Author: News Desk

Photos of the prime minister’s former press secretary, Allegra Stratton, laughing feature on many of Wednesday’s front pages – as the claims that Downing Street held a Christmas party during lockdown last December were given fresh impetus.

The UAE is cutting its working week to four-and-half days and moving its weekend from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday.

Chelsea to lose Antonio Rudiger in 2022 – Latest news -Chelsea FC are now resigned to losing centre-back Antonio Rüdiger on a free transfer in 2022, WTX Sport understands.

BBC News says A video obtained by ITV shows senior No 10 staff joking about holding a Christmas party – days after one was held there during lockdown.

The Metro says Boris Johnson has been told to resign after a video emerged appearing to show top Downing Street officials joking about a Christmas party they later denied occurred.

The Guardian says French police have arrested a man on suspicion of being a former member of the Saudi royal guard accused of being involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

France24 says Olaf Scholz will become chancellor of Germany, turning the page on 16 years with Angela Merkel at the helm as a new centre-left-led coalition takes the wheel of Europe’s top economy.

The Independent says Kyle Rittenhouse has said he wants to become a lawyer following his trial and acquittal by a Wisconsin jury. “I want to be a lawyer. I want to go to law school,” he said.

Aljazeera says Australia will not send officials to the Winter Olympics in Beijing, joining a US diplomatic boycott of the event and risking a further souring of relations with China.

It’s been a nightmare start for the Ashes 2021 Downunder at the Gabba Brisbane. England cricket suffered a humiliating start as they were bowled out for 147 after winning toss and batting first, in the first Test, on day one, in Brisbane. After winning the toss and electing to bat England have been dismissed for 147 on the stroke of tea. Mitchell Starc removed Burns with the first ball of the match. The sixth worst start in English Cricket history In the last 100 years, it is England’s sixth-worst score when batting first in an opening game of a series.…