UK MPs approve bill authorising Brexit
The Brexit bill clears the Commons by 494 votes to 122 as Labour frontbencher Clive Lewis quits. BBC News – Europe
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Bolivia declares emergency over locust plague
Fumigation must start immediately to avoid further destruction in the main agricultural area. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
A&E figures for January ‘worst ever’, leaked data suggests
A record numbers of people waited more than 12 hours on trolleys in A&E in January in England. BBC News – UK
Trump attack on judges ‘demoralising’ says Supreme Court pick
Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee speaks out against the president’s criticism of the judiciary. BBC News – US & Canada
Somalia’s Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo chosen as president
Somalia’s MPs choose a Somali-US national as the new president in a vote held in an aircraft hangar. BBC News – Africa
Aldi overtakes Co-op to become UK’s fifth largest grocer
German-owned Aldi becomes Britain’s fifth biggest grocer as the march of the discounters continues. BBC News – Business