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Survivors of 1965 Indonesia massacres urge UK to apologise
After Observer report, families say the move would help heal country’s wounds
Paul Lashmar and Nicholas Gilby
24, Oct, 2021 @9:00 AM
‘Darker skies and colder weather provide perfect conditions... for Covid-19 to thrive’
These were the words of the health secretary last week, as it became clear that vaccination alone will not keep the virus in check. But experts in health and education fear that Plan B will come too late
James Tapper, Robin McKie, Michael Savage and Donna Ferguson
24, Oct, 2021 @7:00 AM
Somalis in UK targeted with death threats and abuse after David Amess killing
The MP’s death has had an impact on a community that is already marginalised and fighting against negative perceptions
Mark Townsend
24, Oct, 2021 @5:15 AM
Saturday’s coronavirus news: Russia defends Sputnik V vaccine; Britain’s weekly cases at highest since July
News comes after Pfizer said jab showed 90.7% efficacy against virus in trial of five- to 11-year-olds; UK chancellor says hospitality must not shut again
Nadeem Badshah (now) and Tom Ambrose and Miranda Bryant (earlier)
23, Oct, 2021 @10:58 PM
UK government paves way to bring in tough ‘plan B’ Covid rules
Councils consulted over support for measures such as vaccine passports amid warnings by senior doctors that NHS faces winter illness ‘triple whammy’
Michael Savage, Robin McKie and James Tapper
23, Oct, 2021 @9:30 PM
RAF airlifts 102 people who had fled Afghanistan to UK
Flights mark first military relocation of Afghans and British nationals since end of Kabul evacuation
Miranda Bryant
23, Oct, 2021 @12:43 PM
Will Ireland’s corporation tax rise see tech companies leave Dublin?
Analysts question if Dublin’s reputation as a leading tech hub could be undermined by new 15% tax rate
Lisa O'Carroll in Dublin
23, Oct, 2021 @9:00 AM
Covid testing failures at UK lab ‘should have been flagged within days’
Senior scientists say problems at Immensa site show private firms should not be carrying out PCR tests
Ian Sample Science editor
23, Oct, 2021 @6:00 AM
‘I was terrified’: the vet sterilizing Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos
The progeny of animals brought illegally to Colombia and kept in the drug lord’s private zoo must now be put on birth control
Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá
23, Oct, 2021 @4:01 AM
Taliban ‘forcibly evicting’ Hazaras and opponents in Afghanistan
Human Rights Watch has logged illegal seizures of land and homes then given to Taliban supporters
Emma Graham-Harrison
23, Oct, 2021 @4:00 AM
Covid live: AY.4.2 strain of Delta variant under investigation in UK – as it happened
Offshoot of Delta designated a variant under investigation in UK; Pfizer says child-size doses effective at stopping infections in five- to 11-year-olds
Nadeem Badshah (now); Tom Ambrose, Martin Belam and Samantha Lock (earlier)
22, Oct, 2021 @10:52 PM
Have Sumatran fishing crews found the fabled Island of Gold?
Treasures worth millions found in the last five years along the Musi River could be the site of the Srivijaya empire
Dalya Alberge
22, Oct, 2021 @9:50 PM
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