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EU recovery fund will ‘increase scepticism’ claims Swedish MEP The President of the eurogroup Paschal Donohoe has urged Brussels and EU member states to mobilise the new Recovery Fund as quickly as possible so that the cash starts to boost economies before the end of 2021. Mr Donohoe, who is also Ireland’s Finance Minister, said he believed the €750billion (£678billion) […]
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Facing retirement! Met Police’s e-fit artist quits after 15 years composing images for some of Britain’s most notorious criminals PC Tony Barnes has spent seven years as the Met Police’s only e-fit artist The art school dropout, 54, was picked for the job after he was caught drawing pictures of fellow police officers One of his proudest achievements was helping […]
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TOP footballers have opened up about the vile abuse dished out by online trolls to the Culture Secretary. Sun columnist Troy Deeney, England centre-half Tyrone Mings and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson opened up to Oliver Dowden over the vitriol handed out online – and how they deal with it. They appeared alongside former players including Karen Carney and Anton Ferdinand […]
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Seattle police chief calls for crackdown on left-wing rioters Dan Springer reports on the mixed messages coming out of Seattle on prosecuting violent protesters. A man already accused of removing a rifle from a torched Seattle Police Department vehicle during riots in the days after George Floyd’s death was slapped with new charges last week for allegedly shooting two people, killing […]
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NEW cases of coronavirus have plunged today – raising hopes the UK may finally be past the peak. A further 22,195 people have tested positive for Covid overnight in the lowest new total since December 15. Meanwhile, 592 further deaths have been recorded. 😷 Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates It comes as Boris Johnson […]
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CHINA has sent 15 fighter jets into Taiwan airspace for the second time in two days, as tensions escalate just days into President Joe Biden's new administration. China sent a dozen bombers and fighter jets into Taiwan on Saturday, followed by another 16 military aircraft on Sunday, according to Taiwan's Defense Ministry. Taiwan responded by scrambling fighters, broadcasting warnings by […]
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The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox A ding coronavirus patient was filmed pleading to see his wife just hours before he died from Covid-19 in a harrowing clip. Key worker Tony Brown, 73, was fighting for his life as he lay on the bed inside the Barnet Hospital […]
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AN unlucky punter is frantically searching for a lottery ticket he left in the pub – after finding out it was worth £22,000. Out-of-work cruise ship entertainer Leonardo Ventimiglia left it on a bar table during a booze session with pals in Genoa, Italy. But his heart sank when his excited mum called saying she had checked the numbers and […]
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Joe Biden inauguration: Barack Obama greets people Mr Biden was sworn in as US President just five days ago but has already introduced vast changes. Within hours, he signed a series of executive actions that reversed course on immigration, climate change, racial equality and the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. By the end of his first day, he oversaw 15 […]
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Kent coronavirus variant may be deadlier because it multiplies faster in the lungs, SAGE scientists say – but the death rate this winter could STILL be lower than spring’s because doctors are better at treating the disease Changes which make Kent strain more infectious, believed to make it deadlier Mutation called N501Y on spike protein makes it easier to bind to […]
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