The UK has said it “unequivocally recognises” opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s president in a crucial ruling over the fate of £800m in gold bullion being held in the Bank of England’s vaults. Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) took legal action to release the gold held on its behalf, which it wants to sell to help tackle the country’s coronavirus crisis, amid US sanctions. Full Text-> KLfm967

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is to meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Tuesday, Downing Street said. Guaido, recognised by the European Union as the head of Venezuela’s opposition-run parliament, is in Europe to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Full text-> AFP