Updated: 17 Dec 2020, 16:53
CHINA has rolled out its tanks to flex its military muscles as tensions with Taiwan reach boiling point.
The People s Liberation Army wheeled out their high-tech military might for a mock war game after Taipei unveiled its heavily armed combat ship dubbed the aircraft carrier killer .
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The PLA wheeled out their high-tech military might for a mock war game Credit: CCTV Military
Tensions have escalated as China regards Taiwan as part of its territory and has long threatened to use force to bring it under its control.
In footage aired by China s state broadcaster CCTV last week, a simulated street battle between Type 96A main battle tanks and Type 04 infantry fighting vehicles in Hangzhou was shown.
Downing Street refuses to rule out New Year lockdown as Northern Ireland joins Wales in post-Christmas shutdown
Updated: 18 Dec 2020, 8:05
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DOWNING Street has refused to rule out a New Year lockdown after Northern Ireland joined Wales in agreeing to a post-Christmas shutdown.
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Downing Street has refused to rule out a new year lockdownCredit: Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
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All of Wales is heading for a Level 4 lockdown after ChristmasCredit: Wales News Service
It comes as Wales promised to slam the whole country into a three-week shutdown after the holidays following a spike in Covid cases.
He said this lunchtime in a briefing to journalists: We ve been clear of the rationale behind the tiered regional approach and that s what we ve set out for the time.
Updated: 17 Dec 2020, 21:15
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CHANCES of a Brexit deal before Sunday are less than 50 per cent , Michael Gove said today, as the EU came up with yet another deadline.
As trade talks hurtle into the final days, the Cabinet Office minister said it was still more likely that there will be a No Deal, despite Michel Barnier insisting there had been good progress .
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Downing Street has insisted there are still gaps between the two sidesCredit: PA:Press Association
Giving evidence to the Commons Brexit Committee, Mr Gove said the most likely outcome was that the current transition period would end on December 31 without a deal.
‘SOME OF US WERE KILLED’
Terrified boy begs for help in ISIS-linked propaganda vid after jihadi gunmen kidnap 500 pupils from school in Nigeria
Updated: 17 Dec 2020, 17:48
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ONE of the hundreds of boys kidnapped in Nigeria by an ISIS-linked terror group has begged to be saved in a heart-wrenching video.
The propoganda clip - released by a faction of ruthless Boko Haram - shows a terrified teen tragically revealing some of us were killed.
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The boy pleaded with the Nigerian government to give the kidnappers want they want
In the six minute clip, he pleaded with the government to respond to the demands of the terrorists.
Updated: 17 Dec 2020, 17:12
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AN MP has blasted Tik Tok for not removing a beautiful but wicked anti-vaxxer who claims the Covid-19 jab is made of aborted foetuses .
SNP politician John Nicolson has blasted the social media platform for allowing dangerous anti-vaxxer fanatics to spread lies about the life-saving vaccine.
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Theo Bertram, public policy director at Tik Tok, claimed anti-vaxx content was removed from the platform
Mr Nicolson grilled Theo Bertram, public policy director at Tik Tok, at the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select committee today.
He stormed: We re in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, 1.7 million people have died, of that, 66,000 in the UK alone.