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Two UK police forces used the same photo to illustrate two different crimes.
This is incorrect. The tweet from Cumbria Road Police is real, the image of a tweet from Police Scotland is fake.
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If you are in the UK and under coronavirus lockdown with an abusive partner dial 999, wait to be connected, press 55 & hang up.
You will only be prompted to press 55 on a silent call from a mobile. And you should not hang up after typing 55. You should try and cough, tap the handset or whisper to communicate on an emergency call if possible.
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A vaccine for coronavirus was made in 2001.
The vaccine pictured is one for dogs for canine coronavirus. It does not protect against Covid-19 and is not for humans.
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