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Key news going on in the world. As well as commentary and expert opinions for the Mainland Times on how it will affect our lives.
Now Tory MPs warn: don’t toughen Covid new year rules
Cabinet ministers vying to succeed Boris Johnson have been warned by Tory colleagues that they will damage their chances unless...
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, giant in fight against apartheid South Africa, dies at 90
Desmond Tutu, the cleric and social activist who was a giant of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has...
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Regulate, break up, open up: how to fix Facebook in 2022
This year the public saw an alarming side of Facebook, after a huge leak of internal documents revealed the extent...
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Space cadets Branson and Bezos scoop the 2021 shamelessness prize
Every Christmas, Observer Business Agenda casts its eye over the year that was, seeking to spotlight the business luminaries whose...
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One year on, most voters say Brexit has gone badly
More than six out of 10 voters believe Brexit has either gone badly or worse than they expected – a...
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California officials close beaches after man dies in shark attack
California authorities have closed some beaches in San Luis Obispo County after a 31-year-old man was pronounced dead following an...
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Armed intruder arrested at Windsor Castle as Queen celebrates Christmas
An armed man has been arrested after attempting to break into Windsor Castle where the Queen is celebrating Christmas with...
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The Queen strikes a hopeful tone in personal Christmas message
The Queen looked back on a year marked by personal, as well as national, grief in her Christmas Day message...
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