Covid: Care home restrictions to be eased in England
From Monday, there will be no limit on visits to care homes and self-isolation periods will be cut. BBC News – UK
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Biden expected to nominate first black woman to Supreme Court
The announcement comes amid news that Justice Stephen Breyer is expected to retire in June. BBC News – US & Canada
Burkina Faso coup: Return of the military strongmen to West Africa
Burkina Faso is the latest country to experience a coup in a region where democracy had seemed entrenched. BBC News – Africa
Key workers face cost of living squeeze, TUC warns
It will be a “hammer blow” to morale if pay fails to keep up with inflation, the trades union body says. BBC News – Business
Benjamin Brière: French tourist jailed in Iran on spying charges
France says his conviction for flying a drone while on holiday in a border area is “unacceptable”. BBC News – Middle East
Guatemala convicts ex-soldiers for raping indigenous women
Five ex-paramilitary soldiers are given 30-year jail terms for raping dozens of women in the 1980s. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean