England will suffer a WORSE Covid outbreak than Scotland, experts say
England faces an even worse spike in Covid cases than Scotland when children return to schools, top scientists warned today.
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UK NEWS
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POLITICS 
August 31, 2021 Labour MP to temporarily step back from shadow cabinet following Plymouth shootings
Labour MP Luke Pollard is temporarily stepping back from his role as shadow environment secretary following the shootings in his Plymouth constituency last month in order to support the community.
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AUTO MOTO
August 31, 2021 Drivers may be caught out by the biggest petrol station change for over 20 years this week
New E10 petrol will be introduced at forecourts across the UK from the start of September on Wednesday. The new fuel will mark one of the biggest updates for forecourts since leaded petrol was banned in 2000.
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UK NEWS
August 31, 2021 Diana fans remember princess on 24th anniversary of her death
Twenty-four years have passed since Diana Princess of Wales died in a Paris car crash.
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WORLD
August 31, 2021 Australian imports of ivermectin increase tenfold, prompting warning from TGA
A national shortage and tenfold increase in Australians importing ivermectin in August has sparked a warning from the Therapeutic Goods Administration against the use of the medicine, which is typically used to deworm livestock, as a treatment for Covid-19.
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GREEKS ABROAD
August 31, 2021 National Philoptochos Society Donates $40,000 for the Greece Fires Relief Fund
NEW YORK – As we stand in solidarity with and to support our vulnerable sisters and brothers in Greece where wildfires raged, the Executive Board of the National Philoptochos Society took swift action and voted to distribute $40,000 to offer relief. Greece suffered an overwhelming and catastrophic loss in Evia, the Peloponnese Peninsula, and other parts […]
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CYPRUS
August 31, 2021 Cyprus Revenue from tourism in June at €135.8 mn
Revenue from tourism in June 2021 reached €135.8 mn compared to €6.7 mn recorded in June 2020, when there was a ban of entry to the Republic of Cyprus on several categories of persons, including tourists to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As compared to the revenue from tourism for June 2019 (€350.4 mn), there […]
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ENVIRONMENT
August 31, 2021 Coal exit debate haunts German parties ahead of election
With the German elections less than a month away, the country’s agreed 2038 coal exit looks increasingly untenable. Yet, with voters increasingly concerned about the climate, leaders’ past policy choices are coming back to haunt them.
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HISTORY
August 31, 2021 31 August 2021: This day in history
1142: Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League – with the aid of Hiawatha and Deganawidah 1888: The body of Jack the Ripper’s first victim, Mary Ann Nichols, is found in Whitechapel in London’s East End 1917: In China, Sun Yat-sen and his supporters’ ‘rump’ parliament establishes a military government and elects Sun Yat-sen as commander-in-Chief 1945: The Liberal Party […]
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UK NEWS
August 30, 2021 Nicola Sturgeon self-isolating after contact with positive COVID case
Scotland’s First Minister is self-isolating after being identified as a close contact of someone who has COVID-19.
