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The EU General Affairs Council in Brussels has given its approval to the 46-page document outlining the mandate for the bloc’s post-Brexit trade negotiations with the UK.

Carrie MacEwen, chairwoman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, told the Times that doctors need to take responsibility for improving the NHS and to stop complaining.

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been referred to as no more than an “ordinary” criminal at the beginning of an extradition case against him yesterday.

Former Tory leader, William Hague, imparts some advice to Boris Johnson.

Harvey Weinstein, former film producer, has been found guilty of a felony sex crime and rape following his trial.

GlaxoSmithKline, one of the UK’s largest pharmaceutical companies, has partnered with a biotech company in China, to develop a vaccine for coronavirus.

Leo Varadkar will continue as taoiseach in a caretaker capacity, despite tendering his resignation this week.

The popular pro-democracy Future Forward party in Thailand has been dissolved after it received an illegal donation from its leader.

Former Home Office permanent secretary Sir David Normington has urged home secretary Priti Patel to “take time” over implementing the proposed new immigration system.

Downing Street has moved to quell speculation that Huawei will be linked to impending trade negotiations with the US.

US deputy assistant secretary for cyber and communications, Robert Strayer, has warned Boris Johnson's government that using controversial Chinese firm Huawei in the UK's 5G rollout could compromise the sharing of intelligence between the UK and US.

Outgoing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that he would be “happy to serve the party in any capacity” when asked whether he would accept a role in the shadow cabinet.

President Donald Trump has named Richard Grenell, the US ambassador to Germany, as the acting Director of National Intelligence.

From its foundation, Google has encouraged all employees to “act like owners”, actively urging them to query decision making in the company through a range of platforms.