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Fed chair says rising coronavirus cases could ‘prove challenging for the next few months’

(Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan on Monday said he expects strong economic growth in the second half of next year once newly developed COVID-19 vaccines get rolled out

Non-essential retailers, hair and beauty providers, gyms and other businesses across the country have reported steady trading throughout the day following their reopening this morning.

Non-essential retail shops, hair and beauty providers, gyms and leisure centres are among the businesses that are reopening their premises to the public across the country today following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

1. Deepmind finds biology's 'holy grail' with answer to protein problem  The Times
2. How DeepMind’s protein-folding breakthrough could transform drug development  The Next Web
3. AI untangles one of biology's great challenges  Japan Today
4. The solving of a biological mystery  Spectator.co.uk
5. Google's Deepmind has key breakthrough  Fudzilla
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1. Three cheers for brave Tory rebels fighting to make Boris Johnson’s Tiers system fairer  The Sun
2. Major Sulk enters his darkest hour as rank and file desert him  The Guardian
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TIER 3 regional restrictions will come into place tomorrow in some areas around England, as the country shakes off its national lockdown for a second time. Are garden centres open in Tier 3?

Sir Phil's so low he's trolled by Ashley  The Times

The electric-vehicle maker will be added to the broad stock-market gauge before the start of trading Dec. 21, meaning most index-tracking funds that follow the S&P 500 will engage in a flurry of trading the Friday before.

1. Profile: Demis Hassabis of Deepmind — Smart moves kept chess wizard ahead of the game  The Times
2. One of biology's biggest mysteries 'largely solved' by AI  BBC News
3. Former schoolboy chess prodigy used AI to open door to finding cures for illnesses  Daily Mail
4. Protein folding explained  DeepMind
5. Deepmind finds biology's 'holy grail' with answer to protein problem  The Times
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1. President Trump ties Joe Biden's hands with new China sanctions  The Times
2. Australia demands China apologise for posting 'repugnant' fake image  BBC News
3. China refuses to apologise over gruesome Australia soldier post  Al Jazeera English
4. Does Australia really have to be so strident when it comes to China?  The Guardian
5. Pauline Hanson calls for Australians to boycott Chinese products for Christmas  Daily Mail
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1. Topshop's turmoil is a sign of changing times  The Times
2. Topshop owner Arcadia goes into administration  BBC News
3. Sir Philip Green's Arcadia group goes into administration with 13,000 jobs on the line  Daily Mail
4. Arcadia and the shakeout on the high street  Financial Times
5. The collapse of Arcadia shows how important corporate responsibility is – we must learn lessons from it  The Independent
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1. Boris Johnson ‘takes back control’ as EU trade talks go to the wire  Daily Express
2. Brexit: Furious British expats blast restrictive new EU travel rules  Daily Mail
3. Brexit: What is changing from January 1 2021?  The Independent
4. Brexit LIVE: 'We NEED their waters!' EU admits panic as transition end just one month away  Daily Express
5. EU will not fall into Brexit 'negotiating trap', UK told  The Guardian
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DECEMBER horoscope: Russell Grant has shared horoscopes for the final month of 2020. What is your astrology forecast? Check the latest readings for all 12 star signs here.

OUTLANDER has included some incredibly tricky and emotionally challenging scenes over the past five seasons but there's one which had to be cut as the cast feared they wouldn't survive.

BORIS JOHNSON is facing a massive backbench rebellion today in a crunch House of Commons vote on his new coronavirus tiers system.

A ROUND-THE-CLOCK monitoring centre to help the UK "take back control" of its borders is being launched today.

KEEN coin collectors can now get their hands on a new The Snowman 50p coin – and it could be worth up to £174. It’s the third 50p coin that features the children’s book character by the Royal Mint. A commemorative The Snowman 50p coin was first released in November 2018 to celebrate 40 years since Raymond […]

♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 Mercury, planet of smart thinking, moves into the part of your chart that helps you learn new skills fast. Single? Later on, the Jupiter effect sees love and laughter and someone who tells awful jokes could be wonderful to love. Luck smiles when you meet an old friend […]

Healthy checks THREE cheers for the brave Tory rebels fighting tooth and nail to make the Tiers system fairer. They’ve done well to force the PM into adding a sunset clause: such draconian restrictions on our cherished liberties MUST be given regular and robust parliamentary scrutiny — that’s how a healthy democracy works. And they […]

BRITAIN’S new Australian-style immigration points system goes live today. The scheme, which will stop unrestricted EU access, comes in four years after the Brexit referendum.  Home Secretary Priti Patel says it will allow the best and brightest from around the world into the UK. Applications for the new skilled worker visa open today, meaning those […]

THIS snap of two sleepy red squirrels in a tree is a front ­runner in the 2021 Wildlife Photo­grapher of the Year contest. The cuddly duo were captured by Brit Neil Anderson who is up for the People’s Choice category in the contest run by the Natural History Museum. Another, taken in the US by […]

FOR decades the British people have repeatedly identified immigration as one of the most important issues facing this country. This was evident during the EU Referendum in 2016 when the British people voted to leave the EU. This Government promised to end free movement, to take back control of our borders and to introduce a […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The total amount of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oregon, since the start of the pandemic, surpassed 75,000 on Monday.