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Shamima Begum, who fled Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State in Syria, lost her case before the supreme court on Friday.

In normal times, most diplomats can expect to end a foreign posting with an official – if not always fond – farewell from their hosts and a comfortable journey back to their native country.

Ursula von der Leyen has warned coronavirus vaccine suppliers to honour commitments in the EU, threatening to ban exports.

The Queen said her Covid-19 jab 'didn’t hurt at all' in a video call with health officials leading vaccine deployment across the UK.

A mother rescued four children by throwing them from a high window of an apartment that was on fire in Istanbul, Turkey.

European Council president Charles Michel and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen are expected to hold news conference after and EU leaders' meeting on Covid-19

European lawmakers debate with pharmaceutical CEOs on how to increase capacity and improve delivery of COVID-19 vaccines.

Police officers shot into a crowd of pro-democracy protesters in Yangon's Tamwe township in Myanmar, as thousands continued to rally against the military coup across the country.

Nicola Sturgeon has been questioned about Alex Salmond claims at first minister’s questions.

Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, faces questions at FMQs in Holyrood The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters.

The education secretary, Gavin Williamson, has said pupils will have their grades determined by teachers.

Scientists on the volcanic Greek island of Lesbos say they have found a rare fossilised tree.

World Health Organization hosts news conference on Covid-19 in Europe with Dr Hans Kluge, WHO'd regional director for Europe, and technical experts, focusing on long Covid

In a year, bitcoin uses around the same about of electricity as the entire country of Norway. The digital currency is one that allows people to bypass banks and traditional payment methods.

A rogue sheep found wandering in rural Victoria has been shorn of his heavily overgrown 35kg fleece.

Nasa scientists release the first sounds ever recorded on Mars, a light gust of wind on the planet's surface on Monday.

A court in Germany has found a former Syrian regime official guilty of being an accomplice to crimes against humanity, in a historic first victory for efforts worldwide to bring legal accountability

Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, has said he hopes pupils in England will get “time in schools” this summer under government plans to fund catch-up school activities.

The UK education minister Gavin Williamson is expected to lead a government briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters.

WHO experts Dr Mike Ryan and Teresa Zakaria and the UN high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, answer questions about coronavirus from the general public.

Covax has delivered its first Covid-19 vaccine doses as part of a programme to offset 'vaccine nationalism', ensuring equitable distribution of the vaccines.

British prime minister Boris Johnson takes questions in parliament after President of COP26 Alok Sharma faces questions on climate change.

Dr Philip Dormitzer, vice-president and chief scientific officer of viral vaccines at Pfizer; Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology, University of Oxford; Madelaine McTernan, director general, UK

After 139 years at 807 Franklin Street in San Francisco, a two-storey Victorian house has a new address.

The former Capitol police chief, Steven Sund, said during a joint hearing on security failures that the insurrectionists during the 6 January attack 'came prepared for war'.

The Senate Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing to examine the security failures that led to a breach of the US Capitol on 6 January

Boris Johnson told a group of schoolchildren on Tuesday he quit journalism for politics because he felt guilty about 'abusing or attacking people' without putting himself in their shoes.

The World Health Organization is hosting a virtual event for the Covid Recover Better Together campaign, featuring singer Billie Eilish among others The Guardian publishes independent journalism

Nicola Sturgeon has set out a 'provisional' timetable for the easing of Covid restrictions in Scotland up until April.

Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, details how lockdown will be eased The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters.