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At least 120 dead and more than 1,000 missing in Western Europe floods
Record rainfall caused rivers to burst their banks and the intensity of the floods that followed have now claimed more than 120 lives. Towns and villages have been left devastated as buildings collapsed, and residents were left stranded. Germany has been the hardest hit. In the country’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, at least 43…
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140 missing in northern India after broken glacier brought sudden floods
Rescue teams in northern India are searching for around 140 people who are still missing after part of a Himalayan glacier broke away – triggering sudden, and massive floods. At least nine people have been killed. Most of the missing had been working at a hydroelectric plant which was almost completely swept away.
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Covid: Was there a North-South divide in England?
Figures show that the proportion of deaths in the north of England were 14 per cent higher than the south between March and July.
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Johnson wants other parts of northern England added to highest Covid alert level
The Prime Minister told MPs that he was negotiating with local authority leaders in the North West, North East Yorkshire and the Humber on what he described as “difficult but necessary measures” in return for more support from the central government.
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Greenpeace criticised by UK fishing industry for dumping giant boulders in North Sea to prevent “illegal” fishing
Dangerous, illegal and irresponsible – that’s how UK fishing organisations have described the actions of Greenpeace in the North Sea after campaigners dumped giant boulders in the Dogger Bank.
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Lockdown restrictions to be lifted in parts of northern England
Extra lockdown restrictions are to be lifted in some parts of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire where coronavirus incidence rates have been brought down.
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At least six people reported dead as wildfires blaze on in California
President Trump has issued a major disaster declaration as thousands of firefighters struggle to contain some of the worst wildfires on record.
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Coronavirus restrictions reimposed in parts of northern England
Millions of people are coming to terms with new restrictions which were suddenly reimposed last night across large swathes of northern England.
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Concerns raised over staff safety in Northern Ireland food processing plants
Northern Ireland has announced two deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours – an increase from zero the day before.
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How one east London school adapted to the coronavirus pandemic
Scottish schools will begin reopening in August – with pupils in Northern Ireland also likely to begin a phased return that month.
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‘I do think North Korea will increase their provocations’ – Sue Mi Terry
Joining us is Sue Mi Terry, who is a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former intelligence analyst specialising in East Asia.
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Boris Johnson takes victory lap of newly won north of England seats
Boris Johnson has promised former Labour voters he will ‘repay’ their trust as he visited the northeast of England to congratulate newly elected Tory MPs.
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FactCheck: Johnson contradicts own cabinet on Northern Ireland trade
The PM said ‘There will be no forms, no checks, no barriers of any kind.’
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Some US troops may remain in northern Syria to guard oil fields
WARNING: This report contains some images viewers may find distressing. The United States says it may now leave some troops in north-east Syria, not for the benefit of its former allies, the Kurds, but to protect the oilfields there. President Trump’s abrupt decision to pull US forces out of the area effectively paved the way…
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What would a ‘hard border’ in Northern Ireland actually look like?
Leo Varadkar’s office has told FactCheck that Ireland would not build any physical infrastructure on the border – even if there is no deal.
