Minister denies that the government succumbed to the far-right to take the flag down

Northvolt will rival the likes of Tesla and Asian battery makers such as Panasonic

China plans to build four mega clusters of data centres in the north and west of the country, to meet data needs.

Defender Juan Bernat, back-up goalkeeper Sergio Rico and midfielder Nathan Bitumazala are the other players

Both countries confirmed their first known case of the Omicron variant in early December

France joined US, India, Brazil, Britain and Russia in having had more than 10 million cases

Toll includes nine in Afghanistan, eight in Mexico, four in India and three in Pakistan

Russian President Putin lauds weapon as part of a new generation of unrivalled arms systems

The chief medical officers for England were given knighthoods

The daily update also showed 154 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test