Russia launches one of the biggest security operations in Olympic history a month before the start of the Winter Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Lino Carbosiero, the prime minister's hairdresser, has said keeping his MBE nomination a secret, was the hardest month of his life.

Some papers report the fallout from Chancellor George Osborne's proposal to cut £12bn from the welfare budget, while others mull a 60mph motorway speed limit.

The US Senate confirms Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, the world's most powerful central bank.

Proposals drawn up by US diplomat Richard Haass "are not viable or acceptable", says UUP leader Mike Nesbitt.

Radio 4 pays homage to the late Simon Hoggart by voicing up four key political sketches over the past decade - one of which was voiced by the very man it was aimed at, the Labour MP Chris Bryant.

More than three-quarters of people surveyed in a poll say they want immigration to be cut, with 56% calling for major curbs.

The UK's car industry body, the SMMT, is expected to announce that 2.26m vehicles were registered last year, the industry's best year since 2007.