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Covid: Hancock defends 'fair' tier 3 offer for Greater Manchester
The health secretary says the £60m offer "remains on the table", despite local leaders rejecting it.

Nigeria unrest: Protesters 'shot dead' in Lagos
A witness tells the BBC he counted about 20 dead bodies after soldiers opened fire in Lagos.

Covid: China's Sinovac vaccine to be included in Brazil immunisation plan
Officials say an immunisation programme using CoronaVac could begin as soon as January 2021.

France teacher attack: Pupil's father 'exchanged texts with killer'
The father of a pupil at the school where Samuel Paty worked was in touch with the killer, reports say.

Jamal Khashoggi: Journalist's fiancee sues Saudi crown prince
Hatice Cengiz files a lawsuit against Mohammed bin Salman over the journalist's murder in Istanbul.

'Cost of removing cladding is ripping our lives apart'
Owners of flats with flammable cladding are angry they may have to pay towards the cost of replacing it.

Royal Mail launches 72p parcel pick-up service
The postal service launches a home collection service as online shopping booms.

Five ways the virus has changed Netflix
Subscriber growth slows for the streaming giant, despite hit productions such as The Old Guard with Charlize Theron

Manchester Arena Inquiry: Security 'fobbed off' bomber concerns
Christopher Wild told a steward of his suspicions about Salman Abedi shortly before the fatal attack.

Sadiq Khan condemns 'draconian' conditions of TfL rescue
Sadiq Khan says Londoners face a "triple whammy" of higher costs in the government's rescue plan.

Machines to 'do half of all work tasks by 2025'
Millions more jobs will be lost to robots with Covid accelerating the trend, says the World Economic Forum.

Wrestling: Nadia Sapphire was 'harassed and groomed'
Nadia Sapphire says wrestlers "pulled things out of a hat" to decide who would sleep with her at 16.

Elation as Nasa's Osiris-Rex probe tags asteroid Bennu in sample bid
Osiris-Rex makes brief contact with asteroid Bennu in an effort to pick up fragments of rock.

The Papers: 'Chaos' of Manchester curbs and PM's 'tussles'
The row over tougher Covid measures and Boris Johnson's other conflicts feature on the front pages.

Elderly couple, married for 60 years, reunited after 215 days apart
Joseph and Eve, who have been married for 60 years, were separated due to Covid restrictions.

Coronavirus: 'I just wish my parents were still here'
Isaiah and Nathan's mother and father died from Covid-19 within two weeks of each other.

Christie hospital: Inside Europe's largest cancer unit
BBC Breakfast spent four days filming inside The Christie Hospital in Manchester, meeting patients and staff.

Love Island’s Shaughna: ‘I was trolled for my fat legs’
Lipoedema is a condition which can cause fat to build up in your legs and arms.

Knot numbers hit record level at RSPB Snettisham
Seeing record-breaking numbers of knot take flight "should be on everybody's bucket list".

'Rubbish' pet portraits raise £5k for homeless
"Acclaimed artist Hercule Van Wolfwinkle" says he is overwhelmed by commissions.