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This year marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael, the Italian painter and artist.

Carrie Symonds and her partner Boris Johnson have announced that they are expecting a baby in early summer and are engaged.

The UK government has set out its position ahead of talks for a post-Brexit trade deal with the US, with negotiations expected to begin later in March.

Former mayor of Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, has withdrawn from the campaign to become the presidential candidate for the Democratic party.

The UK government’s mandate for trade talks with the EU includes continuing with the EU’s £85 billion Horizon Europe science programme after the Brexit transition period ends.

Frontrunner Sir Keir Starmer has been tipped to win the Labour leadership contest in the first round with more than 50 per cent of the vote, following a poll carried out by YouGov and Sky News.

New Zealand prime minister Jacinta Ardern stood alongside Australian counterpart Scott Morrison in a televised media conference and criticised him for deporting foreign criminals.

Egypt has held a military funeral and declared three days of national mourning for its former president Hosni Mubarak, who passed away this week aged 91.

Ocado chairman Lord Rose of Monewden has sold £1.68 million worth of shares in the business.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has told Tass news journalist Andrei Vandenko that he has been offered the opportunity to use body doubles for security reasons in the past but declined to do so on each occasion.

Rishi Sunak is under pressure by some of the Conservative Party's newly elected MPs

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said that he has already noticed a slowdown in supply chains and tourism as a result of Covid-19.

The UK government has published a 30-page document outlining its strategy for trade negotiations with the EU, warning that it is willing to abandon talks and default to World Trade Organization terms if there is no tangible progress by June.

Sir Michael Barber, chair of the Office for Students, has announced plans to restructure the university admissions process.