Kim Jong-un wears face mask for first time as he discusses North Korea Covid outbreak

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Harry Styles will be on CBeebies Bedtime Stories tonight – here’s how you can read along
The singer will don his best pyjamas to read ‘In Every House, On Every Street’
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PA Media: UK News
Financial firms ‘face profit hit from climate change without effective action’
There are “notable data gaps” in how banks understand the risks of global warming, officials said.
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Reuters
Former UK lawmaker jailed for 18 months over sexual assault of teenager - PA Media
Former British Member of Parliament Imran Ahmad Khan was sentenced to 18 months in jail at Southwark Crown Court after being convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy, PA Media reported on Monday. Khan, who was a lawmaker from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party, resigned as a member of parliament last month after he was found guilty of assaulting the boy at a house in 2008. Khan had represented the Wakefield area in northern England.
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The Guardian
Not up to black officers to solve police racism, says barrister as plan launched
Race action plan for England and Wales includes apology and history lessons on policing of black people
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The Guardian
Supreme court guts lifeline for prisoners who claim wrongful convictions
Decision bars federal courts from hearing new evidence not presented in a state court as a result of ineffective legal counsel
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Isle of Wight County Press
Earl and Countess of Wessex at school and community project in Newport VIDEO
Prince Edward and the Sophie, Countess of Wessex, have been visited locations in Newport, on Pan.
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AFP UK
Kyiv court convicts Russian of war crimes as Zelensky woos Davos
Moscow's forces are now focused on securing and expanding their gains in the Donbas region and on Ukraine's southern coast
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Evening Standard
‘Local anaesthetic could help migraine sufferers’
There is currently no cure for migraines, although a number of treatments are available to help ease the symptoms.
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RFI
Roland Garros: 5 things we learned on Day 1 - they're all making a fist of it
The 2022 French Open started amid downpours. So it was that keeping the crowds away. Pole positionDuring the opening match on centre court between sixth seed Ons Jabeur and Magda Linette, it really did look the attendance limits imposed during the coronavirus pandemic were still in force. The stands were sparsely populated. Still, more fool those who missed the tie. It provided a shock as Jabeur – one of the favourites for the 2022 title – went down in three sets. On-court interviewer Marion Bar
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Evening Standard
Afghan TV anchors forced to wear face-covering after Taliban order
Female TV news anchors are being told they must wear face coverings when presenting live on air in Afghanistan. The Taliban said the ruling was “non-negotiable” and is now being strictly enforced by the Government. The party overthrew the previous Afghan government in August last year and has since placed more restrictions on women, limiting their access to education and dictating how they must dress in public.
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Euronews
Climate change activists protest World Economic Forum in Davos
A group of climate change activists take part in a demonstration against the World Economic Forum (WEF) during the annual meeting in Davos.
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The Guardian
The Wreckers review – Glyndebourne bring Smyth’s rarity to vivid and passionate life
Director Melly Still and conductor Robin Ticciati have done Ethel Smyth’s 1906 opera proud, with dynamic and intense performances from an excellent cast and chorus.
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Ukraine war: Russia's blockade will increase starvation and global instability, UN organisation warns
Russia's blockade of Ukraine will lead to worsening starvation, famine and instability around the world if it cannot be lifted, the World Food Programme has said.
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The Telegraph
BBC ‘open minded’ about becoming a two-tier subscription service
The BBC is “open-minded” about becoming a subscription service, its director general and chairman both said on Monday, as they acknowledged that the corporation faces an “existential question”.
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Evening Standard
UK in talks with allies on ‘coalition-of-willing’ to create safe corridor from Odesa to save millions from starvation
Britain is involved in talks with allies about creating a coalition-of-the-willing to open up ports in Ukraine for grain exports to stop millions of people starving around the world. The aim is to create a safe corridor from Odesa on the Black Sea and possibly other ports to the Bosphorus so grain ships could reach the Mediterranean. World food chiefs have warned that unless ports such as Odesa can be used for grain exports within weeks, acute food shortages could hit many countries, particularly in the developing world.
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The Independent
Female Afghan TV anchors forced to wear face-covering after Taliban order
The Taliban has imposed several restrictions for women and girls since overtaking Afghanistan in August
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The Independent
Supreme Court restricts prisoners’ ability to show attorneys were incompetent in death penalty cases
‘To put it bluntly: Two men whose trial attorneys did not provide even the bare minimum level of representation required by the Constitution may be executed because forces outside of their control prevented them from vindicating their constitutional right to counsel,’ Justice Sonya Sotomayor writes in dissent
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Evening Standard
Investigation launched after human remains found in the River Severn
Police have launched an investigation after human remains were found in the River Severn in Shropshire. West Mercia Police said the remains were likely to have been in the water for a significant amount of time. “An investigation has been launched and all lines of inquiry are being explored.”
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The Independent
Moment PM denies No 10 party took place on day he was photographed drinking
Moment PM denies No 10 party took place on day he was photographed drinking
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Evening Standard
Australia election: Labor’s Anthony Albanese vows to ‘end climate wars’ as Morrison admits defeat
The Labor Party has not been in office since 2013
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