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Boris Johnson claims Covid originated in lab, in U-turn in his views Former prime minister Boris Johnson has said he believes the Covid pandemic was caused by a leak from a laboratory in China, and did not originate in unsanitary conditions in a Wuhan market. He joins Donald Trump in dismissing evidence suggesting that the virus was transmitted “zoonotically” from infected animals. The US former president insisted that coronavirus emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. But just last week a new scientific study found it was “beyond reasonable doubt” that Covid-19 originated in a Chinese animal market. Researchers from the US and France…

Rosie Duffield quits Labour with damning attack on Keir Starmer Rosie Duffield has quit as a Labour MP, attacking Sir Keir Starmer’s “cruel and unnecessary policies” and the freebie row engulfing the party. The Canterbury MP and long time critic of Sir Keir will sit as an independent after resigning the Labour whip “with immediate effect”. In a damning resignation letter, Ms Duffield lashed out at Sir Keir’s acceptance of more than £100,000 of clothes, glasses and accommodation from Labour peer Waheed Alli. And she condemned the prime minister’s decision to retain the two-child benefit cap while scrapping winter fuel…

What’s happened today in Lebanon? World Leaders condemn the bombing of Lebanon in New York as protests to Israeli genocide intensify. Almost half the hall left the UN general assembly when Israeli PM took the stage. What’s happened today in Lebanon now UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that “the world cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza”

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‘We f**king love yous’: Fontaines DC bring coolness to Glasgow TRNSMT stage Wearing shades and a black vest as temperatures soared in the Glasgow Green, lead singer Grian Chatten kicked off their punk indie set with Sha Sha Sha and Skinty Fia taken from their latest album of the same name. There was little chat from the band. Instead, they let the music do the talking with Televised Mind setting the tone for things to come. The advisoral Life Ain’t Always Empty was the prelude to the Boys in the Better Land which sent the crowd wild. Clearly, a festival anthem, Boyd…

Experience With Al Pacino coming to Glasgow The Scarface star will be at Double Tree Hilton as part of his UK tour in November, and it promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime event as it’s set to be his “last ever tour”. The Experience With Live event will be a Black Tie Dinner where the Oscar-winning actor, also known for his roles in The Godfather and The Irishman, will take part in an exclusive live on-stage interview. Unseen videos and photos will also be shown throughout the interview and there will be an auction with signed bespoke Pacino memorabilia. Al Pacino will be at the…

Team GB legend Charlotte Dujardin has been ‘mentally crucified’ by the horse-whipping scandal that saw her banned from competing at the Paris Olympic Games. Equestrian star Dujardin, Britain’s joint-most decorated female Olympian, was due to compete at her fourth Games in both the individual dressage and team event. However, the 39-year-old was forced to pull out on the eve of the Paris Olympics after a video emerged showing her repeatedly whipping a horse on the legs. In a statement, Dujardin claimed she made an ‘error of judgement’ during a coaching session four years ago and is ‘deeply ashamed’ of her actions…

1 million people in Lebanon displaced by Israel. In attacks that have put the country under severe pressure. 1 million people in Lebanon displaced by Israel Nasser Yassin, the minister coordinating Lebanon’s crisis response, told the Reuters news agency that about 1 million people in Lebanon displaced by Israel, including hundreds of thousands forced to flee their homes since Friday. As we reported earlier, heavy Israeli bombardment have forced many families to flee the densely populated neighbourhood of Dahiyeh, in southern Beirut, since Friday. What’s happened in Lebanon and Gaza over the last few hours Over the last few hours,…

Boris Johnson claims he considered raid into Holland to recover ‘kidnapped’ Covid vaccines – UK politics live Boris Johnson has claimed he considered sending the British Army on a daring raid to snatch Covid-19 vaccines from an EU warehouse, although he rejected the idea, saying: “The whole thing was nuts.” The former prime minister demanded of senior military leaders whether he could launch a mission to a warehouse where the EU had stowed five million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, with global supplies dwindling in the height of lockdown. Mr Johnson Johnson’s book, Unleashed, is being serialised in the Daily…

Actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89, her family has said. She won two Oscars and eight Baftas. She was a legend of the British stage and screen. A statement from her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin said: “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. “She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September. “An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren…