The Independent says James Franco says he was ‘blind to power dynamics’ and admits having sex with his acting students.

The Sun: CHILLING footage shows a murderer jogging down a street before plunging a garden fork into his victim’s head.

Arab News says the Libyan presidential election scheduled for Dec. 24 was postponed on Wednesday for at least a month, leaving the internationally-backed peace process in chaos.

Aljazeera says Dozens of jade miners who remain missing on Thursday following a landslide in Myanmar’s Kachin State have “very little chance of survival.”

The Sun: CORONATION Street star Lucy Fallon seems to have ended her romance with footballer Ryan Ledson — after she appeared on celebrity dating app Raya.

The Los Angeles Times says The Omicron surge has hit California, with new coronavirus cases climbing rapidly and warnings that hospitals could be hit hard by a surge.

The Daily Mirror: The symptoms of the coronavirus are well known and people are advised to watch out for them. However, there may be one strange sign a lot of people have not heard of

VOA says U.S. health officials say 2021 is shaping up to be even deadlier than last year. It seems likely 2021 will surpass last year’s record number of deaths by at least 15,000.

The Daily Mirror: On a visit to his old house, the Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary opens up about how his mum Marie did not have enough money for new shoes or electricity – saying: ‘It humiliates and haunts for the rest of your life’

BBC News says Arsenal will face Liverpool in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, while Chelsea will meet Tottenham.