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Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán has been denounced by Bosnian officials and religious leaders after he claimed integrating the country into the European Union would be a challenge because of its Muslim population. Orbán was giving a speech in Budapest on Tuesday, lines of which were tweeted out in English by his spokesperson. Hungary’s prime Minister thinks Bosnians are ‘challenging for the EU’ Orbán said during his speech, that Hungary supports Bosnia’s (a token statement) effort to join the EU, but added that “how we manage the security of a state in which 2 million Muslims live is a key…

Metro says The world’s biggest lottery jackpot is being dished out this afternoon.

The Independent says China shuts down city of 200,000 and tells people to stay home over one Covid case.

The Guardian says Pressed about US testing shortages amid the omicron surge, Biden conceded in an interview that “nothing’s been good enough”.

The Guardian says the police watchdog will not investigate a complaint that officers failed to properly look into an alleged party at Downing Street.

Jacob Rees-Mogg cleared by sleaze probe over £6m in cheap loans The Independent says Tory frontbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg has been cleared of breaking parliamentary rules over £6 million he received in cheap loans. Kathryn Stone, the independent parliamentary commissioner, announced the decision on Wednesday on parliament’s website, saying the full verdict will be published in “due course”. Last month, Ms Stone was tasked with investigating claims that the leader of the Commons had breached paragraph 14 of the MP’s Code of Conduct, which obliges politicians to declare their financial interests in an “open and frank” manner. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jacob-reesmogg-sleaze-probe-acquittal-b1981008.html ………………… FOLLOW US…

The Metro says The jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell’s child sex-trafficking trial opted for a long Christmas break Wednesday.

The Guardian says Barcelona have agreed an initial €55m (£46.7m) deal to sign Ferran Torres from Manchester City, with additional clauses that could take the fee to €65m.

The Independent says Ed Sheeran has announced he plans on quitting major tours in 2022 so he can spend more time with his family.

The Independent says Britney Spears has promised fans that she’s working on a new song following the end of her conservatorship.