International News

1. Coronavirus: UK government's quarantine-free list 'absurd'

   Portuguese leaders say the country's exclusion from a list drawn up by the UK government is "absurd".

2. Edouard Philippe: France's former PM faces probe into Covid-19 response

   Hours after Philippe's resignation, an inquiry is launched into the government's handling of Covid-19.

3. France's Macron picks Jean Castex as PM after Philippe resigns

   The French president moves swiftly to replace Edouard Philippe with a mayor from the south.

4. Jamal Khashoggi murder: Turkey puts 20 Saudis on trial in absentia

   Two ex-aides of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are among 20 on trial in absentia for the killing.

5. Coronavirus: Air France set to cut more than 7,500 jobs

   Air France-KLM plans thousands of job cuts at its French arm as the air industry reels from the pandemic.

6. Coronavirus-denying Father Sergiy expelled by Russian Church

   Father Sergiy is refusing to leave a convent near Yekaterinburg after seizing it with armed guards.

7. Turkey jails Amnesty activists in 'terrorism' case

   Ex-Amnesty Turkey chief gets six years in ruling condemned as an "outrage".

8. Turkey fireworks: Deadly factory blasts trap workers

   Explosions in north-west Turkey leave two workers dead and many more wounded.

9. Smuggler used toy bricks to hide £8m UK cocaine haul

   Marek Wisniewski, from Poland, was found with 80 kgs of cocaine when he was stopped at Dover Port.