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The race to find cause of hepatitis surge in young children
Doctors across the world are racing to find out what’s causing a surge in hepatitis among young children – as the number of cases in the UK jumped to 145.
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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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FactCheck: is second Covid jab safer for UK teenagers than in some other countries?
Children aged 16 and 17 will be offered a second dose following fresh advice from the JCVI.
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This is what a year of climate disasters looked like
From -25C temperatures in Spain to a record-equalling 54.4C in Death Valley, the extremes of our climate are becoming more acute.
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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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Delay to vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds ‘has a cost’, Prof Devi Sridhar warns
Covid cases in England have remained steady recently, but the start of the school year is being treated with caution. In Scotland, where pupils are already back, cases have surged.
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FactCheck Q&A: Why are we vaccinating 16 and 17-year-olds?
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) updated its advice today after weighing the potential harms and benefits of offering the vaccine to 16 and 17-year-olds.
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Heavy rains cause landslide in Japan as 19 confirmed missing
More deadly consequences of climate change are being felt around the world as at least two people are dead and 19 reported missing after a mudslide crashed into rows of houses near Tokyo following torrential rainfall.
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FactCheck Q&A: the gaps in Britain’s lobbying laws
Campaigners say David Cameron’s activities prove that UK law on lobbying is not fit for purpose.
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FactCheck: how competitive is the UK after Rishi Sunak’s corporation tax hike?
It’s a massive change in policy – the first time a UK chancellor has raised the headline rate of corporation tax in decades.
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Exclusive: ‘We are going to take this Trump case’ says co-chair of Facebook Oversight Board
We spoke to Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former Danish prime minister and co-chair of Facebook’s Independent Oversight Board
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China warns UK of ‘resolute response’
Canada and Australia have already suspended their extradition agreements with Hong Kong – and both countries have been on the receiving end of China’s diplomatic wrath.
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Russia accused of trying to steal UK coronavirus vaccine research
Russian spies have been targeting organisations which are trying to develop a coronavirus vaccine in an effort to steal their research, according to security services in the UK, the United States and Canada.
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UK/EU ‘very far away’ as they prepare for talks – European Parliament Brexit trade negotiator
The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has declared that the UK cannot expect a future trade deal with the EU to be similar to that with Canada – because it’s simply too close, geographically.
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Johnson says ‘no need’ for UK to follow EU rules
There is no need for Britain to accept alignment with European rules, Boris Johnson has declared – as he set out his vision for a future Canada style trade deal with the EU.
