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25 December 2020

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What a pandemic Christmas looked like around the world

From masked mass to a socially distanced beach party, here's how Christmas looked in 2020.

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The Queen's pride and a new special relationship?

The Boxing Day front pages reflect on the Queen's Christmas address and the UK's post-Brexit future

A health worker, wearing a protective suit and a face mask, holds a test tube after administering a nasal swab to a patient in a temporary testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Zenith Arena in Lille, France, October 15, 2020.

France finds first case of new coronavirus variant

The health ministry says an asymptomatic Frenchman who arrived from England tested positive.

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What a pandemic Christmas looked like around the world

From masked mass to a socially distanced beach party, here's how Christmas looked in 2020.

Robin Jackman

Former England bowler Jackman dies aged 75

Former England bowler Robin Jackman, who took 1,402 wickets in a 16-year career in first-class cricket, has died at the age of 75.

Lake Albert, Uganda

Many dead in boating accident on Ugandan lake

Strong winds caused the boat to sink on the lake, which has a history of incidents, officials said.

Priti Patel

Brexit deal 'will make UK safer', Priti Patel says

The home secretary says border controls will be "fairer" but there are concerns over data access.

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier seen on Christmas Day with the full post-Brexit text

Why the full Brexit text goes beyond Canada's deal

Our economics editor finds a late compromise on electric cars in the full post-Brexit trade deal.

coronavirus and antibodies

Emergency post-exposure Covid protection trialled

If it proves effective, the jab could protect vulnerable people who haven't or can't be vaccinated.

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