International News

1. Coronavirus: Russia includes jail terms to enforce crackdown

   New Russian laws impose tough penalties for violating lockdown rules.

2. Coronavirus: The grim crisis in Europe's care homes

   News is emerging of growing numbers of deaths from coronavirus in care homes across Europe.

3. Delay Brexit deadline amid coronavirus, say MEPs

   The UK is due to stop following EU rules by the end of 2020 but a group of MEPs say the date should be pushed back.

4. Coronavirus: Love knows no borders for elderly couple

   An octogenarian couple are defying the pandemic by meeting up for a daily cross-border chat.

5. Sajid Hussain: Fears for Pakistan journalist missing in Sweden

   Sajid Hussain went into self-imposed exile in 2012 after receiving death threats connected to his work.

6. Coronavirus: 5G ‘certainly delayed’ in Europe and UK

   UK and European 5G network rollouts will certainly be delayed during the pandemic, Huawei says.

7. Thomas Becket: Alpine ice sheds light on medieval murder

   Ancient air pollution, trapped in ice, reveals details about life and death in 12th Century Britain.

8. Coronavirus: Countries reject Chinese-made equipment

   The Netherlands, Spain and Turkey have all said some Chinese-made equipment is substandard.

9. Coronavirus: Italy extends lockdown amid hopes of turning corner

   The number of new daily coronavirus infections is 1,648, down from 3,815 on Sunday.