The Guardian - December 09, 2021

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December 09, 2021

UK joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Britain will not send any official representatives to the Beijing Winter Olympics as part of a growing diplomatic boycott by allies over China’s record of human rights abuses.

3 mins

‘No one believed him' PM's day of reckoning draws near as Tory MPs voice dissent

Reading their phone halfway down a wintry Whitehall early on yesterday morning, a breathless cabinet minister was agog at the leaked news the prime minister was about to introduce plan B measures. “It’s just one fucking thing after another isn’t it?”

5 mins

‘I will regret those remarks for the rest of my days': Stratton resigns over No 10 party joke

Allegra Stratton has stepped down as the government's spokesperson for the Cop26 climate summit after footage emerged of her joking about a party at No 10 during the peak of lockdown rules in December last year.

3 mins

Omicron Variant Two Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine ‘May Not Stop Infection'

Three doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are likely to protect against infection with the Omicron variant but two doses may not, according to data that will increase pressure to speed up booster programmes.

2 mins

Schools in Wales trial longer day to help pupils catch up

Schools in Wales are extending their day by an hour to try to help youngsters catch up after Covid lockdowns.

2 mins

Scholz voted in as new chancellor as ‘traffic light' coalition takes the reins

Olaf Scholz will succeed Angela Merkel as Germany's new chancellor after securing a majority of 395 of 736 delegates' ballots in a parliamentary vote yesterday.

3 mins

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