10 h. ago 'Covid pandemic 2.0' warning as China bat habits spotted in mainland Europe

The chain of events that led to the Covid pandemic in China could be about to unfold in Europe and scientists have identified key risk factors found at farms in Italy

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16 h. ago UK hits back after China warns of ‘consequences’ over London mega

UK hits back after China warns of ‘consequences’ over London mega-embassy delay  The Independent

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21 h. ago China warns UK of ‘consequences’ after latest delay to new London embassy

Decision on planning application has been pushed back to December in latest blow to relations

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40 h. ago MI5 thwarted China attack in past week, chief reveals as he warns Beijing presents daily threat to UK security

Sir Ken McCallum admitted he was ‘frustrated’ over spy case collapse as CPS faces further questions over failure to prosecute

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44 h. ago MI5 chief reveals China plot disrupted last week and warns of 'daily' security threat

Sir Ken McCallum, the Director General of MI5, said the intelligence service had intervened operationally to disrupt a threat connected to China in the last week

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63 h. ago PPE firm linked to 'Baroness Bra' misses deadline to repay £145 million it owes taxpayers for defective surgical gowns

Underwear tycoon Baroness Mone has been embroiled in controversy over the defective surgical gowns supplied to the NHS by PPE Medpro at the height of the Covid pandemic.

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67 h. ago Global government debt on course to hit 100% of GDP by 2029, IMF warns

Ratio would be highest since aftermath of second world war, with UK among G20 countries forecast to peak aboveBusiness live – latest updatesGovernment debt across the world is on course to hit 100% of global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2029, according to analysis by the International Monetary Fund, the highest level since the aftermath of the second world war.In its Fiscal Monitor report, the IMF said aggregate government debt had risen more rapidly than expected before the Covid pandemic, when policymakers stepped into protect citizens and bail out hard-hit businesses. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Covid plan rushed as decision to close all schools drafted overnight, says Williamson

Sir Gavin Williamson said blunders were made when making massive decisions like closing all schools during the covid pandemic as the inquiry into 2020 lockdown continues

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4 d. ago China and Russia posing ‘significant threat’ to UK in cyberspace, NCSC warns

The National Cyber Security Centre faced a record number of nationally significant incidents in 2024-25.

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4 d. ago Furious Speaker hits out at ministers over China spying scandal and warns parliament is not getting protection

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle accused the Government of failing to protect MPs after Parliament was 'spied on' by China.

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4 d. ago MI5 delivers chilling warning to MPs on spy threats from Russia and China

The intelligence service put out guidance to MPs and peers on how to counter 'espionage and foreign interference' amidst a row over the collapse of a major China spy case

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4 d. ago Covid denier encouraged ‘serious violence’ during pandemic, court told

Paul Martin, of Suffolk Road, Croydon, has admitted having a stun gun but denied the other two charges against him.

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5 d. ago China warns of retaliation after Trump slapped country with extra tariffs – but US leader insists ‘it will be fine’

CHINA has warned it will retaliate with its own "countermeasures" after Donald Trump hit the country with extra 100 per cent tariffs - in the latest escalation of the tit-for-tat trade war. The US president played down simmering tensions between the two nations - vowing everything "will be fine" in the face of Beijing's latest...

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer's security adviser Jonathan Powell is 'too close to China', Labour cabinet ministers warn

Jonathan Powell is facing scrutiny across the political divide after he reportedly refused to call Beijing an 'enemy' of the UK in evidence for the case.

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6 d. ago ‘It’s like a scene from a movie’: Christian Barroso’s best phone picture

On the 26th floor of a São Paulo skyscraper, the Brazilian photographer captured a stranger in a moment of solitudeAfter being recognised at the Mobile Photography awards 2020, Christian Barroso travelled from his home in Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo for the exhibition of winning images. He was joined by three friends and, after seeing his work on display, they headed to Farol Santander, a skyscraper in the city centre housing a museum, galleries and observation deck.“The exhibition was delayed until the summer of 2021 because of the Covid pandemic, so we were living in the first moments of ‘normal’ life at the time,” Barroso says. They stopped for a snack at a cafe on the 26th floor, and Barroso recalls the atmosphere as “somewhat melancholic. Despite the large space, the feeling was one of solitude, highlighted by this woman sitting alone, and the long shadows.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago China sends horror WW3 threat of nuclear strike hitting in 20 minutes

Victor Gao, Vice President of the Centre for China and Globalisation, warned of "devastating consequences" should China come under attack and boasted of a long-range missile that can hit in minutes

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9 d. ago Wirtz, Durán and different career paths: what happened to Next Generation 2020?

We look at how the 80 players we picked five years ago have been faring for club and countryFive years ago the Covid-19 pandemic was spreading, causing untold pain – mental and physical – that we are still feeling the effects of.Football, like every other aspect of life, was affected and stopped for a period of time. Players, coaches and staff had their lives turned upside down. Career paths were inevitably changed. What kind of an impact would a fit Trent Alexander-Arnold have had at Euro 2020 if it had been played that year? As it turned out he injured himself just before the postponed tournament in 2021 and had to withdraw from the England squad. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lifetime of earnings not enough for UK workers to join wealthiest 10%, report says

Research finds it would take average worker saving all their earnings for 52 years to match wealth of richest 10th of societyIt would take the average earner in the UK 52 years’ worth of earnings to become as wealthy as the richest 10%, according to new research by the Resolution Foundation.In a new report, the influential thinktank analyses the Office for National Statistics’ latest wealth and assets survey, which covers the Covid pandemic period of 2020-22. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Covid experts advise wearing masks again just three years after pandemic ended

Some people are being urged to start wearing face masks again as we enter the winter period

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1 week ago Alleged Covid fraudsters warned to pay up or face the ‘hit squad’

A deadline has been set for suspected fraudsters to return any taxpayers’ money they may have received under false pretences during the pandemic

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