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Northern Ireland Protocol bill: Peers set to scrutinise it line-by-line Peers will spend four days scrutinising the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill line-by-line as it moves to its next stage in the House of Lords. The Northern Ireland protocol is the Brexit agreement for Northern Ireland that was agreed by the UK and EU in 2019. If the bill becomes law it would give the UK government unilateral powers to change the operation and oversight of the protocol. The UK has acknowledged this would breach the terms of the deal but say it’s justified on grounds of “necessity” under international law. …

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  Researchers say high levels of physical activity boosts the effectiveness of vaccine courses – and would have been beneficial at reducing hospital admissions during the ‘counterproductive’ lockdowns. ​Researchers say high levels of physical activity boosts the effectiveness of vaccine courses – and would have been beneficial at reducing hospital admissions during the ‘counterproductive’ lockdowns. 

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US actor Leslie Jordan dies aged 67 in fatal crash American actor Leslie Jordan has died at the age of 67 following a car crash. The star was best known for his roles in Will and Grace and American Horror Story. It is understood that his car crashed into the side of a building and he was declared dead at the scene. It is not clear if he was killed in the collision or if he had suffered a medical emergency beforehand. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1955, he came out as gay to his mother aged 12 in the…

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