Former PM says it’s necessary to solve economic woes, as his party takes Punjab province

Nikolas Cruz, who gunned down 17 students, staff members in 2018, to meet jury today

Country, however, has not made decision to build one, he says

One aircraft crashed in field east of runway, the other fell into water retention pond, aviation agency says

Acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe says extension ‘in interest of public security’

Lawmakers say more decisive action could have saved lives

President fires prosecutor general, security chief amid high number of suspected treason cases

9,200 slots available on city’s website at 6.00pm, gone in seven minutes

Gunman shot dead by ‘armed individual’, says mayor

Preliminary cause of accident due to engine failure, spokesman Oleg Nikolenko says

Health service says there is no treatment, vaccine for it, which is almost as deadly as Ebola

Blazes in France, Greece, Portugal, Spain destroy thousands of hectares, UK issues ‘red’ warning

This follows city recording 1,500 infections in previous three weeks, with lockdown initially meant to end tomorrow