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WORLD
Bolton ‘always worried’ Trump would take Teddy Roosevelt’s Nobel Peace Prize from White House
Iran latest: Trump orders 25% tariff on any country doing business with Tehran
US military used aircraft disguised as civilian plane in first attack on alleged drug boat: report
UnitedHealth accused of using ‘aggressive’ tactics to boost payments from federal government
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv strikes oil rigs in Caspian Sea with dramatic drone footage released
UK
The former steel town that’s now Britain’s hottest place to buy a property
Van driver admits to killing mother-of-three on golf course
Jewish MP’s visit to local school cancelled after pro-Palestine campaign
Water company boss faces calls to be moved on after 30,000 homes hit by shortages in ‘major incident’
MPs clash over ‘childish’ petition calling for snap general election
SPORTS
Former A-league footballer accuses major club of homophobia
Dominik Szoboszlai marries the sublime with the ridiculous on night of mixed fortune
Xabi Alonso leaves Real Madrid as Alvaro Arbeloa takes charge
Barnsley boss hits out at ‘disrespectful’ Dominik Szoboszlai after bizarre backheel error
Pep Guardiola reveals James Trafford transfer plan
BUSINESS
Aldi to lift pay for store workers from March
Beauty retailer Sephora UK to open first store on island of Ireland
Retailers suffer ‘drab’ Christmas as shoppers shun gifting for sales – figures
British talent fuels rise in value of home entertainment market
Hargreaves Lansdown poaches new boss from rival Vanguard
TECH
SCI
Study finds homosexuality surprisingly common among primates
Bees may hold the secret to communication with aliens, scientists find
Plastic particles from water bottles can kill pancreatic cells and cause diabetes, study finds
POLITICS
MPs clash over ‘childish’ petition calling for snap general election
Labour MP ‘baffled’ government still uses X after minister calls Grok’s sexualised images ‘weapons of abuse’
Starmer warns X that if it cannot control Grok, ‘we will’
Controversial former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform ‘after begging Tories for peerage’
Reform’s Nadhim Zahawi once said he would be ‘frightened’ to live in a country run by Nigel Farage
HEALTH
Elon Musk says he’s seeking sole custody of son with Ashley St. Clair after she announces support of trans community
Research looks into possible causes of ‘extreme morning sickness’ during pregnancy
Blake Shelton hits back at Gwen Stefani divorce rumors
Some of the best looks from mullet competition taking over Pennsylvania
The Norwegian 4x4 workout that promises to improve fitness in little time
ENTERTAIN
Law & Order: SVU pulls episode starring Timothy Busfield after child sex abuse allegations
Amanda Holden reveals how she knew Alan Carr had done well on Celebrity Traitors
How Nigel Planer helped Ade Edmondson and Rik Mayall reunite: ‘They’d fallen out but they were laughing their heads off’
Maury Povich takes credit for Kardashians and Real Housewives popularity: ‘All the reality shows of today came about because of us’
Jamie-Lynn Sigler applauds Eric Dane’s Brilliant Minds role as firefighter with ALS: ‘Thrilled for that representation’
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