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London coronavirus patient turned up at hospital in Uber taxi

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London coronavirus patient turned up at hospital in Uber taxi Exclusive: woman arrived at Lewisham A&E unannounced after falling illCoronavirus – latest updatesThe first person diagnosed with coronavirus in London turned up unannounced at a hospital in an Uber taxi after falling ill, the Guardian has been told.Two staff from Lewisham hospital in south London are now in isolation at home after coming into contact with the woman, a Chinese national who had recently arrived in the capital from China. Continue reading... Go to Source

Earth just had hottest January since records began, data shows

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Earth just had hottest January since records began, data shows Average global temperature 2.5F above 20th-century averageAntarctic has begun February with several temperature spikesLast month was the hottest January on record over the world’s land and ocean surfaces, with average temperatures exceeding anything in the 141 years of data held by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Related: Antarctic temperature rises above 20C for first time on record Continue reading... Go to Source

Cabinet reshuffle: Sajid Javid resigns as chancellor – live news

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Cabinet reshuffle: Sajid Javid resigns as chancellor – live news Unexpected move comes as Boris Johnson begins much-anticipated reshuffle to his cabinetBoris Johnson’s reshuffle: who’s in, who’s out, at a glanceFull report: Julian Smith sacked as Boris Johnson reshuffles cabinetTory donor denies funding Boris Johnson’s Caribbean holiday 11.57am GMTAccording to Sky News, Rishi Sunak, the chief secretary to the Treasury, is expected to be appointed chancellor. And there will be a joint pool of advisers serving No 10 and No 11, Sky reports. 11.56am GMTSajid Javid, the chancellor, reportedly resigned because the PM insisted that he sack his advisers, and replace them with officials chosen by Number 10. Such a move would amount to a repeat of what happened last year, ...

Brexit: Macron pushes for tougher EU negotiating position

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Brexit: Macron pushes for tougher EU negotiating position French government wants stronger UK commitments on ‘level playing field’ with EUEmmanuel Macron is making a last-ditch push for a tougher EU negotiating position with Britain over the post-Brexit relationship despite concerns among other member states that they risk blowing up the talks before they have begun.The conclusion of an internal decision on Brussels’s so-called level playing field demands has been delayed as the French government continues to push for stronger commitments on regulatory alignment to be asked of the British in return for maintaining free trade. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: China purges regional leaders hours after spike in deaths and new cases

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Coronavirus: China purges regional leaders hours after spike in deaths and new cases Political fallout from outbreak continues, with three more leaders sacked, as change in criteria leads to surge of casesCoronavirus latest updates The number of deaths and infections caused by the coronavirus in China has risen dramatically after authorities changed the way they calculate the figures amid an ongoing purge of party officials in the stricken province of Hubei and in Hong Kong.Figures released on Thursday morning showed that deaths in Hubei, the epicentre of the deadly outbreak, had increased by 242 and new confirmed cases rose by almost 15,000 – a jump of about a third on the total so far. Continue reading... Go to Source

UK prepares for more coronavirus cases after first London diagnosis

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UK prepares for more coronavirus cases after first London diagnosis Officials tell Britons to brace themselves for spread of virus as global disruption continues Coronavirus – live updatesBritain must now prepare itself for more cases of the coronavirus, health officials have warned, as they confirmed a first victim diagnosed in London on a day when the spread of the disease continued to cause disruption across the world.The new patient, who brings the total number in the UK to nine, is a Chinese woman in her late 20s or early 30s who lives in the British capital with relatives. She flew in to Heathrow from China at the weekend and called NHS 111 when she developed symptoms after landing. Continue reading... Go to Source

Boris Johnson rejects revolution in favour of modest cabinet reshuffle

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Boris Johnson rejects revolution in favour of modest cabinet reshuffle Move is the latest sign that PM could take a more cautious approach to government Boris Johnson has set aside plans for a radical overhaul of Whitehall machinery in favour of a modest shakeup of his top team on Thursday, in the latest indication that his approach to government may be less revolutionary than that of his key adviser, Dominic Cummings.After giving the go-ahead to the controversial HS2 rail project, which Cummings was known to be sceptical about, Johnson appears to have rejected – or postponed – proposals to merge or abolish government departments. Instead, several cabinet ministers who are deemed by Downing Street to have performed poorly in recent months are likely to be shown the door. Con...

Lyra McKee: man, 52, charged with murder of journalist

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Lyra McKee: man, 52, charged with murder of journalist Police Service of Northern Ireland charges man over murder in Derry last yearA 52-year-old man has been charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said.McKee, 29, was shot dead as she observed rioting in the Creggan area of Derry in April last year. Continue reading... Go to Source

Home Office tells man, 101, his parents must confirm ID

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Home Office tells man, 101, his parents must confirm ID Request caused by apparent tech glitch came when Italian Giovanni Palmiero applied to stay in UK post-BrexitA 101-year-old Italian man who has been in London since 1966 was asked to get his parents to confirm his identity by the Home Office after he applied to stay in the country post-Brexit.In what appears to be a computer glitch the Home Office thought he was a one-year-old child. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: Tests on 83 people quarantined in Wirral come back negative – latest news

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Coronavirus: Tests on 83 people quarantined in Wirral come back negative – latest news HMP Bullingdon inmates also given all clear as Steve Walsh, thought to have caught the virus in Singapore, discharged from hospitalF1’s Chinese GP called off due to coronavirusWHO chief says threat of virus is greater than terrorismWorthing hospital healthcare worker contracts coronavirusShare your stories 5.44pm GMTAll 83 people who were being held in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital, in the Wirral, have been told their test results for coronavirus came back negative. The BBC reported that they all expect be free to leave the accommodation – which they had been staying in for the past fortnight – tomorrow morning. 5.34pm GMTCoronavirus tests for two prisoners in Oxfordshire have ...

‘One rule for black boys and another for white’: Corbyn attacks PM

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'One rule for black boys and another for white': Corbyn attacks PM Jeremy Corbyn confronts Boris Johnson on drug use after deportation of ex-offendersPMQs – live updatesJeremy Corbyn launched a scathing personal attack on Boris Johnson over the way black and white children connected to class A drugs are treated by the government in the wake of the deportation of ex-offenders to Jamaica.Speaking in the Commons, the Labour leader called out the prime minister over allegations of Johnson’s own drug use, saying: “If there was a case of a young white boy with blond hair who later dabbled in class A drugs, and conspired with a friend to beat up a journalist, would he deport that boy? Continue reading... Go to Source

Giant dams enclosing North Sea could protect millions from rising waters

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Giant dams enclosing North Sea could protect millions from rising waters Dams between Scotland, Norway, France and England ‘a possible solution’ to problemA Dutch government scientist has proposed building two mammoth dams to completely enclose the North Sea and protect an estimated 25 million Europeans from the consequences of rising sea levels as a result of global heating.Sjoerd Groeskamp, an oceanographer at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, said a 475km dam between north Scotland and west Norway and another 160km one between west France and south-west England was “a possible solution”. Continue reading... Go to Source

Nine schools in East Sussex testing staff or pupils for coronavirus

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Nine schools in East Sussex testing staff or pupils for coronavirus Primary opposite County Oak medical centre tells families of two pupils to self-isolateCoronavirus – live updatesNine schools in East Sussex have said some of their pupils or staff are being kept in isolation and tested for coronavirus after concerns were raised that a Brighton man who tested positive for the disease may have passed it on to others. Steve Walsh, who unknowingly contracted the disease on a business trip in Singapore before going on a ski trip where he is thought to have infected others, is being held in an isolation unit at St Thomas’ hospital in London. He was in the Alps with two GPs who have since tested positive for coronavirus in Brighton. Continue reading... Go to Source
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