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27 December 2020
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PM says agreement ‘does not go as far as we would like’ over sector’s access to EU markets -
The president indicated he may veto the 5,000-page bill that he calls a ‘disgrace’ which would extend benefits to Americans
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Latest updates: first vaccine doses administered across Europe; Germany rollout delayed after potential irregularities in cooling of Pfizer shot -
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Blast caused damage to dozens of buildings and hurt three people
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2020 led to surges in everything from domestic abuse to black markets in fake vaccines -
Spotlight
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The novelist’s hit debut, a witty spin on race, feminism and sex based on her time as a nanny in New York, has even won fans among her former employers… -
The notorious murderer who preyed on 70s backpackers is the subject of a new BBC drama -
She was the face of popular culture, but then Fearne Cotton reached crisis point. Now she has found her voice again...
Around the world
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Roger Murrow writes: When you left school and wanted to play the game, but had attended a secondary modern school rather than a grammar, there was often nowhere to go -
Latest updates: first vaccine doses administered across Europe; Germany rollout delayed after potential irregularities in cooling of Pfizer shot
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Uganda has never acknowledged the sporting legacy of athlete ‘Sunlight’ Okiror. Almost 30 years after his death, his son hopes this might change -
Human rights organisation says allegations that Nicholas Opiyo withdrew over $300,000 in funds are ‘frivolous’ and ‘fabricated’ -
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Opinion & analysis
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The New Zealand prime minister’s appeal comes from adding compassion, something her rivals have been unable to emulate -
With a mutant Covid variant out of control and lorries piling up in Kent, Britain feels like a country adrift and rudderless
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Analysis: President sanctions first federal execution of a woman in 67 years – but war criminals, fraudsters and Russia-linked cronies go free -
Tucked into a 5,593-page bill are a range of obscure provisions that appear to have little to do with fortifying a fragile economy
Pictures and video
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Archaeologists in Pompeii have discovered a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up street food to passers-by.
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A Monolith made of gingerbread appeared on a San Francisco hilltop on Christmas Day
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Footage filmed after a vehicle exploded in Nashville early on Christmas morning shows damage to several buildings
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A look back at the week that brought tier 4, cancelled Christmas and closed off the UK to much of the world
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A huge fire has destroyed the main tents in what was designed to be a temporary migrant camp to stop the spread of Covid-19 in northern Bosnia
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The professor makes remarks during an evidence session of the UK's science and technology committee
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