Covid: All countries to be removed from England's travel red list

The system will remain in place and locations could be reinstated on the list if cases rise again.

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Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak's claims fact-checked

Checking claims about air travel, alcohol taxes, debt and low pay.

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Ali al-Nimr: Saudi child protester who faced death penalty released

Ali al-Nimr, who was arrested when he was 17, was originally sentenced to death by beheading.

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Budget 2021: Surge in house prices predicted to slow

Official forecasters still expect house prices to rise in each of the next five years.

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Climate change: Major US oil companies to be quizzed in Congress

A US congressional hearing will examine whether oil companies misled the public about climate change.

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Film-maker who exposed East Timor massacre dies

Max Stahl went from children's TV host to award-winning film-maker and East Timor national hero.

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Will mortgages become more expensive? and other Budget questions

Budget questions from readers on a range of topics.

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US issues first gender-neutral 'X' passport

The document has an "X" in the gender box, to show the holder does not identify as male or female.

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Hundreds of sea turtles wash up dead in Mexico

Scientists think the turtles may have become tangled in abandoned fishing nets and drowned.

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Laos makes Southeast Asia's largest ever drug bust

A truck was carrying 55 million amphethamine tablets and over 1.5 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine.

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Rémy Daillet: Conspiracist charged over alleged French coup plot

Rémy Daillet is accused of forming an extremist group to plan attacks against the French state.

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British fishing trawler detained by French authorities

Two British ships caught up in post-Brexit fishing rights row in French waters.

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Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak claims air duty changes will lower emissions

Labour says making flying cheaper in the UK is an "astonishing" move ahead of COP26 climate summit.

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Covid: Moscow shops and restaurants shut in partial lockdown

Russia closes non-essential services and sends workers home amid record Covid deaths.

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No Squid Game Halloween costumes, New York schools say

The primary schools have warned parents about the Netflix series' "violent messages".

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Budget 2021: Tax rises likely to leave middle earners worse off, says IFS

An economic research group says many people will see their living standards fall over the next year.

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Sitting Bull: DNA confirms great-grandson's identity

A sample of the Native American leader's hair confirms the identity of his great-grandson.

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Helping Chinatown's elderly during the pandemic

A volunteer army is delivering hundreds of meals to elderly East-Asians in New York.

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UK boat detained by France amid fishing rights row

A French minister says the boat did not have a licence to fish in French waters and was seized.

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China rations diesel amid fuel shortages

It is likely to contribute to the global supply chain crisis and inflation, analysts told the BBC.

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Households face £3,000 hit after Budget measures, warns think tank

Households will pay £3,000 more tax a year as a result of measures taken by Boris Johnson's government.

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Budget 2021: There has been a shift in Tory philosophy - minister

The government says it makes no apologies for big spending increases unveiled in the Budget.

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Ruth Negga on her latest role – as a black woman passing as white

Based on the 1929 book by Nella Larsen, the film tells the story of childhood friends who meet in later life.

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Theranos: DeVos family 'misled' before investing $100m

The former US education secretary was convinced Theranos's blood tests were a "game changer".

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Impact of Brexit on economy 'worse than Covid'

The boss of the UK's forecaster says Brexit will be worse for the economy than Covid.

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Twitter profits slump after settling long-running lawsuit

The social media giant paid out after it was accused of misleading investors in 2015.

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Benin Bronzes: 'My great-grandfather sculpted the looted treasures'

Nigerians welcome the return of artefacts - including Cambridge University's cockerel - looted in 1897.

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Alec Baldwin film tragedy: Actor fired live round, police say

New Mexico authorities say it is too early to determine if arrests will be made or charges laid.

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Israel advances plans for 3,000 new homes in West Bank settlements

The move follows a strong public rebuke of Israeli policy from US President Biden's administration.

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Budget 2021: Business rates cut for shops, restaurants and gyms

The sectors worst hit by the Covid pandemic in England are given help with their business rates.

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Iran blames foreign country for cyberattack on petrol stations

Tuesday's attack crippled a system that lets motorists buy subsidised petrol, causing long queues.

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Sudan coup: World Bank suspends aid after military takeover

Pressure mounts on the military to restore civilian rule as international bodies respond.

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Claudette Colvin: US civil rights pioneer wants record cleared

Claudette Colvin was just 15 in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white person.

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Footballer Josh Cavallo on coming out as gay: 'It's my freedom day'

Josh Cavallo has come out as gay - the only current top level male professional footballer to do so.

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Budget 2021: Prosecco and pint prices to fall, red wine to rise

A shake-up of alcohol duty is announced by the chancellor, with higher taxes for stronger drinks.

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Poland told to pay €1m a day in legal row with EU

The ruling is the latest step in an escalating dispute over Poland's legal reforms.

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Budget 2021: UK economy set to return to pre-Covid level at end of year

The UK's independent forecaster says the economy will return to pre-Covid levels faster than expected.

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Budget 2021: Eight reasons why Rishi Sunak's speech affects you and your finances

The chancellor has delivered his Covid recovery Budget, here's how it will affect your money.

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US begins legal appeal to get Julian Assange extradited

Lawyers for the US say a judge who blocked Julian Assange's extradition was misled by a psychiatrist.

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Bataclan attack: Reliving loss of my brother, Nick Alexander

Zoe Alexander told the suspects in the 2015 Paris attacks trial that they are war with themselves.

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Sister of Bataclan victim: 'We don't hate you'

Nick Alexander died at a Paris rock gig during the assault by Islamic State (IS) extremists in 2015.

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Sunao Tsuboi: Campaigning Hiroshima survivor dies aged 96

Sunao Tsuboi met Barack Obama on his historic visit to the site of the world's first nuclear attack.

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Hong Kong passes new film censorship law

Authorities will have the power to ban films deemed to violate China's national security interests.

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Spain grants joint custody of dog in rare ruling

A lawyer calls the ruling pioneering as her client could declare herself as a "co-carer".

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Josh Cavallo: 'I'm a footballer and I'm gay,' says Australian player

The Adelaide United player has become the only current male professional footballer to do so.

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US revokes licence of top Chinese telecoms company

Washington has banned China Telecom from operating in America, citing "national security concerns".

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US revokes licence of top Chinese telecoms company

Washington has banned China Telecom from operating in America, citing "national security concerns".

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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau holds major cabinet shuffle

The major shuffle sees changes in portfolios including defence, the environment and foreign affairs.

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Catania: Floods swamp city centre streets as rare storm hits Sicily

At least two people have died amid flooding caused by a rare storm in the city of Catania.

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Catania: Two dead as rare storm floods streets of Sicilian city

The mayor orders people to stay at home as floods engulf the streets of Catania in southern Italy.

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