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WORLD

Trump says he’s ‘inclined’ to name a 2028 successor when asked to choose between JD Vance and Marco Rubio
Sumud Flotilla to launch largest Gaza aid mission yet to break Israeli blockade ‘by land and sea’
Wargame simulates how Russian could invade Nato country this year using fake ‘humanitarian crisis’
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin and Zelensky to exchange 314 prisoners as US envoy claims peace talks ‘productive’
Ohio banned phone use during the school day. Here’s what happened

UK

What the latest interest rates vote means for your mortgage, savings and bills
Ghislaine Maxwell email appears to confirm infamous Andrew and Virginia Giuffre photograph is real
Interest rates live: Bank of England announces decision in first vote of 2026 after inflation rises
Ship captain jailed over fatal crash off Yorkshire coast
Duke of Marlborough charged with controlling or coercive behaviour towards estranged wife

SPORTS

Best Betting Sign Up Offers and Free Bets UK
Jon Rahm hits out LIV Golf world ranking points call: ‘Doesn’t seem fair’
Vonn vows to ‘stand tall’ as Team USA braces for frosty Winter Olympics reception amid ICE protests
PSR is finally dead – How the Premier League’s new financial rules benefit the elite
Louis Rees-Zammit starts at full-back as Wales reveal team for England clash

BUSINESS

Interest rates live: Bank of England announces decision in first vote of 2026 after inflation rises
What the latest interest rates vote means for your mortgage, savings and bills
Interest rates held at 3.75% as Bank cuts UK growth outlook
As mortgages rise and savings rates fall, one cash ISA bucks the trend
Construction sector ‘exits tailspin’ but housebuilding remains weak spot

TECH






SCI

Breakthrough nasal spray found to protect against all forms of flu
Scans of 2,000-year-old mummy show ancient Egyptian lived with back pain
Scientific expedition confirms vast freshwater reserve beneath ocean floor
What are free-living amoebas? Scientists warn of growing global health threat

POLITICS

Labour minister accuses Richard Madeley of lying during heated Mandelson-Epstein grilling
Starmer-Mandelson latest: I’m sorry for appointing US ambassador and believing his Epstein lies, PM says
What the latest interest rates vote means for your mortgage, savings and bills
Voices: ‘Starmer has to go’: Readers on the Mandelson files and Labour’s relentless infighting
Starmer cannot survive as prime minister without his right-hand man

HEALTH

This ‘superfood’ could lower cholesterol and calm inflammation – but there are risks too
Ghislaine Maxwell email appears to confirm infamous Andrew and Virginia Giuffre photograph is real
Claws out over Karl Lagerfeld’s €200m fortune left to members of his entourage and beloved cat Choupette
5 new podcasts to listen to this week
Buckingham Palace draped with crime scene tape after Andrew-Epstein controversy

ENTERTAIN

I’m ready to admit it – Wuthering Heights is an awful, awful book
The last thing we need is more biopics – but Meryl Streep as Joni Mitchell sounds irresistible
Coldplay kiss cam HR exec charging $875 to attend ‘taking back the narrative’ event
Amazon blocks local theater from playing Melania after ‘disparaging’ marquee jokes
Kristen Stewart says she’s ‘haunted’ by Princess Diana after playing her
 
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