BBC News

1. Flu cases at record high for time of year as NHS warns of 'unprecedented' outbreak

   An average of 1,700 patients were in hospital in England with flu last week - more than 50% higher than the same period last year, figures show.

2. Novichok poisoning victim's family 'still has questions', as report finds Putin 'morally responsible'

   Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in 2018 after coming into contact with the nerve agent Novichok.

3. Have British spies learned lessons from the Skripal poisonings?

   Rusia's ability to target a defector with nerve agent is almost certainly diminished but it may pose other threats, the BBC's security correspondent writes.

4. Volcanic eruption may have triggered Europe's deadly Black Death plague

   A volcanic eruption may have set off a chain reaction that led to Europe's deadliest pandemic.

5. Putin says Russia disagrees with parts of US plan to end Ukraine war

   The Russian leader's comments come as US and Ukrainian negotiators are due to hold a new round of talks.