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Coronavirus self-isolation cut to 10 days in UK – BBC News

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The period of self-isolation for people who’ve had contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus is to be cut from 14 to 10 days.

The new rules – which already apply in Wales – take effect in the rest of the UK on 14th December. The change will also apply to travellers quarantining after returning from abroad.

It came as data showed the number of coronavirus cases falling across most of England and Northern Ireland, but increasing in Wales, London and the east of England.

As vaccines to protect against Covid start to be rolled out, there remains an urgent need to find treatments for patients who are already ill.

Scientists have been looking at genetics as a way forward. A new study published in the journal Nature looked at more than 2,000 patients in intensive care in the UK – and identified specific genes that may be targeted, possibly by using treatments developed for other diseases.

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Who just hacked Ukraine and Russia’s emergency alert apps? | BBC News

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Ukraine and Russia have both said air alert apps were hacked after fake messages warning of attacks, including nuclear, were sent to users.

Ukraine’s app sent red-level air raid warnings across the country, with additional warnings of radiation, chemical attacks, and street fighting sent to some residents in areas including Kyiv.

A few hours later, Russian authorities said a similar app was hacked after fake alerts, some of which contained foul language, were triggered.

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In this video…
0:00 – Intro
0:40 – People in Ukraine receive false emergency alerts
1:55 – People in Russia receive false emergency alerts
2:42 – An Ukrainian MP is asked if the country retaliated with false emergency alerts
2:59 – Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy explains what we know about the cyber-attacks
3:45 – Russia says they are under constant cyber-attacks
4:23- How common are cyber-attacks in Ukraine and Russia?
5:21 – What is the impact of cyber-attacks?
6:01 – How damaging are cyber-attacks?

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Inside a Taliban stronghold – BBC News

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BBC Panorama has gained unique access inside a Taliban stronghold, little more than an hour’s drive from the capital, Kabul.

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Iraq’s War on Meth – BBC News

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Iraq’s oil-rich southern province, Basra, has become a breeding ground for drugs and criminals, While the rest of Iraq was battling the so-called Islamic State group.
Yalda Hakim has gained access to Basra’s police SWAT team, and the prison where dealers and addicts are kept .
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Inside Mexico’s feared Sinaloa drugs cartel – BBC News

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Mexico’s war on drugs has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people in the past decade. Countless attempts by authorities to stem the violence have so far failed. Mexico’s President, Enrico Pena Nieto promised a lower-profile approach to tackling the cartels, focussing on local level gang members. To see if this approach has been working.

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Meet a supremacist energised by Trump – BBC News

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Race and identity has proved to be a controversial issue in the run-up to the US presidential election in November. North America Correspondent, Aleem Maqbool, has been hearing from voters in Whitefish, Montana about their views on the influence of the far-right.

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