Macron Picks Candidate For Paris Mayor After Sex Video Shock – President Emmanuel Macron’s party chose his health minister to run for mayor of Paris after the release of sex videos led its initial pick to withdraw. [bloom]

Harvey Weinstein Faces Moment Of Truth As Jury Weighs Case On Tuesday – The #MeToo movement received barely a mention at the movie mogul’s rape trial but is likely to bear heavily on deliberations. [guardian]

US POLITICS

Trump Claims He Has ‘Legal Right’ To Intervene In Criminal Cases – President reasserts his right to tweet on judicial issues following William Barr’s warning the posts ‘make it impossible for me to do my job’ [guardian]

Former Prosecutors Demand US Attorney General William Barr Quit Over Roger Stone Case – More than 1,100 former prosecutors and Department of Justice officials have called on US Attorney General William Barr to quit over his intervention in the case of long-time Trump ally, Roger Stone. [tele]

Trump Continues Victory Lap With Tweet About Striking At ‘King’ – President Donald Trump tweeted a passage from a New York Times article which quoted the line from essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson, “when you strike at the king, you must kill him.” [cnn]

Michael Bloomberg Allegedly Told New Mom To Find ‘Some Black’ For A Nanny – The female employee had been struggling to secure child care, according to legal documents unearthed by The Washington Post. [huff]

Bloomberg’s Campaign Prompts Facebook To Reverse Its Ad Policy – Michael Bloomberg found loopholes around Facebook’s political ad bans to promote his presidential campaign on social media. In response, Facebook has redefined its political ad policy. But what’s the difference between an ad and “branded content”? [csm]

Caroline Flack: TV Presenter Dies At 40 – Former Love Island host Caroline Flack has been found dead in her London flat, her family have confirmed. [bbc]

Meet Ayakha Melithafa – South Africa’s Answer To Greta Thunberg – Cape Town’s very own Ayakha Melithafa was inspired to take up climate activism during the water shortage, a decision that took her all the way to the World Economic Forum in Davos. [here]

Michael Avenatti Is Convicted In Nike Extortion Trial – The lawyer, who represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Trump, was found guilty of charges including attempted extortion and honest services fraud. [nyt]

Harry And Meghan Are Pictured Together For The First Time Since Megxit – Royal couple are all smiles carrying their own bags off a commercial flight in Canada without Archie after US trip. [dm]

Peter Moyo Files Urgent Application To Stop Old Mutual From Appointing A New CEO – Former Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo has filed an urgent court application to prevent the financial services company from appointing a permanent CEO amid an ongoing legal battle. [f24]

Captain Morgan Powers England To Series Triumph Over South Africa – England ended their long tour to South Africa with a five wicket win over the Proteas in the third and final T20 at SuperSport Park on Sunday to wrap up the series 2-1. [tlive] Until their next encounter. Which is when? Tomorrow? #yawn

Elton John In Tears As He Ends New Zealand Show Early After Walking Pneumonia Diagnosis – Footage online shows an emotional Sir Elton being escorted from the stage while thousands of fans give him a standing ovation. [sky]

Prince Harry And Meghan Reveal True American Loyalties In ‘Megxit Bloodbath’ – As Harry and Meghan fire their U.K. staff, while courting American banks and J. Lo, Kate and William begin their new royal life. Prepare for the transatlantic battle of the royals. [beast]

Drama Over French Laws Restricting Discounted Champagne – Our average reader would no doubt be aware that only sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France, can call itself Champagne, and is governed by a strict set of laws. [here]

The Truth About Wallis Simpson, The Woman Accused Of Stealing A King – For many decades, Wallis Simpson has been seen as a temptress, the woman who pulled a king away from his duty and thrust his younger brother into a stressful role. [cnn]

Prince Andrew’s Links To Tycoon In New Sex Abuse Scandal – Millionaire fashion exec Peter Nygard is accused of raping 10 women after ‘plying’ them with drink and drugs at a ‘pamper party’ at Bahamas compound where he once hosted the Duke. [dm]

Justin Bieber’s ‘Changes’: Wifed-Up And No Longer The Swingin’ Dick – It makes sense that Justin Bieber’s new album, Changes, would come out on Valentine’s Day—another cultural institution contrived by savvy studio marketers, riddled with maxims about love, vaguely Christian, pretty corny, but also sweet and nice, if you like flowers and candy. [beast]

Boris Bounce For Jack Russels As Kennel Club Says Numbers Have Risen Since Dilyn’s Arrival To Downing Street – The Kennel Club has credited Carrie Symonds and Boris Johnson with the Jack Russell terrier’s surge in popularity. [tele]

I Waited Until I Was 41 To Lose My Virginity. But Was It Worth It? – “I knew in my gut that I wanted to experience sexual intercourse within a mutually loving and committed relationship.” [huff]

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