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- Coronavirus: Britons in virus-hit Tenerife hotel face flight wait 28 February, 2020Jet2 customers are told they cannot fly home for 12 days unless they test negative for coronavirus.
- Syria war: 33 Turkish troops killed in air strike in Idlib 28 February, 2020Turkey retaliates by hitting "all known" Syrian government targets, Turkish state media say.
- Road schemes may face Heathrow-style court action 28 February, 2020Environmentalists could try to block new road plans if they fail to take climate targets into account.
- Scientists detect biggest explosion since Big Bang 28 February, 2020The blast in the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster left a cavity 15 times bigger than our Milky Way galaxy.
- Philippines volcano: Residents return to visit island 28 February, 2020Philippines residents who briefly return to homes near the Taal volcano find haunting scenes.
- Thousands of depression cases 'linked to universal credit' 28 February, 2020The number of unemployed people with psychological distress rose 6.6% between 2013 and 2018, a study suggests.
- Boris Johnson's Muslim comments 'really ill-judged', says Caroline Nokes 27 February, 2020Tory Women and Equalities committee chair criticises Boris Johnson's previous comments on women in burkas.
- Learning difficulties 'link to brain connections' 28 February, 2020After scanning 479 children's brains, researchers found they were organised in multiple "hubs".
- Cosmetic surgery: 'I wish I didn't have it done in Turkey' 28 February, 2020A woman is facing reconstructive surgery after having cosmetic procedures in Turkey.
- English Heritage urges end to illegal metal detecting at historic sites 28 February, 2020English Heritage says the activity is "robbing us of our past" and appeals to the public for help.
