Simon Furness

The 2021 Wild Card games are upon us and if the weekend’s games give us the excitement and drama of the regular season we are in for a treat.  There are so many stories here including a possible Brady Belichick […]

The country’s third largest energy provider is making cuts related its acquisition of SSE in 2019.
BBC News – Business

Aras Amiri, an Iranian citizen, returns to the UK after being acquitted of spying on appeal.
BBC News – Middle East

Landslides and flooding caused by torrential rains have killed at least 15 people in Minas Gerais.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The trial of Anwar Raslan was the world’s first criminal case over state-led torture in Syria.
BBC News – Europe

Cabinet members are rallying round Boris Johnson – but other top Tories say he has to stand down.
BBC News – UK

Mitch McConnell says Mr Biden’s likening of Republicans to civil rights-era racists is “beneath his office”.
BBC News – US & Canada

A suspension imposed last June is reversed after the networking site agrees to open a local office.
BBC News – Africa

The boss of Centrica says there is “no reason” to expect gas prices to come down anytime soon.
BBC News – Business

The kingdom amended an anti-harassment law last year to allow for the public shaming of offenders.
BBC News – Middle East

The country is the first in Latin America to offer a fourth dose, as Omicron fuels a surge in cases.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Dr Hans Kluge says a “west-to-east tidal wave” of the coronavirus variant is sweeping across the region.
BBC News – Europe

Labour and Tory MPs demand to know whether Boris Johnson attended a get-together held during lockdown.
BBC News – UK

The president warns of a “grave” threat to democracy, but Republicans say no such threat exists.
BBC News – US & Canada

Six of Seychelles’ most prominent citizens face charges amid a government crackdown on corruption.
BBC News – Africa

The retail giant joins a growing list of firms changing their rules as staff absences and costs begin to bite.
BBC News – Business

Benjamin Netanyahu and his family are suing Ehud Olmert for claiming that they were mentally ill.
BBC News – Middle East

Daniel Ortega, the veteran Sandinista revolutionary, will be sworn in for a fourth term as president.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The story of the star tennis player being held in Australia sparks ire at every twist and turn.
BBC News – Europe

Developers who do not remove cladding on buildings 11-18m high could face legal action, the government says.
BBC News – UK