Lloyds boss António Horta-Osório to step down next year

As well as announcing António Horta-Osório's departure, Lloyds has also appointed a new chairman.

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Coronavirus: Fujitsu announces permanent work-from-home plan

The programme will offer "unprecedented flexibility" to 80,000 workers in Japan, says Fujitsu.

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Coronavirus: Arts venues welcome £1.57bn government support

The money will help protect the UK's theatres, music venues, independent cinemas and heritage sites.

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China bubonic plague: Inner Mongolia takes precautions after case

A rural herdsman tested positive for the infection, which can be treated with antibiotics.

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8 feared dead in plane collision over Idaho lake

07/05/20 8:25 PM

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Exotic frog found among bananas at Llanelli supermarket

It is thought "Asda" the frog arrived from Colombia, the UK's biggest supplier of bananas.

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Coronavirus: Australia to close Victoria-New South Wales border

The first closure of the border since the pandemic began follows a sharp rise in cases in Melbourne.

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Brain-eating amoeba: Warning issued in Florida after rare infection case

Since 1962, Florida has reported only 37 cases of the deadly pathogen, which attacks brain tissue.

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Broadway star Nick Cordero dead at 41 after long coronavirus battle, wife announces

07/05/20 6:30 PM

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Viewpoint: What Donald Trump gets wrong about Somalia

Somalia has become caught up in the US election campaign thanks to Donald Trump, writes Ismail Einashe.

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Coronavirus: How 'three musketeers' helped Georgia fight virus

Georgia has recorded fewer than 1,000 infections and only 15 deaths among its 3.7 million people.

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Body positivity movement: 'Why is my body not important'?

The body positivity movement has taken over social media and forced the diet industry to reinvent itself, but not all feel included.

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Black Lives Matter in rural England

Khady Gueye received threats for trying to support Black Lives Matter in rural Gloucestershire.

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Black Lives Matter: Can viral videos stop police brutality?

Do viral videos like the one captured of George Floyd's death actually reduce police abuse?

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Coronavirus in Singapore: Election campaigning without the handshakes

Wooing the public typically involves lots of physical interaction, but this vote's a little different.

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Working from home: 'I'm a bit brainier than he thought I was'

What we've learned from watching our other halves work from home during the coronavirus lockdown.

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Coronavirus: Spain imposes local lockdown in Galicia

Galicia reinstates curbs on a coastal area, a day after Catalonia imposed a similar local lockdown.

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Coronavirus lockdown: People rush to town centres as pubs reopen

Footfall to English High Streets rose 19.7% on Saturday as people headed to pubs and hairdressers.

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Coronavirus: Records broken at socially distanced hot dog contest

Safety measures did not put off the champions, who ate 75 and 48.5 hot dogs respectively in 10 minutes.

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Coronavirus: Ministers pledge to double staff in job centres

The chancellor is expected to announce plans to recruit 13,500 extra staff at job centres.

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Hong Kong security law: Pro-democracy books pulled from libraries

Prominent activist Joshua Wong says the measure is "one step away from actual book banning".

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Underwater cave in Mexico reveals ancient Mayan secrets

Divers on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula find evidence of a mining operation started 12,000 years ago.

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Tiger kills Zurich zookeeper in front of visitors and staff

The 55-year-old woman was attacked in a Siberian tiger enclosure at a zoo in the Swiss city.

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Hachalu Hundessa: Ethiopia singer's death unrest killed 166

Protests over the killing of Hachalu Hundessa spread from Oromia, where he was seen as a hero.

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Coronavirus funerals: Sri Lanka's Muslims decry forced cremation

Sri Lankan authorities insist on cremation for coronavirus victims. Some Muslims says its discrimination.

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Katsina: The motorcycle bandits terrorising northern Nigeria

Insecurity has worsened in the north-west as kidnapping for ransom becomes a lucrative trade.

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ICYMI: A rare rhino and rare 'steaks'

Here are some of the stories you may have missed this week.

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Japan Floods Leave up to 34 Dead, Many at Nursing Homes

Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left at least 34 people confirmed or presumed dead hampered search and rescue operations Sunday in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities where more than a dozen died and scores were still stranded.

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Coronavirus: Is this the end of office working in Wales?

Many big businesses are encouraging staff to carry on working from home, even after lockdown.

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Kanye West again says he will run for president

The US rapper claims that he has entered the 2020 race but it is unclear if he has actually registered.

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Vogue Portugal defends controversial mental health cover

The magazine says it was trying to raise awareness after it was accused of using dystopian imagery.

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Coronavirus: Mexico's death toll passes 30,000

The country now has the world's fifth-highest number of Covid-19 deaths, more than France.

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Dominican Republic votes in election postponed over virus

One of the top candidates for the presidency has recovered from Covid-19.

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Ukraine's Zelensky accused by ex-leader of hosting Russian 'fifth column'

Ex-president Poroshenko sees Russian influence at work in the new administration.

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'I left her as a baby - 16 years later she saved my life'

When Matjames Metson hit rock bottom after Hurricane Katrina, it was the daughter he hadn't seen for 16 years who turned his life around.

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'Email from dad after his death made my birthday’

How one father's email after his death has led people to share their stories of grief and loss.

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The Grand Old Man of India who became Britain's first Asian MP

Indian-born Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Asian to sit in the House of Commons.

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Coronavirus: Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica reopens to key workers

Access to the structure is initially given only to those who helped fight coronavirus in the city.

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Lionel Messi: Why Barcelona captain is becoming increasingly fed up at the Nou Camp

Lionel Messi is disillusioned with many aspects of life at Barcelona at the moment - and it throws his future at the Nou Camp into doubt.

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Mount Rushmore: Trump denounces 'angry mobs' tearing down statues

In a speech at Mount Rushmore, President Trump said the monument "will never be desecrated".

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Japan flooding: Fears for nursing home amid torrential rain

Fourteen are believed dead at the home on Kyushu, as the PM deploys 10,000 troops to help rescuers.

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Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne locks down tower blocks as cases rise

Nine housing estate blocks in the Australian city are locked down amid a “new phase of the pandemic”.

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Cleveland Indians to review team name in light of protests against racial injustice

Baseball team the Cleveland Indians are to review their name in order to "embrace their responsibility to advance social justice and equality".

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Elijah McClain: Denver officers fired for pictures mocking man's death

Three officers are sacked in Denver, Colorado after they shared photos re-enacting a chokehold.

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Lin Dan: China's two-time Olympic champion retires from badminton

China's two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan, widely seen as one of badminton's greatest ever players, retires.

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Coronavirus: Pubs, restaurants and hairdressers reopen in England

Some hair salons opened at midnight as pubs prepare to see customers back for the first time since March.

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WATCH LIVE: President Trump, first lady Melania Trump take part in fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota

07/03/20 7:08 PM

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