Taxpayers' bad loan bill shrinks to 'only' £20bn

Taxpayers will have guaranteed nearly £70bn in loans to UK firms by March 2021, according to TheCityUK.

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Trump issues stern warning to Iran

09/14/20 8:44 PM

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Daniel Prude death: Rochester mayor sacks police chief over 'spit hood' case

Daniel Prude's death in March was a key event in months of unrest over racial injustice in the US.

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TikTok: YouTube launches rival to be tested in India

India was TikTok's largest overseas market before the social media app was banned there in June.

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TikTok: YouTube launches rival to be tested in India

India was TikTok's largest overseas market before the social media app was banned there in June.

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Panama: Mass grave uncovered in area linked to religious sect

The remote site is near where seven bodies were discovered in January, sparking an investigation.

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Hurricane Sally forms off US Gulf Coast, threatening southern states

The slow-moving category one storm is expected to dump rain and could flood coastal communities.

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Kremlin looks to keep protest-torn Belarus in Moscow's orbit

Embattled leader Alexander Lukashenko may not find long-term solace in Russia, Sarah Rainsford writes.

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Ship with no crew to sail across the Atlantic

A full-size, crewless research ship is to make one of the world's first autonomous transatlantic voyages.

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Singapore distributes Covid contact-tracing tokens

The government hopes the Bluetooth tokens will play a significant role in reopening Singapore's economy.

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Climate change: Rising sea levels in Fiji create 'ghost towns'

Coastal erosion, rising sea levels and intense cyclones have forced people to abandon their homes in Fiji.

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Belarus protests: Lukashenko to meet Putin as unrest continues

It will be their first face-to-face talks since Belarus's disputed presidential election in August.

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Khalifa Haftar's rival Libya government resigns after Benghazi protests

The headquarters of military commander Khalifa Haftar are torched in his eastern base of Benghazi.

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'No risk' at Wetherspoons as 66 staff test positive

The company dismisses claims pubs are "dangerous" places after some workers contract Covid-19.

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Umar Khalid: India student leader arrested over Delhi riots

Delhi police arrested Umar Khalid after questioning him for 11 hours on Sunday.

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Neymar among five sent off as Marseille beat PSG

Neymar is one of five players sent off after an injury-time brawl as Marseille beat Paris St-Germain in an action-packed Ligue 1 game.

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Japan's governing party chooses Shinzo Abe's successor

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is widely expected to win the race, and likely become the new PM.

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Humpback whales take wrong turn up crocodile river

At least one humpback whale remains in the Northern Territory river after getting lost, experts say.

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TikTok rejects Microsoft bid at eleventh hour

Oracle is now the favourite to take over US operations of the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app.

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Roderick Walker: Georgia deputy filmed punching black man is fired

Roderick Walker was a passenger in a car pulled over for a broken rear light in Atlanta, Georgia.

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TikTok rejects Microsoft bid at eleventh hour

Oracle is now the favourite to take over US operations of the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app.

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Climate change: Warmth shatters section of Greenland ice shelf

A big chunk of ice breaks away from the Arctic's largest remaining ice shelf - 79N, or Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden.

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Dominic Thiem pulls off come back victory to win his first US Open title

09/13/20 5:28 PM

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ARM: UK-based chip designer sold to Nvidia

The Cambridge-based company's technology helps power most smartphones among many other gadgets.

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Coronavirus: WHO reports record daily rise in new infections

The largest increases in new infections were reported in India, the US and Brazil, the agency said.

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ARM: UK-based chip designer sold to Nvidia

The Cambridge-based company's technology helps power most smartphones among many other gadgets.

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Nigeria's slave descendants prevented from marrying who they want

Campaigners fight to overturn customs and a caste system that discriminates against some Igbo people.

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The coal-pots fuelling Antigua's ghost stories and folk tales

In generations past, Antiguans would gather around a coal-pot not only to cook but also to socialise.

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How her own illness led one woman to set up a global firm

Jules Miller set up dietary supplements firm The Nue Co after suffering irritable bowel syndrome.

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Coronavirus: Israeli minister resigns over plans for second lockdown

Housing Minister Yaacov Litzman says the measure will affect key religious holidays later this month.

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Belarus protests: Opposition keeps up pressure on Lukashenko

At least 250 people are arrested, ahead of the latest of several weeks of mass protest.

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US Open 2020: Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev set for New York final

A first-time Grand Slam champion will be crowned at Flushing Meadows on Sunday - will it be Alexander Zverev or Dominic Thiem?

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US Open winner Osaka says a Covid break helped

US Open champion Naomi Osaka says the time she was forced to take off tennis because of the coronavirus pandemic helped her win a third Grand Slam.

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Sir Philip Green's Arcadia 'sorry' after notice pay row

The group agrees to pay full salaries for head office staff facing redundancy after legal threat.

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Los Angeles police officers shot in 'ambush'

Video of the incident shows a figure approach their vehicle, before opening fire and running away.

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Mali coup: Opposition rejects transition deal as 'power grab'

The country's military leadership is accused of ignoring demands made by other groups during talks.

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LeBron James leads Lakers to play-offs final

The Los Angeles Lakers seal a 4-1 series win over the Houston Rockets to reach their first Western Conference final for 10 years.

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Coronavirus: Cases in France leap past 10,000 a day

Hospitalisations and intensive care admissions also rise across the country as infections soar.

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Australian optometrist suspended for altering prescriptions

The Australian man is suspended over 410 altered prescriptions which undermined a female colleague.

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Migrants allowed off Maersk tanker after 40 days at sea

The migrants land in Sicily after what the UN called "a diplomatic game of pass the parcel".

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Russia: Local elections test Kremlin party's grip on power

They come only weeks after the suspected poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

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Why do women appear to bear the brunt of ageism at work?

Older women fight back against the double whammy of ageism and sexism in the workplace.

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US film Nomadland triumphs at Venice Film Festival

The festival was the first such event held with live audiences since the start of Covid-19 outbreak.

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