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Actor Simon Pegg calls for higher taxes on the rich
The Shaun Of The Dead star says inequality is the driving force behind societal breakdown.
Trump says US travel ban will be expanded
Seven additional nations were listed in a draft of proposed restrictions. Trump previously tried to ban all Muslims from entering the US.
Donald Trump’s impeachment legal team includes lawyer for Epstein, Weinstein and OJ Simpson
The trial marks just the third time the Senate has weighed whether an American president should be removed from office.
Celebrities and ministers rally against trophy hunting in call for imports ban
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the Prime Minister’s father and the Environment Minister joined in speaking out against the ‘immoral’ practice.
South Korea’s transgender soldier urges military to let her continue service
Byun Hui-su has been discharged for undergoing gender reassignment surgery.
Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77
The actor, director and comedian had a rare form of dementia.
UK facing constitutional crisis over Brexit Bill power grab, Boris Johnson warned
Ian Blackford accused the UK Government of using the legislation for a power grab, criticising the “gross disrespect from Boris Johnson and his Brexit fanboys that are in Number 10 Downing Street”.
Revealed: repeated government failures lead to historically high deaths in custody in ‘national scandal’
Ministry of Justice figures show there were 308 deaths in prison in the 12 months to September as the government is accused of failing to take action which could prevent deaths in prison.
Travellers from coronavirus-hit parts of China screened on arrival in UK as death toll rises
17 people have died from coronavirus and hundreds of others have been infected, with cases detected in countries including the US, Japan and South Korea.