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Another Supreme Court defeat for President Trump
Plan to deport illegal immigrants who arrived in US as children is outlawed
18 Jun 2020,45 mins
Caesar Act comes into force
US sanctions aimed at foreign companies doing business with Syrian government
17 Jun 2020,45 mins
Government U-turn over school meal vouchers
Boris Johnson extends scheme after campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford
16 Jun 2020,45 mins
Re-opening of stores which sell non-essential items
Number of visitors to High Street shops in England increases 50% on last week
15 Jun 2020,45 mins
New York police reforms announced
Governor Cuomo announces broad policing reforms.
12 Jun 2020,45 mins
UK government gives upbeat assessment of track and trace programme
But do the figures they've released tell the full story?
11 Jun 2020,45 mins
“Support bubbles” to be introduced
People living alone will be allowed to visit and stay at another household
10 Jun 2020,45 mins
Plan for primary school pupils in England to return to school withdrawn
MPs from across the political parties criticise government decision
09 Jun 2020,45 mins
PM condemns attacks against police and toppling of Bristol statue
More than 100,000 anti-racism protesters took to streets over weekend
08 Jun 2020,45 mins
Minneapolis Police banned from using chokeholds
Authorities across US consider similar moves after death of George Floyd
05 Jun 2020,45 mins
Memorial in Minneapolis for George Floyd
Family and friends attend service - Floyd's death last week sparked protests across US
04 Jun 2020,45 mins
US Defence Secretary at odds with Trump over Floyd protests
Mark Esper does not support idea that army could be sent to quell demonstrations
03 Jun 2020,45 mins
Joe Biden launches blistering attack on President over Floyd protests
Likely Democrat Presidential nominee accuses Mr Trump of stoking division
02 Jun 2020,45 mins
Floyd death: Trump criticises US governors over protests against police brutality
President urges governors to "dominate" demonstrations or risk looking like “jerks”
01 Jun 2020,45 mins
Sacked US police officer charged with murder of George Floyd
Floyd died while being arrested in Minneapolis on Monday
29 May 2020,45 mins
More easing of lockdown restrictions
People in England able to meet in private, outside spaces in groups of 6 from Monday
28 May 2020,45 mins
“Test and trace” policy to start at 9am tomorrow morning
Matt Hancock says people have "civic duty" to comply with new system
27 May 2020,45 mins
Growing Conservative unrest over Dominic Cummings
Junior minister resigns – nearly 40 Tory backbenchers call for Cummings to go
26 May 2020,45 mins
Dominic Cummings press conference in Downing Street rose garden
PM’s senior adviser: “no regrets” about driving to parents' home during lockdown
25 May 2020,45 mins
Allies of Dominic Cummings deny he breached lockdown rules
PM’s senior aide travelled from London to Durham when he had coronavirus
22 May 2020,45 mins
China planning new national security law in Hong Kong
Pro-democracy activists held hundreds of rallies last year
21 May 2020,45 mins
Call to scrap immigration health surcharge for overseas NHS workers and carers
Boris Johnson says the fee raises £900 million pounds for health service
20 May 2020,45 mins
Work and Pensions Secretary blames scientists for "the wrong advice"
How should the politician-scientist relationship work ?
19 May 2020,45 mins
China agrees to coronavirus inquiry - after the pandemic
US Health Secretary launches scathing attack on World Health Organisation
18 May 2020,45 mins
UK coronavirus infection rate creeps back up
The "R number" now sits at between 0.7 and 1
15 May 2020,45 mins
Top US scientist warns on impact of Coranavirus
A scientist removed from a key role in the search for a vaccine, has a sober warning.
14 May 2020,45 mins
Thousands return to work in England after lockdown rules relaxed
Rest of UK under tighter restriction. What will the pandemic do to the Union ?
13 May 2020,45 mins
Chancellor extends furlough scheme
Treasury plans to pay wages of millions of workers till end of October
12 May 2020,45 mins
Boris Johnson defends plans to ease coronavirus lockdown
48 page document sets out details of steps to re-open schools and work places
11 May 2020,45 mins
UK marks 75th anniversary of VE Day
Queen: "the streets are not empty, because they are filled with love"
08 May 2020,45 mins