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UK Budget 2021

Budget 2021: Key points at-a-glance BBC12:52
Pints slashed, fag tax hiked in 'honesty' Budget to revive pubs and High Street Daily Star10:21
Budget 2021 / Key points at a glance The Guardian12:44
Budget 2021: All the key points as Rishi Sunak sets out his plans Sky News12:42
Tax expert explains the 'most significant' announcement in the Budget ITV21:56

UK Politics

Viewers give their reaction to Nicola Sturgeon's evidence at Holyrood inquiry The National, Scotland11:58
Braking news Private Eye06:04
Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle slams Rishi Sunak's Budget PR drive Mail Online10:09
Margaret Thatcher, state collusion, and the murder of Pat Finucane LSE08:04
Brexit heralds a bleak future for the City of London LSE08:11

Climate Change

What's on tonight / TV tonight: how science could reverse the climate crisis The Guardian06:23
The long read / Naomi Klein: how big tech helps India target climate activists The Guardian06:00
The Gulf Stream, the cold blob, and a potentially frozen Europe kottke.org (Weblog)17:18
Are high-end high-sensitivity Climate models' predictions accurate? Nature World News05:52
Carbon needs to be much pricier to limit climate change: Report Al Jazeera05:36

UK Coronavirus Outbreak

Third Covid wave is inevitable, says top doctor BBC18:28
UK’s huge Covid-19 death toll linked to its high obesity rates, new study finds Mirror.co.uk10:15
Walk-ins ended at Covid vaccination centres BBC12:46
First dose of Oxford University's Covid vaccine causes twice as many side-effects as Pfizer's Mail Online18:53
Cornwall pub fined after being caught with drinkers inside Cornwall Live06:15

Myanmar Coup

More killed as Myanmar forces open fire on anti-coup protesters Al Jazeera05:22
Myanmar junta: End systematic attack on the people of Myanmar, reverse coup d’état Scoop04:24
UN Security Council to meet Friday as 38 people killed in Myanmar Nikkei Asian Review03:52
38 people killed in Myanmar's deadliest day of protest, says UN envoy CNN23:24
Myanmar: At least 38 killed, deadliest day since Feb.1 Coup teleSUR23:49

Coronavirus Outbreak

Study suggests no protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection from recent exposure to HCoVs News-Medical.Net05:41
Britain's population could shrink by two per cent after pandemic if 1.3million migrants don't… Mail Online17:41
How did Boris Johnson get Covid vaccines so right? The New York Times06:13
Naked couple caught having car sex in a lay-by slapped with £400 Covid fines Mirror.co.uk16:27
We finally know why COVID-19 damages the heart IFLScience17:17

US Coronavirus Outbreak

Britain raises contactless limit as COVID accelerates electronic payments Reuters11:53
Louis Farrakhan pushes vaccine conspiracy theories in videos posted on Facebook, Twitter The Daily Caller16:32
Texas isn't the only state lifting COVID-19 restrictions. Here's how 11 other states and cities … Business Insider13:57
US variant cases have increased fivefold in a month, CDC says: Latest COVID-19 updates USA Today EU09:05
Abortion concerns prompt archdiocese warning on J&J COVID vaccine ABC13 / KTRK-TV14:45

Coronavirus Top Sources

First dose of Oxford University's Covid vaccine causes twice as many side-effects as Pfizer's Mail Online18:53
Gym boss ordered to stop Zoom exercise classes despite being only one on site Mirror.co.uk07:53
Brazil's daily Covid deaths reach all-time high BBC11:43
Another 315 people die with Covid as 6,385 cases are recorded Metro.co.uk17:20
UK coronavirus hospital deaths up by 255 in lowest Wednesday rise since October Mirror.co.uk14:30

Protests in Myanmar

Myanmar army tells U.N. it is ready to weather sanctions, isolation, envoy says Reuters19:58
Myanmar activists vow more protests after bloodiest day since coup Reuters02:27
Myanmar security forces kill 18 anti-coup protesters despite calls for restraint: rights group Reuters14:55
For Myanmar military, rule no. 1 in riot control is shoot to kill The Irrawaddy08:54
Myanmar / Dozens killed in Myanmar's worst day of violence since coup The Guardian17:06

Coronavirus Vaccine

First dose of Oxford University's Covid vaccine causes twice as many side-effects as Pfizer's Mail Online18:53
2 People die after AstraZeneca vaccination The Chosun Ilbo04:49
New Covid vaccines for variants to be fast-tracked BBC06:14
31-year-old Estonian rescue worker dies after taking AstraZeneca vaccine Sputnik18:58
How did Boris Johnson get Covid vaccines so right? The New York Times06:13

Not Coronavirus

What you don’t see on Chaturbate. A former model turned studio recruiter explains St. Petersburg’s adult webcam industry Meduza19:03
Indonesian man gets 5.5 years in prison for jarik ‘bondage mummification’ of underage students Coconuts05:22
Watch: Delivery man catches three-year-old girl who fell from the twelfth floor of a building Scroll.in05:22
How the 'cold blob' is slowing down our oceans - and what it means 9News06:20
Relief in EPP group, as Orbán's party finally leaves EUobserver.com06:19

Joe Biden

The truth about Donald Trump's last day in The White House The List17:27
Mike Pence just made a startling claim about the 2020 election Nicki Swift22:57
White House reporters clamor for press conference as Biden waits longer than predecessors CNN Money04:38
Watch: White House abruptly cuts live feed after Biden says ‘happy to take questions’ at virtual event RT05:20
Why Michelle Obama was 'Concerned' at Biden's inauguration Nicki Swift18:22

UK Coronavirus Vaccines

Vaccines modified to beat new Covid variants will be fast-tracked Gloucester Live06:36
ITV Good Morning Britain's Piers Morgan slams '200,000 NHS staff who have refused to take Covid … My London09:15
How did Boris Johnson get Covid vaccines so right? The New York Times06:13
UK's Covid vaccine drive should drastically pick up pace from March 15 Mail Online16:15
‘Never before have all the main engines of European integration caught fire simultaneously’ The Week (UK)15:54

U.S. Capitol Protests

National Guard troops reportedly sick after disturbing discoveries in food served at Capitol New York Post12:39
The FBI director dismantled Tucker Carlson's lie that white supremacists aren't a threat -- so Carlson ignored him Media Matters for America17:56
Capitol Police warns of attack by "an identified militia group" on March 4 Axios15:53
Officials put ‘Unusual’ limits on D.C. National Guard before riot, commander says The New York Times00:24
Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol on Thursday Los Angeles Times17:14

Cricket: India v England

India vs England: Keep a still head-Sunil Gavaskar's mantra to play spin News18.com05:10
Live: India vs England (4th Test, Day 1) SACricketMag.com05:09
India vs England Live Score, 4th Test, Day 1: How will the pitch behave? Hindustan Times03:07
Power-packing Pollard creates history with amazing six sixes in an over West Indies Cricket Board - Official Site03:36
India vs England, live cricket scores, 4th Test, Day 1, Narendra Modi Stadium: Turner awaits Ind, Eng Outlook India03:03

Boris Johnson

UK defends cuts in aid funding to Yemen The National19:54
PMQs – The one where PM was proud to cut aid to Yemen and sell weapons to Saudi The London Economic14:03
UK defends Yemen aid cuts and arms sales to Saudi Arabia The Defense Post17:43
Boris Johnson attacks Keir Starmer for asking about Yemen aid cut The Independent12:54
Boris Johnson called “Disgraceful” after criticising Keir Starmer for questioning Yemen aid cut and arms sales PoliticsHome13:56

Good News

Homeless man transformed into ‘supermodel’ after barber gives him free haircut Daily Star11:39
The best new TV shows and films landing on Netflix in March Evening Standard07:45
Torquay man aims to break paddle boarding world record Devon Live12:32
Firms ink deal for U.S.-Europe rare earths supply chain E&E Publishing18:46
Women share powerful times their dogs supported them when nobody else could Today.com20:08

Indian Farmers Protest

'If tractors are stopped, remove barricades': Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait Hindustan Times15:31
'Don't teach us Hindutva, why no Bharat Ratna for Savarkar yet?': Uddhav to BJP The Week16:44
Why a village in North India supports farmers protesting new laws Voice of America15:00
The dangers of populism Hindustan Times13:42
Bitterness on farm laws spilling over abroad The Times of India23:14

War in Yemen

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim missile attack on Saudi oil facility Al Jazeera06:37
Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Aramco in Jeddah BNN Bloomberg05:57
Houthis say they've seized majority control of key city in Yemen CNN16:37
Yemen's Houthis say they fired missile at Saudi Aramco site in Jeddah Reuters05:05
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim missile hits Saudi oil facility Associated Press04:34

Donald Trump

Mike Pence just made a startling claim about the 2020 election Nicki Swift22:57
Some in QAnon say Trump will retake presidency on March 4. Here's why. MSNBC06:04
Criminal investigation into Trump org aimed at ‘Flipping’ longtime CFO: Report New York Magazine05:47
Why did the Army lie that Mike Flynn's brother wasn't involved in Capitol attack talks: Maddow asks The Raw Story03:07
Trump warned to back off as he seeks revenge on Republicans who voted to impeach him The Raw Story19:14

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