EUROPE MORNING BRIEFING

The European Commission has requested clarification from Budapest this morning regarding reports of Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó briefing his Russian counterpart Lavrov on confidential EU Council meetings.
This has caused significant uproar within the bloc.

UK MORNING BRIEFING

A former Metropolitan Police employee admitted to submitting fraudulent sick notes, resulting in approximately £19,000 in losses over two years. Sentencing is scheduled for April 20, following a thorough examination of her health issues.