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Trump border wall between US and Mexico blows over in high winds

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Trump border wall between US and Mexico blows over in high winds Steel panels being installed between Calexico and Mexicali are part of the US president’s attempt to enhance the border barrierA section of Donald Trump’s much-vaunted border wall between the United States and Mexico has blown over in high winds, US border patrol officers have been reported as saying.The steel panels, more than nine metres (30ft) high, began to lean at a sharp angle on the border between the Californian town of Calexico and Mexicali in Mexico amid gusts on Wednesday. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: returning Britons could be kept in quarantine for 14 days

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Coronavirus: returning Britons could be kept in quarantine for 14 days About 200 UK nationals will be barred from boarding plane from China if they do not agreeHundreds of British nationals brought home from China because of the coronavirus outbreak are expected to be quarantined at a secure NHS facility for a fortnight, it has emerged.As the last British Airways flights from Beijing and Shanghai returned to the UK after the airline suspended operations in China, about 200 Britons in the vicinity of Wuhan were preparing to leave on an emergency chartered plane. Continue reading... Go to Source

Sajid Javid expected to back HS2 despite spiralling costs

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Sajid Javid expected to back HS2 despite spiralling costs Chancellor’s decision comes amid calls from new Tory MPs for project to be scrappedSajid Javid is expected to throw his weight behind the controversial HS2 rail project at a key meeting on Thursday, after the Treasury concluded it will still deliver economic benefits despite spiralling costs.The chancellor is poised to tell Boris Johnson and Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, that he believes the sums still add up despite the price tag having risen to an estimated £88bn. Continue reading... Go to Source

Brexit: MEPs ratify UK withdrawal agreement

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Brexit: MEPs ratify UK withdrawal agreement Politicians join in rendition of Auld Lang Syne after vote confirming UK departure from EU on FridayThe highs and lows of Britain’s 47 years in the EEC and EUBritain’s departure from the EU on 31 January was set in stone in a historic moment for the nation as MEPs in Brussels ratified the withdrawal agreement before breaking out in a rendition of Auld Lang Syne.As the president of the European parliament, David Sassoli, announced the result of the vote, with 621 in favour to 49 against with 13 abstentions, MEPs stood almost as one to sing the Scottish song. Continue reading... Go to Source

Telescope captures most detailed pictures yet of the sun

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Telescope captures most detailed pictures yet of the sun First observations from Inouye telescope bring previously hazy star into sharp focusThe sun’s turbulent surface has been revealed in unprecedented detail in the first observations by the Inouye solar telescope in Hawaii.The striking images reveal a surprising level of structure hidden within the churning plasma exterior, bringing a previously hazy impression of the sun’s patchwork surface sharply into focus for the first time. Continue reading... Go to Source

Trump impeachment: White House claims John Bolton book contains top secret information – live

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Trump impeachment: White House claims John Bolton book contains top secret information – live White House sends letter saying book cannot be publishedToday is first of two days of question-and-answer sessions at trialTrump allies seem confident they will be able to block witnessesHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 11.40pm GMTSenator Joe Manchin posed a question pointed toward Alan Dershowitz, noting that “high crimes and misdemeanors” clearly doesn’t refer to a statutory crime. “What has happened in the past 22 years to change the original intent of the framers?” he asked. Dershowitz’s response: “What happened was that the current president was impeached.” 11.17pm GMTAs senators mull the merits of c...

UK presses China to let dual nationals join coronavirus exodus

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UK presses China to let dual nationals join coronavirus exodus China does not recognise dual nationality and is not letting Chinese passport holders leaveThe British government is urgently pressing Beijing to allow dual nationals to leave China after public outcry over families being split up during the coronavirus evacuations.Only British passport holders who do not also hold Chinese nationality are being allowed to leave. The British embassy in Beijing is urging the Chinese to let dependents of British nationals and British-Chinese dual nationals leave too. Continue reading... Go to Source

Brexit: MEPs approve withdrawal agreement after emotional debate and claims UK will return – live news

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Brexit: MEPs approve withdrawal agreement after emotional debate and claims UK will return - live news Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenPM tells Corbyn: don’t be so negative about Middle East peace planPMQs - Snap verdictTwitter has created ‘real problems’ for left, says Lisa Nandy 5.50pm GMTFrom the BBC’s Scotland editor, Sarah SmithScottish Parliament has voted in favour of holding another independence referendum. But this does not mean it will happen. Still needs agreement from Westminster. They've also voted to keep the EU flag flying outside Holyrood after Brexit. This will happen. 5.47pm GMTFrom Jaume Duch, spokesperson for the European parliamentThe European Parliament gives its consent to the Withdrawal Agreement ...

‘We will never be Jerusalem’: Abu Dis pours scorn on Trump plan

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'We will never be Jerusalem': Abu Dis pours scorn on Trump plan Mayor of Palestinian town cut off from Jerusalem by Israeli wall says it has no aspiration to be capital of future ‘state’It seems nobody thinks much of the hillside Palestinian town of Abu Dis, not even its mayor, who finds it hard to answer why he took the job. “For real, I don’t know,” he said. “There’s a lot of crime and drugs.”When they still lived in a village with stunning views of the golden Dome of the Rock and the Mount of Olives, families from Abu Dis would walk across the valleys into Jerusalem to sell sheep, goats and cheese. Continue reading... Go to Source

Trump rages at John Bolton amid signs former adviser could be called to testify

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Trump rages at John Bolton amid signs former adviser could be called to testify President complains of Bolton’s ‘nasty and untrue’ bookBook alleges Trump did link Ukraine aid delay to Biden inquiryDonald Trump launched a direct attack on his former national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday amid signs that the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, does not have Republican votes locked down to block Democrats’ efforts to call Bolton as a witness in the president’s impeachment trial. Related: 'Danger! Danger! Danger!' Is Trump's team alarmed about their own case? Continue reading... Go to Source

Alastair Stewart quits as ITV presenter over ‘errors of judgment’

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Alastair Stewart quits as ITV presenter over 'errors of judgment' Stewart was one of ITV’s flagship newsreaders for more than three decadesThe ITV newsreader Alastair Stewart is stepping down from his presenting duties following “errors of judgment in Alastair’s use of social media”, ITN has said.There was no immediate indication of the nature of Stewart’s actions. Continue reading... Go to Source

Britons evacuated due to coronavirus to be quarantined for 14 days

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Britons evacuated due to coronavirus to be quarantined for 14 days People returning from China could be placed at a military base, says health departmentCoronavirus: BA suspends China flights – live updatesBritons returning from coronavirus-hit Wuhan will be placed in quarantine for 14 days.Officials are considering taking passengers to a military base once they arrive home, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said. Continue reading... Go to Source

Grenfell witnesses’ legal move throws inquiry into confusion

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Grenfell witnesses' legal move throws inquiry into confusion People involved in cladding likely to claim privilege to allow them not to answer questionsThe Grenfell Tower public inquiry has been thrown into confusion after witnesses involved in the design and choice of materials used in the combustible facade said they were likely to claim privilege against self-incrimination as a reason for not answering questions.There were groans from the bereaved and survivors when the inquiry chairman, Sir Martin Moore-Bick, announced that Harley Facades, which erected the cladding, some employees and former employees of Rydon, the main contractor, and witnesses for the Kensington and Chelsea Tenants Management Organisation (KCTMO) were likely to claim the long-established right when cross-examin...

EU vessels will no longer have automatic access to UK fishing waters

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EU vessels will no longer have automatic access to UK fishing waters Fisheries bill to also ensure sustainable and ‘climate smart’ fishing The automatic right of EU vessels to fish in British waters, in accordance with the EU’s common fisheries policy, is to be ended under the fisheries bill introduced to parliament today.There will also be measures to ensure sustainable fishing and “climate-smart” fishing in UK waters, added since the last version of the bill which had to be abandoned. This is in line with the government’s environmental commitments, and provisions to provide financial support to fishing communities. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus evacuations begin as China cases outstrip Sars

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Coronavirus evacuations begin as China cases outstrip Sars Japan and US airlift hundreds out of Wuhan as death toll rises to 132 with almost 6,000 confirmed cases inside ChinaAustralia to fly out 600 citizens – latest updatesJapan and the US have airlifted hundreds of their citizens from Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, as officials in China said the death toll from the disease had risen sharply overnight to 132, with nearly 1,500 new cases in the country.A government-chartered plane carrying 206 Japanese nationals arrived in Tokyo from Wuhan on Wednesday morning. Officials said four of the passengers – a woman and three men – had coughs and fevers and had been taken to a hospital in separate ambulances for treatment and further tests. Continue readi...

Private schools criticise plans to get more poor students into university

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Private schools criticise plans to get more poor students into university Regulator’s pledge to boost university access in England ‘may discriminate based on class’Leading private schools have challenged plans to widen access to the most selective universities in England, warning they could lead to discrimination against young people “on the basis of the class they were born into”.The intervention by the Headmasters’ & Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC), which represents many of the country’s most expensive independent schools, reflects members’ concerns that new measures to improve access for the most disadvantaged students could lead to discrimination against students from elite private schools. Continue reading... Go to Sourc...

Trump unveils ‘realistic two-state solution’ for Middle East peace

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Trump unveils 'realistic two-state solution' for Middle East peace Palestinians absent as plan offers route to statehood but recognises Israeli settlements in West BankDonald Trump has launched his “ultimate deal” for Middle East peace, saying his detailed 80-page plan would be a “realistic two-state solution” that had already been agreed to by Israel.“Today Israel takes a big step towards peace,” Trump said in a joint press conference with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, at the White House. “I was not elected to do small things or shy away from big problems,” he added. Continue reading... Go to Source

Germany confirms first human coronavirus transmission in Europe

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Germany confirms first human coronavirus transmission in Europe Man infected by colleague who appeared not to have symptoms when virus was transmittedLatest Coronavirus news: live updatesThe first human-to-human transmission of the Wuhan coronavirus in Europe has been reported in Germany, where a man was infected by a colleague who had been in China, fuelling anxieties about the potential ease of international spread.Experts said it was of particular concern that the Chinese woman who originally had the virus apparently had no symptoms when she transmitted it to her colleague. There have been warnings from inside China that people may be infectious before they start to feel ill. Continue reading... Go to Source

Disabled man starved to death after DWP stopped his benefits

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Disabled man starved to death after DWP stopped his benefits MPs call for inquiry into case of Errol Graham, 57, who weighed 28.5kg when he was found deadMPs and campaigners have called for an independent inquiry after it emerged a disabled man with a long history of mental illness starved to death just months after welfare officials stopped his out-of-work and housing benefits.Errol Graham, a 57-year-old grandfather, and in his younger days a keen amateur footballer, weighed just four and a half stone (28.5kg) when his emaciated body was discovered by bailiffs who had broken down his front door to evict him for non-payment of rent. Continue reading... Go to Source

Grenfell refurbishers knew cladding would fail, inquiry told

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Grenfell refurbishers knew cladding would fail, inquiry told Emails reveal architect and builders discussed how cladding was not fire-resistantThe architect, builders and fire engineer who worked on the disastrous Grenfell Tower refurbishment knew the cladding system would fail in the event of a fire more than two years before 72 people were killed, according to emails revealed at the public inquiry on Tuesday.Staff at architects Studio E, the fire engineer Exova, the facade installer Harley, and Rydon, the main contractor, discussed how the cladding system they were planning to wrap around the 120-home apartment block was likely to fail in the event of a fire. Continue reading... Go to Source

Raab defends green light for Huawei 5G infrastructure role

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Raab defends green light for Huawei 5G infrastructure role Foreign secretary tells MPs government will introduce strict limits on Chinese firm designated ‘high-risk vendor’ Huawei decision: political reaction – liveThe UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has defended the government’s decision to allow the Chinese tech firm Huawei to build non-core elements of the UK’s 5G network, despite designating it a “high-risk vendor”.US officials had warned against allowing any involvement by Huawei, claiming it posed a security risk. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: China death toll climbs to 106 with first fatality in Beijing – live updates

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Coronavirus: China death toll climbs to 106 with first fatality in Beijing – live updates US updates travel warning to China to highest level as mayor of Wuhan admits authorities were too slow in releasing information about virus. Follow the latest newsWuhan mayor admits mistakesWhat is the coronavirus and how worried should we be about it?Coronavirus: how to protect yourself from infection 5.39am GMTOne of the curious thing to come out of the Australian news conference about school advice with regards to coronavirus, is that speakers reiterated that there hasn’t been person-to-person transmission of the virus in Australia. “There is no evidence,” said the NSW chief health officer, Kerry Chant. 5.25am GMTThe NSW education minister Sarah Mitchell was also at the pres...

Prince Andrew not cooperating in Jeffrey Epstein inquiry, say US prosecutors

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Prince Andrew not cooperating in Jeffrey Epstein inquiry, say US prosecutors US attorney for southern district of New York says so far Andrew has not responded to a request for an interviewPrince Andrew has provided “zero” cooperation with the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking inquiry, US prosecutors said on Monday, despite earlier promises to help investigations in any way possible.Speaking outside Epstein’s Manhattan mansion, Geoffrey Berman, US attorney for the southern district of New York, said the agencies had contacted Andrew regarding an interview, but that he had not yet agreed to provide one. Continue reading... Go to Source

Gary Lineker says BBC should make licence fee voluntary

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Gary Lineker says BBC should make licence fee voluntary Highest-paid BBC presenter would raise cost for those who payLineker upset by Brexit but will not ‘keep going on about it’Read Donald McRae’s full interview with Gary LinekerThe BBC licence fee should become a voluntary charge, the Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker says, in comments that are likely to cause dismay at the national broadcaster as it faces a battle with the government over its future.Lineker, the highest-paid BBC star with earnings from the corporation of £1.75m in 2018-19, told the Guardian the licence fee was the broadcaster’s “fundamental problem” and in need of reform. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: 73 test negative in UK as China death toll hits 81 – live updates

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Coronavirus: 73 test negative in UK as China death toll hits 81 – live updates World Health Organization chief travels to Beijing as more than 2,700 cases reported in China. Follow the latest news about the outbreak.Coronavirus: 100,000 may already be infected, experts warn100 Australian children stranded in Wuhan as coronavirus spreadsWhat is the coronavirus and how worried should we be?Share your stories 5.47pm GMTChina has announced that 60.33bn yuan (6.6bn GBP) will be allocated for the sole purpose of fighting the coronavirus outbreak.China’s Ministry of Finance and National Health Commission said funds would go into public health services and epidemic prevention. 5.32pm GMTFrance expects to repatriate up to a few hundred of its 800 citizens living in the Wuhan area, thoug...

Auschwitz survivors return after 75 years for memorial ceremony

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Auschwitz survivors return after 75 years for memorial ceremony Those returning to former Nazi death camp fear lessons of Holocaust are being forgotten‘I see it as a chance to finally say goodbye’: Auschwitz survivors tell their storiesMore than 200 survivorsgathered at the former Nazi extermination camp of Auschwitz, many probably for the final time, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its liberation.As rows over the make-up of the international guest list at the memorial ceremony threatened to overshadow Monday’s event, survivors who drew on harrowing memories of their incarceration warned the lessons from the atrocities sanctioned by Adolf Hitler’s administration and carried out often by ordinary Germans were in danger of being forgotten. Continue reading...

Labour defeat due to gimmicks and division, say members

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Labour defeat due to gimmicks and division, say members Review led by Ed Miliband tasked with suggesting ways the party might find a path to powerGimmicky policies, horrible inefficiency and factional promotions are among the catalogue of errors behind Labour’s dismal performance at the general election, according to party members.The damning comments on Labour’s campaign forms part of an early release of views gathered by a team headed by the former party leader Ed Miliband consisting of MPs, union leaders and party members. They have tasked themselves with analysing Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign and suggest ways the party might find a future path back to power. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: Britain under pressure to evacuate UK nationals

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Coronavirus: Britain under pressure to evacuate UK nationals UK embassy in Beijing says it is working on option for British nationals to leave ChinaCoronavirus latest - live updatesBritain’s embassy in Beijing has said it is “working to make available an option” for British nationals to leave the Chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus as the UK’s response was contrasted with that of other countries with active evacuation plans.The announcement on Monday came as the former foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, backed the idea of airlifts for British citizens in China and Public Health England said the first case of the virus was likely to come from somebody already in the UK. Continue reading... Go to Source

Brexit: No 10 does not rule out using fishing as bargaining chip in UK-EU trade talks – live news

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Brexit: No 10 does not rule out using fishing as bargaining chip in UK-EU trade talks – live news Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenVaradkar: EU will have upper hand in trade talksImmigration: fast-track ‘global talent visa’ to be launched days after Brexit Auf Wiedersehen, adieu: UK MEPs face final week 11.37am GMTHere is the Times’s Steven Swinford on the significance of the PMOS’s comments on fishing.No 10 spokesman suggests access to Britain’s waters for EU fishing boats *will* be the subject of negotiations over future trade deal‘We are taking back control of our waters‘It will be for the UK to determine for the best interests of the UK who fishes in those waters’ 11.31am GMTThe PMOS is not tal...

Kobe Bryant: NBA legend dies in helicopter crash at age of 41

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Kobe Bryant: NBA legend dies in helicopter crash at age of 41 Star’s daughter, Gianna, also among victims of crashBasketball star dead in crash – follow latestKobe Bryant: a life in picturesKobe Bryant, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, has died in a helicopter crash. He was 41.Bryant was on board the helicopter along with eight others when it crashed at 10am local time near Calabasas, 30 miles north-west of downtown Los Angeles, in foggy weather. The crash ignited brushfires, making it hard for rescue crews to get close to the site. There were no reported survivors, and although authorities did not confirm the identity of any of the victims, Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, is also believed to have died in the crash. Bryant had lived in the a...