Tory MP branded conspiracy theorist after claiming government lied to ‘dupe’ people into accepting longer lockdown

Marcus Fysh has criticised the government for extending lockdown measures

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  Only ‘unprecedented’ incident would block 19 July reopening, Gove insists

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  UK businesses plead for more government support after freedom day ‘hammer blow’

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Tariffs axed immediately on Australian beef and lamb, triggering fears that farmers will be sent ‘to the wall’

Small print – revealed by Canberra, but suppressed in London – reveals pledge to protect farmers for 15 years has been dropped

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  Britain to accept flood of Australian beef in landmark trade deal

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  Australia trade deal: What are the new rules for working holiday visas for under 35s?

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Johnson condemns ‘appalling’ abuse of BBC journalist by anti-lockdown protesters

Footage shared on social media showed Newsnight political editor Nicholas Watt chased and harrassed by a mob of demonstrators.

Nicola Sturgeon blames UK border controls as she delays Scotland's lockdown release date

Mainland Scotland will not move down to the lowest level of Covid restrictions for at least five weeks, Nicola Sturgeon has disclosed as she delayed once more the easing of lockdown. The First Minister said her original plan for the country to move to Level 0 of her five-tier system on June 28 would be postponed by three weeks so more people could be vaccinated. However, her official spokesman later confirmed the new July 19 target - the same date chosen by Boris Johnson to lift all restrictions

Johnson’s former race adviser accuses Tories of inflaming culture wars

Johnson’s former race adviser accuses Tories of inflaming culture warsExploiting division for electoral gain could spark another Stephen Lawrence or Jo Cox tragedy, Samuel Kasumu warnsKasumu on why he quit as No 10’s race adviser Samuel Kasumu resigned in April amid the furore of the government’s racial disparity report. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

G7 summit: Brexit row deepens as Elysee Palace rejects claims of Macron confusion over Northern Ireland

Dispute comes after Boris Johnson claimed EU leaders need to ‘get into their heads’ that province is part of UK

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  The EU-U.K. ‘Sausage War’ in Ireland Could Get Nasty Quickly

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  EU chief: EU-UK should put long-term relationship first

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Malaysia PM says parliament could reconvene by September

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Tuesday said parliament could reconvene by September at the earliest, providing the average number of new daily coronavirus infections falls to under 2,000. Malaysia's parliament has been suspended since January after the king declared a national emergency on Muhyiddin's advice, to deal with coronavirus outbreaks. The opposition saw that as an attempt by Muhyiddin to shore up his position amid a leadership challenge.

Ireland to lengthen quarantine for partially vaccinated Britons

Ireland will double the quarantine period for unvaccinated or partially vaccinated arrivals from Britain to 10 days but still plans to allow people to move more freely between the two countries from mid-July, Transport Minister Eamon Ryan said. The change is due to the rapid spread of the more infectious Delta variant in Britain, which delayed plans to lift most remaining COVID-19 restrictions there by a month on Monday. "It is just to reflect concern about the Delta variant and to try and hold back the development of that variant here as much as we can and give us time to get vaccines out to give us cover against it," Ryan told reporters on Tuesday.

Hungary donates state-owned land to planned Chinese university

Hungary's parliament approved a government proposal on Tuesday to donate state-owned land to a planned Chinese university in Budapest, despite opposition criticism and a recent protest that accused the government of cosying up to Beijing. Opponents of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban fear the planned $2 billion campus could undermine the quality of higher education and help Beijing increase its influence in Hungary and the European Union.

Current lockdown rules: Which changes have been moved from 21 June to 19 July?

All over-40s will now be offered their second vaccine eight weeks after their first

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  European markets close on high as 'freedom day' moved to 19 July

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  Hundreds protest UK lockdown extension in London

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AstraZeneca says its antibody treatment for people exposed to coronavirus is not effective

The results of the treatment were ‘not statistically significant’ said the drugmaker

‘I’m going to kill you’: Victim’s mother lunges at Simone Biles’ brother after judge drops murder charges

Dramatic courtroom clash as judge says evidence for charges against Tevin Biles-Thomas is ‘insufficient’

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  Judge dismisses murder charges against Olympic gymnast Simone Biles’ brother

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  Simone Biles' brother acquitted on all charges in New Year's Eve murder trial

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Firefighter called to car accident finds daughter in wreckage

A firefighter called to a horrific car crash discovered his "beautiful" daughter dead in the wreckage. Adrian Smith was in shock after responding to the 999 call and seeing his daughter's Ella's car had been hit. Mr Smith had to watch as her body was removed from the car by paramedics. Police confirmed Ella, 21, was killed in the accident on a country road and three others seriously hurt. A family friend said: "It must have been a complete nightmare for Adrian to find his own daughter was the vi

Khamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations grow

Iranians elect a new president on Friday in a race dominated by hardline candidates close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with popular anger over economic hardship and curbs on freedoms set to keep many pro-reform Iranians at home. The front-runner in a carefully vetted field is Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judge seen by analysts and insiders as representing the security establishment at its most fearsome. But the authorities' hopes for a high turnout and a boost to their legitimacy may be disappointed, as official polls suggest only about 40% of over 59 million eligible Iranians will vote.

Britain and Australia agree free trade deal

Britain and Australia announced a free trade deal on Tuesday which London said would eliminate tariffs on all British goods and boost jobs and businesses across the country. "Today marks a new dawn in the UK's relationship with Australia, underpinned by our shared history and common values," British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a statement. Britain said it had agreed a cap on tariff-free agricultural imports from Australia for 15 years with the aim of protecting farmers - a hot political issue in Britain ahead of the agreement.

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  Australia trade deal will deliver minimal benefit to UK economy and poses risks for farmers, say experts

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  Cheaper wine and more freedom to work: What the UK-Australia trade deal could mean for you

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AstraZeneca antibody cocktail fails to prevent COVID-19 in large trial

(Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Tuesday a late-stage trial failed to provide evidence that its COVID-19 antibody therapy protected people who had contact with an infected person from the disease, a small setback in its efforts to find alternatives to vaccines. The study assessed whether the therapy, a cocktail of two types of antibodies, could prevent adults who had been exposed to the virus in the past eight days from developing COVID-19 symptoms.

California’s drought may have helped solve the mystery of a 1965 plane crash

California’s drought may have helped solve the mystery of a 1965 plane crash. Underwater surveyors found the remains of a plane in Folsom Lake, which currently has historically low water levels

Quiz: Can you match the movie to its real-life location?

How many locations can you remember from these celebrated movies? Do you know if they were filmed in New York, London or further afield?

Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza after Palestinians send incendiary balloons

The Israeli air force launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Wednesday after militants in the Palestinian territory sent incendiary balloons into southern Israel, security sources and witnesses said. The airstrikes and balloons marked the first major flare-up between Israel and Gaza since a ceasefire on May 21 ended 11 days of heavy fighting that killed 260 Palestinians, according to Gaza authorities, and 13 people in Israel, the police and army there said.According to Palestinian sources,

Artificial pancreas devices to help 1,000 people with diabetes

It comes 100 years after insulin was first discovered.

British farmers: What do you think of the UK-Australia trade deal?

British farmers: What do you think of the UK-Australia trade deal?We’d like to hear how British farmers feel about the information that has so far emerged about the new trade agreement, and how they believe it might impact them A display of pork products available in store at a Morrisons meat counter in Leeds, as the supermarket announces they are supporting British pig farmers who are suffering as a result of changes in demand from EU countries by introducing deals on sausages, bacon and pork,

Lara Trump ridiculed for questioning Kamala Harris’ qualifications as Twitter highlights VP’s accomplishments

Fox contributor mocked for being among ‘the most un-self-aware people to walk the planet’