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  1. President Trump must turn over financial information to prosecutors but not to lawmakers, US Supreme Court says

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  2. UK High Street pharmacy chain Boots cutting 4,000 jobs and closing 48 stores in wake of coronavirus pandemic

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  3. BBC to end free licence fee for most over-75s from 1 August, after a two-month delay due to coronavirus pandemic

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  4. Jul 8

    "I have decided, for the next six months, to cut VAT on food, accommodation and attractions" Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces value added tax for the hospitality industry will reduce from 20% to 5%

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  5. Jul 8

    Six-month cut in VAT from 20% to 5% for hospitality and tourism sectors, UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces

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  6. Jul 7

    Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus

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  7. Jul 6

    Oscar-winning Italian film composer Ennio Morricone dies aged 91

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  8. Jul 3

    Full list of countries for which quarantine will not apply to people arriving back in England is published

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  9. Jul 2

    Owner of restaurants Café Rouge and Bella Italia to cut 1,900 jobs as it goes into administration

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  10. Jul 2

    FBI arrests British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein

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  11. Jul 2

    'Iconic' crime figures are among 746 arrests after a secret communications system was 'successfully penetrated'

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  12. Jun 30

    First arrest in Hong Kong as new "anti-protest" security law kicks in, with punishments up to life imprisonment

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  13. Jun 29

    China passes a security law which gives it new powers over Hong Kong, deepening fears for the city's freedoms

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  14. Jun 29

    Stricter lockdown measures for Leicester announced, including closing of shops and schools, as Covid cases rise

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  15. Jun 29

    In a landmark ruling, the US Supreme Court strikes down a Louisiana law restricting abortions as unconstitutional

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  16. Jun 29

    Ex-French PM François Fillon and his Welsh wife Penelope found guilty over "fake jobs" scandal

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  17. Jun 28

    Gunmen attack Pakistani stock exchange in Karachi and reports say a number of people have been killed

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  18. Jun 28

    Worldwide coronavirus death toll passes 500,000, as number of infections exceeds 10 million

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  19. Jun 28

    The UK's top civil servant, Sir Mark Sedwill, confirms he plans to stand down from the role in September

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  20. Jun 27

    Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera elected president with nearly 59% of vote, electoral commission says

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