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WORLD
Mike Johnson gets irriated when asked about Trump’s mix up of Iceland and Greenland
NYC nurses strike enters 11th day with return to negotiation table
ICE live updates: Vance to meet with federal agents in Minneapolis as church protest leads to arrests
Jack Smith says he would prosecute Trump again today as he gives first public testimony
French navy intercepts Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in the Mediterranean
UK
‘A stranger stopped me in the street and asked me for my number. Then I found out he was secretly filming me’
Ex-Labour minister quits as MP with Andy Burnham tipped to stand in by-election
Heavy downpours brings threat of flooding as Met Office issues weather warnings
Coroner issues warning over ‘unregulated’ doulas after death of baby
Liz Hurley says ‘monstrous’ phone tapping allegedly by Daily Mail publisher left her ‘devastated’
SPORTS
US hockey star hailed as ‘future of the sport’ ready to make history at Winter Olympics
Senegal boss defends Afcon final walk-off protest in social media post
Springboks to take on All Blacks in Baltimore in first Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series
Team GB target record Winter Olympics medal haul as sliding team announced
Francesco Molinari rolls back the years to take first-round lead at Dubai Desert Classic
BUSINESS
Two charged after collapse of funeral plan firm Safe Hands
B&M struggles to lure in customers with price cuts under ‘back to basics’ plan
Wickes reveals stronger sales as prices fall
Government borrowing falls sharply as national insurance hike boosts coffers
Beazley rejects £7.7 billion takeover tilt from Swiss insurance rival
TECH
SCI
Britain’s new ‘top habit’ is also ranked its ‘least enjoyable’
Giant mystery fossil reveals secrets of whole new form of life that no longer exists
Scientists say this is the best exercise for reducing body fat in elderly people
Oldest known rock art found in Indonesian cave – a handprint predating even human entry into Europe
Astronomers just found a ‘mystery object’ surrounded by a metallic wind cloud
POLITICS
Ex-Labour minister quits as MP with Andy Burnham tipped to stand in by-election
MP calls for help-to-buy scheme for boats
Why are some countries – including Britain – reluctant to join Trump’s Gaza board of peace?
Starmer snubs Trump’s signing ceremony for Gaza board of peace over Putin involvement
Starmer edges closer to Australia-style social media ban for u-16s after Lords vote
HEALTH
Prickly, bristly and sulky – will the real Prince Harry please stand up?
This Texas-based grocery chain is the best in the U.S., according to a new report
7 best meal delivery services and kits for easy home cooking
Signs your child is addicted to social media – as Lords back ban
Beckham feud latest: Victoria fans launch campaign to get her songs to No1 after Brooklyn’s wedding dance claims
ENTERTAIN
In defence of Kate Hudson’s shocking Oscar nomination
Sophie Turner says she didn’t want her Lara Croft to be ‘sex bombshell’ in new Tomb Raider remake
Oscar nominations 2026 – live: Shock as F1 nominated for Best Picture alongside record-breaking Sinners
The Traitors 2026 live: Tensions rise between Traitor duo Rachel and Stephen before penultimate episode
Sinners makes Oscars history with record number of nominations
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