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13 year old boy killed when police performed traffic stop on his dirt bike

December 31, 2021

Boy with an ‘illuminating smile and a beautiful happy spirit’ died after crashing dirt bike one day after he received it for Christmas

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Could gong for Tony Blair ‘unblock’ honours for successors as prime minister?

December 31, 2021

Reports suggested Queen delayed knighthood for ex-PM over response to Diana death

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US and Russia face deep differences ahead of Ukraine talks

December 31, 2021

After tough talk between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin over the Russian troop buildup on the Ukraine border, both sides insist they are hopeful …

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New Year’s Day could break temperature record with highs of 15C

December 31, 2021

New Year’s Eve saw record-breaking temperatures following a mild December.

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Officer who fatally shot 14-year-old girl in dressing room is identified as LAPD anti-racism champion

December 31, 2021

‘Being an African American police officer and from Louisville has given me a very unique perspective’

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Los Angeles beaches closed as up to four million gallons of untreated sewage spills across seven miles

December 31, 2021

Beaches in southern Los Angeles will remain closed until water quality improves

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AOC hits Republicans as ‘creepy weirdos’ for obsessing over her trip to Florida

December 31, 2021

Says Republicans are “mad they can’t date me”

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Scientists acknowledged in new year honours list for Covid heroics

December 31, 2021

Professor Chris Whitty has been awarded a knighthood for his services throughout the pandemic

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China opens embassy in Nicaragua for 1st time since 1990

December 31, 2021

China has opened an embassy in Nicaragua for the first time since 1990, acting just over three weeks after President Daniel Ortega’s government broke off …

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Johnson lists returning crowns to pint glasses as a key Brexit success

December 31, 2021

New year message makes no mention of Northern Ireland amid boasts of ‘cutting back on EU red tape’ Boris Johnson has named returning the crown …

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New year honours feature Covid experts with Chris Whitty knighted

December 31, 2021

Tennis player Emma Raducanu, Olympians and Paralympians, and actor Daniel Craig also among 1,122 people receiving awards Leading figures of science and medicine during the …

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Betty White, an ageless TV star, was America’s sweetheart

December 31, 2021

Betty White was America’s naughty sweetheart

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The Squad’s first year in the Biden administration was filled with opportunities – and plenty of challenges

December 31, 2021

The president embodies a type of Democratic politics they ran against; they still got some wins along with bitter losses, writes Eric Garcia

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Covid news – live: UK hits record daily cases as New Year’s Eve celebrations go ahead in England

December 31, 2021

Follow the latest updates below

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Ryan Reynolds among celebrities to pay tribute to acclaimed actress Betty White

December 31, 2021

The Golden Girls star has died less than a month before her 100th birthday.

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Airline trade group seeks delay in 5G communications launch

December 31, 2021

The airline industry is trying to delay next week’s scheduled rollout of 5G wireless service near dozens of major U.S. airports

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Biden to hold talks to reassure Ukraine president as he warns Russia it ‘cannot invade’

December 31, 2021

US president to speak with Volodymyr Zelensky following hour-long call with Vladimir Putin

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Displaced Coloradans worry about freezing temperatures as snow follows tragic fires

December 31, 2021

Lines snaked from evacuation centres as displaced families sought supplies and volunteers dropped off donations amid a snowstorm

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AP PHOTOS: In a flash, 2021 gives way to 2022

December 31, 2021

With flashy fireworks displays and subdued celebrations, with some in masks to protect against the coronavirus and others in light-up glasses, the world slipped from …

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Lib Dems set sights on Tory seats in south of England

December 31, 2021

Candidates to be placed in 30 constituencies where party would need 12% swing to topple sitting Tory The Lib Dems have identified 30 Tory seats …

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New Year’s Day Rose Parade set to go despite virus surge

December 31, 2021

The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl college football game between Ohio State and Utah are set to go forward on New Year’s Day despite surging …

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Voices: Keir Starmer should hold his nerve – Boris Johnson’s popularity boost won’t last

December 31, 2021

The Labour leader shouldn’t allow himself to be blown off course by a temporary setback in the opinion polls

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Actors, comedians and president react to Betty White’s death

December 31, 2021

Tributes from fellow actors and comedians poured in on social media Friday in reaction to the death of Betty White

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Omicron hospitalisation risk around one third of Delta, new data shows

December 31, 2021

Analysis suggests 81 per cent reduction in risk of hospitalisation among triple-jabbed Omicron cases

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Betty White death: Ryan Reynolds pays tribute to former co-star hours after responding to her joke about their ‘past relationship’

December 31, 2021

‘Betty White was 100 in my heart. She made it a century and kicked a** the whole way. Rip to a legend’

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Betty White dies at 99: Tributes pour in from Joe Biden and celebrity fans

December 31, 2021

‘The Proposal’ co-star Ryan Reynolds and news anchor Dan Rather among those paying tribute.

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Swimmers’ seaside lido ruined by a huge discharge of raw sewage that has turned the water murky brown

December 31, 2021

Bathers swam within metres of a rancid slosh containing faeces that was washed into the outdoor swimming pool this week

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Parent posts corrections to grammar in ‘error filled’ school union letter

December 31, 2021

‘Some of this could have been fixed by clicking on the squiggly blue line in Word. I’m embarrassed for them’

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Governor gives ‘Jeopardy’ contestant a 2nd chance at clue

December 31, 2021

A New York resident and “Jeopardy” contestant who was stumped this week by a clue about his state’s governor got a do-over

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Party like it’s 2019: Serbia hosts raucous New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2021

Boisterous New Year’s Eve celebrations have kicked off in Serbia’s capital of Belgrade, where mass gatherings have been allowed despite fears of the fast-spreading omicron …

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Betty White death: Star of Golden Girls and Hot in Cleveland dies at 99

December 31, 2021

Betty White, the star of The Golden Girls and Hot in Cleveland, has died aged 99.

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Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99

December 31, 2021

Actress Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died

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Shocking images of the Colorado wildfires with as many as 1,000 homes destroyed

December 31, 2021

Whole communities have been left devastated

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Veteran US actress Betty White dies aged 99

December 31, 2021

The award-winning US actress, best known for starring as Rose in 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls, died less than a month before her 100th birthday.

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Betty White death: The Golden Girls star and TV pioneer dies at 99

December 31, 2021

Emmy-winning actor and TV personality was the longest-working star in US television

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Golden Girls star Betty White dies aged 99

December 31, 2021

The American actor’s television career spanned more than 80 years – but it was her role as Rose Nylund on the 80s sitcom that cemented …

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Covid hospital admissions continue to rise as NHS falls under ‘unsustainable’ pressure

December 31, 2021

Some 12,395 Covid patients were in hospitals across England on Friday, an increase of 73 per cent since Christmas Day and the highest tally since …

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Security at UK Covid testing centres being reviewed after anti-vaxxers storm facility

December 31, 2021

Authorities are looking at further measures after equipment was vandalised and stolen by a mob calling staff ‘traitors’

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Britain breaks New Year’s Eve record with mild temperatures

December 31, 2021

The record-breaking temperatures on New Year’s Eve followed a ‘much milder’ December than usual.

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Two teenage boys accused of bludgeoning Spanish teacher to death: What we know about Nohema Graber’s murder

December 31, 2021

Prosecutor says no ‘combination of programming at any Iowa juvenile facility’ could ‘appropriately treat or rehabilitate the defendant’

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Covid and Trump are the two words Americans want to hear less in 2022, poll finds

December 31, 2021

Poll suggests an overall move toward pessimism among the American public

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Virginia sues small town where police officers attacked Black army lieutenant over temporary licence tags

December 31, 2021

The lawsuit is aimed against Windsor’s police force, following a ‘troubling’ pattern of behaviour towards African Americans

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Delta passenger accused of attacking staff who refused him access to flight

December 31, 2021

Footage of the incident at LAX shows the passenger punching an officer in the chest

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Alex Ferguson turns 80 and new year plans are made – Friday’s sporting social

December 31, 2021

We look at some of the best examples of social from 31 December

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Lifeboat volunteers praised for postponing Christmas celebrations to save lives

December 31, 2021

Thousands of volunteers who make up the crews of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution worked throughout the festive period to rescue people.

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Hunt ‘killed two foxes’ on government land at Christmas

December 31, 2021

Saboteurs claim one of them was assaulted during scuffle over animal’s body

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Covid-19 hospital admissions in England rise to highest level since January

December 31, 2021

Figures from NHS England, published on Friday, show there were 2,370 Covid-19 hospital admissions in England on December 29.

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Colorado fires: State ‘holding out for miracle’ that no one dead as ‘fast motion’ blazes confound experts

December 31, 2021

‘You can see how the wind and the topography drove that fire in certain directions, devastated some neighbourhoods and some blocks and left neighbours standing …

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Roe lawyer Sarah Weddington helped redefine abortion rights

December 31, 2021

Sarah Weddington is being remembered this week as a champion of feminism whose work impacted the nation’s politics as views shifted on abortion

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60,000 families in insecure accommodation while hundreds of thousands of homes stand empty

December 31, 2021

Exclusive: Liberal Democrats urge ministers to make housing children a priority for 2022

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Brexit forces British student to spend Christmas and New Year in Madrid

December 31, 2021

Exclusive: Lucy Taylor’s 21st birthday fell on 25 December, but she was unable to share it with her family

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White Louisiana judge caught on video using racial slur resigns

December 31, 2021

The judge said she did not remember using the racial slurs because she was using sedatives at the time the video was recorded

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$15B from Gates, French Gates tops 2021 biggest gift list

December 31, 2021

It was a healthy year for big gifts to charitable causes in 2021, a year that saw one of the largest multibillion-dollar contributions in more …

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PM’s flat overhaul: Labour demands inquiry findings be made public

December 31, 2021

Boris Johnson dogged by scandal amid calls for all evidence to be passed to standards commissioner Boris Johnson faces a further headache over the scandal …

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UK government’s Covid advisers enduring ‘tidal waves of abuse’

December 31, 2021

Exclusive: Guardian survey shows level of intimidation, including death threats, against scientific and medical advisers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The …

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Spain says it is first in Europe to officially count all femicides

December 31, 2021

Statistics on gender-based violence broadened beyond cases involving partners or exes Official statistics on gender-based violence in Spain will be broadened to include killings of …

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Police release image of woman wanted over Milton Keynes anti-vaxx protest

December 31, 2021

Dozens of people enter test-and-trace centre and appear to damage and remove equipment in videos shared on social media Police have released an image of …

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Quadrantids: Best meteor shower of the year to arrive in days – how to see it

December 31, 2021

The Quadrantid meteor shower could be about to set the standard for 2022 – just days after it begins.

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5 of the main talking points ahead of the Premier League’s New Year fixtures

December 31, 2021

We look at some of the talking points ahead of this weekend’s Premier League clashes.

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Voices: Why I won’t be making any new year’s resolutions for 2022

December 31, 2021

I find them counterproductive – and I feel that we owe ourselves a break given all that has happened over the last 12 months

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Toto Wolff and Christian Horner expect Formula 1 fightback from Ferrari in 2022

December 31, 2021

The Scuderia have had their eyes on 2022 for a long time, and Mercedes and Red Bull expect a big improvement

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Plus-size model claims fashion industry puts ‘slim models in fat suits’ in viral TikTok

December 31, 2021

Video by Karoline Bjornelykke made some viewers realise why they are ‘self-conscious’ about their face shape

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Dan Biggar: No fans at Wales’ Six Nations games would be ‘huge step backwards’

December 31, 2021

Under Covid restrictions, only 50 spectators are currently permitted to view outdoor events in Wales

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Home Office hit with high court claim over refusal to treat HIV patient in detention centre

December 31, 2021

Exclusive: Following the man’s release from immigration detention and medical tests, a specialist nurse confirmed that the virus has replicated due to the lack of …

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Store clerk arrested for allegedly beating customer having a seizure with a stick

December 31, 2021

Sobhi Hassan is accused of hospitalising Gregory Events

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Britain’s biggest family with 22 kids reveal their new ‘mini bus’

December 31, 2021

The Radford family children range in age from one to 32

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Denis O’Dell death: The Beatles’ film producer dies at his home in Spain

December 31, 2021

Mr O’Dell worked on ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ and ‘Magical Mystery Tour’

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Two more stabbings bring London to its worst ever teenage homicide death toll

December 31, 2021

Deaths of boys aged 15 and 16 in Croydon and Yiewsley mean 30 teenagers have been killed in 2021 London has recorded its worst ever …

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That’s a wrap: French plastic packaging ban for fruit and veg begins

December 31, 2021

Law bans sale of carrots, bananas and other items in plastic as environment groups urge other countries to follow A law banning plastic packaging for …

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What would a football utopia look like?

December 31, 2021

In an idealistic world, football could be a force for good in the way it professes to be and use its leverage to further improve …

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Voices: We must end the appalling practice of handcuffing children in care when they are being transported

December 31, 2021

Local authorities will often use private service providers when children in their care need to be taken somewhere. Unlike schools or care homes, transport providers …

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Omicron wave has peaked, South Africa says as officials lift curfew

December 31, 2021

Restrictions eased as cases and hospitalisations fall

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Almost three million ‘boosted by the bells’ in Scotland

December 31, 2021

Just under 77% of eligible adults have now had their third jab.

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Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku reveals he turned down Man City move and ‘100 percent’ wanted to stay at Inter Milan

December 31, 2021

Lukaku’s latest comments came in the second part of an interview with Sky Italy, after manager Thomas Tuchel criticised the striker for creating ‘noise that …

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Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Sentences of stepmother and father referred for being too lenient

December 31, 2021

‘Emma Tustin and Thomas Hughes grossly abused their position and subjected an innocent child to emotional and physical abuse,’ says attorney general

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Which countries can I travel to if I’m not vaccinated?

December 31, 2021

Here are the countries you can visit if you haven’t been jabbed

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Texarkana: Texas town hit by bizarre rainstorm of fish

December 31, 2021

Imagine the smell

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Giuffre lawyers seek details on Prince Andrew’s claimed inability to sweat

December 31, 2021

Royal’s legal team say some of the disclosure requests in Virginia Giuffre lawsuit are ‘overbroad and oppressive’ Lawyers representing a woman who has accused Prince …

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FTSE 100 bounces back despite Covid to finish 14.3% up in 2021

December 31, 2021

Stocks recover from shock of 2020 as vaccines allow economies to reopen and stimulus packages boost growth Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus …

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Florida zoo facing boycott calls after they shot tiger to save cleaner

December 31, 2021

Man called 911 after sticking his hand through bars of cage

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Katy Perry drinks beverage poured from her beer can bra during Las Vegas residency

December 31, 2021

‘Not only is she talented and gorgeous but she’s also resourceful,’ fan jokes

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UK marks hottest New Year’s Eve on record as temperatures reach 15.3C

December 31, 2021

A high of 15.3C was recorded in Coningsby, Lincolnshire

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US billionaire’s yacht sinks gas tanker in Bahamas

December 31, 2021

‘Due to the depth of the ocean at the location of the sinking, it has been determined that the tanker cannot be safely salvaged,’ shipping …

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Woman in court accused of kidnap and sexual assault

December 31, 2021

A court heard one of the victims was bound and had her head shaved.

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Arthur Labinjo-Hughes killers’ jail terms referred to appeal court ‘for being too lenient’

December 31, 2021

Attorney general says she believes sentences handed to Emma Tustin and Thomas Hughes were too low The jail sentences handed to Emma Tustin and Thomas …

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Russian foreign minister warns west over ‘aggressive line’ in Ukraine crisis

December 31, 2021

Sergei Lavrov says Moscow may be forced to ‘eliminate unacceptable threats to our security’ following Biden-Putin call Russia’s top diplomat has warned the west that …

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Millions with no savings hurt by Tory ‘failure’, says Labour

December 31, 2021

Opposition says families’ finances being hammered as analysis shows how many have nothing to fall back on More than 6.5 million people in working families …

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Wiltshire police arrest man after Boxing Day hunt clash

December 31, 2021

Man arrested on suspicion of affray after disorder between Avon Vale hunt members and protesters A man has been arrested on suspicion of affray after …

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Isolating Mikel Arteta says he will be pacing the room during Arsenal-City clash

December 31, 2021

The Arsenal boss will not be at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

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Investment at Dover putting smaller ports at disadvantage – ferry firm

December 31, 2021

Brittany Ferries, which operates from Portsmouth, Plymouth and Poole, said several haulage customers have already switched journeys to the Kent port.

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10 best ports for a taste of the Portuguese wine: From vintage ruby to tawny

December 31, 2021

The celebrated drink isn’t just a Christmas tipple

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

December 31, 2021

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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Stressed about the climate crisis? Here’s how to act in 2022

December 31, 2021

The richest 10 per cent of the world are responsible for more than half of global emissions, but there’s plenty we can all do, writes …

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Brexit: UK food imports face disruption because ‘medieval’ government IT system not ready for red tape

December 31, 2021

Technology glitch means fruit and vegetable importers can’t submit required paperwork from 1 January – and government still hasn’t worked out how to fix the …

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Omicron symptoms: What to look out for from new Covid variant

December 31, 2021

Latest strain manifests itself in slightly different ways to original coronavirus, which was often difficult to differentiate from common cold without testing

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PSG remain hopeful of persuading Kylian Mbappe to sign new contract

December 31, 2021

The 23-year-old forward is free to discuss pre-contract terms with other clubs from 1 January

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Protests over Cristiano Ronaldo statue in former Portuguese colony of Goa

December 31, 2021

Local politician says statue is meant to inspire young people, but critics say it is inappropriate He is idolised as one of the greatest footballers …

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Hundreds pay respects to Desmond Tutu ahead of low-key funeral

December 31, 2021

Mourners queue in Cape Town to see casket of former archbishop, who requested a funeral without lavish expense Hundreds of mourners queued outside Saint George’s …

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Voices: We urgently need to rethink the funding of global climate action

December 31, 2021

If the financial crisis and Covid were important enough for governments to do whatever it takes to find the money needed, then surely the climate …

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New laws take effect across US on abortion, policing, taxes

December 31, 2021

From minimum wage increases to animal protection to police accountability to both cutting and increasing taxes a series of new laws are taking effect across …

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