Craig Taylor

The referendum, brought by a far-right party, could affect Muslim women who wear the burka or niqab.
BBC News – Europe

The big return to school has started, with face masks and Covid tests for secondary pupils.
BBC News – UK

In a deeply personal TV interview, Meghan tells Oprah Winfrey that she did not get help when she asked for it.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least 17 people died and hundreds more were injured in the city of Bata on Sunday, officials say.
BBC News – Africa

Jesper Brodin, who heads the firm, says he fears global trade tensions will mean customers must pay more.
BBC News – Business

The day before Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is due for release, her husband talks of his hopes and fears.
BBC News – Middle East

Violent protests have broken out over the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Roman Catholic leader raises the plight of the country’s dwindling Christian minority.
BBC News – Europe

People in the age group are being invited to book their first vaccine from this week.
BBC News – UK

The major spending package is expected to be given final approval in the House next week.
BBC News – US & Canada

The BBC’s Girmay Gebru recounts his experience of being detained in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
BBC News – Africa

Somewhere in the lovely humid warmth of Derbyshire, you will find a town called Chesterfield. Situated at the meeting place of the Rivers Rother and Hipper, this town and borough lie in the centre of an old […]

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group says new business rates measures are “near worthless” for large retailers.
BBC News – Business

On his first foreign trip since Covid, Pope Francis urges a more prominent role for Iraq’s Christians.
BBC News – Middle East

Jair Bolsonaro criticises measures to curb Covid-19, a day after Brazil saw a record rise in deaths.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A row with drug firm AstraZeneca has caused Italy to block 250,000 doses to be sent to Australia.
BBC News – Europe

A union calls the proposed increase in England “pitiful”, but ministers say money is tight.
BBC News – UK

Simone Williams sees her hair, which measures nearly 1.5m in circumference, as a symbol of pride.
BBC News – US & Canada

Tea pickers allege they have suffered severe health problems due to conditions on farms run by James Finlay Kenya Ltd.
BBC News – Africa

About 200,000 pensions may get top-ups averaging £13,500 after nearly two decades of shortfalls.
BBC News – Business