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Yahoo News UKTory MPs take potshots at 'unelected' Chris Whitty over stark COVID advice
Joy Morrissey deleted a tweet amid backlash at her comments that Prof Whitty's advice was undemocratic.
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Downing Street cancels plans for Christmas party while telling public to carry on with theirs
The prime minister has encouraged people to go to Christmas parties despite new guidance telling them to work from home.
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Israel on brink of state of emergency as new coronavirus variant reported in country
The Israeli prime minister said a few cases of the new variant had been reported in Israel.
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Michael Vaughan: Second witness accuses ex-England captain of racist comment
The ex-England captain has been accused of telling three Asian players there were “too many of you lot”.
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World’s first 'game-changer' anti-viral pill for COVID approved by UK
Sajid Javid said the "game-changing" treatment would be available soon.
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Met Police officer charged with raping woman in hotel
Adam Zaman strenuously denies raping the woman at the Andaz Hotel in London.
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M25 oil spill sparks miles of traffic in Essex during early morning rush hour
A lorry started leaking diesel across the carriageway shortly before the morning rush hour.
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The Queen spent night in hospital for 'preliminary investigations', Buckingham Palace says
The monarch was advised to miss a trip to Northern Ireland earlier this week.
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Boris Johnson tells Emmanuel Macron to 'donnez-moi un break' amid Aukus row
The PM said some people need to 'prenez un grip'.
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820,000 children out of school because of COVID
The number of children absent due to COVID rose 200,000 in just seven days.
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England players who suffered racist abuse after shootout defeat deluged with messages of support
Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka all missed penalties in the Euro 2020 shootout defeat to Italy.
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'Change course or I'll fire': Russia's hostile threat before firing warning shots at Royal Navy warship
Moscow claimed a Russian military ship fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of HMS Defender after it entered Russian waters.
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Local lockdowns could be imposed in areas worst hit by Indian variant, Cabinet minister warns
The variant of concern has spiked in pockets of the country, throwing a further easing of restrictions into jeopardy.
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Chris Whitty says he's sure young man who abused him in the street will ‘turn out like Captain Tom one day'
The chief medical officer said he wasn't particularly bothered after being 'harangued' in the street
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Man arrested after bomb scare stopped vaccine production at Wrexham factory
The factory had to be partially evacuated during the scare.
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Two friends who met for walk with hot drink have £200 COVID lockdown fines rescinded
Jessica Allen and Eliza Moore, both 27, said they were surrounded by officers when they arrived separately in cars at Foremark Reservoir in Derbyshire.
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Donald Trump’s comments ‘directly led’ to deadly violence in US Capitol, says Priti Patel
The home secretary's comments a distinct change from Boris Johnson, who did not mention the US president directly in his criticism of the chaos.
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'Shameful. Shocking. Horrendous’: UK leaders line up to condemn Trump and violent scenes in US
Politicians, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Winston Churchill's grandson have condemned the actions of Trump supporters.
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Boris Johnson's lockdown speech in full - what he said about the new restrictions
The prime minister warned coronavirus is spreading in an alarming manner.
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Essex calls in military to build community hospitals during surge in coronavirus cases
The county faces being overwhelmed by the virus.
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