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• Facebook: Australian legislation ‘deeply challenged’ how company operates, says Northern Europe VP Steve Hatch

  23-02-2021 19:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Facebook’s Northern Europe vice president has claimed that proposed Australian legislation compelling tech giants to pay for journalism would have made it nearly “impossible” for the platform to operate.
  
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• ‘It’s..Rebekah Vardy’ Star booted off Dancing on Ice after ‘awful’ skate off

  28-02-2021 21:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rebekah Vardy has been booted off Dancing On Ice.
  
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• Family visited by police after camping with child on steep cliff edge

  28-02-2021 20:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rescue workers were scrambled to a family camping with a child on the edge of a cliff in a hazardous stretch of coastline known for landslips.
  
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• Police hunt teen after boxer is knifed to death in quiet seaside town

  28-02-2021 19:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police have issued an image of a teenager they want to speak to after a “promising” boxer was fatally stabbed in the heart outside a pub.
  
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• First cases of worrying Manaus variant of Covid-19 found in UK

  28-02-2021 18:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Public Health England (PHE) have identified the first UK cases of the Manaus variant of coronavirus, a new strain that may spread more rapidly and may respond less well to existing vaccines.
  
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• The UK records 144 new Covid fatalities as 20 million get first jab

  28-02-2021 17:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The number of coronavirus-related deaths fell by 33.5 per cent on Sunday as the UK recorded another 144 fatalities.
  
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• Covid deaths down 33% as the UK records 144 new fatalities

  28-02-2021 17:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The number of coronavirus-related deaths fell by 33.5 per cent on Sunday as the UK recorded another 144 fatalities.
  
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• Partner of missing hiker Esther Dingley insists French police haven’t given up the search

  28-02-2021 16:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The partner of a British hiker who went missing in the Pyrenees has said the investigation into her disappearance is continuing despite reports police had suspended the search.
  
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• Fears grow for 12-year-old missing from Hackney

  28-02-2021 16:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police have issued an appeal to find a 12-year-old boy who is missing from Hackney, east London.
  
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• Hong Kong police charge dozens of pro-democracy activists with ‘subversion’ under controversial security law

  28-02-2021 15:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hong Kong police have charged 47 pro-democracy activists with “subversion” under the territory’s controversial security law.
  
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• More than 20 million people have received a coronavirus vaccine in the UK

  28-02-2021 15:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 20 million people in the UK have now been given their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the Government has said.
  
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• Revealed: Britain’s healthiest (and unhealthiest) towns

  28-02-2021 14:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wokingham has been named as the healthiest place in Britain, according to a new survey.
  
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• Lockdown-dodgers fined more than £50,000 after attending two illegal parties in Mayfair

  28-02-2021 13:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police handed out more than £50,000 in fines after raiding two illegal parties in Mayfair.
  
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• Chancellor hints that he will extend furlough - as he announces ‘restart grants’

  28-02-2021 12:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak has indicated he will extend emergency support packages as the coronavirus lockdown is unwound, and did not rule out first raising taxes before cutting them ahead of the next election.
  
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• How much will your train fare go up?

  28-02-2021 12:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  From Monday rail passengers in England and Wales will be hit by above inflation fare rises.
  
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• Tragedy as Coronation Street actor Johnny Briggs dies aged 85

  28-02-2021 11:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street actor Johnny Briggs has died aged 85 after a long illness.
  
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• Poldark star took job as Deliveroo driver during lockdown

  28-02-2021 11:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Poldark star Richard Harrington has revealed he worked as a Deliveroo driver after the pandemic left him unemployed.
  
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• Germany and France set to give Oxford jab to over 65s after condemning it

  28-02-2021 11:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Germany and France could approve the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines for over 65s just days after Angela Merkel said she was too old to take the jab.
  
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• Churchill’s grandson questions link with Cambridge college after ‘trashing’

  28-02-2021 10:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Winston Churchill’s grandson has questioned whether a Cambridge University college should continue to benefit from the association with the former prime minister after hosting an event “trashing” his reputation.
  
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• Chancellor to use ‘income tax stealth tactics’ to plug £43bn hole - as he announces ‘restart grants’

  28-02-2021 10:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is expected to use Wednesday’s Budget to bring in restart grants to help struggling businesses as called for by the Evening Standard.
  
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• Chancellor to introduce ‘restart grants’ to help flailing businesses and use ‘income tax stealth tactics’ to plug hole in UK’s finances

  28-02-2021 10:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is expected to use Wednesday’s budget to bring in re-start grants to help struggling businesses as called for by the Evening Standard.
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Air fares from Heathrow Airport to rise thanks to ‘pandemic tax’

  28-02-2021 10:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  An additional tax has been added to outbound flights from Heathrow airport, adding pressure on families who want to travel abroad after a year of restrictions.
  
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• How much will my train fare go up?

  28-02-2021 10:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  From Monday rail passengers in England and Wales will be hit by above inflation fare rises.
  
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• Rishi Sunak will use ‘income tax stealth tactics’ to plug £43bn black hole in Britain’s finances

  28-02-2021 09:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is expected to raise £6 billion in Wednesday’s Budget by freezing income tax thresholds for at least three years.
  
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• Air fares from Heathrow Airport to rise thanks to ‘pandemic tax’

  28-02-2021 09:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  An additional tax has been added to outbound flights from Heathrow airport, adding pressure on families who want to travel abroad after a year of restrictions.
  
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• Air fares to rise from Heathrow Airport thanks to ‘pandemic tax’

  28-02-2021 09:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  An additional tax has been added to outbound flights from Heathrow airport, adding pressure to families who want to travel abroad after a year of travel restrictions.
  
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• Train fares to rise above inflation for the first time in 8 years

  28-02-2021 08:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rail passengers in England and Wales will be hit by above inflation fare rises on Monday.
  
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• Prince William: Don’t believe jab misinformation on social media

  28-02-2021 08:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  William said:“Social media is awash sometimes with lots of rumours and misinformation, so we have to be a bit careful who we believe.”
  
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• Secondary school pupils to get tested twice a week to keep schools open

  28-02-2021 07:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Whole families with children in school or college will be able to test themselves for coronavirus twice a week from home under plans for schools to safely reopen in England from March 8.
  
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• Revealed: Rishi Sunak’s £5bn lifeline to help the High Street recover from Covid

  28-02-2021 07:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pubs, restaurants, shops and other businesses hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic will be boosted by a £5 billion grant scheme to help them reopen as the lockdown is eased.
  
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