UK’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth proves object of curiosity for Russia
HMS Queen Elizabeth is on her first deployment and it is also the first time a UK aircraft carrier is supporting live military operations in more than two decades.
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TOURISM 
June 22, 2021 Fully vaccinated Brits in line for quarantine-free travel from August
Brits who have had two jabs of a coronavirus vaccine may yet be able to travel without quarantining on return from August as the government reviews its travel policies.
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ECONOMY
June 22, 2021 Borrowing edges down to £24bn in May as economy reopens
The Government borrowed £24.3bn in May, the second-biggest ever deficit for that month according to the Office for National Statistics.
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HEALTH
June 22, 2021 Covid quarantine rules could be dropped for those who have had both jabs
British holidaymakers who have had both Covid jabs could reportedly enjoy more quarantine-free travel from August.
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UK NEWS
June 22, 2021 Terms like ‘white privilege’ may contribute to ‘neglect’ of disadvantaged white pupils, report finds
The use of terms including “white privilege” may have contributed to the “neglect” of white working-class pupils in the education system, a Commons committee has found.
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 22, 2021 Greek Maritime Golf Event: Golf and Shipping Join Forces for a Good Cause
ATHENS – The leading golf tournament for the shipping community, the Greek Maritime Golf Event, is expected to gather the Greek and global shipping industry for the 7th year, September 3-5, 2021, at Costa Navarino, Messinia.
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CYPRUS
June 22, 2021 New categorisation of countries announced by Cyprus Ministry of Health
Cyprus’ Ministry of Health has published changes which come into effect on Thursday 24th June as regards the categorisation of countries based on new epidemiological risk assessment.
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ENVIRONMENT
June 22, 2021 How the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive risks destroying Europe’s forests
If the European Union doesn’t want an explosion in the amount of wood being harvested for ‘renewable heat’, it’s essential that the bugs in the Renewable Energy Directive are fixed, write Samuel Thomas, Dominic Scott and Dr Jan Rosenow.
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HISTORY
June 22, 2021 22 June 2021: This day in history
1633: Galileo Galilei forced to recant his Copernican views that the Earth orbits the Sun by the Pope (Vatican only admits it was wrong on Oct 31, 1992!) 1675: Royal Greenwich Observatory established in England by Charles II 1772: Somerset v Stewart court case finds slavery unsupported by English common law, encouraging the abolitionist movement 1848: Beginning of the June Days […]
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UK NEWS
June 21, 2021 Flexible train season tickets go on sale
Train passengers in England can buy flexible season tickets from Monday as part of an overhaul of rail travel.
