Royal bestowed Legion of Merit, degree of chief commander

Thousands of parents wrongly accused of fraudulently claiming allowance, many forced to pay back large amounts of money

Filing gives further insight into FBI probe on day of chaos at the centre of American democracy
Critics suspect swift approval motivated by PM's push for 'self-reliance', desire to save money

When President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20, he will assume the Twitter handle @POTUS

Outgoing president has ignored all requests for clemency from convicts

EU's most populous country adds another 22,368 new cases over past 24 hours

Taro Kono is first cabinet member to deviate from PM's insistence Japan on track to hold 'safe and secure' Games

Smooth roll-out sees citizens inoculated at a pace almost three times higher than the EU average
