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India resorts to mass cremations as Covid deaths pile up in second wave

India resorts to mass cremations as Covid deaths pile up in second wave

Telegraph, 23 Apr 2021

Mass cremations and funerals have become a grim common occurrence in India as the country's healthcare and post-mortem systems struggle to cope with a second wave of coroanvirus.

Daunte Wright's mother: 'My son should be burying me'

Daunte Wright's mother: 'My son should be burying me'

Telegraph, 23 Apr 2021

Daunte Wright, the young black man shot by police during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, was remembered Thursday at an emotional funeral just two days after a former police officer was convicted in the death of George Floyd, amid...

French fishermen block UK trucks in Brexit fishing protest

French fishermen block UK trucks in Brexit fishing protest

Telegraph, 23 Apr 2021

French trawlermen angered by the slow issuance of licenses to fish inside British waters after Brexit blocked lorries carrying UK-landed fish as they arrived in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Europe's largest seafood processing centre.

Watch again: Joe Biden hosts Leaders Summit on Climate on Earth Day | Climate change

Watch again: Joe Biden hosts Leaders Summit on Climate on Earth Day | Climate change

Telegraph, 23 Apr 2021

Boris Johnson has said he is not a “bunny hugger” when it comes to tackling climate change, insisting that green policies will lead to economic growth.

US military aircraft damages major UK hospital’s helipad during training exercise

US military aircraft damages major UK hospital’s helipad during training exercise

Telegraph, 23 Apr 2021

Critically ill patients cannot be airlifted directly to the East of England's major trauma centre after a US military aircraft damaged its helipad during a training exercise.

Audio Football Club: What next for football after the Super League farce? | Podcast

Audio Football Club: What next for football after the Super League farce? | Podcast

Telegraph, 22 Apr 2021

Subscribe to the Audio Football Club here: https://www.playpodca.st/afc It's a special one-off return for the Audio Football Club podcast, which has assembled some team-mates from a distance after a seismic few days in football history.

Boris Johnson: Tackling climate emergency is not a 'politically correct act of bunny hugging'

Boris Johnson: Tackling climate emergency is not a 'politically correct act of bunny hugging'

Telegraph, 22 Apr 2021

Climate change policy is not an "expensive politically-correct green act of bunny-hugging", the Prime Minister has told a conference of world leaders.

Putin leaves Biden hanging for 90 seconds at climate conference after apparent technical glitch

Putin leaves Biden hanging for 90 seconds at climate conference after apparent technical glitch

Telegraph, 22 Apr 2021

A technical issue left Vladimir Putin looking bemused as he was about to address a summit of world leaders.

RNLI rescue woman and two dogs from sea after tide cuts off route to shore

RNLI rescue woman and two dogs from sea after tide cuts off route to shore

Telegraph, 22 Apr 2021

Fleetwood RNLI responded to a call after a woman and her two dogs were cut off by an incoming tide.

Extinction Rebellion: London mayoral candidate arrested during HSBC protest

Extinction Rebellion: London mayoral candidate arrested during HSBC protest

Telegraph, 22 Apr 2021

A London Mayoral candidate has been arrested at an Extinction Rebellion protest where campaigners smashed HSBC's windows.

Russia mobilises 10,000 soldiers and 40 warships in military drills amid tensions with Ukraine

Russia mobilises 10,000 soldiers and 40 warships in military drills amid tensions with Ukraine

Telegraph, 22 Apr 2021

The Russian military conducted massive drills in annexed Crimea involving dozens of navy ships, hundreds of warplanes and thousands of troops in a show of force amid tensions with Ukraine.

India: 'My mother died in agony' from Covid after an oxygen tank leak at hospital

India: 'My mother died in agony' from Covid after an oxygen tank leak at hospital

Telegraph, 22 Apr 2021

The daughter of a COVID patient who died due to an oxygen supply leak in western India on Wednesday says her mother "died in agony".

'Failed state': Why Myanmar stands on the brink of collapse - and what the UK must do to help

'Failed state': Why Myanmar stands on the brink of collapse - and what the UK must do to help

Telegraph, 22 Apr 2021

More than 700 people have been killed in Myanmar by the regime since the military coup on February 1, and there's no sign the violence will stop.

Russia: Thousands of Alexei Navalny supporters line streets to demand his freedom

Russia: Thousands of Alexei Navalny supporters line streets to demand his freedom

Telegraph, 22 Apr 2021

Thousands of supporters of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny took to the streets across Russia on Wednesday evening in a final bid to secure his freedom amid reports that he was in a “critical” condition.

Planet Normal: SDP co-founder David Owen on Shirley Williams' legacy and the Greensill row | Podcast

Planet Normal: SDP co-founder David Owen on Shirley Williams' legacy and the Greensill row | Podcast

Telegraph, 22 Apr 2021

Follow the Planet Normal podcast to make sure you never miss an episode: https://www.playpodca.st/planetnormal David Owen, former Foreign Secretary and one of the SDP's Gang of Four, boards a flight to Planet Normal this week.

Germany protests: Clashes outside parliament as government approves new Covid powers for Merkel

Germany protests: Clashes outside parliament as government approves new Covid powers for Merkel

Telegraph, 22 Apr 2021

Police in Berlin made over one hundred arrests on Wednesday as thousands of people demonstrated a new law imposing night-time curfews on Covid hotspots.

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge make first appearance since Prince Philip's funeral

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge make first appearance since Prince Philip's funeral

Telegraph, 21 Apr 2021

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have carried out their first public engagement since Prince Philip's funeral.

Boris Johnson makes 'absolutely no apologies' over James Dyson lobbying texts

Boris Johnson makes 'absolutely no apologies' over James Dyson lobbying texts

Telegraph, 21 Apr 2021

Boris Johnson has said he makes "absolutely no apologies" for the series of text messages between him and Sir James Dyson, after it emerged he would "fix it" so that staff would not have to pay extra tax while building ventilators in the...

In full: Boris Johnson faces Keir Starmer at PMQs amid fresh lobbying row

In full: Boris Johnson faces Keir Starmer at PMQs amid fresh lobbying row

Telegraph, 21 Apr 2021

The Prime Minister takes questions from MPs and Labour leader Keir Starmer in the House of Commons at midday.

India: How Covid Indian variant is overwhelming hospitals and crematoriums | Dispatch from Mumbai

India: How Covid Indian variant is overwhelming hospitals and crematoriums | Dispatch from Mumbai

Telegraph, 21 Apr 2021

India is facing a huge health crisis as a new "mutant" variant of coronavirus has overwhelmed hospitals in the country's largest cities.