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Team GB should boycott Beijing Olympics if Uighur camps not closed – Lib Dems

Team GB should boycott Beijing Olympics if Uighur camps not closed – Lib Dems

Party leader Sir Ed Davey said the games would serve as a ‘propaganda exercise’ for the Chinese government.

Grandfather, 70, raises over £600,000 with 3,000-mile Atlantic row

Grandfather, 70, raises over £600,000 with 3,000-mile Atlantic row

Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation has pledged to double the first £500,000 of donations.

Fundraiser for mother and daughter killed in Kilmarnock raises over £14,000

Fundraiser for mother and daughter killed in Kilmarnock raises over £14,000

Police are investigating three incidents in the area in which a man also died.

Investigations continue after murder and 11 unconnected south London stabbings

Investigations continue after murder and 11 unconnected south London stabbings

12 stabbings including an incident which killed a 22-year-old have been reported in south London since Friday evening.

NI police chief vows not to quit amid arrest controversy

NI police chief vows not to quit amid arrest controversy

Simon Byrne apologised for the conduct of officers involved in an incident that saw a Troubles survivor handcuffed.

Hanvey sacked from frontbench after backing campaign to sue fellow MP

Hanvey sacked from frontbench after backing campaign to sue fellow MP

Neale Hanvey has been removed from his role as vaccine spokesman.

One man dead and another critical after north-west London stabbing

One man dead and another critical after north-west London stabbing

The London Ambulance Service also attended the scene.

Second anti-HS2 protester taken into police custody after voluntarily leaving tunnels

Second anti-HS2 protester taken into police custody after voluntarily leaving tunnels

Anti-HS2 campaigners have been in a network of tunnels since January 27.

Officer suspended after Troubles memorial arrest

Officer suspended after Troubles memorial arrest

Angry scenes unfolded in Belfast when officers intervened at a gathering to mark the 29th anniversary of a loyalist massacre at a betting shop.

Paddleboarders take to water in flooded park

Paddleboarders take to water in flooded park

The River Eden in Cupar burst its banks after heavy rainfall.

Mosque turned into pop-up Covid-19 vaccination centre

Mosque turned into pop-up Covid-19 vaccination centre

The clinic is at the London Muslim Centre, which is part of East London Mosque in Whitechapel.

Unions deny raising concerns about suspicious activity at port checks

Unions deny raising concerns about suspicious activity at port checks

Three unions have disputed a council’s explanation as to why it withdrew staff from duties on Irish Sea trade inspections at Larne Port.

Ten dead after Covid-19 cluster at care home

Ten dead after Covid-19 cluster at care home

Mossview Care Home in Lochgelly, Fife, was closed to new admissions for a time but has since reopened.

‘Wonderful’ nurse dies with Covid in hospital where she worked for 18 years

‘Wonderful’ nurse dies with Covid in hospital where she worked for 18 years

Estrella Catalan has been described as a ‘wonderful person and a caring and conscientious nurse’.

New taskforce to help Scots fishing sector’s Brexit export ‘issues’ to meet

New taskforce to help Scots fishing sector’s Brexit export ‘issues’ to meet

The new taskforce, set up by the UK Government, will meet for the first time later this week.

Mass Covid testing to be expanded to businesses with more than 50 staff

Mass Covid testing to be expanded to businesses with more than 50 staff

The Health Secretary urged employers to ‘regularly test their staff’.

Storm Darcy to bring snow, ice and rain to parts of Britain

Storm Darcy to bring snow, ice and rain to parts of Britain

Daytime temperatures will stay in low single figures for much of the country, with some places staying below freezing, the Met Office said.

Murder investigation after spate of ‘isolated’ south London stabbings

Murder investigation after spate of ‘isolated’ south London stabbings

One man was fatally stabbed and nine were injured in five incidents in the Croydon area between 6.56pm and 9.12pm on Friday.

Swap ‘cutesy cards’ for NHS donations this Valentine’s Day, says campaigner

Swap ‘cutesy cards’ for NHS donations this Valentine’s Day, says campaigner

Valentines For The NHS is asking people not to shell out on ‘a vomit of naff red and pink hearts’.

Police and politicians call for calm after Troubles memorial arrest

Police and politicians call for calm after Troubles memorial arrest

Angry scenes unfolded in Belfast when officers intervened at a gathering to mark the 29th anniversary of a loyalist massacre at a betting shop.

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