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After suggesting that the number of women in some fire departments be reduced, a deputy police and crime commissioner resigned. At a Hampshire fire authority meeting in December, Luke Stubbs said that equality goals "primarily benefit women and minorities." His statements were severely panned, and he later apologized. Mr. Stubbs has subsequently resigned, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. He made his remarks during a meeting of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority, when plans to hire more women and people from minority ethnic groups were discussed. "Government is bringing in quota programs across the public sector - and I think this is bad," Mr Stubbs said, "but only where it favors women and minorities." "It has to be 50/50 in regions where it's largely men, but there's no change in areas where it's mostly women." "I would like confidence that actions are being taken to lower that," he

In New York City, a student wears a face mask to school. As pandemic restrictions are loosened in a number of US jurisdictions, the White House is under pressure to change its position on mask use. Governors of New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts have announced that some mask mandates in their states will be repealed. New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Oregon announced proposals to relax mask regulations earlier this week. Governors have been pleading with the White House to issue advice on removing face coverings. On Wednesday, however, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) emphasized that it was not yet time to abolish US mask regulations. Jen Psaki, a press secretary for the White House, said that Americans should follow the CDC guidelines rather than less stringent state or municipal regulations. Democratic governors are putting on on President Joe Biden to change the mask rules. Governors, on the other hand, are not waiting for approval from medical experts

The US government agency in charge of presidential records preservation has requested the Justice Department to look into Donald Trump's handling of official documents. The National Archives is obligated by law to receive all of the president's correspondence, work documents, and emails. Officials claim, however, that the former president ripped up numerous documents illegally. According to the Archives, several of them had to be taped back together. Mr Trump's 15 boxes of paperwork, which he was supposed to pass over when he departed the White House, were instead moved to his Florida property. They contain letters from Mr. Trump to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, as well as Barack Obama's presidential handover letter. Mr. Trump has already fought with the National Archives. In an unsuccessful attempt to delay the release of White House data to a congressional committee investigating the violence on the US Capitol on January 6, he filed a lawsuit. Mr Trump welcomed the

Wayne Rooney has admitted that he was concerned about mortality during his darkest days. When Wayne Rooney's drinking issues were at their worst, he says he thought he would have died or killed someone. Before the publication of a new documentary about his life, the Derby County manager and Manchester United and England record striker spoke to BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent. When asked what his greatest fear was in those moments, he said, "Probably death." "That could have been females, it could have been drink-driving, which I've done, it could have been killing someone - you could kill yourself - and that's an awful place to be," the 36-year-old said of his "mistakes." "I knew I needed aid, not only to rescue myself but also to save my family," says the narrator. Rooney also admitted that as a player, he felt compelled to keep many of his troubles hidden. "I couldn't go into a dressing room ten, fifteen years ago and say,

Boris Johnson will fly to Brussels and Warsaw in support of Nato allies, stating that the military alliance's fundamentals must not be compromised. During the tensions over Ukraine, he said Nato needed to draw "lines in the snow," including the right of every European democracy to aspire to membership. Later this week, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Defense Secretary Ben Wallace will meet with their Russian counterparts in Moscow. Despite Russia's denials, it has 100,000 troops stationed on Ukraine's border. It need assurances. Ukraine will be denied membership in NATO. The prime minister's travel is part of a flurry of diplomatic action in the United Kingdom. Ms Truss said she was committed to speak up for freedom and democracy in Ukraine ahead of her first travel to Russia in four years, and that she planned to urge Moscow to pursue a diplomatic solution. During the day, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet with Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenb