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NATO leaders are set to discuss withdrawing from Afghanistan this week as they meet for their first talks since Joe Biden took office. The US is currently committed to withdrawing its remaining 2,500 troops by May under a peace deal signed by President Trump, with NATO unlikely to leave its 9,600 soldiers in the country … Read more
Harry Dunn’s alleged killer Anne Sacoolas ‘remains willing to discuss a resolution with the UK authorities’ despite Joe Biden’s administration describing the refusal to extradite her as ‘final’. Lawyers acting on behalf of Sacoolas said their position had not changed and they wanted ‘nothing more than to find a path forward’. When asked if they … Read more
How the Government’s vaccine plan breaks down PHASE 1 (FEB 15 TARGET) CARE HOME RESIDENTS – 300,000 CARE HOME WORKERS – 500,000 AGE 80+ – 3,300,000 HEALTHCARE WORKERS – 2,400,000 SOCIAL CARE WORKERS – 1,400,000 AGE 75-79 – 2,300,000 AGE 70-74 – 3,200,000 CLINICALLY EXTREMELY VULNERABLE (UNDER 70) – 1,200,000 PHASE 2 (SPRING) 65-69 2,900,000 … Read more
Who will be next in line for the coronavirus jab? Vaccine experts says talks are ongoing about who should be prioritised next amid calls for teachers to be at top of list Plan for who should be prioritised for vaccines must be ready by mid-February There have been increased calls for teachers and key workers … Read more
While the shortage of beds and staff distress are all too real, what hospital doctors and nurses see on the wards does not reflect the average experience of Covid-19, writes Professor Robert Dingwall (pictured) The reports from Britain’s hospitals in the past few days have been truly worrying. No one should doubt the reality of what … Read more
Linda and Denise Nolan have opened up on their search for their long-lost secret sister while they await the results of a DNA test. They discovered their dad Thomas Nolan fathered another child during an affair, who is believed to have been born around 1952 and would be the same age as Denise, 68. Their … Read more
The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution deals with presidential authority in the event of death or removal from office, and was ratified in 1967, in the wake of John F Kennedy’s assassination. What does the 25th Amendment say? It is in four sections, all dealing with the president leaving office during his or her … Read more
Michael Sheen and his girlfriend Anna Lundberg have discussed working together for the first time in the second series of BBC’s comedy series Staged. The screen star, 51, and the Swedish actress, 26, who have been in a romance since May 2019 and welcomed Lyra four months later, touched on juggling parenting with their new stint, set … Read more
President Donald Trump engaged in some saber-rattling from 30,000 feet, issuing ‘health advice’ to Iran and tweeting out images of unexploded ordinance following an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. Trump blasted out the tweet after taking off from Washington for Mar-a-Lago, where he plans to spend the holidays with family including First Lady … Read more
French and Spanish police searching for missing British hiker Esther Dingley are set to hold a summit to discuss next steps in resolving her mystery disappearance. Dingley, 37, was last seen on November 22 in the Pyrenees as she made her way to the summit of the Pic de Sauveguard mountain. At the time, she … Read more