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FactCheck: why Russia is planning to store nuclear weapons in Belarus – explained
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin plans to store nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus. But should we be worried? FactCheck takes a look.
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January temperature records smashed across Europe
Across large parts of Europe, from Latvia to the Netherlands, temperatures have hit new records for the time of year.
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Confusion over Ukraine refugee visa rules in Calais, as UK announces extra £175 million in aid
Back in Westminster there was confusion over whether Ukrainian refugees arriving in Calais could get visas there to cross to Britain.
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Australian wildfires released more CO2 than annual emissions of Germany, say scientists
From Greece to Australia, California to Siberia: for the last year wildfires have wrought havoc around the world, devastating communities and land. But their impact isn’t measured just in the destructive force of the flames. Scientists in the Netherlands investigating last year’s Australian fires have discovered that far more harmful carbon dioxide was released than…
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FactCheck Q&A: vaccinating healthy 12 to 15-year-olds against Covid
Millions of youngsters have already had the jab in other countries.
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FactCheck: why are countries suspending the AstraZeneca vaccine?
AstraZeneca said the numbers of people reporting serious blood clotting disorders after receiving its Covid vaccine were “much lower than would be expected to occur naturally in a general population of this size”.
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FactCheck: minister’s claims about symptom-free spread and testing
Helen Whately claimed we ‘didn’t know’ in March and April that people without symptoms could be infectious.
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People with Covid symptoms should ‘limit contact with their cats’ – Glasgow University’s Prof Margaret Hosie
Prof Margaret Hosie, from the University of Glasgow Centre for Virus research, said they have been screening hundreds of samples for Covid-19 infections in the UK’s cat population.
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Timeline: Statues felled and vandalised following Black Lives Matter protests
The death of George Floyd has sparked protests – as well as calls for certain statues to be taken down, with some demonstrators doing it themselves.
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Latest COVID-19 science updates: antibody research, lockdown impact and virus mutations
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, scientists are rushing to carry out and publish research which will help us understand how the virus works, and how the disease it causes can be treated.
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How Dutch exporters are preparing for a no-deal Brexit
All this continuing uncertainty over Brexit is spread right across Europe. In the Netherlands, businesses exporting to the UK are warning that long border delays could prevent fresh produce from getting to shops quickly, leading to empty shelves.
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Father of son with rare genetic disease forced to move to Holland for treatment
The father of a child with a rare genetic disease is having to move to the Netherlands to receive treatment that the NHS won’t fund.
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Should European jihadis be allowed to return home?
What happens now to the jihadists who lived and fought for the militant Islamic state?
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FactCheck: is austerity reducing life expectancy?
Life expectancy in England is not growing at the rate that experts predicted before 2011. What’s going on?
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Police arrest Utrecht shootings suspect
The country’s head of counter-terrorism earlier said the incident “appears to be a terrorist attack”.