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[ad_1] Iran released a British-Australian academic whom it had accused of spying in exchange for three Iranians being held abroad, according to the country’s state television. Kylie Moore-Gilbert had gone on a hunger strike and spent long periods in solitary confinement after being sentenced to 10 years behind bars. She …

[ad_1] For months, the chancellor has been spending huge sums of money on the COVID crisis. On Wednesday, we received not only the bill, but an idea of ​​how long and difficult the road back to recovery will be. From rescue to harsh truths, Rishi Sunak numbers presented to parliament …

[ad_1] Rishi Sunak has warned Britain that its Covid-19 economic emergency has only just begun after responding to the news of the deepest drop in more than 300 years by pledging 55 billion pounds to tackle the pandemic. On the day the daily death toll from the virus hit a …

[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping publicly congratulated Joe Biden on being elected president of the United States, leaving Russian Vladimir Putin among a handful of world leaders who have yet to acknowledge the former vice president’s victory. “Xi said that he hopes the two sides will maintain the spirit of …

[ad_1] PPutting up the supporting act doesn’t come naturally to Boris Johnson. But on reflection, you might come to thank Rishi Sunak for taking center stage with his expense review statement, as he allowed most people to overlook his third-rate performance on the prime minister’s questions. Accusing Keir Starmer of …

[ad_1] The government will need to find up to £ 27 billion in spending cuts or tax increases by 2024 to put public finances on a sustainable footing, the Treasury spending regulator warned. In a forecast for public finances that predicted lasting damage to the economy in the aftermath of …

[ad_1] More than 50 high school students have been sent home for isolation after a Year 10 student tested positive for coronavirus. Marshland High School in West Walton, near Wisbech, said the student showed symptoms and tested positive while out of school. Principal Craig Jansen said that 50 Year 10 …

[ad_1] The UK has recorded a further 696 COVID-related deaths and another 18,213 cases, the highest daily total of deaths since May 5. It’s the second six-month high in consecutive days, after the country recorded 11,299 cases and 608 related deaths on Tuesday. The announcement brings the government’s official coronavirus …

[ad_1] A foreign minister resigned following Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a cut in UK foreign aid spending. Baroness Sugg resigned from her junior ministerial post after the government abandoned a commitment from the Conservative manifesto to fund the foreign aid budget at the equivalent of 0.7% of gross national …

[ad_1] Diego Maradona has passed away at the age of 60. The Argentine FA confirmed the news in a statement on Twitter that said: “The Argentine Football Association, through its president Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest regret for the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona. “You will always be …