting could be held in person
The president is thought to prefer a traditional meeting, probably at Camp David, rather than a virtual get-together.
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16 hours, 35 mins agoEuropeans and Americans soak up sun as restrictions eased
Police and beach patrols watched to ensure people adhered to social-distancing rules.
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17 hours, 0 mins agoCampaign group in ‘lockdown breach’ protest outside Cummings house
Led by Donkeys drove a van displaying a video of Boris Johnson’s speech to the country, warning the public to stay at home.
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17 hours, 22 mins agoVirgin Orbit forced to delay LauncherOne vehicle test flight
The team said a sensor was ‘acting up’.
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19 hours, 51 mins agoNetanyahu heads to court as first sitting Israeli PM on trial
Netanyahu is Israel’s first sitting prime minister ever to go on trial.
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23 hours, 34 mins ago'Dominic Cummings must go' - Tory MP calls on Boris Johnson to sack his top adviser
A Conservative MP is calling for Boris Johnson's top adviser to resign or be sacked amid more claims he broke lockdown rules.
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23 hours, 41 mins agoMuslims celebrate Eid amid curfews and virus fears
This year, many can only celebrate at home, with coronavirus fears dampening the holiday spirit.
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1 day agolatestVirgin Orbit set for first test flight of LauncherOne vehicle
The test is scheduled to commence at 5.30pm Irish Time.
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1 day agoDelay in imposing lockdown saw UK cases rise by 1.3m in nine days – report
The study found cases in the UK rose from 200,000 to 1.5 million between March 14 and 23.
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1 day agoNew York Times conveys 'vastness and variety of lives lost' to Covid-19 with front page
Coronavirus has infected 5.3 million people and killed more than 342,000.
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1 day agoWuhan lab describes President Trump's claim Covid-19 came from there as 'pure fabrication'
A virus research lab in the Chinese city at the centre of the Covid-19 outbreak says none of the bat viruses it was studying match the strain of the virus.
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1 day agoPolice fire tear gas during protest in Hong Kong
Protesters chanted slogans such as ‘Stand with Hong Kong’ as they gathered in a popular shopping district.
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1 day agolatestCash payouts for victims of London Bridge attack ahead of third anniversary
An Old Bailey inquest last year into the victims’ deaths had heard how ringleader Butt was known to MI5 as a suspect of interest.
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1 day agoDominic Cummings lockdown saga enters third day as ministers face further scrutiny
The British Prime Minister’s closest aide reportedly went on a day trip during lockdown and drove up to County Durham a second time.
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1 day agoFresh calls for Johnson to sack aide after new allegations of lockdown travel emerge
Dominic Cummings reportedly went on a day trip during lockdown and drove up to County Durham a second time.
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1 day agoTrump heads to golf course as US coronavirus cases pass 1.6 million
Many Americans remain cautious despite calls by the president for US states to reopen.
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1 day agoQ&A: What is the Dominic Cummings row all about?
The movements of the British Prime Minister’s top aide during lockdown have come under scrutiny.
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1 day agoJohnson offers top aide Cummings his ‘full support’ after 250-mile lockdown trip
Dominic Cummings travelled from his London home to County Durham to self-isolate after his wife started experiencing coronavirus-like symptoms.
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1 day agolatestTrump to attend Nasa astronaut launch in Florida
They are scheduled to blast off from launch pad 39A, the same one the Apollo astronauts used to get to the moon.
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1 day agoSNP calls for Cummings investigation in letter to UK's civil service chief
In the letter Ian Blackford also continues his calls for Dominic Cummings to resign over the fiasco, stating his position as ‘completely untenable’.
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1 day agoSpain’s far-right holds car protest against virus lockdown
The Vox party accuses Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s administration of lying about the impact of the crisis and violating Spaniards’ rights.
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1 day agoNo 10 – Cummings believes he behaved ‘reasonably and legally’ with lockdown trip
Dominic Cummings travelled more than 260 miles to self-isolate while experiencing coronavirus-like symptoms.
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1 day agoBritish public slam Dominic Cummings as pressure grows on him to resign
Police in the UK confirmed they attended a property in County Durham after it emerged that Dominic Cummings travelled more than 260 miles from his London home.
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1 day agoNo 10 accused of cover-up over allegations it knew about Dominic Cummings’ lockdown trip
Dominic Cummings travelled more than 260 miles to self-isolate away from London while experiencing coronavirus-like symptoms.
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2 days agoSurvivor tells of ‘turbulence’ and warning before Pakistan plane crash
Mohammad Zubair said the flight had been smooth until just before landing when it jolted violently and that was the last thing he remembered.
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2 days agoVirus cases drop to zero in China but surge in Latin America
Latin America’s two largest nations – Mexico and Brazil – have reported record numbers of infections and deaths almost daily this week.
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2 days agoWhat were the UK lockdown rules when Johnson’s chief adviser allegedly broke them?
Dominic Cummings allegedly violated the measures by travelling 260 miles from his London home to his family home in Durham.
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2 days agoDowning Street feeling the heat as pressure grows on Johnson to sack Cummings
Boris Johnson’s adviser reportedly travelled more than 260-miles to self-isolate away from London while experiencing coronavirus-like symptoms.
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2 days agoCar rental company Hertz files for bankruptcy amid coronavirus pandemic
The firm, which has more than 400 outlets across the UK and Ireland, was £15.3bn in debt at the end of March with only £820m of available cash.
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2 days agoLatin America ravaged by record coronavirus deaths and infections
Infection numbers are skyrocketing in countries such as Brazil and Mexico.
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2 days agoNew York eases ban on group gatherings
People around the state are now allowed to gather in groups of up to 10.
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2 days agoJoe Biden vows not to ‘take the African American community for granted’
The Democrat was criticised after telling a black radio host that African Americans who back President Donald Trump ‘ain’t black’.
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2 days agoCalls for Dominic Cummings to resign after reports he broke lockdown rules
The Prime Minister’s chief aide is alleged to have travelled 260 miles after falling ill with coronavirus-like symptoms.
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2 days agoTrump: Churches should reopen this weekend despite coronavirus threat
Donald Trump said if governors do not abide by his request, he will ‘override’ them.
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2 days agoTV star Lori Loughlin and husband await fate after college bribery admission
Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli pleaded guilty to paying half a million dollars to get their daughters into the University of Southern California.
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2 days agoHow will new quarantine measures affect travellers to UK?
From June 8 people coming to the UK will have to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival.
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2 days agoQuarantines imposed on new arrivals to UK from June 8 do not apply to Ireland
The self isolation will not apply to people coming from Ireland, medics tackling Covid-19 and seasonal agricultural workers.
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2 days agoHydroxychloroquine ‘offers no benefit’ to hospital patients with Covid-19
US President Donald Trump has been criticised after he said he had nothing to lose by taking hydroxychloroquine.
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2 days agolatestArchaeologists find bones of dozens of mammoths in Mexico
The remains were discovered at the old Santa Lucia military air base, north of Mexico City.
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2 days agoTotal of UK deaths involving Covid-19 passes 45,000
The total includes all deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
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2 days agoClap for carers should stop before it becomes negative, says founder
Annemarie Plas said she was overwhelmed by the support for the campaign, but said she feared it was becoming divisive.
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2 days agolatestBiden: If you can’t choose me over Trump, ‘you ain’t black’
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee told a black radio personality to ‘take a look at my record’.
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2 days agoFears of ‘prolonged shutdown of all aviation’ after quarantine measures introduced
Industry chiefs have called for more details on the plans.
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2 days agolatestRecovery begins after Cyclone Amphan ravages Indian and Bangladeshi coast
Amphan hit land on Wednesday as the most powerful storm in the region in more than a decade.
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2 days agoChechen leader ‘in hospital with suspected Covid-19’
Ramzan Kadyrov has been flown to Moscow, reports said.
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2 days agolatestDozens killed as Pakistani passenger plane crashes near Karachi
The aircraft crashed into a crowded neighbourhood on the edge of the airport.
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2 days agoPlans unveiled to manage London’s recovery from coronavirus impact
The strategy was set out by London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick.
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2 days agolatestMigrant crossings ‘becoming a major threat’ to the UK border
Questions have been raised about French Navy ships possibly shadowing migrant dinghies as they cross into British waters.
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Delay in imposing lockdown saw UK cases rise by 1.3m in nine days – report
The study found cases in the UK rose from 200,000 to 1.5 million between March 14 and 23.
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New York Times conveys 'vastness and variety of lives lost' to Covid-19 with front page
Coronavirus has infected 5.3 million people and killed more than 342,000.
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Europeans and Americans soak up sun as restrictions eased
Police and beach patrols watched to ensure people adhered to social-distancing rules.
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Probe launched after UK Civil Service tweet labels British Government ‘truth twisters’
In a now-deleted tweet, the official Twitter account called the Government ‘arrogant and offensive’.
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Fresh calls for Johnson to sack aide after new allegations of lockdown travel emerge
Dominic Cummings reportedly went on a day trip during lockdown and drove up to County Durham a second time.
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Trump heads to golf course as US coronavirus cases pass 1.6 million
Many Americans remain cautious despite calls by the president for US states to reopen.
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AstraZeneca to begin supply of potential Covid-19 vaccine in September
The pharmaceutical firm said it has secured the first agreements for at least 400 million doses of the vaccine.
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Dominic Cummings lockdown saga enters third day as ministers face further scrutiny
The British Prime Minister’s closest aide reportedly went on a day trip during lockdown and drove up to County Durham a second time.
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