UK professor shared info with fake Russian agent

Paul McKeigue shared information with a man who hinted he was a Russian agent, to discredit an NGO.

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Covid: BAME doctors 'still waiting for risk checks'

Many say key risk assessments have either not taken place or have not been acted on.

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US and UK ratchet up sanctions on Myanmar's military

A row over a Yangon development reflects a confused international response to the coup in Myanmar.

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999 response officers receive extra psychological support

Police forces are offering extra psychological support to 999 response officers.

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Winslet's same-sex role 'simply a love story'

Oscar winning actress Kate Winslet’s latest role sees her as the 19th century fossil hunter Mary Anning.

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Promising Young Woman: Carey Mulligan film 'deeply troubling'

Promising Young Woman, starring Carey Mulligan, is a dark and twisted take on "hook-up culture".

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Coronavirus and shielding: 'I've only left my home five times this year'

Michaela Hollywood led a jet-set lifestyle until coronavirus hit, then she had to shield.

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Why my ancestral home could be lost to climate change

As Bangladesh turns 50, a UK-Bangladeshi reflects on how climate change affects his parent's country.

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Learning to code 'will seriously change your life'

Software developers are in high demand and well paid, but how do you break into the industry?

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US immigration: The suffocated youth unafraid of a perilous journey

Tougher policies and deaths on the road are unlikely to stop Guatemalans from trying to reach the US.

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Misogyny Fuels Violence Against Women. Should It Be a Hate Crime?

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José Baselga, Who Advanced Breast Cancer Treatments, Dies at 61

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National Book Critics Circle Names 2020 Award Winners

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Like Cuomo family members, a drug company boss with longstanding ties to the governor got special access to virus testing.

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Biden Assails Republicans Over Voting Rights and Defends Record on Border

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JAMA Editor Placed on Leave Following Racial Controversy

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With revenue slumping, Pope Francis orders pay cuts at the Vatican.

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Timing Is Everything, Biden Says, and ‘Politics Is the Art of the Possible’

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Zuckerberg and other Big Tech C.E.O.s are questioned on Capitol Hill about Covid and vaccine misinformation.

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Bertrand Tavernier, 79, French Director With Wide Appeal, Dies

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Hauliers 'must expect Covid test to enter UK'

An industry source says they expect the government to require hauliers entering the UK to be tested.

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Schools 'must involve police' in rape claims

Claims of rape, sexual abuse and misogyny have been made by pupils at several independent schools.

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Domestic abuse: Women 'could die in unregulated refuges'

Accommodation provided by groups with no expertise could be dangerous, women's organisations warn.

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North Korea Fired 2 Ballistic Missiles, U.S. and Japan Say

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Arizona edges B.Y.U. in a tight game.

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White House Considers Executive Orders on Gun Control

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Shadowed by Pandemic, Olympic Torch Relay Begins in Japan

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Cuomo’s Family Is Said to Have Received Special Access to Virus Tests

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After results are questioned, AstraZeneca says complete data shows its vaccine is still highly effective.

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Democrats Begin Push for Biggest Expansion of Voting Since 1960s

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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

Pyongyang is banned from testing such missiles, which were launched into the Sea of Japan.

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Holyrood election 2021: The 'intense' battle for every vote in Scotland

Polling expert Professor John Curtice looks at the issues that will decide the Scottish Parliament election on 6 May.

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Stalking victims ‘sitting ducks’ in lockdown, say Suzy Lamplugh Trust

Restrictions on movement and a rise in cyber-stalking fuel a surge of calls to a national helpline.

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Virginia becomes the first southern state to abolish the death penalty.

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Boulder’s Pain Is Deepened by a Lost Fight for Gun Control

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Boulder Mourns Those Lost in Mass Shooting

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Senate Democrats plan to employ an obscure legislative tool to reinstate an Obama-era climate change rule.

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Hundreds of people turned out to pay their respects to Officer Eric Talley.

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N.H.L. Fires Referee for Comment on Penalty Call

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Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Abolish the Death Penalty

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Julie Pomagalski, Former Olympic Snowboarder, Is Killed in an Avalanche

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Biden Names Harris to Work With Central America on Migration

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A heavily armed man has been arrested at an Atlanta grocery store.

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Middle-aged women 'worst affected by long Covid', studies find

Five months after hospital treatment, 70% of patients studied had still not fully recovered.

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The Papers: 'No jab no pint' and EU vaccine 'peace deal' with UK

Thursday's papers look at the prospect of pub goers needing proof of a Covid vaccination to gain entry.

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South Carolina seals round of 16 seat in rout of Oregon State.

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Montana Governor Gets Written Warning After Killing a Wolf

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Medium Offers Buyouts to Editorial Employees

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In reversal, neither Netanyahu nor opposition has clear path to a majority.

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