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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 07:20:00 +0000Tory MP who said NHS figures were being 'manipulated' refuses to apologise |
A Tory MP who told anti-vaccination campaigners to "persist" in protesting lockdown and that NHS capacity figures were being "manipulated" to exaggerate the scale of the pandemic has refused to apologise for his remarks.
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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:27:00 +0000Number of positive COVID tests in England down 17%, Test and Trace figures show |
The number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 in England is down 17% and is at its lowest level since the week to 23 December, new Test and Trace figures show.
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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:05:00 +0000Boris Johnson visits Scottish COVID lab despite Sturgeon deeming trip 'non-essential' |
Boris Johnson has visited a Lighthouse Laboratory used for processing COVID-19 tests during his one-day visit to Scotland.
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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:28:00 +0000Salon customers with dye still in hair flee police during lockdown bust |
People were caught on CCTV fleeing from a beauty salon fire exit with dye still in their hair as police raided it for breaching lockdown restrictions.
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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:56:00 +0000Man arrested after suspicious package sent to COVID vaccine plant |
A man has been arrested after a suspicious package was sent to a coronavirus vaccine production facility in Wales.
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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:10:00 +0000Hospital staff bring elderly couple dying with COVID-19 together for final moments |
An elderly couple seriously ill with coronavirus have been brought together by hospital staff so they could share their final days after 67 years together.
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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:17:00 +0000Six Britons among 89 foreigners fined for breaking COVID rules at Thai party |
Dozens of foreigners who violated coronavirus regulations by attending a party at a bar on an island in Thailand have received fines and a suspended jail sentence.
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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:01:00 +0000Plea to free Briton held in India who was 'tortured into signing confession' |
A charity is calling on the government to get involved in the case of a Scottish man being held in India, who says he was tortured into confessing to be part of an assassination plot.
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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:57:00 +0000World's first drone airport to open in Coventry |
A pop-up urban airport which will showcase so-called "flying cars" and drones is to be opened in Coventry, with government support for programmes that tackle road congestion and pollution.
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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:07:00 +0000Carey Mulligan receives apology for review that made her feel she was 'not hot enough' |
Hollywood entertainment magazine Variety has apologised to Carey Mulligan for "insensitive language" in a review that seemed to question whether her looks were right for the role of a femme fatale out for revenge against sexual predators.
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