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Lockdown loneliness leads to 600 reports of online dating fraud a month

A campaign is launched to raise awareness of romance scams, following a 26% increase in reports to Action Fraud in the past year.

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England bans sale of single-use plastic straws

02:25 The UK's fight against plastic pollution is stepping up a gear – with the sale of single-use plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds now illegal in England.The ban, which kicked

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Crista Galli Ventures outs ‘evergreen’ fund to back European healthtech startups at seed and Series A

Crista Galli Ventures, an early-stage healthtech fund in Europe, is officially launching today. The firm offers “patient capital” — with only a single LP (the Danish family office IP

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Does Sweden's COVID-19 experience support the herd immunity theory?

02:27 At a time when countries across Europe are seeing alarming surges in daily coronavirus infections, Sweden has recorded its lowest rate of positive tests since the virus emerged,

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Norway's cruise ship spread, Belgium's spike: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- At least 36 crew members on a Norwegian cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19. The entire 160-person crew have been quarantined on the ship currently docked in Tromso, North No

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Lewis Hamilton wins 91st career pole for British GP at Silverstone

Six times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton shattered the Silverstone track record with a blistering lap to put dominant Mercedes on pole position for his home British Grand Prix on Saturd

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Trump's 'election delay' call is a textbook distraction

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and

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Trump's 'election delay' call is a textbook distraction

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and

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German businesses want retaliation against Pompeo pipeline sanctions

02:57 German business leaders are preparing to retaliate as the US threatens new sanctions on those involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.The brewing trade dispute

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UK says 'Russian actors' likely tried to disrupt 2019 election

A Union flag flies in front of the Houses of Parliament /AP The U.K. on Thursday accused "Russian actors" of seeking to disrupt last year's general election by circulating leaked trade documen

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TradeDepot adds $10 million to add financial services to its supply chain services for African SMBs

Nigeria’s e-commerce startup TradeDepot, which connects international brands to small businesses in Africa, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding to expand its business into financial

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Gauteng Premier becomes S.Africa's third provincial leader who tested positive for COVID-19

The premier of Gauteng, which is the smallest but the most populated province in South Africa, became the third provincial leader who tested positive for the COVID-19 this week. "Today, Friday,

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A tale of two cities as Leicester lockdown divides communities

02:14 As pubs, restaurants and other non-essential businesses across England are allowed to reopen after over three months in lockdown, the city of Leicester is the exception.The centr

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Spotlight: UK public conflicted ahead of July 4 when pub returns

Having a pint with friends after a long, hot day at work used to be one of the "most enjoyable things to do in London" for Anil Douglas. But even though he's missed the "therapeutic" experience of b

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India and the new Cold War

Editor's note: Mustafa Hyder Sayed is executive director of the Pakistan-China Institute. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.The recentborder tension

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How a row over chicken symbolizes the divide over U.S.-UK trade deal

Editor's note: Jonathan Arnott is a former member of the European Parliament. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.In recent years there's been a surpr

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UK cultural watchdog says statue of slave trader not necessarily to be reinstated

The controversial statue of a famous British slave trader torn down by Black Lives Matter protesters would not necessarily be reinstated, the official cultural watchdog Historic England said Monday.