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| PM 'deeply concerned' over vigil footage |
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| | | Boris Johnson, who says he's "deeply concerned" about footage of police forcibly detaining women at Saturday's vigil over the death of Sarah Everard, will chair a meeting of the crime and justice taskforce later to discuss issues around the safety of women. It will be attended by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, who has dismissed calls to resign over the handling of the Clapham Common event and hit out at "armchair" critics. Government sources say Dame Cressida retains the confidence of both the prime minister and Home Secretary Priti Patel, who has ordered a review of policing at the event. However, London Mayor Sadiq Khan described the police's actions as "unacceptable". There was anger, too, among thousands attending protests over violence against women, including outside the Met's headquarters and near Parliament, on Sunday. Our correspondent Dominic Casciani explains how a legal dispute over Covid rules affected the way events unfolded at Saturday's vigil. | |
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| AstraZeneca jab 'not linked to clots', despite suspensions - UK regulator |
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| The Netherlands has become the latest country to suspend use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Ireland has also followed Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria, Iceland and Thailand in halting jabs, after reports of blood-clotting in Norway. However, the World Health Organization says there is no link between the jab and an increased risk of developing a clot, while the UK's medicines regulator says people "should still go and get their Covid-19 vaccine". AstraZeneca says 17 million people in the EU and UK have received doses, with 37 incidents related to blood clots reported among those vaccinated - "lower than the hundreds of cases that would be expected among the general population". | |
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| Beyoncé and Taylor Swift make Grammys history |
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| It was a record-breaking night at the Grammys for Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, as women took home the main awards. Beyoncé's wins, including for best R&B performance, took her tally to 28 and made her the most-decorated woman in Grammys history. Swift's lockdown LP, Folklore, was named album of the year, making her the first female artist to win the category a record-equalling three times. Away from the main categories, there were awards for Dua Lipa and Harry Styles among others - check out the full list. | |
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| | | | | Graham Carroll was racing his BMW touring car around the Interlagos race track in Brazil at speeds of up to 155mph (250km/h). For the 30-year-old Scotsman the race went well. Despite stiff competition from a strong field of competitors, he and his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Job emerged victorious. Only they weren't really at the race track in Sao Paulo back in November. No-one was. Carroll was back in the UK, plying his trade in the competitive world of e-sports. A professional e-sports race car driver, he pocketed $1,200 (£860) for the win. | |
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| | | | A photograph of student Patsy Stevenson being pinned down by police at a vigil to remember Sarah Everard is on some front pages for a second day. The Metro quotes Ms Stevenson saying: "Barely 5ft 2in, I weigh nothing." Referring to the backlash against police, the Daily Mail's headline reads: "Shaming of the Met." Others picture subsequent protests in Parliament Square, with the Times saying Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick is "fighting to save her job". But the Guardian's headline says: "Defiant Met chief refuses to quit and hits out at 'armchair' critics." Read the review. | |
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| | | | | Defence Reforms 'will help make UK match-fit' |
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| | | 1976 The driver of a London Underground train is shot dead while chasing a gunman who is believed to have detonated a bomb on his train. |
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