Merkel slams Trump over US Capitol riots

German chancellor lays blame for violence firmly on president.
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Donald Trump arrest warrant: US president faces death penalty after Iraq issues demand

DONALD TRUMP has been issued an arrest warrant by an Iraqi court after being accused of premeditated murder - a crime punishable by the death penalty in the Middle East state.
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Hong Kong arrests a ‘grievous attack’ on rights and freedoms, says UK

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said China ‘deliberately misled the world’ over new National Security Law.
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British pharmacists: We’re on stand-by for speedy vaccine deployment

The National Health Service aims to deliver 13.9 million doses by mid-February.
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Boris praised for ‘tough’ decision as England goes into lockdown: 'Virus has to be beaten'

ICYMI: BORIS JOHNSON has been praised for taking the decision to enforce a national lockdown in order to stop the spread of the new strain of coronavirus and soaring case numbers.
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Julian Assange court case: Wikileaks founder WON'T be extradited to US, says UK judge

ICYMI: JULIAN ASSANGE will not be extradited back to the US to face trail on accusations of violating the Espionage Act, a judge has said.
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Thank God we left! EU vaccine delay sparks furious Brussels backlash - 'Too bureaucratic!'

ICYMI: EXCESSIVE EU bureaucracy means the bloc is falling behind the UK and US in terms of its COVID-19 vaccination programme, Markus Soder, a key ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has warned - describing Brussels' response as "inadequate".
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Met Office weather warning: Ice and Snow alert as freezing gales from East hit UK

ICYMI: ICY gales and plummetting temperatures mean new warnings from the Met Office today.
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Frexit next! Macron warned 2021 is the year for a French referendum on EU membership

FYI: EMMANUEL MACRON has been sent a huge warning that 'Frexit' is now "possible and desirable" as pressure continues to build on the French President following the UK's historic departure from the European Union.
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POLL: Should 'covidiots' who party or protest coronavirus rules get harsher punishments?

ICYMI: PROTESTS and parties are continuing to take place despite soaring coronavirus cases in the UK - so should people who flout the rules at demonstrations and gatherings face tougher punishments?
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Brussels struggles to export its climate ideals

ICYMI: EU’s focus on cars and cows belies talk of greener trade.
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POLL: What should be done with House of Lords as new 'unaccountable' row erupts?

ICYMI: POLITICIANS have called for an urgent review into the House of Lords after Boris Johnson handed out another 52 peerages this year - what do you think should be done?
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May erupts at Starmer 'No lectures from you! - you had a better deal & didn't vote for it'

FYI: THERESA MAY said she will "take no lectures" from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer as she pointed out he had had the chance to support a "better" Brexit trade deal when she was in power.
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Heavy snow to hit in 24 hours as UK faces 'biggest winter threat in decade' in -15C freeze

FYI: A SAVAGE -15C Baltic blitz is about to unleash inches of snow across Britain as the nation braces for the ‘biggest winter threat for a decade'.
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Boris praised for ‘tough’ decision as England goes into lockdown: 'Virus has to be beaten'

BORIS JOHNSON has been praised for taking the decision to enforce a national lockdown in order to stop the spread of the new strain of coronavirus and soaring case numbers.
http://dlvr.it/Rsprkv