HS2: Chancellor Sajid Javid backs project ahead of crucial meeting
The chancellor is expected to tell Boris Johnson he supports the London to Birmingham rail link. BBC News – Business
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Homero Gómez: Missing Mexican butterfly activist found dead
Activists fear that Homero Gómez may have been targeted because of his fight against illegal logging. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Naama Issachar: US-Israeli woman released from Russian prison
Naama Issachar was arrested in Moscow last year and jailed for seven years on a drug charge. BBC News – Europe
Coronavirus: Flight taking Britons out of Wuhan ‘unable to take off’
The Foreign Office says it is “working urgently” to get UK citizens out of the coronavirus-hit city. BBC News – UK
White House pushes back as Bolton book threatens revelations
Trump administration officials claim the book contains top secrets and should not be published. BBC News – US & Canada
Letter from Africa: How London was sold to a child fleeing war
Ismail Einashe is transported back to his childhood and the journey he took after fleeing Somalia’s civil war. BBC News – Africa