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Capital of mekele. Its the third week of open conflict between the Central Government and regional leaders that has forced thousands from their homes. Prime minister abiy ahmed has also said that he wont let African Union envoys to travel to tigrye for mediation talks. Government troops have warned civilians living there they would be encircled by tanks and subjected to artillery fire. Abiy ahmeds federal troops have taken a string of towns during Aerial Bombardments and ground fighting, and are now aiming for the tplf stronghold home to some 500,000 people. Let me bring you some breaking news...

Writer and historian jan morris has died. She was 94. Born as james morris, she started out in journalism, reporting for the times on the conquest of everest. In 1972, she had gender reassignment surgery, an experience she wrote about in the book, conundrum. Jan morris wrote more than a0 books, and leaves behind a collection of unique and vivid descriptions of some of the worlds greatest cities. Our arts correspondent, rebecca jones, looks back at an extraordinary life jan morris, Award Winning travel writer and historian, journalist, and one of the earliest to undergo gender reassignment surg...

Major public projects like new transport links can provide a tangible, long lasting boost to the economy. Historically some areas feel they havent had their fair share. This business in hull says that better connections to other cities like york would really help. I feel that the north has often served second fiddle to the south. I appreciate its where the capital is, where a lot of businesses. But the Playing Field is getting more and more lopsided. It needs to be levelled. The question looms of how to put the public finances back on a sustainable footing after the huge cost of coronavirus bu...

Just how different a face the United States will present to the world underjoe biden has been underscored by his choices for top roles in the new administration. Long time ally antony blinken, raised in france and a fluent french speaker, is to be the new secretary of state. And john kerry who did thatjob under president obama is to be the new climate tsar. Their Global Outlook and intention to rebuild old alliances contrasts with the America First approach of donald trump. As our state Department Correspondent Barbara Plett usher reports. Hi, im deputy secretary tony blinken, from the state d...

The public spending watchdog has laid bare the hugely inflated prices the westminster government ended up paying for personal protective equipment as the pandemic began to bite. The National Audit office said that stockpiles were low and that competing for ppe with other countries cost the taxpayer an extra ten billion pounds. Our special correspondent, lucy manning, reports. At felixstowe port amongst the containers, a sign of englands ppe problems. 4,000 containers of protective equipment still sitting there causing logjams because most of the governments ppe orders didnt arrive for the firs...