UK set to sign huge £18.6bn trade deal with Turkey days after EU agreement
Updated: 29 Dec 2020, 18:39
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BRITAIN is poised to sign a bumper trade deal with Turkey as the ink on the EU agreement was still drying.
Trade Secretary Liz Truss signed off a £18.6bn pact yesterday as Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the nation can now do things a bit differently after sealing the Christmas Brexit deal.
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Boris Johnson pictured as the deal was finalised Credit: Andrew Parsons
The latest agreement provides a major boost for British car industry, manufacturing and steel industries and lays the groundwork for an enhanced relationship in the future.
Updated: 28 Dec 2020, 10:30
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A CHINESE journalist who bravely exposed the cover up of Wuhan s deadly coronavirus outbreak has today been jailed for four years for trouble making .
Zhang Zhan, 37, was found guilty of picking quarrels and provoking trouble after a brief hearing in Shanghai, according to her legal team.
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Zhang Zhan, 37, was found guilty of picking quarrels and provoking trouble
The Pudong New Area Peoples Court claimed she spread false information, gave interviews to foreign media, disrupted public order and maliciously manipulated the pandemic.
News of her jailing comes just weeks after The Sun Online told how she was allegedly being force-fed and kept in restraints while in prison ahead of her trial.
Brits spending five hours outside each week to escape hectic households
Rich Jenkins
Updated: 29 Dec 2020, 12:35
THE typical Brit spends five hours and 41 minutes outside each week to boost their mood, clear their mind – and get away from their partner, according to a study.
A poll of 2,000 adults discovered 22 per cent aim to get away from screens for an average of 49 minutes per day and switch off from work by heading outdoors.
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Many people have started to look after their lungs during the Covid-19 pandemic Credit: Alamy Live News
And one in four believe it’s the only chance they can get for some peace and quiet away from the hectic household.
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Fury as unions call for ALL schools to be shut over new Covid strain as parents demand answers
Updated: 29 Dec 2020, 13:38
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HARDLINE unions sparked fury today after calling for ALL schools to be shut over the new Covid strain as parents demanded answers.
Senior Tory MP Robert Halfon lashed out at No10 for failing to publish evidence supporting school closures - warning it will cause an epidemic of educational poverty .
Some children will be delayed in returning to school after the holidays
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Michael Gove said plans would be reviewed in the next 48 hoursCredit: Sky News