Next in race to buy Topshop owner Arcadia as bid deadline nears
tuppenceA consortium including the fashion chain wants to buy the Arcadia group out of administration. BBC News – Business
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Yemen: This doctor saw Covid hospital empty after fake death text
One doctor tells her story of battling the pandemic alone in Yemen after her colleagues fled. BBC News – Middle East
Covid: Brazil approves and rolls out AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines
Brazil has the world’s second-highest Covid death toll but has seen delay and discord over vaccines. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Alexei Navalny: Poisoned Putin critic Navalny jailed in Russia
It follows his return to Russia, five months after a nerve agent attack almost killed him. BBC News – Europe
Covid-19: Vaccine rollout extended to over-70s in England
More than five million more people will be offered a jab as 10 new mass vaccination hubs open in England. BBC News – UK
Migrant caravan: Guatemala blocks thousands bound for US
Security forces block a group of thousands that could pose an early test for the Biden White House. BBC News – US & Canada