“Those 400,000 fellow Americans: moms, dads, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, friends, neighbours and co-workers – we’ll honour them”

President Joe Biden leads silent prayer to “those who’ve lost their lives, and those left behind” by the Covid pandemic

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"A cry for racial justice... will be deferred no longer"

In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden says a "rise of political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism" must be defeated https://t.co/hQBfBFbUvQ https://t.co/eD0HCHbGib

"This is America's day. This is democracy's day. A day of history and hope"

President Joe Biden says "democracy has prevailed" as he becomes the 46th president of the United States

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"Congratulations Mr President"

Joe Biden sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, becoming the 46th president of the United States

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Joe Biden sworn in as the 46th president of the United States https://t.co/B7sMawbToG

Kamala Harris sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, becoming the 49th Vice President of the United States

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Kamala Harris makes history as she is sworn in as the first female, black and Asian-American US vice president https://t.co/8r9LAeJ4jR

UK records new daily high of 1,820 Covid deaths, the highest number since the pandemic began https://t.co/TJi6DODAOw

"This has been an incredible four years, we’ve accomplished so much together”

Donald Trump speaks, for the final time as US President, saying “it’s been something very special, we’ve accomplished a lot”

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Donald Trump leaves the White House for the final time after four tumultuous years as 45th US president

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Donald Trump leaves the White House for the last time as US president, avoiding Joe Biden’s inauguration and heading for Florida https://t.co/iSJrK1LyBW

Donald Trump pardons his former advisor Steve Bannon, and more than 70 others in one of his last acts as president https://t.co/38bVJtVHiK

Further 1,610 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test - the biggest figure reported in a single day since the start of the pandemic https://t.co/q1ocIhxFTN

About 1 in 10 people across UK estimated to have had Covid-19 by December 2020 - nearly double the November figure, ONS data suggests https://t.co/ZJ0cNWq71h

Officials say fire in vicinity of US Capitol caused earlier security lockdown, suspending President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration rehearsal https://t.co/hadiSPAwxL

US Capitol in Washington DC on lockdown due to "external security threat", police say https://t.co/4zouGrkwmX

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is detained as he returns to Moscow after last year's nerve agent attack https://t.co/lzX5WR0xhB

Phil Spector - the music producer who transformed pop music with his "wall of sound" - dies aged 81 while serving a sentence for murder
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Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni declared winner of Uganda's presidential election amid vote-rigging allegations
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More than two million people around the world have now died with Covid-19

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