Headlines worldwide have been dominated by the US presidential election this week, with Donald Trump making fraud allegations, legal threats and premature declarations of victory as Joe Biden appeared to take the lead.
Over in the UK, Boris Johnson has been facing his own political dramas. Recent days have seen the prime minister staring down a Tory rebellion to implement the second national lockdown in England as Brexit talks rumble on amid warnings from EU officials that the UK’s brinkmanship could pave the way to no-deal.
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And Hollywood actor Johnny Depp was also in the firing line, after losing a UK High Court libel case that pundits are predicting will end his career.
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