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EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier says there’s a ‘narrow path’ to Brexit deal
Some MEPs are now questioning whether there’s enough time left for the European Parliament to ratify a deal.
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UK PM and EU chief say conditions for finalising post-Brexit trade deal ‘are not there’
“The conditions for finalising an agreement are not there” – that’s the conclusion of the latest high-level phone call between Boris Johnson and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen.
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FactCheck Q&A: how safe is the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine?
The coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University is under scrutiny after the makers admitted an error had led to different groups getting different doses in clinical trials.
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Series 6, Episode 11: Lord Kim Darroch
Kim Darroch was a lifelong Foreign Office Diplomat to rose through the ranks to become British Ambassador to the United States between 2016 and 2019.
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Uyghur activist says: ‘We can call this a genocide’
We spoke to Aziz Isa Elkun, a London-based Uyghur academic and activist.
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UK government accuses China of ‘gross human rights abuses’
The government has accused China of ‘gross human rights abuses’ against the Muslim Uighur population and promised ‘measures’ against the Communist state, to be announced tomorrow.
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Huawei to be stripped from UK 5G network by 2027
The Government has announced it does not trust the Chinese telecoms company Huawei to make equipment for Britain’s 5G network.
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China accuses UK of ‘gross interference’ over Hong Kong
Ban the Chinese tech giant Huawei from the UK’s 5G network and there will be consequences, Beijing’s ambassador has warned
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Investigating airstrikes on hospitals in Syria
The provinces of Aleppo and Idlib in the north-west of the Syria are the last remaining areas held by rebel forces. As the Assad regime pushes to reclaim them almost a million civilians have been displaced. Hundreds of thousands of people are still fleeing north to the Turkish border.
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UN calls for Syria ceasefire as children die in freezing conditions
The UN’s envoy to Syria has repeated calls for an immediate ceasefire as the humanitarian situation in the north west of the country continues to deteriorate.
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Turkish soldiers killed in attack blamed on Syrian forces
Turkey has deployed thousands of troops to Idlib in north west Syria in an effort to halt an offensive by Syrian government forces that has displaced almost 700,000 civilians.
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Russia and Syria ‘dropping barrel bombs on everybody, mainly civilians’ – US Special Representative for Syria
Ambassador James Jeffrey – United States special representative for Syria – speaks on whether US intends to do anything to halt Syria and Russia’s advance to Idlib.
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FactCheck: is the mainstream media ignoring the yellow vest protests?
Social media is full of claims that mainstream outlets have decided not to cover the protests.
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Third coronavirus case in the UK as China urges world not to overreact
A third case of coronavirus has been identified in the UK.
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Pregnant women and newborn babies saved from Syrian maternity hospital
In the first of our reports from the last battleground of Syria, we show the chaotic and emotional scenes as rescuers evacuate heavily pregnant women and newborn babies.