BBC News says Egypt has accused Ethiopia of violating international law after it received a notice saying that Ethiopia’s dam upstream on the Nile is now filling up

France24 says Ethiopia says it has started the next phase of filling a controversial mega-dam on the Nile River

Aljazeera says Egypt has said it received an official notice from Ethiopia that it had started the next phase of filling a controversial huge dam

Reuters says said they had received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling the reservoir behind its giant hydropower dam.

Pubs will be allowed to stay open later this Sunday for the Euro 2020 final, Downing Street has confirmed. 

Heath Secretary Sajid Javid has said it “makes sense” for people who have had both vaccine doses to be treated differently to those who are not fully vaccinated. 

The Lambda variant – known as C.37 – was first identified in Peru and has been detected in samples dating back to as early as December 2020. 

Britney Spears’ manager Larry Rudolph has stepped down from his role after 25 years. He cited Britney’s “intension to officially retire” 

The Times says the BBC is expected to announce a 10 per cent drop in pay for its highest-earning presenters, with the number of people on £150,000 falling slightly.

The Times says the terrorism threat may increase after coalition troops withdraw from Afghanistan but Britain was left with no choice after the US decided to pull out.