Covid: Boosters added to NHS Covid pass for travel and Austria to enter full lockdown

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday evening.

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Children in Need: Norton, Sheeran and celebrity First Dates to feature in BBC charity show

The TV charity show will include Graham Norton, Ed Sheeran and soap stars on Celebrity First Dates.

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Taylor Swift lands eighth UK number one album with re-recorded Red

Her re-recorded version of Red tops the album chart, just as the original did nine years ago.

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Peng Shuai: Still no direct contact with Chinese player after sex assault claims - WTA

Peng Shuai has still not directly been in contact with the WTA, which says "no amount of money" would stop the tour pulling events out of China.

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Africa is the future, says US. But what will change?

"Africa is the future," says US Secretary of state Antony Blinken, but what will change?

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Belarus president tells BBC: ‘We won’t stop the migrants’

In an exclusive interview, President Lukashenko tells the BBC it’s “absolutely possible” his forces helped migrants cross into Poland.

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Austria announces a lockdown and vaccination mandate for all.

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Joe Biden Is Succeeding

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What to Cook This Weekend

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The First Family of New Jersey Football

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