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June 23, 2022

First Polio Outbreak In 40 Years Feared As Virus Found

Health officials have declared a national incident as they investigate the scale of a feared polio outbreak following the discovery of the virus in wastewater.

4 mins

What It Will Take For PM's Party To Lose Both Seats

Boris Johnson has survived the verdict of his own MPs - for the time being at least.

4 mins

'Time running out', warns Briton facing execution

The family of a British man sentenced to death in a Russian-backed separatist region for fighting for Ukraine has said he expects to be executed and that time is now "running out".

2 mins

Covid Hospital Admissions Jump To Over 1,000 Per Day

The daily number of Covid cases being admitted to hospitals in England has topped 1,000 for the first time since April, new figures show.

2 mins

Fears for Afghan earthquake aid in 'chaotic' environment

Charities already struggling to cope with existing disasters

4 mins

Saudi Arabia and Turkey bury bad blood for alliance

Before the ascent of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, before the various rifts in the Middle East exploded to the forefront, there was a budding golden period of relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

4 mins

Sri Lanka PM: We can't buy fuel after economic collapse

Sri Lanka's economy has "completely collapsed", leaving it unable to buy imported fuel, the country's prime minister has said.

1 min

Monumental failure... the Windrush statue underlines the government's negligence

The Windrush pioneers helped to build Britain, and it isn't a bad thing that a permanent tribute to them if that's truly what it is - has been installed in one of the country's busiest railway stations.

4 mins

Why conditions are ripe for a Thatcher figure to emerge

There is a foreign war affecting energy prices, public worker strikes threaten to paralyse an already shaky economy - and a Conservative government with a leader lacking in authority.

2 mins

How The G7 Act Will Shape Our Lives - For Better Or Worse

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and growing instability in the global economy, world leaders gathering for the next G7 summit have their hands full with urgent responsibilities.

3 mins

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