Browsing: Main Headlines

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.

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.