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Manchester City banned from European competition for 2 seasons
Club found guilty of breaching UEFA's financial fair play regulations
14 Feb 2020,45 mins
Sajid Javid resigns after just 7 months as UK Chancellor
Rishi Sunak takes over – 6 Cabinet Ministers sacked in reshuffle
13 Feb 2020,45 mins
Pope Francis rules against allowing married men in Amazon to become priests
Proposal was fiercely opposed by conservative factions within the Church
12 Feb 2020,45 mins
Sudan to hand over former ruler to the International Criminal Court
Omar al-Bashir faces charges of war crimes and genocide
11 Feb 2020,45 mins
HS2 to get the government go-ahead tomorrow
Boris Johnson expected to say the whole of the railway is needed
10 Feb 2020,45 mins
Anger in China over how authorities have handled virus outbreak
Millions express anger over how the authorities treated a doctor who tried to raise alarm
07 Feb 2020,45 mins
Chinese doctor who tried to warn of coronavirus has died
Dr Li Wenliang was accused by police of "spreading rumours"
06 Feb 2020,45 mins
Donald Trump acquitted in impeachment trial
Mitt Romney is only Republican Senator to vote against President
05 Feb 2020,45 mins
Only zero emission vehicles to be sold in UK from 2035 - previous target was 2040
Boris Johnson publicising UN climate summit to be held in Glasgow in November
04 Feb 2020,45 mins
Government to end automatic early prisoner release for terror offences
Suddesh Amman stabbed 2 people on south London high street yesterday
03 Feb 2020,45 mins
UK leaves the European Union
Prime Minister describes Brexit as "dawn of a new era"
31 Jan 2020,45 mins
WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency.
170 dead so far in China - 18 other countries affected
30 Jan 2020,45 mins
Virus: British nationals to be flown home from China tomorrow
UK government chartering a flight from Wuhan, epicentre of coronavirus
29 Jan 2020,45 mins
US Middle East peace plan unveiled
Trump meets Netanyahu at White House, Palestinians say plan is “nonsense”
28 Jan 2020,45 mins
75th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz
Elderly survivors of Nazi death camp joined by world leaders at Polish ceremony
27 Jan 2020,45 mins
Pentagon admits dozens of US soldier brain injuries
Impact of attack on Iraqi military base initially played down by administration
24 Jan 2020,45 mins
Chinese virus: severe travel restrictions imposed
China bans people from transport networks and public places in several major cities.
23 Jan 2020,45 mins
MBS may have hacked Jeff Bezos
UN experts: Saudi Crown Prince might be involved in hacking of Amazon founder's phone
22 Jan 2020,45 mins
Donald Trump's impeachment trial is under way in the US Senate
Only the third such proceeding against a president in American history
21 Jan 2020,45 mins
Outbreak of new respiratory virus in China
World Health Organisation to convene its emergency committee
20 Jan 2020,45 mins
Key Libyan summit this weekend in Berlin
Attempt to end civil war between UN-backed government and rebel forces
17 Jan 2020,45 mins
Trump impeachment trial begins
Charges read out in US Senate and presiding judge sworn in
16 Jan 2020,45 mins
US House sends 2 formal charges against Donald Trump to Senate
President’s impeachment trial expected to start on Tuesday 21 Jan
15 Jan 2020,45 mins
EU3 trigger formal dispute with Iran
Britain, France and Germany say Tehran is breaking 2015 nuclear deal
14 Jan 2020,45 mins
UK demands apology after arrest of ambassador in Iran
Detention of Rob Macaire a "flagrant violation of international law"
13 Jan 2020,45 mins
America imposes fresh sanctions on Iran
Washington punishes Tehran for missile strikes against US forces in Iraq
10 Jan 2020,45 mins
Ukrainian plane that crashed near Tehran “shot down by Iranian missile”
All 176 on board died – including dozens of Canadians
09 Jan 2020,45 mins
Duke and Duchess of Sussex step back as senior members of Royal Family
Harry and Meghan to balance their time between UK and North America
08 Jan 2020,45 mins
Assassinated Iranian general Qasem Soleimani is buried
Deadly crush in vast crowd of mourners - more than fifty people killed
07 Jan 2020,45 mins
Qasem Soleimani’s coffin moves through packed streets in Tehran
Assassinated Iranian general to be buried in home town tomorrow
06 Jan 2020,45 mins