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European Super League explained

Premier League’s ‘big six’ sign up as founder members of breakaway tournament

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Behind the scenes

The four biggest problems on Putin’s desk

Russia facing EU sanctions as 450,000 Alexei Navalny supporters prepare to hit nation’s streets

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How the new low-deposit mortgage scheme works

Government vows to turn ‘Generation Rent’ into ‘Generation Buy’

Need to know

Expert’s view

Can exercising really reduce the risk of Covid-19?

19 Apr 2021

Getting to grips with . . .

Why self-amplifying RNA vaccines are ‘revolutionary’

19 Apr 2021

Today’s newspapers

‘Loneliest birthday’

19 Apr 2021

The Daily Briefing

19 April 2021

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Breakaway clubs join Euro league

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham have come under fire after agreeing to join a new European Super League …

Poverty causes crime, says cop

A police chief has stated that tackling poverty and inequality is the best way to reduce crime. In an interview to mark his retirement as chief consta…

Patel knocks Facebook encryption

Priti Patel says Facebook is “blinding” itself to the issue of child abuse by adopting new security measures that will make it more difficult to catch…

Floyd trial verdict due today

Protests have broken out across the US as Americans wait for a verdict in the trial of the white police officer charged with murdering George Floyd la…

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Instant Opinion

‘A society preoccupied with national symbols is an insecure one’

Your digest of the best columns, analysis and commentary from the British and international press

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In Review

2021 films: new releases and what’s coming up

Coronavirus

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Boris Johnson smiles during a televised press conference

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Getting to grips with . . .

Timeline: UK’s roadmap out of lockdown

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Today’s big question

What do we know about mixing vaccines?

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Pros and cons

The pros and cons of lifting lockdown early

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In focus: the Covid vaccines

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Oxford-AstraZeneca

The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been the jewel in the crown of the UK jab rollout, with its most recent clinical trial results reporting an overall…

Pfizer-BioNTech

Most vaccines rely on weakened or inactivated parts of the virus to provoke an immune response in their recipients, but the Pfizer version is syntheti…

Moderna

Moderna has become the third coronavirus vaccine to be rolled out in the UK. The majority of the available vaccines have been bought by the UK, EU, US…

Janssen-Johnson & Johnson

Like the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the Janssen drug uses a modified adenovirus, a harmless, engineered virus that is injected into the patient. The …

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