BBC News says A £96bn rail improvement programme will help transform services in the Midlands and northern England, ahead of the expected scrapping of part of the HS2 scheme.
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The Guardian says Legal action has been initiated over a decision to ban media organisations from a court hearing about Prince Philip’s will.
TRT World says Belarus President and Angela Merkel have agreed they should discuss the migrant crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border.
France24 says The death toll from massive floods and landslides that devastated parts of British Columbia is set to rise, with the Canadian province declaring a state of emergency.
Aljazeera says Defence lawyers in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse said on Wednesday they would ask for a mistrial because of a dispute with prosecutors over video evidence.
The Metro says The Rust script supervisor has filed a lawsuit against Alec Baldwin saying she suffered both ‘physical and emotional’ injuries after the fatal shooting.
BBC Sport says The head of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has cast doubt on an email released by Chinese state media attributed to tennis player Peng Shuai.
BBC News says The cost of living surged to 4.2% in October – its highest rate in almost 10 years – due to rising fuel and energy costs, according to new data.
The Guardian says Prince Andrew took out a £1.5m personal loan that was subsequently paid off by companies connected to David Rowland, a multimillionaire Conservative donor and financier.
France24 says US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Tuesday announced a deal to make its prospective antiviral Covid-19 pill available more cheaply in the world’s least-wealthy countries.
Arab News says The Arab coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday it had killed over 130 Houthis in the past 24 hours in strikes in and near the northern pro-government bastion of Marib.
Aljazeera says The Pakistani city of Lahore has been declared the most polluted city in the world by an air quality monitor.
VOA says The jury in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse ended its first day of deliberations Tuesday in the midwestern U.S. city of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
BBC Sport says Wales earned a precious draw against Belgium to secure a home World Cup play-off semi-final.
BBC News says Four men arrested under terrorism laws following a bomb explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Sunday have been released without charge.
The Independent says The UK threw away more than 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine after the life-saving jabs were allowed to pass their expiry date.
The Guardian says Amazon has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine and be monitored by California officials after the company failed to “notify” workers about new Covid-19 cases.
France24 says Myanmar’s junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with electoral fraud during 2020 polls that her party won in a landslide.
Aljazeera says US President Joe Biden called for better and more “honest” communication between China and the US during a virtual call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
TRT World says Former president Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Steve Bannon has surrendered to the FBI on criminal charges.
Sky Sports says Harry Kane scored four goals as England booked their ticket to the 2022 World Cup with a 10-0 demolition of San Marino.
BBC News says Three men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act after a man was killed in a car explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital.
France24 says A newly founded anti-corruption party held a narrow lead in the preliminary vote count from Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections Sunday.
Aljazeera says As a geopolitical conflict continues to simmer, people are dying in the forests on either side of the border between Poland and Belarus.
The Guardian says a nine-year-old Dallas boy has become the youngest person to die from injuries sustained during a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival.