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Two days after Minneapolis saw justice for George Floyd, this community buried another young black life. Daunte Wright , who was shot by a police officer during a traffic stop, has been laid to rest by his family - but it was clear this was no ordinary funeral. Among the hundreds of mourners in the packed church were civil rights leaders, politicians and other families who'd also lost loved ones at the hands of police - including the family of George Floyd . Outside, the world's media had been invited and the area was crawling with private armed security. Daunte Wright's mother gave an emotional address, saying: "The roles should be completely reversed. My son should be burying me." Advertisement Katie Wright had been on the phone to her son when he was pulled over by police. She claims he was stopped because he had air fresheners hanging from his mirror - police say it was an expired licence plate. More from Daunte Wright … [Read more...] about Daunte Wright’s funeral held days after Derek Chauvin convicted of George Floyd’s murder

ANAIS Bordier knew she’d been adopted as a baby. What she didn’t know - until she discovered her on YouTube - was that she had a secret twin sister.  Here she tells her incredible story... Standing outside the closed door, Anaïs’ heart was thumping. Just a few steps away was somebody who could complete her life. “It was like the biggest blind date,” the 33-year-old brand manager, who lives in London, remembers. “Except I wasn’t preparing to meet a guy. I was getting ready to see my twin sister after 25 years.” Anaïs had always known that she was adopted, born in South Korea to a single mum and brought to Paris when she was three months old. She says: “My parents were amazing, telling me they loved me and that I was meant to be their daughter. That helped me through the tricky moments, like when strangers would ask why I didn’t look like my mum. That’s a hard part of being adopted, you don’t have someone that physically looks like you.” Anaïs’ birth paperwork said … [Read more...] about I discovered I was an identical twin when I was tagged in a YouTube video – we grew up 4k miles apart but are SO alike

Britons arriving from India must now pay to quarantine in government-approved hotels for 10 days after the country was added to the travel red list. As of 4am, only British, Irish and third-country nationals with residence rights, including long-term visa holders, can enter the UK. Other people are banned if they have been in India in the previous 10 days. The change has been prompted by a worrying rise in infections, with 332,730 cases reported in India on Friday - the world's highest-ever daily tally, and concerns over a new COVID variant . The last passengers to land ahead of the restrictions arrived at Heathrow on Thursday evening on a Vistara flight from Delhi. Advertisement Among them was a family of three, who were relieved they managed to change their tickets at the last minute, narrowly avoiding having to pay thousands for hotel quarantine. "It's really great - we would be having quarantine at home," said the mother - who did … [Read more...] about COVID-19: India added to UK travel red list as it records world’s highest-ever daily case figure