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COVID cases up by more than 30% in Britain last week

The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30% in the last week, with cases largely driven by the super infectious omicron variants

The Independent UK

Did Princess Diana make Britain go mad? Or were we already?

A new documentary on the late royal doesn’t so much illuminate Diana as the country itself. Adam White speaks to the director and producer behind ‘The Princess’, and asks whether Diana inspired a national rage in us, or merely allowed what was always there to surface

The Independent UK

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meets with Boris Johnson on first trip to the UK since Covid

New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern met with Boris Johnson at Downing Street on Friday on her first visit to Britain since the Covid pandemic.

Evening Standard

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‘We won’t stay silent any longer’ – 13 protest photographs that changed Britain

As a new law comes into place that restricts how people can demonstrate across the UK, we look at some of the images and moments that reshaped the nation

The Guardian - UK

Beloved dog put down after being stung by 'Britain's most dangerous plant'

Stuart Good, 61, had taken Staffordshire Bull Terrier Ella for a walk with his friend Clive Ransom, 49, round a local park last month.

Daily Record

Dog dies after being stung by dangerous plant during walk in park

The plant that stung the dog is often referred to as 'Britain's most dangerous plant'

Manchester Evening News

UK government faces new boozy scandal as deputy whip quits

Britain’s government is dealing with another boozy scandal after the deputy chief whip resigned from his post following a drunken incident this week

The Independent UK

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The Africa Centre is back. Now will Britain finally embrace all of its cultural heritage?

The famous centre was forced to uproot itself from Covent Garden. Then came Black Lives Matter. Maybe this time it will be treasured, says writer Jason Okundaye

The Guardian - UK

Britain's smallest dog is so tiny he gets mistaken for a hamster

John Mallon, 61, from North London, unofficially owns the tiniest dog in the UK, and often gets stopped in the street by strangers mistaking chihuahua Bardo for a hamster or rat

Daily Mirror

Hong Kong fishermen keep old ways, 25 years after handover

The Ng brothers, fishermen living in the remote Hong Kong village of Tai O, have carried on with their lives since moving from the Chinese mainland in the 1950s, untouched by political campaigns and even Britain's handover of the city to Chinese control in 1997

The Independent UK

Timeline: Hong Kong under 25 years of Chinese rule

Hong Kong has marked the 25th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule

The Independent UK

Taiwan PM: Hong Kong freedom, democracy 'have vanished'

Freedom and democracy have disappeared in Hong Kong, Taiwan's premier said Friday, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the business hub to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain.

Bangkok Post

Friday briefing: Inside the making of Britain’s lesser-known Pride celebrations

In today’s newsletter: Nimo Omer speaks to LGBTQ+ organisers from Arran to the Isle of Wight on how they’re marking Pride month

The Guardian - UK

Striking workers are providing the opposition that Britain desperately needs

The strikes are gaining momentum, and public opinion is behind them – could they transform our economic landscape, asks Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Enforcer of Hong Kong security law sworn in as city's new leader

China's president Xi Jinping on Friday swore in John Lee, 64, as the city's next chief executive - the first security policy expert to run the China-ruled international financial hub since its handover from Britain in 1997.

Wales Online

'Nuclear warheads' spotted being transported along UK motorways

But speculation sparked by CND on social media is debunked by locals saying such transportation has been common practice for years

Evening Standard

Cameron Norrie vs Steve Johnson: Wimbledon 2022 start time today, how to watch and h2h results

Cameron Norrie is Britain’s best hope for a Wimbledon champion and looks in fine shape heading into his third-round match with Steve Johnson.

Daily Mirror

Beloved dog has to be put down after being stung by 'Britain's most dangerous plant'

Stuart Good, 61, was walking his dog Ella when she suddenly yelped out in pain after being stung and developed a blister "the size of a pound coin" which doubled in size

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UK PM says China must be held to commitments made on Hong Kong

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain would do all it could to hold Beijing to its commitments on democratic rights made 25 years ago when Hong Kong was handed back to China.

Evening Standard

British Ambassador summoned by Russian Government over ‘insults’

Britain’s ambassador to Russia has been summoned to the Kremlin over what its foreign ministry said was the UK’s “offensive rhetoric” over Ukraine.

The Independent UK

UK scientists lose European funding in row over Brexit deal

Nineteen researchers to move to EU institutions while 115 forfeit grants as they stay in Britain

The Guardian - UK

The signs are Britain is not heading for a property crash

It would be naive to rule out the possibility, but the evidence points to house prices dampening rather than tumbling

Liverpool Echo

Dog dies after being stung by 'Britain's most dangerous plant' on walk

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES. Staffordshire Bull Terrier Ella broke out in a blister the size of a £1 coin which continued to double in size

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin spokeswoman hits back at UK minister's jibe he has 'small man syndrome'

Russia's most prominent diplomat, Maria Zakharova, has gone to war with Britain's defence secretary Ben Wallace, asking if he wants to be "seen by the entire world as a complete liar"

Daily Mirror

9 miserable crises waiting for Boris Johnson when he lands back in Britain tonight

'There's no place like home!' the Prime Minister sighed today. But Boris Johnson's relief at landing from Spain, Germany and Rwanda won't last much longer than his post-trip nap

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