Universal credit boost for workers takes effect
Workers will get 8p more of any extra £1 earned but some say claimants will be no better off. BBC News – Business
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Apple sues Israeli spyware firm NSO Group
Apple is the latest in a string of firms and governments to go after the hacking tool firm. BBC News – Middle East
Colombia peace deal: The families displaced five years on
Five years after a peace deal came into force in Colombia, violence by armed gangs is again on the rise. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Covid: Europe region faces 700,000 more deaths by March – WHO
The World Health Organization says the regional death toll could exceed 2.2 million by 1 March. BBC News – Europe
PC Andrew Harper’s widow wins bid to change law
Ministers back Lissie Harper’s campaign to jail those who kill on-duty police and 999 workers for life. BBC News – UK
Wisconsin: Child becomes sixth fatality in car-ramming
An eight-year-old boy is the latest person to die after a car ploughed into a crowd in Wisconsin. BBC News – US & Canada