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13 October 2020

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News imageBoris Johnson leaves a press conference on 12 October 2020 after announcing new lockdown measures

Covid: What the science said and what No 10 did

The government did not take the recommendation of a "circuit breaker" lockdown.

News imageFeyi Raimi-Abraham

'I've started a business in my fifties to fight dementia'

Meet the female entrepreneurs aged over 50 who have started businesses in lockdown.

News imageTraffic queuing behind the locked gates of Tower Bridge

London's bridges 'are the capital's embarrassment'

Hammersmith, Vauxhall and London Bridge have all been shut lately for repairs.

News imageHammersmith Bridge

Are London’s bridges deteriorating?

Hammersmith Bridge shut in August after cracks worsened and there are worries about other bridges.

News imageDr Valarie Jerome

'I was abused for asking a client to wear a mask'

An optometrist was compared to Adolf Hitler online after asking a woman to wear a face covering.

News imageReis in London, wearing RM hat in front of London Bridge.

The BTS fans investing in their favourite K-pop band

BTS, one of K-pop's biggest groups, are offering fans a chance to buy shares in a $822m market launch.

News imageCoronavirus test

Behind the scenes at a coronavirus test centre

The centre has been processing 100 tests a day since it opened at the start of July.

News imageDonald Trump

The African evangelicals praying for Trump to win

They see the US president as a defender of religious freedom and their conservative values.

News imageFrench fisherman Claude holds a fish caught in a net on his boat (file image)

Why France is raising Brexit stakes on fishing

Fishing has become a key sticking point in Brexit trade talks, and French fishermen need a good deal.

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