Author: News Desk

The Guardian says Man charged with murder after nine-year-old girl’s body found in a barrel near Blue Mountains

The Independent says WHSmith has revealed that sales at its stores remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Wednesday’s papers are not a positive read for the prime minister. There is ridicule from many over his continued insistence that he was unaware he was breaking rules during a No 10 party during the first lockdown.

BBC News says Boris Johnson is expected to announce an easing of England’s Covid rules when he makes a statement on Plan B later.

The Independent says A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of Ashling Murphy in Ireland.

The Guardian says Australia and New Zealand have started to dispatch aid to Tonga, amid fears that relief workers could bring a “tsunami of Covid” cases.

The Metro says Former Vogue creative director Andre Leon Talley has died aged 73, his reps have confirmed. He died on Tuesday in New York.

France24 says The World Health Organization has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as France, Germany and Brazil posted new records of infections.

Arab News says A Houthi terrorist chief was one of about 20 people killed when coalition airstrikes in Yemen struck militia targets in Sanaa.

TRT World says The White House has said that Russia is ready to attack Ukraine at “any point,” upping its threat assessment ahead of a meeting.