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‘I was in a coma!’ Navalny shoots down claim he broke terms of parole as judge considers jailing him

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny today shot down accusations he broke the terms of his parole, telling a judge he was in a coma when the prosecution say he was absconding. The 44-year-old Vladimir Putin critic was arrested last month for violating the probation terms of a 2014 embezzlement conviction. His detention has sparked weekends of … Read more

Buckingham Palace denies Meghan’s claim that officials ‘dictated’ her name change

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Buckingham Palace today denied it ‘dictated’ that Meghan Markle should remove her first names from son Archie’s birth certificate a month after he was born. ‘Rachel Meghan’ was taken off the document to leave just ‘Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex’ with royal protocol blamed by the LA-based couple’s US PR team. Buckingham Palace has … Read more

Lisa Rinna mocks Vicki Gunvalson’s claim she gave her a job on Bravo

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Lisa Rinna has mocked Vicki Gunvalson. The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star shared an older and recent photo of herself with the caption ‘Before Vicki / After Vicki.’ It was a move to prove that the Real Housewives of Orange County did not help her career as she always had one. Earlier this week, … Read more

Oxford vaccine WILL work for over-65s and German claim it’s only 6.5% accurate is ‘misleading’

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The Oxford coronavirus vaccine will work for over-65s, scientists say, after the German advisory committee claimed it was 6.5 per cent effective for the age group. Professor Anthony Harnden, the deputy chairman of the committee that decided the jabs priority list, vowed there was ‘really good evidence’ that it is ‘safe and effective’. He added … Read more

Sleepless HS2 protesters claim they are victims of ‘torture’ from sleep-stopping bailiffs

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An activist protesting in secret tunnels below Euston Station against the HS2 high-speed rail-line accused bailiffs of torture as they worked to try and remove them. The man understood to be Lazer Sandford – real name Lachlan Blaze – is the brother of fellow tunneler Blue Sandford, 18. Others inside the burrows are Scott Breen, 47, Larch … Read more

Scientists’ fury at ‘incorrect’ claim that Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is only 8% effective

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Scientists’ fury at ‘completely incorrect’ German claim that Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is only 8% effective in elderly people German publication Handelsblatt published figure, citing senior sources But Oxford University and AstraZeneca have hit back at the claim as ‘incorrect’ Other scientists have added they have ‘no idea’ where the data has come from  By Luke … Read more

Chris Whitty’s fury at Guardian for ‘total nonsense’ claim Pfizer vaccine might be 33% effective

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Chris Whitty’s fury at Guardian for ‘total nonsense’ claim Pfizer vaccine might only be 33% effective amid fears it could threaten jab uptake Newspaper claimed only a third of people who’ve had one jab were protected No 10’s advisers say the real figure is 89%, starting 14 days after first injection Controversial report quoted Israeli … Read more

Now Spain denies claim it could be shut to holidaymakers this summer

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Now Spain denies claim it could be shut to holidaymakers this summer as minister says it wants to welcome first tourists in spring Reports suggested Spain might not fully reopen to holidaymakers until autumn Reyes Maroto, minister of tourism, said the country would open by Spring Spain’s prime minister said vaccinations wouldn’t be finished until … Read more

Argentina hails German Falklands travel request as support for sovereignty claim

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Argentina boasts of Falklands victory after Germany asks them – not Britain – for permission to dock at Port Stanley and Lufthansa says it recognises the islands as ‘Argentine territory’ Argentina and Britain have both long disputed ownership of the Falkland Islands Lufthansa asked permission for two flights to carry scientists to Mt Pleasant  They … Read more