Year: 2021

Arab News says underage marriage in Jordan surged last year during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic due to increased financial hardship among poorer families.

Prince Andrew could be forced to pay £14million if he loses US sexual abuse case

VOA says Britney Spears’ father said in a court filing Thursday that he was planning to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years.

Aljazeera says the Taliban has captured the key city of Lashkar Gah in southern Afghanistan, a day after the group claimed control over Kandahar and Herat.

The Mirror says: A horrified mum watched helplessly as her baby was crushed when an elevator moved without closing its doors.

BBC News says police in Plymouth have confirmed six people – including a suspected gunman – have died in a firearms incident.

The Mirror: Five people including a child were shot dead when a gunman opened fire on a street in Plymouth.

“Operation Kabul” is the Metro’s headline as it reports 600 British troops will be sent to help an estimated 4,000 UK nationals and ex-Afghan staff flee.

The Daily Mail says six people were shot dead. It notes local MPs urged residents to stay calm and that they denied the incident was terror related.

The Daily Mirror says there are fears of a high death toll and multiple injuries after the Plymouth incident, which it describes as a “city rampage”.