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Tuesday
1 December 2020
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Fifty-five Tories rebel over new coronavirus regulations as parliament votes 291 to 78 in favour -
Content of legislation to be tabled next week depends on progress with EU in talks, sources say
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Chain’s collapse a day after Arcadia puts total of 25,000 jobs at risk heaping pressure on rivals as fire sale looms -
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Actor takes aim at transphobic politicians and ‘those with a massive platform who continue to spew hostility’, saying they ‘have blood on [their] hands’
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Regulator expected to license Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use within days
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You put your coronavirus ... to us. Here are the answers
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Frenchman Kevin Escoffier was dramatically rescued from his life raft by a rival hours after being forced to abandon ship in the round-the-world race -
Family tells of daughter’s dream to study medicine and the furore over campus drug use that followed her death at Newcastle University
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In interviews with Vanity Fair, the singer listens, responds and sometimes rolls her eyes at her younger self
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Ethiopia’s prime minister was feted by the international community as a reformer and a peacemaker. Now, as the Guardian’s Jason Burke explains, he has launched a major military campaign in the north of his country that threatens the stability of the region
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If Michael Gove and Steve Baker want to fight it out over the Covid tier system, at least make it a TV sporting spectacle, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde -
As hardship surges across Britain, Labour must point to the need for a new social settlement, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones -
Editorial: The real issue is the Trump administration’s actions over the last four years, but the risks may be growing as it heads for the exit
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Minute-by-minute report: Will Liverpool make sure of their place in the next round when they face Ajax? Join Scott Murray -
Tyson Fury and Ronnie O’Sullivan are seen as Hamilton’s closest challengers while Hollie Doyle, Stuart Broad and Jordan Henderson are also nominated
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Minute-by-minute report: City are bidding to make sure of first place in Group C in Portugal. Find out how they fare with Ben Fisher -
Over-by-over report: England chased down 192 in style to sweep the T20 series against South Africa
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Cost will have more than doubled since 2010 after increase on 1 January -
Female barristers say men-only club is symbolic of diversity problems within legal profession
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Zak Bennett-Eko, 23, sentenced to hospital order after being found guilty of 11-month-old son’s manslaughter -
NHS says clinic has suspended new referrals after pair, including woman who took blockers, win court case -
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Janet Yellen calls for urgent action amid ‘American tragedy’ as team demonstrates Biden’s commitment to diversity
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Head of European commission says millions of citizens should not be made to suffer with funds blocked -
Alexander Mark Antonyyo Jr killed over Thanksgiving weekend in Dublin shooting -
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New analysis finds 40% was brought in without sourcing checks from Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay -
A new study has found that affordable housing in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and California will be at particular risk -
Wall is going up in four sections in Arizona’s mountain ranges spanning the US-Mexico border where the cats had reappeared
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The award has been won by Ahlam and Amy Trigg, who beat more than 1,000 other entries, in initiative to dismantle stereotypes about women’s writing -
Musicians say they fear speaking to select committee could result in retaliation
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They are used to spending Christmas up close and personal, but the criteria for playing Santa – being older and overweight – put them at significant risk of catching coronavirus -
Booking site to reimburse 9,000 customers after inquiry by UK competition watchdog
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Initiative offers landlords the option of renting their properties to the city for a minimum of five years -
As millions in the UK have been pushed in to poverty by the pandemic, charity present appeals are needed now more than ever -
Tycoon and wife had estimated fortune of £4.9bn in 2006 but it has fallen to about £950m
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In the last of our lockdown diaries series, photographer David Levene visits some of his favourite swimming venues in London -
Now in its 56th year, the wildlife photographer of the year showcases the world’s best nature photography. The competition is run by the Natural History Museum in London
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Five photographers have squashed their boldest, bravest and most colourful work down to the size of a postcard – which you have the chance to buy -
The Goldman environmental prize honours global grassroots activists pushing for change at great personal risk -
Photographer Sarah Lee shares her observations from her daily bike rides as autumn slides towards winter and things get darker -
My Gaza by Jehad al-Saftawi is a personal account of peoples’ suffering as they go about their lives under Israeli blockade
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