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Welcome to the newsletter’s first end-of-year quiz. Test yourself on culture, technology and assorted political chaos – and check back on 26 December to see how you faredGood morning, and happy whatever-you’re-celebrating today. There may come a moment…
Exclusive: Letters with deepfake images of Carmen Lau in UK and targeting of Ted Hui in Australia part of growing harassmentSexually explicit letters and “lonely housewife” posters about high-profile pro-democracy Hong Kong exiles have been sent to peo…
Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, gets rare chance to break into professional sumo ranks after winning amateur tournaments and learning JapaneseA teenager from Hull has arrived in Japan to pursue his dream of becoming a grand champion sumo wrestler, as only the …
Bhoomi Chauhan says she was 10 minutes late and asked airline staff to let her through but was turned awayA student who was booked on the Air India flight to London Gatwick that crashed on Thursday missed boarding the plane by 10 minutes due to traffic…
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s relatives demand compensation from Italian firm Leonardo six years after his deathThe family of Leicester City’s former owner, who was killed in a helicopter crash outside the club’s stadium in 2018, have launched a lawsuit a…
Simone White was one of six people to die in suspected methanol poisoning incident in Vang ViengTributes have been paid to the “beautiful, kind and loving” British tourist Simone White, one of six people to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in…
Questions raised about sudden death in Birmingham after Canada links India to murder in British ColumbiaThe family of Avtar Singh Khanda, the 35-year-old Sikh activist who died in a Birmingham hospital after a short illness this summer, is seeking a fo…
Officials confirm new policy for England will begin on Thursday but say they are still working on final details Ministers are yet to set out details of a Covid testing regime for arrivals from China that comes into force this week, including whether it…
Court to hear legal challenge against law mandating certain workers must have jab; Andrzej Duda has Covid for second time in three months China’s locked down cities pay price of zero-Covid strategyGal Gadot: Imagine video at start of pandemic was ‘in p…
No walk-in PCR tests available in England for a few hours due to ‘high demand’; Emmanuel Macron expected to announce new measures in FranceBoris Johnson not expected to announce more Covid restrictionsGermany toughens Covid restrictions as Omicron vari…
Healthcare workers around the world have been on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic for almost two years, which put them through the darkest days of their careers. Five doctors who have worked in hospitals in Uganda, New Zealand, the US, In…
Moderna chief cautions against assumptions Omicron is milder than Delta; Pfizer says pill cut hospitalisation and deaths in high-risk patientsAustralia prepares to open up as NSW eases Covid restrictionsUS air force discharges 27 service members for re…
Unjabbed Greeks face a €100 fine per month; French regulator says children who could develop severe Covid should be vaccinatedModerna boss predicts current jabs may be less effective against OmicronHong Kong and Ecuador join ranks of countries imposing…
Government considers adding more destinations to England’s red list as it monitors Vietnam variantCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK is unlikely to unlock significant new summer destinations this week when changes to tra…
James Cleverly says decisions will be driven by data amid concerns over rapid jump in casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageConcerns over the spread of the coronavirus variant first detected in India could affect the final li…