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Finland’s Sanna Marin has apologised for visiting a nightclub after coming into contact with COVID-19. Finland’s Prime Minister was criticised for her night out over the weekend after knowing another government minister had tested positive for the virus. Finland does not require fully vaccinated citizens to self-isolate if they come into contact with a positive test, but it does advise citizens to avoid social contact and book a test. The 36-year-old, who has received two doses of COVID-19 jab, initially defended her actions, saying she had followed the advice of her Secretary of State. Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin post…

Hats off to Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes Benz F1 team.

VICE says Lawmakers voted 82 in favor and just 20 in opposition to legalizing same-sex marriage in the South American nation, considered one of Latin America’s most conservative countries.

Olaf Scholz has been voted in as Germany’s new chancellor. He has been described as being very similar to Angela Merkel and its the reason why he was elected so swiftly.

Most of the front pages are leading with the footage of senior Downing Street staff joking about holding a Christmas party last December when much of the country was in lockdown.

The Guardian – ‘PM accused of lying, No 10 filmed joking about party’

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson broke COVID rules by holding a staff party just before Christmas last year, according to the Daily Mirror.

Boris Johnson has piled pressure on the NHS to go “faster” in delivering millions of booster jabs, writes the Daily Express.

Metro leads with the news that senior Downing Street staff have been caught on film laughing about holding a Christmas party.

The Sun says energy chiefs have been criticised after blaming the Storm Arwen power-cut crisis on the wrong type of wind.

The Independent reports on the leaked footage of Downing Street staff joking about holding a banned Christmas party.

The Guardian says England skittled for just 147 by Australia in dramatic start to Ashes series.

The Metro says a heartbroken sister has revealed the final text message her ‘fit and healthy’ brother sent before dying from Covid after refusing the vaccine.

The Sun says THIS MORNING fans were in shock as host Phillip Schofield posed a surprise question to Matt Hancock.

The Daily Express says SALLY NUGENT hit out at Sajid Javid on Wednesday morning after the Health Secretary dropped out of his interview with BBC Breakfast.

The Daily Mirror says Skilyr Hicks, who had previously appeared on America’s Got Talent, has died at the age of 23.

The Independent says A military helicopter has crashed in southern India while carrying the country’s most senior general, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat.

The Guardian says More than 56,000 homes and businesses in Ireland have been left without power after Storm Barra made landfall.

The Independent says Covid cases could hit 90,000 a day by Christmas, experts have warned, as hospital admissions begin to increase even before the more transmissible omicron variant takes hold across Britain.

The Metro says Gavin Williamson ‘threw party for staff while millions were under lockdown’.

The Sun says Boris Johnson accused of cover-up after aide revealed to have stepped in on Afghanistan animal rescue.

The Daily Express says SAJID JAVID has cancelled a series of media interviews this morning as No10 struggles to contain the backlash over a leaked video.

The Daily Mirror says The UK is set to be battered for a second day by Storm Barra bringing strong winds, rain and ice for much of the country.

Russia set to limit Europe’s reliance on Gazprom energy supplies by order of the Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly ordered the government to outline detailed proposals for the state-run energy giant Rosneft to supply up to 10 billion cubic meters of pipelined natural gas exports to Europe. In the latest surrounding Russia news surrounding the gas pipelines. The proposals are set to be worked out in close cooperation with Rosneft management and rival energy major Gazprom by March 1, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday. Gazprom energy supplies Gazprom currently holds a monopoly on European gas supplies. The project…

The Sun says ADELE has banned unvaccinated fans from attending her upcoming Las Vegas residency – ruling that even half vaccinated supporters can not attend.