A record 9.5 million COVID-19 infections were reported across the world over the previous week — a 71% increase on the previous seven-day period.
A 5-year-old British girl has been killed in a tragic accident on a ski slope in the French Alps. Last night a 40-year-old local man was in police custody and an investigation was opened for manslaughter. The horrific accident happened yesterday morning at around 11am in the ski resort of Flaine, in the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps, 50 miles from the Swiss city of Geneva.
Princess Diana’s former personal protection officer has criticised Prince Harry’s legal bid for Scotland Yard to provide him with armed bodyguards when in the UK. The Duke of Sussex is seeking a judicial review of Home Secretary Priti Patel’s decision to strip him of his police protection team, claiming it is too dangerous to visit the UK without Scotland Yard bodyguards.
The Prime Minister is “contrite” over allegations of Covid rule-breaking and will seek to “address the underlying culture in Downing Street” that led to partygate, a Cabinet minister said. Conservative Party chairman Oliver Dowden admitted there were “failings” in No 10, following a series of leaks about alleged lockdown parties, but he denied it was a resigning matter for Boris Johnson.
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The broadcaster is one of many TV stars who have come out in support of the BBC.
A petition calling for better protection for stalking victims has passed 100,000 signatures – the number needed to be debated in Parliament
Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly near to plea bargain in corruption trial. Former Israeli PM understood to be in advanced talks with state attorney’s office over admitting to two counts of breach of trust
The UK Government is facing criticism over plans to allow MPs to retain their seats while being elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
New York congresswoman one of many lawmakers to test positive amid Omicron surge
Jobs site CV-Library said its survey found that lawyers, teachers and new graduates were those most disappointed with their salaries.
Newlands Valley, Lake District: The Goldscope mine dates back to Elizabethan times, but still has the capacity to astound
Boris Johnson prepares a populist offensive to save his skin. Analysis: scandal-tainted PM hopes barrage of right-wing policy plans will provide cover for his greatest escape yet
Several Chinese cities went on high COVID-19 alert as the Lunar New Year holiday travel season started on Monday, requiring travellers to report their trips days before their arrival, as the Omicron variant reached more areas including Beijing. Authorities have warned the highly contagious Omicron adds to the increased risk of COVID-19 transmission as hundreds of millions of people travel around China for the Lunar New Year on Feb. 1.Cities such as Luoyang in central China and Jieyang in the sou
A further 84,429 new cases of Covid have been recorded along with 85 deaths in the UK Government’s latest daily figures. This is a steep drop off in cases from the 142,224 reported last Monday which also saw 77 deaths of people with Covid. The UK now has an official Covid death toll of giving a total of 152,075.
The Sussexes lost their taxpayer-funded police protection in the UK in the aftermath of quitting as senior working royals.
French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour was fined 10,000 euros ($11,400) on Monday for inciting racial hatred, over remarks in which he called young migrants killers, thieves and rapists. Zemmour, a former political commentator, is competing with the more established far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and conservative Valerie Pecresse to challenge center-right President Emmanuel Macron in April's presidential election.
The Electoral Reform Society has said the Elections Bill, which will be in its report stage in the House of Commons on Monday, is politically ‘risky’ and a threat to the UK’s quality of electoral integrity. Dr Jess Garland, from the organisation, says plans to introduce voter identification risk making it more difficult to vote for marginalised communities who cannot afford a passport or driver's licence, and the additional efforts to apply for a free voter registration card will act as a deterrent to many, effectively making the democratic process in the UK more complicated and less accessible.
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been allowed to leave the Gabon squad at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon and return to his club to continue his recovery from Covid-19, his national team coach said on Monday. Midfielder Mario Lemina of French side Nice has also been sent back to his club, with neither having played a minute in Gabon's two matches so far at the Cup of Nations, against the Comoros and Ghana."Given the medical problems that Pierre-Emerick and Mario have had, in a
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