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US and Russian officials have confirmed that there has been a debris generating event in outer space, and US officials have suggested that it may have been caused by a Russian weapons test.
Seven astronauts on the International Space Station were forced to take shelter as a result.
US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more.
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Donald Trump's former political adviser Stephen Bannon is now in custody after turning himself in on charges of contempt of Congress.
Mr. Bannon was indicted by a Grand Jury after he ignored a subpoena requiring him to give evidence to a Congressional committee investigating the January 6th violent insurrection on Capitol Hill by Trump supporters.
Moments before surrendering to the FBI's Washington field office, he directed a defiant message to his supporters via his own video livestream.
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[TAG] If convicted, he could be jailed for up to a year.
The terrorism threat level in the UK has been increased from 'substantial' to 'severe', meaning an attack is "highly likely."
The decision comes a day after an explosion at a hospital in the English city of Liverpool, which police have declared "a terror incident."
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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All over-40s in the UK should be offered a third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to the British government's vaccination advisers.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation also said that 16 and 17-year-olds should now receive a second dose, having so far only been offered a first.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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Oil giant Shell has announced plans to move its headquarters from the Netherlands to the UK.
It's part of efforts to simplify the structure of the business, but requires the approval of shareholders.
John Bevir reports.
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India, China, and the United States are facing criticism for watering down the COP 26 pledge on coal.
Instead of "phasing out" coal, the world's three biggest carbon emitters agreed to "phase down" coal usage.
But environmentalists in Delhi are backing the Indian government as Ishan Garg reports.
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Britney Spears' controversial conservatorship has come to end after thirteen years.
Fans celebrated outside of the courthouse in Los Angeles after a judge granted the 39 year old pop star's request.
Ira Spitzer reports from California.
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A judge in California has freed Britney Spears from the conservatorship that has controlled her financial affairs and many other aspects of her life for the last for the past 14 years.
The arrangements, put in place after the singer's battle with mental health and substance abuse, come to an immediate end.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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President Trump's former top adviser Steve Bannon has been indicted on contempt charges and is expected to be arrested soon.
Mr. Bannon and several other figures in Donald Trump's inner circle have ignored subpoenas compelling them to testify in Congress about the January 6th insurrection on Capitol Hill.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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