Terror threat level raised to severe in UK

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Britain’s terror threat level has been raised from “substantial” to “severe” following an explosion outside a hospital in Liverpool on Sunday morning. One man died at the scene and four men have since been arrested. Our Europe correspondent Orla Barry describes what happened.

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