Pakistan rejected an extradition flight from the UK amid a diplomatic row over its former PM
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Updated: 15 Dec 2020, 8:53
PAKISTAN refused to accept an extradition flight from the UK amid a deepening diplomatic row over its former Prime Minister.
Britain forked out £300,000 chartering a plane to take around 40 deportees from London to Islamabad.
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Britain chartered a plane to take deportees from London to Islamabad but Pakistan withdrew clearance for the flight to landCredit: EPA
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The international row is over ex-PM Nawaz Sharif, who was released from jail there but failed to return to serve a seven-year term for corruptionCredit: AFP or licensors
HOLLAND has been plunged into a five-week lockdown over Christmas after daily cases surged past 8,500.
The Netherlands leader Mark Rutte told the nation that it is closing down - with schools and gyms shutting.
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Mark Rutte made the announcement this evening Credit: Rex Features
Households can t welcome any more than two visitors over the age of 13 from tomorrow.
Schools will be closed until January 18, as well as all public places, including gyms, museums, zoos, cinemas, hairdressers and beauty salons.
However, there will be a three-day period over Christmas when the restrictions will be slightly relaxed and three people over 13 can visit another household.
Three shot leaving one fighting for life as gunman opens fire in Hackney street
Updated: 15 Dec 2020, 6:03
One victim is fighting for after the triple shooting in Hackney, East London at 10pm.
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No arrests have been made.
MPS Hackney tweeted: We re dealing with a shooting at around 9.45pm in Middleton Road, E8.
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ISLAMIC State remains a “potent” threat to Britain and is managing to regroup partly due to Covid, a report says.
Iraqi forces trained by the West have been hammered by the virus as they try to rid the region of the jihadi terrorists.
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The Islamic State is managing to regroup and pose a clear threat to the UK after Covid affected efforts to clear the region of jihadi terroristsCredit: Alamy
The Ministry of Defence espionage unit warns that Russia and Iran have all but given up the counter-ISIS fight in Eastern Syria giving the berserkers a chance to regroup.
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