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Emergency services at the scene of the Parsons Green Underground Station terror attack in London. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Islamist referrals to UK Prevent scheme rise for first time since 2016
Tributes to those killed in 'lone actor' terror attack in Vienna, Austria on Monday, Nov. 2. AP 

Families to raise alarm if they suspect relatives radicalised, UK minister says

Europe
One benefit of the potential vaccine is that it does not need to be stored at extremely low temperatures. University of Oxford/John Cairns via AP.

AstraZeneca says more research needed on its Covid vaccine

Europe
epa08842919 Strike helpers hand out flyers in a parking lot near the Amazon logistic center in Rheinberg, Germany, 26 November 2020. Trade union Verdi said that workers in Germany -- in Rheinberg, Werne, Leipzig, Graben, Koblenz and Bad Hersfeld -- go on strike during the top-selling shopping day Black Friday on 26 November as part of their long-running campaign for better pay and conditions. EPA/SASCHA STEINBACH

German Amazon workers strike to coincide with Black Friday

Europe

Don't hug your relatives at Christmas, Britons told

Europe

'Highly pathogenic' bird flu strain erupts in Europe

Europe

Top British-Iraqi lawyer raises mental health funds through celebrity cookbook

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The announcement of the UK's Christmas Covid rules has led to many questions being asked. Getty

How the UK’s five-day Christmas bubble will work

Europe
England will reenter its tier system after lockdown ends. Getty Images

How England's tier system will work

Europe
Asylum seekers held in British hotels say they are not coping. Ashraf Helmi/The National

The frightening reality of asylum hotel life

Europe
Doctors treat a patient suffering from coronavirus on an intensive care ward at  a hospital in Surrey. Getty

How beleaguered £22bn test-and-trace system failed to stop UK's second wave

Europe
The Oxford University vaccine is 70 per cent effective. EPA

How does the Oxford Covid vaccine work?

Europe
epa08836626 Roberto Firmino (R) of Liverpool celebrates after scoring the 3-0 during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool FC and Leicester City in Liverpool, Britain, 22 November 2020. EPA/Laurence Griffiths / POOL EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

Liverpool batter Brighton, Spurs scalp Chelsea: Premier League predictions
The Duchess of Sussex has disclosed that she suffered a miscarriage in July. AP

Duchess of Sussex reveals she suffered a miscarriage
Retired military dog Kuno is to receive the prestigious PDSA Dickin Medal for valour – the animal Victoria Cross – after he was wounded in action while heroically saving the lives of British Forces fighting Al Qaeda. Retired military dog Kuno is to receive the prestigious PDSA Dickin Medal for valour – the animal Victoria Cross – after he was wounded in action while heroically saving the lives of British Forces fighting Al Qaeda. During a dangerous operation in 2019, three-year-old Belgian Shepherd Malinois Kuno and his handler were deployed in support of specialist UK and host nation forces on a compound raid against a well-armed and aggressive enemy when they came under attack. Pinned down by grenade and machine-gun fire from an insurgent, the assault force was unable to move without taking casualties. Without hesitation, Kuno charged through a hail of gunfire to tackle the gunman, breaking the deadlock and changing the course of the attack, allowing the mission to be completed successfully. During the assault Kuno was wounded by bullets in both back legs. He was given life-saving treatment by his handler and by medics in the back of a helicopter. His injuries were so severe he required several operations before he was stable enough to fly back to the UK. Sadly, part of one of Kuno’s rear paws had to be amputated to prevent life-threatening infection. But now he is thriving after becoming the first UK military working dog to be fitted with custom made prosthetic limbs.Hospital. Picture by Shaun Fellows / Shine Pix Ltd Notes to Editors At PDSA we believe that every pet deserves to live a happy and healthy life. As the UK’s leading veterinary charity, with 51 Pet Hospitals and over 380 Pet Practices, we strive to improve pets’ lives – through prevention, education and treatment. Every year our dedicated veterinary teams carry out 2.7 million treatments on 470,000 pets. For media enquiries contact the Press Office on 01952 797234, email pr@pdsa.org.

Hero dog Kuno awarded animal world’s Victoria Cross for al Qaeda firefight
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described it as a great delight and a humbling honour to accept the inaugural Grotius Prize, named after the founding thinker of international law, Hugo Grotius. Courtesy Policy Exchange

UK and Australia leaders' Zoom love-in over free trade
Soccer Football - Tottenham Hotspur vs Juventus - Pre Season Friendly - London, Britain - August 5, 2017 Tottenham's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their first goal with Dele Alli REUTERS/Darren Staples

Watch: Dele Alli takes incredible catch as Spurs play indoor cricket
The March4Women event in 2018, at which Dr Hussein participated in CARE International's annual month of action for gender equality that features speeches, debate and musical performances from celebrity supporters. Imageplotter/Alamy Live News

FGM campaigner takes on the plight of students facing a 'terrible cancel culture'
Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have bought non-league Wrexham football club. Getty Images

The real winner of Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham takeover
Seton Castle in East Lothian. Courtesy Savills

Property of the week UK: Live like royalty in Scotland's most expensive home
People wearing protective masks travel in an open ski lift in Switzerland. Reuters 

Austria and Switzerland thwart German attempts to bring in Christmas ski ban

Europe
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab explains how Britain will refocus the foreign aid budget as it cuts funds to help mend its coronavirus-battered finances. / AFP / Tolga Akmen

Dominic Raab: Change in the law surrounding foreign aid is needed

Europe
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange. Equities have been on a roller coaster ride this year, with global markets suffering a sharp contraction in March at the height of the pandemic. Associated Press

What's in store for investors in 2021?

Money
The Oceanbird is propelled by five 80-metre 'wingsails'. Wallenius Marine

Sail of the century: Sweden to build world’s largest wind-powered ship

Europe
Google has been told to hand over emails in an ongoing legal dispute between oil and gas tycoon Farkhad Akhmedov and his former wife Tatiana Akhmedova (pictured).  AP

Google ordered to hand over emails in multimillion-pound Akhmedov divorce battle

Europe
North Yorkshire Police have launched a hijab as part of its police uniform.

Two British police officers design hijab which could get rolled out nationally

World
Members of the Iraqi forensic team exhume the bodies of soldiers killed by ISIS from a mass grave in the compound of the former president Saddam Hussein in Tikrit on April 6, 2015. Reuters

Hundreds of terrorists identified for ISIS genocide prosecutions

World
A bomb disposal expert searching the car of the alleged bomber team after it was stopped in Brussels. Reuters TV

The Pizza Hut Plot: How Iran groomed Paris ‘bombers’ for a failed terrorist attack

Europe
Members of staff working on a car assembly line at the Vauxhall car factory in Ellesmere Port, UK. The decline in car production means 24,490 fewer vehicles were made in October than in the same month last year. Colin McPherson/Corbis via Getty Images

British car production falls 18.2% year-on-year in Covid slump

Economy
Pedestrians pass by a poster of French teacher Samuel Paty. AFP

Four more students charged over murder of French teacher

Europe
Abdalraouf Abdallah, left, refuses to speak of his contact with Manchester bomber Salman Abedi.

Friend of Manchester Arena bomber to be released from prison

Europe
The office buildings of the Canary Wharf financial district in London. The Resolution Foundation called for the government to increase taxes at the biggest rate since the early 1990s. AFP

Why Britain needs £40bn in tax increases to repair post-Covid public finances

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