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Competition watchdog says Countryside and Taylor Wimpey must change contracts or face legal action.
BBC News – Business

Sanaa Seif criticised the Egyptian authorities’ handling of Covid-19 outbreaks in prisons.
BBC News – Middle East

At least 13 officers died in the attack by a suspected criminal gang in the State of Mexico.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Germany, France, Italy and Spain will restart vaccinations after a regulator says it is “safe”.
BBC News – Europe

Six other countries were worse affected during the second wave of the pandemic, according to ONS figures.
BBC News – UK

The first high-level meeting of the new US administration and Beijing opened with sharp rebukes.
BBC News – US & Canada

Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan steps up after the death of President John Magufuli.
BBC News – Africa

The Five Minutes Spare tour of Cheltenham
Could Cheltenham be your favourite English city? It’s about a whole lot more than just horse racing…

Cheltenham might be famous throughout the UK as a horse […]

Here’s a fun general knowledge quiz where all answers begin with the Letter J. The questions are all cryptic so you’ll need to dig out that old thinking cap. We reckon it’s the best J-quiz available on the […]

The Shadow Business Secretary tells the BBC the company is too vital for the UK to collapse.
BBC News – Business

Iran’s investigation says errors by an air defence unit led to missiles being fired at flight PS752.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil’s health service is on the brink of collapse amid a surge of coronavirus cases and deaths.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Mark Rutte appears to be on course for a fourth term as Netherlands prime minister.
BBC News – Europe

Local health organisations in England have been told to expect a reduced vaccine supply in April.
BBC News – UK

Investigators say the suspect admitted to the attack that killed eight people, mostly Asian women.
BBC News – US & Canada

Covid-sceptic John Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks.
BBC News – Africa

Well, the first day of the 2021 NFL Free Agency sure got off to an interesting start! The Titan’s splashed out on a shiny new linebacker – who was tagged by Pittsburgh last year and ended the season on injured […]