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Sexual abuse is being ‘normalised’ in UK schools, report says

Sexual abuse and harassment has become frequent in British schools and colleges, according to an Ofsted survey of 900 young students from 32 education institutions.

Competing agendas on Covid, Brexit threaten real gains at G7

The summit will be dominated by Covid-19, but diverging goals of long-term recovery and current crisis management, as well as climate change and multilateralism, can create real problems in making real deals.

Biden to announce major vaccine plan in first foreign trip

In UK for first overseas trip of his term, President Joe Biden is eager to reassert US on the world stage, steadying European allies and pushing democracy as the only bulwark against rivals.

Bangladesh risks becoming the next India without surplus vaccines

Vaccine supply in the developing world is a global issue, and countries with excess doses hold the key to the world’s unlocking.

Buckingham Palace banned 'coloured applicants' from jobs until at least 60s

The documents found in the UK’s National Archives show "coloured immigrants or foreigners" from ethnic minority backgrounds were banned from holding clerical roles in the royal household.

Covid-19 variants named after Greek letters to curb stigmatising countries

WHO renames four coronavirus variants known generally as UK, South Africa, Brazil and India variants as Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta after other nomenclatures, such as Greek gods and bird names, were rejected.

Lithuania, UK, Ukraine restrict flights from crossing Belarus airspace

The restrictions come a day after Belarus forced a Vilnius-bound plane to land in Minsk and arrested a journalist on board, drawing strong international criticism.

The Walk with Little Amal: a puppet that shines light on refugee crisis

The puppet of a fictitious Syrian girl named Amal will represent the hope and resilience of refugees travelling thousands of kilometres in search of a decent life. TRT World talks to the Turkish producers of the internationally organised event.

Champions League final moved from Istanbul to Porto

Champions League final match has been moved from Istanbul in order to allow English fans to attend but Portugal is still only allowing essential travel into the country from the UK.

Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon says 'no justification' to block referendum

"There is simply no democratic justification whatsoever for PM Boris Johnson or indeed for anyone else seeking to block the right of the people of Scotland to choose our own future," says SNP leader after her party won a fourth term in power.

Fifa to hold Women's Club World Cup 'very soon'

Fifa President Gianni Infantino says he looks forward to the first edition of the already agreed new 24-team men's Club World Cup but a women's version is in the pipeline too.

Music festivals without coronavirus restrictions are back

Despite misgivings of some in the medical community, Spain, the Netherlands and the UK are holding mass events that sell out as soon as tickets go on sale.