Business leaders call for a post-Covid economic roadmap

The CBI employers' group tells the government a post-Covid economic strategy will unlock investment.

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Rochester Police Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl, Footage Shows

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Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers

See how much Iceland's Skaftafellsjokull glacier has retreated over the past 30 years.

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Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team

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Silver surges as Reddit army turns to commodities

The investors that caused GameStop to surge are now turning their attention to silver.

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Saba Sahar: 'I survived a Taliban assassination attempt'

Afghan film director Saba Sahar is one of the few to survive from a recent wave of targeted killings.

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Clare Smyth: UK's first female chef with three Michelin stars

Northern Irish chef Clare Smyth is the first female in the UK to be awarded three Michelin stars.

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Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success'

An influencer and a corporate professional from India share their experiences of impostor syndrome.

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Life in a Day: Kevin Macdonald says film 'reinforces everyone's similarities'

Kevin Macdonald's documentary features personal videos from across the world - all shot on the same day.

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Music festivals and Covid: Could some events still go ahead this year?

Glastonbury is already cancelled, but MPs are working on how to support the music festival industry.

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Home working increases cyber-security fears

IT experts say that with people working from home the risk of hacking has increased.

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Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort

Volunteers try to breathe new life into a Romanian resort once a playground for European elites.

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Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era

After free reign under President Trump, will the kingdom now be held more to account?

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'I worked on the vaccine my dad was given'

Radio 1 Newsbeat speaks to three young people involved in the vaccine rollout.

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Accountants warned over fraud expectations

Should auditors be expected to spot companies, such as BHS and Wirecard - at risk of collapse through fraud?

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Andrew Brooks, who developed a coronavirus spit test, has died at 51.

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Myanmar’s Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears

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Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January

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Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats

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Covid vaccine offered to all care homes in England

PM hails "milestone" in the race to vaccinate the most vulnerable, after a record day for UK jabs.

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The school teachers helping struggling families in Covid lockdown

A school in the Wirral is helping families struggling to get by during the national lockdown.

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Brexit: How much disruption has there been so far?

It has been a month since the rules changed in the UK's relationship with the EU.

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Hong Kong residents now eligible for special UK visa

From Sunday, those eligible can apply for a special UK visa using a smartphone app.

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Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.

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Covid vaccination: Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium closed by protests

Protests by anti-vaccine and far-right groups forced the closure of Dodger Stadium on Saturday.

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Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.

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100,000 Covid deaths: ‘I cursed the sterile white room where Ann died’

Already 100,000 people in the UK have died with Covid. This is the story of one of them.

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Covid: Pandemic 'has highlighted archaic wedding laws'

Proposed changes to the law could allow people to marry in gardens and homes in Wales and England.

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Post-Brexit taxes for steel 'very damaging', says Kinnock

Stephen Kinnock MP says the UK's steel industry needs state aid and new export quotas with the EU.

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Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair

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Central African Republic's capital in 'apocalyptic situation' as rebels close in

A former prime minister says there is daily fighting as rebel forces encircle Bangui.

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Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay

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UK Covid deaths: Why the 100,000 toll is so bad

As the number of people who died reaches six figures, the factors that led to this terrible total.

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Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death

The death of a whale which got trapped in a net off Japan has once again exposed the hunting divide.

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'When my name was butchered at school it made me feel different'

Yewande Biala has spoken about how mispronunciations of her name affect her, and other women agree.

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Coronavirus: How the UK dealt with its first Covid case

A year ago, the UK was yet to record a Covid case. Then a family rang NHS 111 from a hotel in York.

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Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88

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Part of Highway 1 in California Falls Into the Ocean

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'I was scammed out of £17,000 on Instagram'

Since the pandemic hit the UK, reports of investment scams targeting Instagram users have risen 50%.

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Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients'

Lebanon's hospitals are turning away patients as the country buckles under Covid and economic collapse.

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Coronavirus: 'Life will never be the same, for me it's better'

Kellie Larkin has cerebral palsy, is quadriplegic, non-verbal and communicates through a computer.

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Your pictures on the theme of 'winter scenes'

A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of "winter scenes".

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Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?

Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya.

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UK's first Covid evacuees: 'I wish I'd stayed in Wuhan and missed flight'

Twelve months ago, 83 Britons fled Wuhan, the Covid-19 epicentre, but some wish they had never left.

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Budget 2021: What is it and when will it happen?

The Budget - when is it, what does it do and what should we expect to hear from the chancellor?

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Fyodor Cherenkov: The Soviet football genius the world never got to see

Fyodor Cherenkov was an outstanding talent, a football hero in the Soviet Union. He also suffered terribly with mental illness.

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G.O.P. Quiet as Pressure Mounts to Address Lawmaker’s Conspiracy Claims

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Share Your Memories of Someone You Lost to Covid-19

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A West Virginia newspaper company is suing Google and Facebook over online ads.

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Biden Visits Walter Reed, the Hospital That Treated Both Him and His Son

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Covid-19: France closes borders to most non-EU travel

Only essential travel from outside the bloc will be allowed from Sunday, but a lockdown is resisted.

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A ‘Race’ to Vaccinate, After South Africa Variant Is Detected in South Carolina

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Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize

Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting "peaceful civil disobedience".

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Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Solve Fewer Crimes Last Year?

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Covid vaccines: Those that work - and the others to come

As two new jabs prove effective, where do we stand with vaccines and the fight back against Covid?

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Violence in Afghanistan May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal

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Australian Open to allow up to 30,000 fans to attend per day

Up to 30,000 fans a day will be allowed to attend the Australian Open, Victoria's minister for sport has announced.

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It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask!

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Push to ensure pupils are 'politically literate'

A new parliamentary group wants to help young people engage with politics by improving civics education.

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For Dreamers, Action Will Speak Louder Than Words

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Poland abortion ban: Thousands protest for third day

Thousands march through the streets of Warsaw, chanting "freedom, equality, abortion on demand".

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G.M. Announcement Shakes Up U.S. Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars

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Austrian man leaves 'large amount' to village that saved family from Nazis

A 90-year-old Austrian man leaves a gift to Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in France for saving his family.

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Behind the Stock Market’s Wild Ride This Week

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The Papers: 'EU vaccine war explodes', and Oxford jab 'attack'

The EU's attempt to add controls on the export of jabs to the UK dominates the front pages.

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Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way

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GameStop: Who is winning the market battle?

Novice investors are trying to beat Wall Street professionals at their own game.

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Working from bed: 'I don't even have to get dressed'

A lot of us are tempted to spend January in bed but some people have turned it into their office.

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Satellite boom attracts technology giants

Tech giants promise faster, wider access to data thanks to cheaper satellite launches.

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N.Y.P.D. Officer Solicited Sexual Photos From 46 Minors, U.S. Says

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Pentagon Begins Independent Inquiry Into Special Ops and War Crimes

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Trading Curbs Reverse GameStop Rally, Angering Upstart Traders

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Vidas descarriladas

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Cicely Tyson, an Actress Who Shattered Stereotypes, Dies at 96

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How Mayor de Blasio Plans to Lead the City Out of the Pandemic

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A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.

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New York Times Reporter Is Accused of Using Racial Slur With Student Group

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The G.O.P. Is in a Doom Loop of Bizarro

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Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow

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Joe Biden, the Irishman

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Covid-hit pupils 'should be allowed to repeat a year'

Education think-tank says pupils should have the right to repeat the school year after Covid disruption.

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Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy

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Vaccination volunteers to be given Covid jab

NHS volunteers will now be given the vaccine because they are considered frontline health workers.

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Pentagon May Send Troops to Assist With Vaccines, Enlarging Federal Role

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Klarna: 'I got a £30 bill - but I've never used it'

There are concerns that fraudsters are signing up for buy now, pay later services in others' names.

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Yankees’ Off-Season Yields a Few Gambles, and One Sure Thing

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The Papers: 'Union vacc' and EU jab rollout nearing 'crisis'

The front pages report on trial results from a new Covid vaccine and supply shortages in Europe.

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Eleanor Torrey West, Preserver of Her Inherited Island, Dies at 108

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California moves to help tenants hit by the pandemic pay their back rent.

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Reeling Texans Set to Hire David Culley as Head Coach

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American Airlines subsidiary grounds fleet for inspections.

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C.D.C. study in rural Wisconsin shows little in-school transmission.

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Covid vaccines: Misleading claims targeting ethnic minority people

We've been tracking some of the misinformation about vaccines that has circulated in minority communities.

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San Francisco Scraps 44 School Names, Citing Reckoning With Racism

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Chinese New Year: Clamping down on going home for the holidays

China is striving to curtail the world's biggest mass migration event when people go home to see family.

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Police Officer Who Resigned After Fatal Shootings Is Hired as Sheriff’s Deputy

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Joe Biden's tech - what can the president use?

From the ObamaPad to Joe Biden's Apple Watch and Peloton, being president can be a tech challenge.

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The pilots forced to change career completely

With airlines grounded due to Covid, we speak to three former pilots who have left the industry.

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Who Will Pay to Get America Back on Its Feet?

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Ease Up on the Executive Actions, Joe

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Covid: Social workers 'braced for tsunami of needs' after lockdown

Many worry about their capacity to protect the vulnerable if workloads increase further, a union warns.

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UK car production tumbles to 'worst in a generation'

Output tumbled almost 30% last year as Covid forced factory closures and a fall in consumer demand.

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English National Opera lessons for long Covid sufferers

The English National Opera's singing coach gives long Covid sufferers breathing space.

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The Papers: 'No EU can't have our jabs' and 'schools out'

The papers focus on a row over the supply of Covid jabs to the EU and the timeline for reopening schools.

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Covid: Living through lockdown in a high-rise flat

The continuing lockdown in England is tough for everyone but what's it like if you have limited space at home?

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Iran Angles for Advantage on Biden’s Priority List

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Millions Meant for Public Health Threats Were Diverted Elsewhere, Watchdog Says

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