Queen approves Parliament supension

Parliament will be suspended for five weeks in the run up to Britain's departure from the European Union. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it's to allow his government to embark on a fresh legislative programme. His critics have called the move a constitutional outrage.

Also in the programme: Latin America's plan to vaccinate Venezuelan migrants and Italy's centre-left Democrats and the anti-establishment Five-Star Movement have agreed to form a coalition government.

(Photo: Anti-Brexit protesters outside the Houses of Parliament. Credit: PA)