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Judge blocks Assange extradition to US

Tue, 05/01/2021 - 00:06
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited from the UK to the US because of mental health concerns, court rules

Iran resumes enriching uranium to 20% purity at Fordo facility

Tue, 05/01/2021 - 00:02
It is the country's most significant breach yet of its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers.

Music listening soared during lockdown

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 23:53
More than 155m albums were bought or streamed in 2020, according to record industry figures.

Masters moved to Milton Keynes from Alexandra Palace due to Covid-19 rules

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 23:32
Snooker's Masters event will now take place at Milton Keynes instead of Alexandra Palace to follow Covid-19 rules.

Woman's Hour: The Queen sends 'best wishes' to show on its 75th year

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 23:14
Her Majesty said the now 75-year-old show had "played a significant part in the evolving of women".

Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and Charlie's Angel, dies at 65

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 22:50
The US actress also played Sheena: Queen of the Jungle and had a recurring role on That '70's Show.

NBA highlights: Stephen Curry scores career-high points total in Golden State win

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 22:40
Watch the standout moments as Stephen Curry scores a career-high 62 points for the Golden State Warriors against the Portland Trailblazers.

Nóra Quoirin death: The schoolgirl who vanished into a Malaysian jungle

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 21:35
Nóra Quoirin was found naked next to a stream 10 days after arriving for a family holiday.

Nóra Quoirin: Coroner records schoolgirl jungle death as 'misadventure'

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 21:10
London schoolgirl Nóra Quoirin, 15, went missing on a family holiday to the Malaysian rainforest.

Covid-19: Oxford vaccine, schools row and the future of gyms

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 20:21
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning.

Browns in play-offs for first time since 2002 as Packers clinch NFC top seed

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 20:05
The Cleveland Browns secure a play-off spot for the first time since 2002 with a 24-22 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on the final day of the regular season.

'I left my marriage after 55 years of abuse'

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 19:38
Amid the 180,000 elderly women to be domestically abused in 2019-20, one tells her story.

Alarm as South Korea sees more deaths than births

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 17:31
This has raised fresh alarm in a country which already has the world's lowest birth rate.

MGM Resorts 'looking' to buy' Ladbrokes owner Entain

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 17:07
The reported move is the latest attempt by a casino operator to tap into the online gambling boom.

Covaxin: Concern over 'rushed' approval for India Covid jab

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 16:00
The locally-produced Covaxin jab was approved on Sunday before completion of third stage trials.

Covid: Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine rollout to begin

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 14:53
More than half a million doses of the newly-approved coronavirus vaccine are ready for use on Monday.

Death toll rises to 100 after attacks on Niger villages

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 14:38
The government said suspected jihadists ambushed the two villages near Niger's border with Mali.

How mass vaccinations halted a killer virus in 1950s Glasgow

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 14:20
Covid jabs are beginning in earnest, but 70 years ago mass inoculation was the weapon against another killer disease.

New £5 coin to mark Queen's 95th birthday

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 14:14
The British coin collection will also mark the 75th anniversary of the death of novelist HG Wells.

Uncertainty as primary pupils return in England

Mon, 04/01/2021 - 14:03
Primary schools are due to open despite warnings from teachers' unions and some councils.

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