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Stories for December 21st 2021

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 08:22 UTC

  HRH Duchess of Cornwall, Patron of the British Forces Broadcasting Service

  

  HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Rosemary Shand, has become the Patron of the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS), the parent charity of Forces News. In a recorded video message, the Duchess said she is “very proud” to be Patron, praising BFBS's “incredible work” and how the organization “raises morale, forges a sense of community and lessens the distance from loved ones”.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 07:53 UTC

  Record Omicron infections in Britain; restrictions planned for Dec. 28

  

  As Britain recorded more than half a million new infections driven by the Covid-19 now dominant Omicron variant in the past seven days, and UK neighbors imposed stricter measures including full lockdowns, Prime Minister Boris Johnson following a Monday cabinet meeting said no rules would change for now, despite the steep rise in cases “hour by hour”.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 00:51 UTC

  Colombia's Ombudsman calls for protection of sexually diverse individuals

  

  The Office of Colombia's Ombudsman Monday launched an appeal for the authorities to look after the integrity of LGBTQ people after 35 transgender women have been murdered this year nationwide.