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Is UK overreacting to coronavirus crisis by telling citizens to leave China?

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Is UK overreacting to coronavirus crisis by telling citizens to leave China? Decision leaves tens of thousands weighing up huge choice without knowing why they should leaveFull story: UK tells Britons in China to leaveCoronavirus crisis - live updatesThe British government’s surprise announcement telling Britons to leave China “if they can” comes amid mounting international concern about the spread of coronavirus.But the advice came with no detailed guidance about why the UK’s position had changed – making it unclear whether this was a political stance, or a position based on new medical guidance that British authorities have not shared publicly. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Ian Paterson inquiry: culture of denial allowed rogue breast surgery

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Ian Paterson inquiry: culture of denial allowed rogue breast surgery Report says hospitals displayed wilful blindness to damaging operations on hundreds of patientsA rogue breast surgeon was able to perform unnecessary and damaging surgery on hundreds of patients because of multiple blunders by NHS and private hospitals and “a culture of avoidance and denial”, an official inquiry has declared.Opportunities to stop Ian Paterson carrying out medically unjustified operations were missed because staff and bosses of hospitals he worked in displayed a “wilful blindness” to his behaviour, despite many being concerned by it and some making complaints. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Sinn Féin steps up attacks on Irish rivals after shock poll lead

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Sinn Féin steps up attacks on Irish rivals after shock poll lead Party leader says voters want change as poll puts it in top position for general electionSinn Féin has stepped up its attacks on Ireland’s political establishment as polls show the party poised for a historic breakthrough in Saturday’s general election.Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin’s leader, said on Tuesday that Irish people wanted a change from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, centrist rivals that have dominated Irish politics for a century. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Iowa caucus chaos: Democrats plan to release results ‘as soon as possible’ – live coverage

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Iowa caucus chaos: Democrats plan to release results 'as soon as possible' – live coverage Full story: Democratic race off to disastrous startIowa caucuses results – live updatesWhat is the smartphone app at centre of Iowa debacle?Analysis: Trump campaign jubilant as Dems’ big night implodesHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 5.57pm GMTThe Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) just held a conference call for the presidential campaigns to update them on the delayed Iowa caucus results. It was heated.On a call with the Iowa Democratic Party and presidential campaigns, Bernie Sanders senior adviser Jeff Weaver said “folks who are just trying to delay” the Iowa results being released because of their position in the count are being &ldqu...
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Democratic race starts disastrously as ‘inconsistencies’ delay Iowa results

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Democratic race starts disastrously as 'inconsistencies' delay Iowa results Hours after voting began there were no results as the state’s Democratic party said it was ‘simply a reporting issue’Iowa caucuses latest newsIowa caucuses resultsHow do the caucuses work? The Guardian’s guideThe Democratic presidential primary contest has got off to a disastrous start after results from the highly anticipated Iowa Democratic caucuses were dramatically delayed due to “inconsistencies” in the reporting of the data.The state’s Democratic party said it was performing “quality control” on the numbers “out of an abundance of caution”, after reports on Monday of problems with a phone app used to relay vote tallies. Continue reading......
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Voters should not trust Boris Johnson to keep promises, says former Tory minister sacked from COP 26 role – live news

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Voters should not trust Boris Johnson to keep promises, says former Tory minister sacked from COP 26 role - live news Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenPM ‘doesn’t get climate crisis’No 10 reporter ban: civil service chief must investigate, says Starmer 11.41am GMTDominic Cummings, the PM’s chief adviser, was photographed carrying a book called Chinese Spies this morning as he arrived at Downing Street. It’s by the journalist Roger Faligot, and it says China has the largest intelligence service in the world, although the Times’s review (paywall) says Faligot’s account left him wondering “if there is such a thing as an overdevious secret service. In their constant quest to discover the imagined layer...
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong reports first death as China’s leadership admits ‘shortcomings’

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Coronavirus: Hong Kong reports first death as China's leadership admits ‘shortcomings’ Carrie Lam says measures would be taken ‘to reduce movement across the border’ as death toll growsCoronavirus - live updatesHong Kong has reported its first death from coronavirus, as the toll in China passed 420 and its leadership admitted “shortcomings” in its handling of the outbreak.A 39-year-old man with an underlying health condition died on Tuesday morning, according to the public broadcaster RTHK. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Terror offenders should be jailed indefinitely if necessary, says Gove

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Terror offenders should be jailed indefinitely if necessary, says Gove After Streatham attack, experts warn against applying emergency law to current prisonersMichael Gove has said some terrorism offenders should be jailed indefinitely “if necessary” as the government was warned that it faces legal challenges to emergency legislation proposed in the wake of the Streatham attack.The senior cabinet minister said “Islamist extremist terrorists” were in a different category to other offenders and must not be released until the Parole Board had deemed them safe to be on the UK’s streets. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Cambridge sociologist’s visa fight ‘sends shockwaves’ through universities

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Cambridge sociologist’s visa fight ‘sends shockwaves’ through universities Academics say case of Dr Asiya Islam, turned down after 10 years in UK, gives the lie to assurances Britain is open to expertsThe UK is “open to global talent”, the government declared last week, with a new visa designed to woo the best overseas researchers. But angry academics say their protests about the Home Office’s “shocking” refusal to grant residency to Dr Asiya Islam, an “unequivocally superb” Indian sociologist at Cambridge University, have fallen on deaf ears.Senior academics warn that unless the government reins in its aggressive application of immigration rules, talented international researchers will not want to come to the UK. Continue reading... Go to So...
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Coronavirus live updates: first Hong Kong death reported as China cases pass 20,000 – latest news

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Coronavirus live updates: first Hong Kong death reported as China cases pass 20,000 – latest news Thirty-nine year old man in Hong Kong believed to have had underlying condition. Death is only second outside mainland China – latest updatesChina’s leadership admits ‘shortcomings’ in coronavirus responseCoronavirus: British evacuee falls ill during flight from ChinaHow to protect yourself Hundreds of Canadians await evacuation flight from Wuhan 5.41am GMTThe Chinese women’s football team have been forced to train in hotel corridors ahead of their Olympic qualifying opener in Sydney on Friday. The team has been in isolation at a Brisbane CBD hotel since their arrival in Australia last week due to strict protocols in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Rela...
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No terrorism offenders to be released without review, says minister

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No terrorism offenders to be released without review, says minister Emergency legislation will retrospectively toughen terms of sentences being served by 220 terrorist offendersStreatham attack latest - live updatesThe government is to introduce emergency legislation to retrospectively toughen the terms of the prison sentences currently being served by 220 terrorist offenders to prevent their automatic release, the justice secretary has announced.In a move likely to face legal challenge, Robert Buckland said that all terrorist prisoners, including those currently in prison, will not be released before their full sentence has been served without an expert risk assessment from the Parole Board. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Political journalists boycott No 10 briefing after reporter ban

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Political journalists boycott No 10 briefing after reporter ban Journalists in Downing Street walk out after Johnson aide tries to exclude some reportersFollow the latest political news - livePolitical journalists have boycotted a briefing at No 10 Downing Street after one of Boris Johnson’s aides banned selected reporters from attending.The walkout took place after a confrontation inside No 10 in which Lee Cain, Johnson’s most senior communications adviser, tried to exclude reporters from the Mirror, i, HuffPost, PoliticsHome, Independent and others. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Pound falls as Boris Johnson takes tough line on EU trade deal

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Pound falls as Boris Johnson takes tough line on EU trade deal Post-Brexit stance by Brussels is threat of tariffs on UK goods unless rules are complied withThe pound fell on Monday after Boris Johnson warned that Britain would not accept alignment with EU rules in any Brexit trade deal, while Brussels threatened to put tariffs on UK goods unless he complies.Sterling sold off sharply after the prime minister and the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier outlined tough opening positions for post-Brexit trade talks, dipping by more than two cents against the dollar and about a cent against the euro. Continue reading... Go to Source
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