Wednesday evening news briefing: Joe Biden hails ‘democracy’s day’ as he becomes 46th President of the United States

Deliciously Ella writer Ella Mills

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Blogging entrepreneur Deliciously Ella talks about raising two young children in lockdown, family dynamics and improving her health

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Comment and analysis

• Patrick O’Flynn | UK can do without leadership lessons from May
• Andrew Roberts | Tories have found a way to win the culture war
• Ross Clark | Critics of smart motorways were right all along
• Olivia Utley | I wouldn’t begrudge the elderly some post-jab freedom
• Allison Pearson | Thanks for welcoming me into the Gout Club

You’ve got this: Getting you through lockdown

Business and money briefing

Monorail deal | British taxpayers are providing a £1.7bn guarantee to a consortium led by train-maker Bombardier to build two new monorails in Egypt. Read on for details of the deal which ministers are calling the largest British financing of a foreign infrastructure project.

• ‘Things fell off a cliff’ | Interview with Charles Tyrwhitt founder
• House prices | £30k cut as stamp duty return blights the market
• On top of markets | Live stocks and shares updates 24 hours a day

    Sport briefing

Six Nations | England’s preparations for the Six Nations have been thrown into disarray after head coach Eddie Jones was forced to isolate for 10 days following coach Matt Proudfoot’s positive Covid-19 test.

• Watch and learn | Six steps to post-match interview perfection
• Under pressure | Who could replace Frank Lampard at Chelsea?
• Novak Djokovic | ‘My good intentions have been misconstrued’

Tonight’s TV  

The Bay, ITV, 9pm | One of ITV’s better policiers of recent years, Daragh Carville’s Morecambe-set thriller returns with Morven Christie’s DC Lisa Armstrong reaping the consequences of an illicit fling. Read more.

And finally… for this evening’s downtime

Escape with Bling Empire | Charting the extravagances of the real-life ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ of Los Angeles, Bling Empire is a kaleidoscope of diamonds, couture and power. With epic rivalries, self-serving philanthropy, couture and major spending power, it allowed Eilidh Hargreaves to discover a whole new world.