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BBC News says Around 4.7 million Covid vaccine doses – 4% of the total – ended up as wastage in England by the end of October 2021, a government report reveals.

Sky News says UEFA is to announce on Friday it is moving the Champions League final from St Petersburg, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – London tipped to host the finals at Wembley.

France24 says At least two people died when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.

Euronews says Kyiv was under “horrific” fire on Friday as Russian troops edged closer to the Ukrainian capital on their second day of an invasion described as a “brutal act of war” by the West.

Aljazeera says American actor and director Sean Penn is in Kyiv, making a documentary about Russia’s attack, says the Ukrainian president’s office. – “Sean Penn is among those who support Ukraine”

BBC Sports says As Ukraine came under attack from Russia on Thursday, football continued across the continent with clubs, players and fans showing their support for the Eastern European country.

Euronews says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday morning declared martial law and says Russia has launched strikes against border and military infrastructure.

Euronews says Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced that the country will lift its COVID-19 state of emergency on 31 March.

France24 says Manchester United were spared a damaging and deserved defeat by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.

Arab News says Canada is ending rarely used special measures invoked nine days ago to tackle weeks-long protests that shut some border crossings and paralyzed Ottawa.