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UK lawmakers back a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
Read full article: UK lawmakers back a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their livesU.K. lawmakers have backed a bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives in a historic vote in Parliament that takes it a step nearer to becoming law.
Chair of African charity Prince Harry co-founded says the royal orchestrated a bullying campaign
Read full article: Chair of African charity Prince Harry co-founded says the royal orchestrated a bullying campaignThe chairperson of an African charity co-founded by Prince Harry has accused him of orchestrating a bullying and harassment campaign to try to force her out.
Conkers controversy: World tournament investigates claims of cheating with steel chestnut
Read full article: Conkers controversy: World tournament investigates claims of cheating with steel chestnutThe World Conker Championships says it's investigating allegations of cheating after this yearโs menโs winner was found to have a steel chestnut in his pocket.
UK health boss: COVID-19 rules could tighten by Christmas
Read full article: UK health boss: COVID-19 rules could tighten by ChristmasBritainโs health secretary has refused to rule out imposing tougher COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas amid the rapid rise of infections and continuing uncertainty about the omicron variant.
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UK says new study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine shot
Read full article: UK says new study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine shotBritain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Wednesday a new study suggesting that a single dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine may reduce transmission of COVID-19 categorically supports the government's strategy of taking more time between injections. Some countries, including France, have authorized the AstraZeneca vaccine only for use in people under 65, saying there is not enough evidence to say whether it works in older adults. AdBritain has Europe's deadliest coronavirus outbreak, with more than 108,000 deaths, and is in its third national lockdown as authorities try to contain a new, more transmissible virus variant first identified in southeast England. AdThat is a worry as the U.K. races to vaccinate its own population against the virus. Pollard said Oxford scientists believe the AstraZeneca vaccine will continue to offer protection against new variants of COVID-19, although they are still waiting for data on that.
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UK to vaccinate out of pandemic by looking to local GPs
Read full article: UK to vaccinate out of pandemic by looking to local GPsGPs like Dr. Ammara Hughes are crucial to the National Health Serviceโs plan to expand vaccinations from hospitals and clinics to doctors' offices around the country. But can the NHS deliver an average of more than 2 million shots a week for the next six weeks? The U.K. has recorded nearly 80,000 deaths linked to COVID-19, the deadliest outbreak in Europe and the fifth-highest in the world. David Halley, 83, was overjoyed to get his vaccine at his local GP this week. โI donโt want to get sick and Iโve got family and grandchildren and so on, so itโs important,'' he said.
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Sky News anchor suspended for breaching virus restrictions
Read full article: Sky News anchor suspended for breaching virus restrictionsLONDON โ British broadcaster Sky News has taken one of its leading news anchors off the air for six months after she threw a birthday party that violated coronavirus restrictions. Under current restrictions in the British capital, people from different households can't meet indoors. Two reporters who attended the gathering, political editor Beth Rigby and correspondent Inzaman Rashid, will be off-air for three months, Sky News said. Burley, who has been a presenter on Sky News since the channelโs debut in 1989, said she had agreed โto step back from my broadcasting role for a period of reflection. The fact is I was wrong, I made a big mistake, and I am sorry.โ

Spain sends ship to collect migrants stranded off Italy
Read full article: Spain sends ship to collect migrants stranded off ItalySky News via CNN(CNN) - Spain said on Tuesday that it was dispatching a ship to collect migrants on a rescue vessel that has been stranded off Italy for 19 days, after at least 10 people jumped overboard in an attempt to swim ashore. The rescue ship is moored 800 meters off the coast awaiting permission to dock. According to the NGO, Proactiva Open Arms, the man was rescued by the Italian coast guard. Italian Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said on Tuesday the country was "working to unblock the Open Arms situation as soon as possible" because the situation on board has become "unsustainable." But Proactiva Open Arms said it was not possible for the rescue ship to sail to a further port for another three days with adverse weather conditions.