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Protestors gathered outside the presidential palace in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, have greeted with cheers the news that the country's president, Gotobaya Rajapaksa, has fled the country. He had promised to resign today, but has now flown to the Maldives with his wife.

The World Health Organization warns COVID-19 is running freely and governments need to take urgent action to protect against over two sub-variant strains of the virus.

And Olympian, Sir Mo Farah has said he is relieved that the Home Office will not take action against him after he revealed he was trafficked into the UK.