Covid-19: 'Grab a jab' for all over-18s opens in England

Any adult will be able to get a vaccine without an appointment this weekend at hundreds of walk-in sites.

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Infected blood: Parents and pupils reveal they were kept in dark at stricken school

In a week of harrowing testimony, ex-pupils described how 72 friends died of Aids and hepatitis.

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A look inside Buckingham Palace's $500 million refurbishment

The Queen has a whopping £369 million ($514 million) budget to refurbish her London pad -- a figure that may seem excessive when she spends most of her time at Windsor Castle these days. This week, the Queen's royal accounts for the past financial year were published, revealing £31.6 million ($44 million) had been spent on the renovation in the past 12 months, up from £16.4 million ($23 million) the year before.

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A GB News anchor is taking a break -- just two weeks after the channel's debut

An anchor for GB News, a newly-launched TV channel in Britain that has been compared to Fox News in the US, said he is taking a break after just two weeks on the job.

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Palestinians demand end to Abbas presidency after activist dies during 'brutal beating and arrest'

Large demonstrations are being held across the West Bank calling for an end to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Presidency of Mahmoud Abbas, after the funeral of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat, who died while in the custody of PA security forces on Thursday morning.

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Cubans are risking everything to enter the US

The four Cuban migrants stepped off the US Coast Guard cutter blinking and looking dazed under the blazing Caribbean sun. They risked their lives to cross the Florida Straits to go to the United States, only to be stopped at sea and returned to Cuba.

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Frenchwoman who killed abusive husband faints in court

A Frenchwoman who has admitted to killing her abusive husband fainted with apparent shock and relief in court after hearing the sentence sought against her by prosecutors Friday.

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