BREAKING: Full UK border closure 'considered' & plans for £500 COVID payment.

BREAKING: Full UK border closure 'considered' & plans for £500 COVID payment.

Environment Secretary George Eustice has told Sky News the UK Government has "considered" the full closure of the UK's borders.

It comes after new variants of the coronavirus from South Africa and Brazil.

Meanwhile in a move to persuade people to self-isolate, ministers are considering paying £500 to anyone who tests positive for coronavirus.

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Haiti gang leader will consider ceasefire but warns foreign forces will be treated as 'invaders'.

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Watch: Special programme on Haiti gangs with Yalda Hakim.

Watch: Special programme on Haiti gangs with Yalda Hakim.

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One year since US journalist Evan Gershkovich was detained in Moscow.

One year since US journalist Evan Gershkovich was detained in Moscow.

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Haiti gang boss will take part in talks - but warns foreign forces will be treated as 'invaders'.

Haiti gang boss will take part in talks - but warns foreign forces will be treated as 'invaders'.

The head of one of Haiti's most powerful gangs, and the de-facto head of a consortium of gangs that have brought Port-au-Prince to a standstill has told Sky News he would consider a ceasefire and talks on the political future of the country if the...

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AI immortality: The tech letting people create avatars for their loved ones to meet after they die.

AI immortality: The tech letting people create avatars for their loved ones to meet after they die.

A tech company is allowing users to clone ”forever” versions of themselves so that when they die their loved ones can go and meet them in the metaverse and even hug them with the use of sensor pads. The virtual reality tool called "live forever mo...

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