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A teenager caught up in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict tells of her and her grandfather’s near-death encounter.
BBC News – Africa

A General Knowledge Quiz on Cumbria
Cumbria born and bred, live in the county, or just a frequent visitor?  If so, then you might just enjoy our Big Fat Cumbria Quiz? How much do you know about England’s second […]

The restaurants bringing their food to homes during lockdown
BBC News – Business

Loujain al-Hathloul’s sisters want to hold accountable those she accuses of torturing her in prison.
BBC News – Middle East

The Biden administration will start by processing some 25,000 people, reversing a Trump-era policy.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The former head of the European Central Bank must guide his country out of the Covid pandemic.
BBC News – Europe

A group of 63 backbenchers is calling for the prime minister to abolish coronavirus restrictions.
BBC News – UK

A total of 57 senators voted to convict the former president, far short of the 67 votes needed.
BBC News – US & Canada

The country has been hit hard by a second wave of the outbreak linked to a new Covid variant.
BBC News – Africa

A deadline to buy a home under the current Help to Buy scheme in England has been extended to the end of May.
BBC News – Business