Zimbabwe succession row: Grace Mugabe warns of coup plot
Zimbabwe’s first lady lashes out amid the simmering row over who will succeed Robert Mugabe, 93. BBC News – Africa
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Plan for a very hard Brexit, German firms told
It would be naive for German firms with a UK presence to do otherwise, says Germany’s top industry body. BBC News – Business
Iraq forces retake town of Hawija from IS
Troops are close to clearing one of the last two enclaves of so-called Islamic State in Iraq. BBC News – Middle East
Sir Edward Heath ‘would have been questioned’ over abuse claims
One allegation claims the former PM raped and indecently assaulted an 11-year-old boy, police say. BBC News – UK
Catalan crisis: Spanish court bars MPs’ independence move
Catalonia’s parliament is barred from meeting, in a court attempt to thwart a push for secession. BBC News – Europe
Brazil nursery attack: Children set on fire in Minas Gerais
A security guard sets fire to a childcare centre, killing at least four children and a teacher. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean