Three police officers killed by gunman in France
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Three police officers have been killed by a gunman who had taken his partner hostage in southern France.
After fleeing the scene near the town of Saint-Just, south-west of Lyon, the gunman was later found dead.
President Emmanuel Macron said the gendarmes were heroes and that the nation mourned for their families.
France s interior minister, Gerald Darmanin, is heading to the scene.
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a tweet that her thoughts and prayers are with the friends, family members and colleagues of these police officers .
The incident took place after a woman called for police help following threats from her partner, a spokesman for the gendarme service said.
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong activist Nathan Law on Monday (Dec 21) said he has applied for asylum in Britain, after fleeing in the wake of China s new security legislation.
The 27-year-old founding member of Demosisto, a pro-democracy party that disbanded on the same day the law was imposed on the city, relocated to Britain in July.
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Advertisement I ve struggled with the question of whether I should stay in the UK for the long term, but I ve now come to a decision - an application for asylum in the UK has been submitted, he said.
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UK scientists probe new coronavirus variant s spread in children
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LONDON: Scientists in the UK are investigating the impact of a new mutant variant of coronavirus, named VUI-202012/01, on children and whether its faster transmission in parts of England is down to the younger segment of the population.
The government s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) is monitoring the data to analyse this arc of the variant, which has led over 40 countries, including India, to suspend travel to and from the UK in order to try and contain the more infectious mutation.