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Half of all adults have now been vaccinated, Matt Hancock confirms
Half of the UK’s adult population has now received its first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, the Health Secretary has announced. Matt Hancock said more people received the jab on Friday than on any other day and praised the vaccine programme as a “national success story”.
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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Speak Out Against ‘Predatory Practices’ After Tabloid Investigation
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have spoken up following a website’s claims that U.K. tabloid The Sun paid a private investigator to dig into her life. The Sun U.S. hired private investigator Dan Hanks to obtain information about Markle, and her father Thomas, in 2016, shortly after she started dating Prince Harry, according to a report by Byline Investigates.
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Why can't Britain handle the truth about Winston Churchill?
Nothing, it seems, can be allowed to tarnish the national myth – as I found when hosting a Cambridge debate about his murkier side, says academic Priyamvada Gopal
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Uber will pay its 70,000 UK-based drivers minimum wage and benefits following a major Supreme Court defeat
Uber announced Tuesday it will reclassify drivers in the United Kingdom as “workers,” guaranteeing them minimum wage, paid vacation, pensions, and additional protection under the country’s labor laws.
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PPE use in England generated 'colossal' amount of carbon
The considerable use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in health and social care services in England during the first six months of the pandemic added an additional 1% to the carbon burden, a new analysis suggests.
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Boris Johnson to make protests that cause 'annoyance' illegal, with prison sentences of up to 10 years
Protesters could be imprisoned for up to 10 years under the new legislation brought forward by Boris Johnson's UK government.
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UK COVID-19 variant has significantly higher death rate, study finds
A highly infectious variant of COVID-19 that has spread around the world since it was first discovered in Britain late last year is between 30% and 100% more deadly than previous dominant variants, researchers said on Wednesday.
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The Mass Humiliation Of Piers Morgan
For years, Piers Morgan has managed to fuel his media career by provoking public anger; the man is pretty skilled at riling people up, and drawing attention to himself through outrage. I’m not sure whether Morgan’s public persona is deliberately unpleasant, or if he is simply being himself, but attracting outrage can be an incredibly lucrative strategy nowadays; social media algorithms value engagement above all else, making angry comments and clicks far more valuable than passive appreciation.
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Piers Morgan leaving 'Good Morning Britain' after storming off set
Piers Morgan stormed off the set of Good Morning Britain following a heated discussion with co-host Alex Beresford about Meghan Markle.
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UK businesses caught buying five-star Google reviews
Google is failing to do enough to combat fake reviews within its business listings, and must be held to account by a UK watchdog, according to Which? The consumer group set up a fake company and bought bogus five-star reviews as part of an investigation.
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'Catastrophic': UK has lost 90% of seagrass meadows, study finds
Scientists say restoring the lush habitats would boost wildlife, protect coasts and store carbon
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Not a single case of flu detected by Public Health England in 2021
Experts say decline in infections could justify continued use of hand sanitiser and masks following coronavirus pandemic
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Harry and Meghan expecting second child
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their second child, a spokesperson for the couple has said. Harry and Meghan are preparing to welcome a brother or sister for their son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, who turned one last May.
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Meghan Markle Convinces Court Mail on Sunday Violated Her Privacy
Meghan Markle has convinced a UK judge Mail on Sunday violated her privacy by publishing parts of a letter she wrote to her estranged father in 2018 and that the tabloid is liable for copyright infringement.
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UK economy shrank by 9.9% in 2020, its largest contraction on record
The U.K. economy experienced its largest contraction since records began in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged economic activity.
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UK revokes Chinese state-owned TV channel of broadcast licence | ITV News
The TV regulator launched an investigation into China Global Television Network (CGTN) last year.
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Customers in Europe hit by post-Brexit charges when buying from UK
Shoppers tell of shock at unexpected bills for VAT or customs declarations as some retailers stop shipping to continent
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New coronavirus variant: What do we know?
How has a new coronavirus variant become the most common form of the virus in parts of England?
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A Huge Fusion Experiment in The UK Just Achieved The Much Anticipated 'First Plasma'
After a long, seven-year development, an experimental fusion reactor in the UK has been successfully powered on for the time, achieving 'first plasma': confirmation that all its components can work together to heat hydrogen gas into the plasma phase. Fusion is still years away though.
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Every single Bitcoin product banned in the UK as regulators crack down on crypto
They can't stop you buying Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, but they can ban almost anything based on its price being sold to people in the UK by firms operating here
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