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Plans for legal aid fees for criminal lawyers ‘woefully inadequate’
Ministers have proposed spending an extra £32 million to £50 million on fees for solicitors and barristers handling court cases.
Pope cancelled events for second day due to illness
Francis was seen coughing and blowing his nose during Ash Wednesday Mass this week.
Coronavirus passed on within UK for first time
The Government is understood to be preparing to bring in new emergency powers to stop the spread of the virus.
Americans avoiding Corona beer due to coronavirus, Twitter reacts
Well this is insane...
Greta Thunberg tells crowd to ‘be the adults’ in environment battle
Thunberg took to the stage to chants of ‘Greta, Greta’ from the schoolchildren who had gathered in the rain, many holding placards and banners.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe suffering a ‘cold’ amid fears of coronavirus at prison
He said his wife now has a cold, a “severe” sore throat and wakes up shivering.
Meet the asset firms buying our NHS
Tories say they are not permitting the privatisation of the National Health Service, but evidence from asset companies suggests otherwise.
Three Barclays bankers cleared of fraud over £4 billion crisis deal with Qatar
The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for around five-and-a-half hours following a five-month trial.
Events with over 1,000 people banned in Switzerland amid coronavirus concerns
The measure will last until at least March 15.